Gavin & Kevin

We are just two guys, one shorter & one taller, who dreamed up a place where youthworkers could get resources and support to challenge themselves & their students. We figured we had some mad skills so why not us! So we decided to do something about it & that dream is the YouthWorker Circuit.

Gavin Richardson | aka: “the short one”

gavin(at)youthworkercircuit.com

Gavin is a youth ministry veteran of over 15 years, a digital community builder, monastic misfit, hack photographer, computer geek, guy, husband, dad, church communicator, dog owner, social media participant anthropologist, internet community builder, speaker, & bill payer.

He has had articles, books, cdroms, photography, and interviews published through the UpperRoom, United Methodist Publishing House, Circuit Rider, Youth Ministry Today, United Methodist Reporter, UMC.org, and more. Gavin currently is: launching YouthWorker Circuit (you are here so you see that), and currently writing a business book called “Sticky Sheep.” You can find him easily as he’s well liked by Google. Gavin thinks this is plenty for a bio & you’ve probably already stopped reading.

He lives in the Nashville area with his wife Erin, almost 2yr old Brooks & two dogs (Coe & Crimson).

Kevin Alton | aka: “the tall one”

kevin(at)youthworkercircuit.com

Kevin Alton is a UMC youth worker, worship leader, writer, husband, father and friend. 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.