Authors

Heather moved several times growing up, but considers her hometown to be in Southern California. She moved to the south to attend Samford University, where she felt a call to ministry. She received her BA in Communication Studies from Samford...

Chris graduated Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH) in 2003 with a BA in Communications (Electronic Media). He moved to Baltimore in the fall of 2003 where he served as a Jesuit Volunteer for a year. During that time he felt God's...

Justin Knowles is the Lead Next Gen. Pastor of Christ's Church of the Valley in San Dimas, CA. He oversees Jr. High, High School and College ministries at the church. He loves disciplining the next generation to help them become...

Darren serves as Pastor for Youth & Preteens at Christ Point Church in Corpus Christi, TX. He and his wife Katie co-founded Millennial Influence, a resource equipping and encouraging the adults capable of making the biggest potential impact on teenagers:...

Paul Sheneman currently serves the Lord with the UMC of Macedonia community where he seeks to lead teens and their families to encounter God’s LIMITLESS love and follow Jesus in the way. The reality of the transformation of a person,...

Harper Cossar, PhD, is a professor at Georgia State University and has been teaching film and media studies for over a decade. He is the author of Jesus at the Movies, “How to Read a Film” for Christians—enlightening readers to...

J. Roger Davis joined ym360 in 2015 as President and leader of all live events & experiences. Roger has been creating and giving leadership to excellent, gospel-centered youth ministry events since 1993. Roger bleeds Tennessee Vol orange and is a...

Aaron Helman is on a mission to help end the epidemic of youth worker burnout. He writes Smarter Youth Ministry to help youth workers with their biggest frustrations, things like leading volunteers, managing money, and effective communication. He is a...

Erin is the Creative Director for YM360. Since 2004 Erin has been working to integrate creativity and imagination into authentic worship experiences through video, spoken word, and interactive elements, specifically built to engage the minds and hearts of students. She...