Authors

James Maasen has spent several years serving in youth ministry and now leads a house church in St Louis. He and his wife run For the Good Marketing, a marketing company that serves churches, nonprofits, and small businesses. James is passionate about seeing...

Richard Parker is the resident youth ministry guru at YM360. Richard has served as a youth minister for the past 41 years. ("Shockingly, he was Les' youth minister yet STILL decided to stay in ministry"!) He is currently co-pastor and...

Nick is a youth ministry veteran with over a decade of church leadership experience and a creator of tons of youth ministry resources. He currently serves as Student Pastor for the Orland Park campus of Parkview Christian Church, a large...

Drew Tilton was a youth pastor for over a decade serving in multiple churches in and around Southern California. He now helps Christian authors, organizations, and churches complete and publish their written and creative projects through his company Asio Creative...

Leon is a 2018 graduate of Moody Bible Institute with a BA in youth ministry. Having served in various youth ministry roles over the last five years, he currently serves as Student Ministries Director at Journey Community Church located just...

Jeremy graduated from Mississippi College in 1998 with a BA in Christian Studies. He also has an MDIV from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jeremy has served with Student Life as a Camp Director, been an interim youth pastor, and is...

Jay currently serves as the Director of Student Ministries at Hope Community Church, a large multi-site church based in Raleigh, NC. When not working with students or leading the student ministry team, you can find him drawing, woodworking, selling his...

Logan is a 10-year veteran of student ministry, who has now stepped over into the nonprofit world as he helps student ministries on an interim basis. An Atlanta native and graduate of Georgia State University, Logan loves everything student ministry-related....

Jon Schaadt has been in Youth Ministry as a Pastor, Coach, and Consultant for over 25 years. He also serves as a Mental Health Coach, providing support for pastors and church communities. When he isn’t sipping coffee, reading a book,...

Chris Hargrove joined YM360 in 2024 as the Managing Editor of Youth Pastor Resources. Before joining the YM360 team, Chris served in youth ministry for 15 years in various church sizes, including smaller and multi-site churches. He finds joy in...

Chris Carpenter is the Worship Arts Director at Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Chris has been in full-time ministry for 18 years, working with children, teens, and now adults. His heart and passion is to lead worship and lead people...