CASSANDRA SMITH has mentored youth and college-age students for 15 years. This focus led her to partner with national and local organizations that focused on student development, mental health, and human-to-human connection. She is an author, speaker, and founder of Change Your Narrative, which focuses on creating connection and finding wholeness for lives impacted by abuse, addiction, anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.
Every once in a while, you read a book that makes you stop and think about what you really believe—and what you’d be willing to risk for it. Bible Smuggler by Dale Gibson is one of those books. This true story follows a man who secretly transports Bibles into places where owning one could get […]
ONY VILLAFANE, based in the heart of Lancaster County, PA, I’m serious about Jesus, and I try not to take myself too seriously. Whether I’m preaching to students, coaching leaders, or trying (and failing) to keep up with Gen Z/Alpha culture
PAUL TURNER has been in Youth Ministry for over 35 years and has been a camp and retreat speaker for over 20 years. He coaches and trains youth pastors through his YouTube channel, books, and resources. Paul is also the host of the Youth Ministry in Motion Podcast
DAVID YIRDAW is passionate about meeting people in their everyday places and connecting them to God’s transformative work and power in their live
Addition bias is what happens when your brain (and most ministry cultures) quietly assumes the solution to any problem is: “Let’s just add one more thing.” One more program. One more meeting. One more “quick” initiative that somehow lasts three years. And in ministry staff burnout, it shows up like an invisible snowball rolling downhill—except […]
Faith on the Fridge” (Family Resource) is a done-for-you resource for parents to be able to offer faith-based inspiration and encouragement that will lead to discipleship conversations. This resource will offer parents a simple first step as part of the discovery stage of trust and building meaningful relationships. Includes: A family discipleship strategy & plan […]
ONNY RADCLIFF has spent nearly 20 years in the trenches of youth ministry and still somehow thinks middle schoolers are hilarious. He’s a speaker who mixes humor, honesty, visual aids, and stories in a way that helps students see Jesus in a new light.
Fist Bumps & High Fives… Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old, he will not depart from it”. This is probably the most commonly used verse I have seen regarding Children’s Ministry. I have also had several conversations with parents who claimed this verse […]
ALEX MCELROY is an apologist, international speaker, TEDx speaker, leadership advisor, author of Blueprint for Bible Basics, President and Founder of Proof For The Truth Ministry, and formerly the Pastor of Education at New Life Covenant Southeast Church.
