the Outlook Blog

Walking into the YAD caucus is a bit like walking into a middle school homeroom.  The moment you step foot in the room you can feel a certain charge in the room.  Rather then being greeted by the measured almost hypnotic voice of many pastors, YADs hear phrases such as "all that stuff that went down with PCbiz" and reminders that "Madame Moderator has commanded no flirting."  Presenters were applauded with woops, PKs pounded fists, and "mom" even had to reprimand some of them for playing around at 4am. 

As for committee reports they even were able to sum up two hours of confusion, anger and boredom with enthusiasm and humor.  While some of the other delegates argued over Roberts rules and table arrangements, YADs were bonding over chocolate, perusing their facebook pages (there is both an official and renegade YAD facebook group as well as a prayer circle group), and wondering "who is Robert anyways?"

Thomas Wipf, a representative from Switzerland, addressed the YADs on the Swiss church.  His first comment to them was "I love this laughing church.  I did not understand everything that was being said but I understood the laughing."  He hopes that they will still be laughing in 20 years.