Not your average PC(USA) Youth Minister

January 8, 2008

I first met Andy Konigsmark when he was the newly-hired youth pastor at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood (yes, that’s really the church’s name) in Sun Valley, ID. We collaborated on a Presbytery youth event called Hyperthermia, and got to know each other then. He came up to Whitworth University with me and my friend Jacque when we put on .bE at Whitworth. We also used to play pool together every now and then in Twin Falls, ID. If that wasn’t enough to make us dear friends, he bought me a beard trimmer and told me to start using it. I think he was starting to get grossed out by my beard at the time. The last time we worked together, he and I were Co-Deans at the Niners Camp at Camp Sawtooth in Sun Valley. Andy has also worked at a couple different PC(USA) churches, is pretty much a professional snowboarder and has done some modeling.

After a few years in Sun Valley, Andy started up at Fuller Seminary and now lives in the LA area and does stand-up comedy.

And now - if that doesn’t make Andy one of the most unique Presbyterian Youth Ministers you’ve run across, this Monday night, , January 14th, he’ll be a contestant on American Gladiators.

American Gladiators will be on Monday night, 8/7c and I’d encourage you to watch/TiVo it and show your support for a fellow Presbyterian. I am sure that Andy will do very well, and I’m excited to see him on the show. Besides, how often do you actually know one of the contestants on this amazing show!

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