By now it’s public: Tic Long is back at Youth Specialties (YS) as the Executive Director of Youth Specialties. You can read more about it on the YS website or on Tic’s blog.

I’ve known Tic since I was a high school student since he was friends with my youth pastor and our church in San Diego would periodically host YS events.

When I think about Tic, I think about a question he asked me about my family when he and I had lunch together a few years ago. The question related to a struggle I had when I was in college TWENTY YEARS AGO. I had basically forgotten about the struggle but Tic hadn’t, and he wanted to know what had happened in the last twenty years.

That’s my iconic moment for how much Tic cares about people, youth workers, and students.

Welcome back, Tic. I can’t wait to see what God has for YS and for all of us in this next chapter.