Bio

Quick Bio:

A lifelong youth worker, Adam McLane is a Partner at The Youth Cartel and Principal at McLane Creative. He is a purveyor, connoisseur, trader, and collector of ideas. 

Kristen and Adam have been married 14 years and live in the San Diego neighborhood of Rolando with their rowdy children, Megan, Paul, and Jackson.

Deeper Tracks

I grew up in South Bend, Indiana. I’m a lifelong Notre Dame fan and a proud graduate of Clay High School. After high school, I moved to the Chicago area for college (and stuff) before our family moved to Northern California, then the suburbs of Detroit, and now to San Diego.

After 5 years in Romeo, Michigan we moved to the Rolando nieghborhood of San Diego in 2008.

We love our church. (Mostly that we aren’t on staff and can be pains in the neck without getting fired!) And we are learning how to garden organically.

5 Posts to Get to Know Adam

1. A Dare for Pastors
2. 3 Lies of Church Growth Experts
3. 10 Ways Your Church Can Be Good News to its Neighborhood
4. The Personal Preference Sin
5. Boring Old Church

Contact Adam

I love connecting with blog readers.

Besides follow-up to blog posts, I am available for rent. You can hire me to speak, train, consult, write, or do design work via McLane Creative.

Click here to go to the contact page.

Employment
 Partner, The Youth Cartel
Principal Creative, McLane Creative

Education
B.A. in Youth Ministry, Moody Bible Institute
M.A. in Youth Ministry Leadership, Huntington University (I didn’t finish, but I learned a lot)

Boards
Center for Youth Ministry Studies at North Park University, Advisory Board

Writing

Youth Worker Book of Hope, contributor

The Journal of Student Ministries, numerous articles

Immerse Journal, numerous articles

Youth Specialties, numerous articles

Slant-33, contributor

Family
Kristen (Wife)
Megan (Daughter)
Paul (Son)
Jackson (Son)