Dr. David Olshine, the director of the Youth Ministry program at Columbia International University will be a featured speaker at the National Youth Workers Convention in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 19-22. He'll speak on the topic of "Counseling Youth and Families." Olshine's seminar will equip teens and families with new models and ways of thinking about and doing counseling.

Olshine has authored or coauthored more than 18 books, including "The Revelation Letters: Preparing Youth Groups for Christ's Return" and "The Revelation Epic: Preparing Youth Groups for Earth's Final Days."

When he's not teaching or speaking, Olshine oversees family ministries at Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church in Lexington, S.C.

For more about the National Youth Workers Convention go to: http://www.nywc.com/about_us/

For more about the Youth Ministry program at Columbia International University check out: /undergrad/majors/youthministry