37 S3 Ep 8 - Essentials for Impacting the Next Generation – Ken Castor

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Season 3, Episode 8

(Episode #40)

 

Essentials for Impacting the Next Generation – Ken Castor

 

Ken wants to equip people to pursue Jesus. He is a professor of youth ministry at Crown College in Minnesota, and he has pastored for over twenty years in the United States and Canada. Ken directs the NEXT Ministry Conference and speaks frequently at conferences, camps and churches. Ken is the author of Grow Down: How to Build a Jesus-Centered Life and is the Blue-Letter Editor of the Jesus-Centered Bible. His new book, Make a Difference: 365 World-Changing Devotions, is a 365 day devotional for youth and young adults. Ken has a B.A. from Taylor University, a D.C.S. and M.Div. from Regent College (Vancouver, B.C.), and a D.Min. from Trinity Western University. Ken lives in Minnesota with his wife, Kathy, and their three children.

 

If you’re talking NEXT GEN ministry, then Ken is one of the country’s leaders in that discussion. You can connect with Ken on Twitter (@KenCastor) or at his website, KenCastor.com.

 

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If you’re a pastor or Christian leader who teaches young people, you’ll want to get  TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATIONS. It will serve as a comprehensive resource guide and will help anyone learn more about how teaching and learning “work.”  

 

Terry talked about the best-selling book, Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids. The book has taken others’ research in the area of faith-building in families and provided a rich resource for parents, youth pastors, and Christian leaders.

 

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Free Resources from Experience Mission!

 

We are so excited to have EXPERIENCE MISSION sponsor our entire Season 3. EM is one of the leading non-profit organizations for short-term mission trips and longer Immersion experiences throughout the U.S. and around the world. Right now, EM is offering some amazing cross-cultural training resources for FREE to listeners of 37 the Podcast. Check out their training sessions built around the ideas of Hope, Human Dignity, and Brokenness. EM believes that “living your mission” and serving others is incredibly important and these resources explore the importance of how we serve others in a cross-cultural setting. Don’t miss these and all of Experience Mission’s upcoming mission trip opportunities.

 

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Follow 37 the Podcast on Twitter Connect with Terry on his website – TerryLinhart.com Follow Terry Linhart on Twitter or Michael Yoder on Twitter. Thanks to J2 Marketing for providing studio space.

 

The opinions expressed on this episode, unless the sources are otherwise given, are exclusively of participants on the podcast.