About Me

kevin@youthworkercircuit.com

Kevin Alton is a UMC youth worker, worship leader, writer, husband, father and friend. In addition to his work in local church ministry Kevin serves as the tall one at the Youthworker Circuit, a Wesleyan curriculum resource he co-founded with his Nashville-based buddy Gavin Richardson (the short one). In his free time, Kevin enjoys songwriting & recording with his band Purrington, found online at www.purringtonmusic.com. He also enjoys finding community and conversation with other youth workers through Facebook, Twitter (@elvisfreakshow) and as a part of leadership for Youthworker Movement, a national organization of Wesleyan youth workers. Kevin lives in the Chattanooga area with his wife, Britta, and their two boys, Grey and Penner.

Twitter: elvisfreakshow
Facebook: Kevin Alton
Company: Youthworker Circuit

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Long Thoughts

pot of gold.

So I’m taking an online writing class. We (the Youthworker Circuit) signed me up for it, hoping to find a couple of nuggets for expanding our invisible empire of Wesleyanism. It may yet yield something; unfortunately it begins with addressing people to whom it had not yet occurred to write anything, ever. So there’s some [...]

oh, there I am.

Ummmmmmmmmmmmm. Sorry about that, if you were following along closely. I took an unscheduled leave of absence from blogging at the end of last spring. I encountered a bit of life change that threw me for a while. I’m re-engaging social media under some new practices. I’ll probably eventually begin to unpack some of my [...]

flag man ahead

When we moved to the small north Georgia town of Ringgold 5 years ago, we were surprised to discover what a throwback community it was. We’ve lived in and are both from small towns, but the uniqueness of a town where everybody still seemed to know everybody was striking. Other quirks appeared over the years. [...]

this doesn’t matter a bit.

Except that it was amusing. Both of my boys are delightful goons, but very difficult to wake up in the morning. As a result, there is no one method of waking them that works for any length of time. A couple of weeks is about all you’ll enjoy out of any particular success. So a [...]

winding down

You know, once all the wheels have come off of the bus the ride isn’t nearly as scary anymore. Slows right down. I had to break dress code a week ago. As my friend Jake & I were finishing our hike on Big Frog, I stepped off of the edge of the trail and rolled [...]

Short Thoughts

Friends don't let friends reply to group messages. about 2 days ago
Five For Fighting sure was a waste of a really good band name. about 3 days ago
That iPhone you're yammering on at the RedBox could also have been used to select & reserve a movie from home. But you just do you, girl. about 3 days ago
126 youth at the lock-in and we completely destroyed only one piece of furniture and gouged but a single eye. Great success. #youthmin about 8 days ago
This thrift store doesn't have any men's pants smaller than a 34" waist. 'Merica. about 8 days ago
I think a "YAWEH7" vanity plate is about as far as you can get from the original idea of not pronouncing the vowels in God's name. about 9 days ago
Ringgold Telephone Company's internet uploads data about as efficiently as you can move boxes into the attic up a ladder. about 12 days ago
My elder son's first forgery, in an attempt to exclude his brother from a birthday invite. #fb http://t.co/erVcdRvgbl about 12 days ago
I just told my to-do list to go make me a sandwich. #boss #skypunch about 16 days ago
Cubs announcer: "If you like Debby Boone, you might like Pet Shop Boys," probably offending two very, very different groups of people. about 18 days ago