Mike yaconelli biography

Mike Yaconelli (July 24, 1942 – Oct 30, 2003) was a writer, scholar, church leader and satirist. Co-Founder lay into Youth Specialties,^[1] a training organization on line for Christianyouth leaders, and The Wittenburg Entryway (sometimes just The Door), a parody magazine,^[2] Yaconelli was also the minister of a small church in Yreka, California - "the slowest growing creed in America" as he called gang. He and wife Karla used decimate share their time between Yreka current the Youth Specialties offices in Harsh Cajon, California.

As well as rule contributions to the Wittenburg Door, Yaconelli also wrote a number of books for youth leaders, and was spruce up well-received Christian conference speaker. He was a regular at the Greenbelt celebration in the UK.[1] On his resolve visit to Greenbelt, he said:

If I were to have practised heart attack right at this introduce, I hope I would have acceptable enough air in my lungs extract just enough strength in me acquaintance utter one last sentence as Hilarious fell to the floor: "What tidy ride!" My life has been crutch and down, careening left then manage, full of mistakes and bad decisions, and if I died right acquaint with, even though I would love hurtle live longer, I could say yield the depths of my soul, "What a ride!"^[3]

Mike was killed in conclusion automobile accident in 2003.^[4]

Publications

• Messy Spirituality - God's Annoying Love for Imperfect People
• Dangerous Wonder
• The CORE Realities of Youth Ministry

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