  I have a meeting today for Soul Link. If you are not from this area, probably don't know about it. Soul Link is a youth event on the first weekend of every March. It started in 2001 and has grown every year. I have had the privilege of being a part of Soul Link since 2002. It is a great "edgy" youth conference. We have kept some of the traditional pieces such as corporate worship and a key note speaker, but many of the other aspects are very different.
However, the best part about working with Soul Link is working with the other youth ministers on the committee. I work with some of the most successful and intelligent and gifted youth ministers around. Bryan Borden, Jason Noble, Jennifer Cooke, Brad Cox, Dustin Bartee, Dave Meredith, Eddie Boyer, Sean Palmer, Brock Paulk, Scott Allen, Tquan Moore, Doug Page, Chad Nall, Tom Kimmey, Curt Grubb, Jeff Philips, and many more. I cherish these meetings, because we are all in the same fight and we really strengthen one another. In youth ministry it is important not only to have friends that you can confide in (like I have talked about before), but also to work with other successful youth ministers. You can learn so much from being around them and in times of distress your soul can be healed. You don't have to all think alike (Lord knows we don't), but you must work together.
Find a group of other youth ministers to hang out with and work with. If you are in a small town, you just might have to branch out of your Church of Christ comfort zone. In my opinion you need that to, but I will leave that for another day. May your day be blessed in whatever ministry you have today! May you see God and be blessed by His love! -Michael 
