Bo Boshers is President of LEAD222 and is recognized as a national leader and influencer of youth ministry around the world. He served for 20 years as Executive Director of Student Ministries at Willow Creek Community Church and the Willow Creek Association which influences over 20,000 churches.

Bo is a best-selling author, motivational speaker and trainer. His passion and vision is to lead and coach youth workers to mentor students who will reach their generation for Christ.

You can contact Bo at: bo@lead222.com.

Keith Cote is a consultant for the Willow Creek Association and is also the Executive Director of LEAD222.  With over 20 years of experience, Keith trains leaders and students around the world how to build high performing teams.  He consults on leadership and organizational development and is the author of Beyond the Game, and co-author of Vision Moments.

Keith was an All-American football player in college and continues his passion for sports with his involvement with Fellowship of Christian Athletes.  One of his primary roles as the Director of LEAD222 is to provide Vision, Training and Resources to strategic leaders to help them build effective youth workers within and around local churches.

Keith graduated from Wheaton College in 1984, receiving a BA in Physical Education/Christian Education.  Keith and his wife, Angela, live in Wheaton, IL, with their four children, Samuel, Graham, Madelyn, and Camille.

You can contact Keith at: Keith@LEAD222.com

Aaron Babyar is a veteran minister (20+ years) who lives in Northwest Arkansas where he directionally leads Exago Ministries.  Aaron has B.A. degrees in Youth Ministries & Camping Ministries and an M.A. in Christian Education.

Exago has a formal partnership with the National Network of Youth Ministries,  where Aaron is a District Coordinator for Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

His true ministry passion is in helping ministry leaders “survive and thrive” in ministry. He regularly spends time with several local youth leader networks and on Skype, providing leader care to international missionaries. He is also a part of “Exago Consultants” which provides formal ministry consulting to church and para-church organizations in need of outside wisdom. Since 2004 he has been on the Biblical Advisory Board and/or served as an Adjunct Professor at John Brown University.  Currently he serves as JBU’s Internship Coordinator for Youth Ministry majors.

Aaron enjoys candlelit dinners, long walks on the beach, and witty humor that may include this particular sentence.  He loves ESPN’s “P.T.I.,” Twitter, Technology blogs, travel and eschews most college sports (except the Arkansas Razorbacks) in favor of passionately following the Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Bears.

The true love of his life is his wife, Marque.  They have been blessed with four children though they have come to realize that just because they turn into teenagers, you aren’t allowed to send them home with someone else after youth group is over.

You can contact Aaron at: Aaron@YouthLeaderNetworks.org

Rob Bergman oversees youth ministry at Windsor Crossing Community Church in St. Louis, MO.  He has been involved in youth ministry in both large and small churches for over a decade in various capacities.

Rob is passionate about seeing students take steps in their spiritual journey with Jesus…no matter what the context or setting.  Throughout his journey, Rob has also found great joy in investing in the lives of other leaders who are in the trenches in youth ministry.  He believes as leaders link arms, love each other well and sharpen each other, everyone wins.

Rob married his high school sweetheart, Rachel, and has two children, Caden and Claire.

You can contact Rob at: rob@wcrossing.org

Brian Boom is the Youth Ministries Director at Fellowship Reformed Church in Hudsonville, MI.  He directs ministries for 7th-8th grade, 9th-12th grade, and 18 to 25 age group, holding this position since 2005.

Brian is a graduate of Hope College (go Dutchmen!) and enjoys playing basketball, mountain biking (though there aren’t actually mountains in Michigan) and all other sports.  He and his wife, Brittany, have been married since 2006 and have a dog, Sonic (Sonic Boom), and a cat, Jinx.  Brittany is a special education teacher at Hudsonville High School, the main school district of the student’s in FRC’s ministries. Brian and Brittany look forward to continuing to impact their community and school system with the love of Jesus.

You can contact Brian at: boom@fellowshiphudsonville.org

Involved in student ministry since 1999, Aaron Bracey currently serves as the High School Pastor at Northwoods Community Church in Peoria, Illinois where he is responsible for anything and everything related to high school students. Discipleship and building ministry teams, such as adult volunteer and student leadership teams, are passionate areas for Aaron.

In his spare time between the months of October through January, he would rather be in a tree stand deer hunting that anywhere else on the planet! Throughout the rest of the year you can find him playing racquetball, golfing, fishing, kayaking, or backpacking. He craves the outdoors and feels like God breathes life into him when he’s out in the wild!   Using his degree in psychology, Aaron spent the first two and a half years of his career as an in-home family therapist for at risk children until he was called to full-time ministry in 2002.

Aaron is married to his best friend and college sweet heart, Jacquie, and they have one daughter, Sophie.  Aaron loves family time, enjoys curling up on the couch watching movies with Sophie and Jacquie and believes they make life here on earth worth living!

You can contact Aaron at aaron.bracey@nwoods.org

As the Director of Student Ministry, Jeff is currently a member of the leadership staff at Connexus Community Church, a multi-campus church north of Toronto, and a strategic partner of North Point Ministries.  He also spent 7 years leading the student ministry at Chartwell Baptist Church, a multi-site church in the GTA.  Prior to being in “full time ministry” Jeff was a public high school teacher.

Jeff is passionate about developing leaders and seeing students take the next step in their spiritual journey.  He has spent much of his time in ministry creating and investing in teams of young leaders, discovering ways to leverage multi-site church to reach families with the message of Jesus, and finding new ways of inspiring student communities with timeless truths.  He believes that serving others like Jesus on the outside can make us more like Jesus on the inside.

Some of Jeff’s favorite things are family hugs, hearing a student rave about their small group leader, a great cup of coffee, the feel of new socks, turning up a great song in the car, and watching NFL football.  He currently lives in Barrie with his wife Leslie and his 2 sons who love mini-sticks, soccer, and bedtime stories.

Tom Rath’s “Strengthfinder” would identify Jeff’s strengths as Achiever, Woo, Communication, Ideation, and Context

You can contact Jeff at jeff.brodie@connexuscommunity.com

Kynan Brookes is the Director of Lead222 Australia and Lead Pastor at Hope Valley Uniting Church in Adelaide, South Australia.  Kynan has consistently been connected with youth ministry and youth leaders through Hope Valley Uniting Church and believes great youth ministries inspire the whole church to live passionately in the will of God. He was director of Out of the Valley Youth Ministries, a resourcing and training arm of the Uniting Church, for 6 years and continues to give leadership in developing youth ministries.

Kynan enjoys seeing leaders take opportunities to grow, mature and be equipped for sustainable long term ministry.

Kynan is married to Rachel and they have four young children Josiah, Isabelle, Chelsea and Jonathan.  Together they love to laugh, cook, holiday and go fishing (not necessarily in that order).

You can contact Kynan at: kynan.brookes@hopevalleyuc.org.au

Dave Choutka is the director of student ministries and high school pastor at Northview Church in Carmel, Indiana.  He has 14 years exprience in youth ministry in both large and small churches and has held roles in both junior high and high school ministry. His passion in ministry is to equip students to embrace their own faith and use their gifts to serve in and outside the church.  
In 2002 he co-founded 14:6 Ministries, a curriculum company that specializes in providing youth ministry curriculum for youth workers.  He saw through his own experiences that many times youth workers spent more time planning lessons and events than with their students.  This curriculum is a tool to alleviate some of that planning and allows youth workers to be with the students they are passionate about reaching.

Dave graduated from Ozark Christian College in 1999.  He is an avid Nebraska Cornhusker fan, loves playing any type of sport, and was saddened when the show “24” came to an end.  He and his wife, Dawn, have three awesome kids, Jackson, Avery, and Mya.

You can contact Dave at: dave.choutka@northviewchurch.us

The founder of The Emerging Network in Toronto Canada and a ghost writer for one of North America’s prominent youth/media speakers, Adam B.R. Clarke daily parallels his career to his life as he believes that what you do should relate to who you are – especially in youth ministry. Adam enjoys challenging those around him to not only perceive media and our influences but to critically look at the heart of it and choose based upon our call as Christians. This challenge is the basis for the Underestimated forum www.underestimated.ca , a networking opportunity to build the Jr. High community within Canada.

Life is about passion for Adam – for family, for friends, and for those who need a hand. He volunteers with different ministries by lending vision, training, and help to where it is needed most. In his spare time or even during his work day, you can typically find him sitting in a Starbucks café with a coffee and a good book, or even writing his latest message or blog post.

Married in 2009 to his wife, Amy McPhail Clarke, they currently reside in Uptown Toronto where they can walk for a coffee – or even a cupcake and tea date.  They chose this neighborhood as it is easily accessible for youth to reach by subway and know that they are impacting their neighbors and surrounding businesses by living in the heart of the city. www.theemergingnetwork.com.

You can contact Adam B.R. Clarke at: adam.br.clarke@gmail.com

Mike is  the Southwest Regional Coordinator for the National Network of Youth Ministries in Orange County CA and the Ministry Outreach Coordinator for Biola  Youth at Biola University.

Mike De Vito has been involved in youth ministry for over 32 years, starting his  youth  ministry adventure in Salem Oregon and continuing to San Diego California.  Mike has a passion to unite youth workers to be “better together” in cites across the country, and to challenge students to make a difference on their campuses.

Mike lives in Orange County, California and has been married to Kristi for 35 years. He loves walks on the beach with his wife and going to the movies.  They have two married daughters,  one granddaughter and a grandson.

You can contact Mike at mdevit@aol.com

Stan Elder is the National Network Youth Ministries Metro Network Coordinator for Cincinnati, Ohio.  Stan oversees the entire Greater Cincinnati area which includes Southwest Ohio, parts of Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana.   His role is to connect with youth pastors and other leaders to effectively reach the students within their communities. Stan has a 16 year journey in youth ministry: he has experience working in small and large churches as well as an American Chinese church. He has an intense passion for reaching students. However, he now has the responsibility and skills to train youth workers how to network together so that they can better reach students in their communities for Christ.

Stan is a trainer and mentor to other youth workers in Cincinnati.   His passion is partnering with other youth workers and leaders in the city and team with them to bring students into a personal relationship with Christ.  Stan enjoys going to his children’s sporting events, building relationships in his neighborhood, and running with his dog “Scooby”.

Stan has been married to his wife Nicole for 12 years. They have both lived most of their lives in the Cincinnati area. God has blessed them with three amazing children: son Zachary, daughters Trinity and Lizzy.

You can contact Stan at: stan@stanelder.com

Richy Fisher is the director of student ministries at Sugar Creek Baptist Church which is just outside Houston, TX. He has over 25  years of youth ministry leadership ranging from small churches in rural settings to larger churches in metro areas.

Richy’s passions are developing student ministry leaders and helping change the culture of student ministry to effectively reach this generation of young people. He has served as consultant and contributor to numerous ministries both inside and outside the local church and currently serves as the director of Servant Leadership for LEAD 222. Richy and his wife of 20 years and their three boys live in Richmond, TX along with his bird dogs and useless cat.

You can contact Richy at: rfisher@sugarcreek.net

Nyke Gatlin is the Lead Pastor of Students & Young Adults at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Church in Chandler, AZ a suburb of Phoenix.   In addition to overseeing the youth-young adults ministries at Cornerstone, Nyke has been a motivating and visionary Pastor for youth and young adults for fifteen years.

Nyke’s real passion is taking the gospel to every student and young adult while growing and equipping students, young adults and leaders to live missionally for their generation.  Throughout this journey he has been blessed to have great men poor into him and is always looking for the opportunity to pay it forward .  Living by the motto: “Be One, Make One”!  When not doing that you can usually find him shredding the terrain on some ATV’s or just playing pick-up basketball or football.

Nyke married his lovely wife Nichole 14 years ago and has two beautiful girls, Bethany and Karlye.

You can contact Nyke at: nyke.gatlin@cschandler.com

Chris Herning is the youth pastor at the Vineyard church in Evanston, IL where he oversees the high school and middle school ministries.

His greatest passion is reaching lost kids with the Gospel and helping kids from Christian homes realize what an awesome thing a relationship with God can be.  On the side, Chris lets out his inner rock star by playing in a band in various dives around Chicago.

Chris and his wife Brooks live in Chicago with their three daughters Sarah, Anna, and Grace.

You can contact Chris at:  chrisherning@gmail.com

Kristi Hayes has been working with junior high youth for the past 10 years. She is currently on staff with Skyline Church in Oklahoma City, partnering with Youth for Christ, a national organization that serves schools and students. In this role, Kristi leads the interns who partner with schools in the city.

One way Kristi stays plugged into her student’s lives is by coaching 9th grade girls’ basketball at a public school.  With a new found passion in coaching, Kristi is able to pour into her athletes and fuel her competitive nature at the same time.  Her hobbies include taking vacations with the family and doing triathlons with her husband… who she lives to beat!

Kristi and her husband have started a company called wiseAbe which partners with Compassion International to make handbags.  Proceeds from these handbags assist underprivileged students in attending college in Compassion International’s Leadership Development program.

Kristi is blessed to have all boys in her house with husband Grant, son Holden and her dog Cooper.

You can contact Kristi at: kristi@skylineokc.com

Tony Hevener is the Student Ministry Pastor at First Baptist Clermont in Florida and the Area Director for First Priority Central Florida. As Student Pastor at FBC Clermont, Tony is responsible for all planning, teaching, and programming for Middle and High school students as well as training leaders. As Area Director for First priority, Tony helps network area churches, students, and community leaders to reach the campuses with the Gospel by using a strategy in which students share their faith each month. Tony has been involved with student ministry for 22 years with both local churches and para church organizations. He still loves being in front of students and believes he will spend the rest of his life in student ministry.

Tony has spoken all over the world and written articles, but his greatest achievement is being married to his wife for 22 years and his two grown daughters.  Tony loves to fish and be outdoors. His passion is students and leaders, believing they can change the world.

You can contact Tony at: tonyhevener@gmail.com

Tim Homa is the Next Generation Pastor at Bay Pointe Community Church in Traverse City, MI where he oversees high school and middle school ministries. Tim has been involved with youth work for over 20 years, serving as a youth pastor at Central Christian Church as well as an Assistant Principal at Faith Lutheran High School both in Las Vegas NV.

Tim’s passions are his family, fishing (any chance he gets), hunting (ditto) and coaching volleyball, which he has coached at the high school level for over 10 years. Tim has been involved with Lead222 since 2006 and is currently serving on the Coaches Leadership Team.

Tim graduated from Illinois State University in 1990, receiving a BS in Psychology and Graduated from the University of Phoenix in 2003 receiving a Masters in Educational Counseling. Tim and his wife, Angie, live in Traverse City, MI, with their two daughters, Jordan and Jensen and their dogs Baylee “The Runner” beagle and Dexter “The Sweetheart” retriever.

You can contact Tim at thoma@bponline.org

Heinz Janzen is Director of Lead222 Germany and has been involved in youth ministry for over 16 years in various capacities. He is a national speaker and evangelist with a passion to reach the young Generation. He has worked for Willow Creek Germany as the Leader of the youth movement. As the founder of CoachingSails he offers sailing trips as Leadership training for Youth pastors. For the last 4 years he has also been creating the TV program “Folgen hat Folgen” to teach the gospel in a creative way to high school students.

Heinz has a passion to see youth ministry in Germany being transformed. He also loves sailing and pretty much every kind of electronics.

He lives in the heart of Germany with his wife Sandra and his little daughter Noana Joy.

You can contact Heinz at: Heinz@lead222.de

Dave Keehn is the Pastor to Youth at South Shores Church in Dana Point, CA. He has been in youth ministry for more than 22 years. Dave is also an Associate Professor at BIOLA University in La Mirada, CA, teaching primarily youth ministry courses.  Dave’s passion is to train leaders to equip and encourage this next generation to embrace the heart of God so that this generation would change the world for God and future generations.

A true California boy, you can often find Dave walking on the beach with his family and their dog, Zorro (a black pug). When Dave is not at the church or the beach you can find him fulfilling a boyhood dream of riding on fire trucks. Dave is a chaplain for the Orange County Fire Authority in Southern California. His last obsession is Disneyland, where he often escapes with his wife and kids to create memories!

Dave and his wife Debbie have three children: Aimee, Adam and Mfundo (whom they adopted from South Africa in 2009). Dave’s desire is to nurture his best friend and ministry partner, Debbie, to fulfill God’s call on her life and to work together in raising their children to love God and serve others.

You can contact Dave at: david.s.keehn@biola.edu

Hoy Kim is Pastor of High School and Middle School Ministries at Antelope Road Christian Fellowship (www.myarcf.com) in Citrus Heights, California.

Hoy is passionate about empowering leaders and teams to maximize their God-given potential and grow in effectiveness and productivity. In addition to pastoral ministry, he is also Founder and Lead Coach of Point B Coach Solutions (www.pointbcoach.com) in Roseville, California, Partnership Development Trainer with Kingdom Come Training (www.kingdomcometraining.com) in Tigard, Oregon, and also serves as Ministry Coach for the Intern Academy (www.internacademy.net), a national ministry internship program for college students and graduates. Hoy is also a professionally represented public speaker for camps, retreats, seminars, and conferences.

Hoy and his wife, Audrey, reside in Roseville, California with their two children, Elijah and Dahlia. They enjoy rooting for the Boston Red Sox, win or lose, and spending time with the kids at the library or the park, flying a kite, riding their bikes, or playing with graffiti paint in the backyard.

You can contact Hoy at: hoy@pointbcoach.com

Sid Koop is the Director of Peer Ministries at the Evangelical Free Church of Lethbridge in Lethbridge Alberta Canada (and yes, that means his favorite hat is a touque!), as well as the Director of Truth Matters Ministries.

Sid has been in full time vocational ministry since 1998, and has been speaking to students and youth workers across Canada with Truth Matters Ministries since 2001.  He has an amazing wife Jennifer whose number one hobby is adventure, and two boys, Payton and Cole, who are both attempting to become the next Tony Hawk (on the wii and at the skatepark!).

You can contact Sid at: sid@truthmatters.ca

Keith Krueger is the Great Lakes Regional Coordinator for the National Network of Youth Ministries.  Keith works to develop healthy local networks of youth workers in the region and has developed a team of network coordinators in each state.  At this season of his life Keith lives each day to be a pastor to youth pastors, encouraging, coaching, mentoring them to reach this next generation for Jesus and not quit.

Keith has been in youth ministry for 43 years, 37 of them as a youth pastor in the local church.  He is passionate about everything (especially teenagers),  is an evangelist (shares Christ at every opportunity) and has been a speaker to youth and adults through out his life in youth ministry.  He hasn’t written a book because what he has to say he’d rather tell you to your face.  His other passions are his wife, nine grandchildren, fishing, canoeing in the wilderness canoe areas, Mt Dew, movies (he’d rather see a movie than read a book), American History, and travel!

The joy that surrounds Keith Krueger is summed up in Jesus and his family!  He is  grateful to his wife, Barbara,  and his adult children Tawnya, Justin and Jared, whom along with spouses and  grandchildren, love Jesus, family and the local church. Joy is Keith’s favorite word!

You can contact Keith at:  kkrueger@nnym.org

Dave Lane, a veteran youth pastor (20+ years) currently serves as the youth pastor at Temple Baptist Church in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.  Dave oversees the student and young adult ministries.

His true passion is to mentor students to live authentically in their relationship with God.  When it comes to their faith, Dave longs for his students to own it, live it and share it.  Because of this passion, Dave helps to give leadership to REMIX (an annual youth conference in Toronto, Canada), where students are challenged to see evangelism not as an event, but as a lifestyle.

Dave also has a real heart for fellow youth workers.  He has been blessed with the privilege of serving as a trainer for SONLIFE Ministries for the past 15 years.  Dave has been given the opportunity to equip and encourage youth leaders across Canada.  He also takes an active role in the lives of fellow youth pastors within his denomination.

Dave is in love with his beautiful wife, Laurie, and two amazing kids, Emma and Bobby.  Dave has recently become the dad of two teenagers, so now he is putting all of his theory into practice at home.

You can reach Dave at : lane@templebaptist.com

Mitchel Lee is the Teaching Pastor of Community Fellowship in West Chicago, Illinois. He mentors and oversees the Student Ministries team, College Ministry, and Sunday morning discipleship for adults. He has been at the church since 2004, and has been leading student ministries since 1997.

Mitchel has served in a variety of ministry contexts ranging from the Korean immigrant church, International Student ministry in Seoul, Korea, an internship at Willow Creek Community church, and his present ministry. He graduated from the U. of Maryland and has since received an M.Div (Southeastern Baptist Seminary) and an M.A. in Biblical Exegesis (Wheaton College). His passion is to encourage and empower pastors especially in ethnic church contexts. He has been a speaker at multi-church summer camps for Korean-Americans in Toronto, California, and Georgia.

When not reading or tending to his wife, Sarah, and three boys – Calvin, Noah and Benamin, Mitchel can usually be found ministering to short-tempered, foul-mouthed folks on the golf course or untangling his fishing line from a tree.

You can contact Mitchel at: revmlee@gmail.com

Chris, a 19 year youth ministry veteran, serves as the Student Ministries Pastor of First Alliance Church of Port Charlotte, FL.  Chris has seen firsthand many friends in ministry burnout, fall or just plain quit.  Ministry can be a tough, painful and lonely place to be.  Expectations and demands are high, and appreciation…not so much.  Having a coach has been essential for his success in both his personal life and ministry!  Chris has been fortunate to find coaches along his journey.  Those coaches have shared their knowledge, sharpened his skills, listened to the hurts, encouraged, prodded and picked him up when needed.  Lead222 has provided Chris and his wife great relationships, and Chris the opportunity to coach and be coached.

Chris loves going on dates with his wife, Cindy.  He also enjoys fishing with his boys and swimming with his little girl!  After spending his teen, college and early ministry years in Canada, serving in a church in Florida is a nice reward.  From fall until usually January and often February, you can find Chris watching his beloved Steelers!  He is a graduate of Canadian Bible College & the Arrow Leadership Program.

You can contact Chris at: chris@firstalliancechurch.net

Todd Lovelace is a pastor to families at Skyline Church in downtown Oklahoma City.  He is also the Director of OKC Suburban Youth for Christ and a ministry coach with Lead222.

Todd has dedicated his life to learning how to live on mission and helping others to join him in that adventure. His greatest passion is his family and being a spiritual leader to his children.  He often refers to his family as his laboratory, as he tries his new ideas on them to see if they will work.

He loves coaching his boy’s sports teams, cooking out, and playing golf.  He recently wrote his first book to middle school and high school students called “Marked By Love” with the hopes of helping them become influencers in their world.

Todd and his wife, Laura, have been married since 1996. They have three children, Ross, Reid, and Kate.

You can contact Todd at: todd@skylineokc.com

Wendy Ludwig serves as the Director of Youth Ministry (grades 6-12 and college students) for the United Church of Christ in Medfield, Massachusetts (www.uccmedfield.org). Wendy has served in youth ministry since 1994. She is passionate about helping students discover God’s grace and love, and about developing youth ministry leaders.

Wendy has a Master’s Degree in Pediatric Nursing and practiced as a nurse for many years before she was called to full-time ministry. She has been married to her husband, Bill for 31 years and has a daughter, Kate and a son, Will. Wendy loves growing things and spending time outdoors, she gardens, hikes and skis, she is a beekeeper and an ornithologist.

You can contact Wendy at: wendyludwig@gmail.com

Brian is the Pastor of Student Life and one of the teaching pastors at Christ the King Church in Bellingham, WA. In 1999, Brian began leading student ministry in Salem, OR and became a part of the CTK story in 2008 where his leadership spans middle school, high school, and college age communities.

Brian feels called to be a missionary within the local church to reach un-churched and de-churched students of this generation with the gospel of Jesus Christ. All about identifying, deploying, training, and supporting leaders on mission, his passion areas really are teaching and developing leaders.

A surfer and skier Brian is into almost anything outdoors, especially if it involves the mountains or the ocean. Brian loves coaching his kids’ sports, kickin it with friends, and just being home with his beautiful family.

He and his wife Sjana were married in 2002 and live in Bellingham, WA. They have three beautiful kids: Hunter, Makenna, and Karis.

You can contact Brian at: brianm@ctkbellingham.com on fb at: facebook.com/bmacsurf or on at: twitter/bmacsurf

Tim has led in student ministry for over a decade and currently serves as the Executive Student and Family Pastor at Journey Church in Norman, OK. His leadership spans children’s, junior high, high school, and college ministries with his primary focus being within the area of high school and college ministries.

Tim received his undergrad from the University of Central Oklahoma and received his MA from Fuller Theological Seminary, but claims to be an OU Sooner at heart. Tim enjoys sports and can’t get enough of college football, the NBA, and the NFL (just ask his wife Christie). However, more importantly Tim’s passions about ministry guide his life as he is committed to leading healthy and effective ministry. He especially loves teaching, leadership development, mentoring, and creative ministry praxis.

Tim and Christie have been married since 2000 and have three daughters, Emily, Carys, and Addi.

You can contact Tim at: tmannin@gmail.com

Cyndi McClure serves on the Executive Team of Lead 222 as Women’s Director and as a member of the Leadership Team for Coaching.</p>

Cyndi has over 2o years of experience in Student Ministry and has a background is in Counseling and Student Ministry. She has done work in crisis intervention, served as a youth pastor, and has worked  as Women’s Ministry Coordinator for Metro Chicago Youth for Christ. For the past 12 years Cyndi has been serving in the Willow Creek Association, training national and international youth leaders. Her passion is student leadership as well as mentoring and coaching youth leaders.  Cyndi is also passionate about her family, fitness, waterskiing, and the beach (she grew up in Florida but is trapped in Chicago!).</p>

Cyndi lives in Wheaton, IL with her husband Mark, who works for Invesco. She has two children, Kyle, married to Charity, and Chrystl, married to Nick.</p>

You can contact Cyndi at: cyndimcclure@gmail.com

Bruce McEvoy is the Pastor of Family and Service at First Baptist Church of Geneva (a suburb of Chicago) where he has served since 1997. He started as the “Junior High Guy” became the Pastor of Student Ministries…and now champions both Family and Serving ministries and the teams responsible for Children, Youth, and local and global missions.

Bruce’s greatest joy is his wife and children and beyond serving the Lord in the local church he thrives with giving himself away by coaching and mentoring others.  He coached track and field in the public high school for 10 years, but now puts his energy into coaching guys on both the inside and outside game.  Ironically, following track coaching he began running and does that faithfully — running a marathon each year with the vision to finish one in each state. He also enjoys any type of fishing, travel, and watching Survivor, 24, and CSI when the Gators are not playing football.

Bruce graduated from Wheaton College in 1993 (BA) and with an MA in 1995,   Completed his Masters of Divinity from Northern Baptist Seminary (2000) and finished his doctorate in Youth and Family Ministry at Fuller Theological Seminary (2008) with an emphasis on Early Adolescent Spiritual formation.  Bruce and his wife Diana live in Geneva, IL, with their children Joel and Sarah.

You can contact Bruce at:  bmcevoy@fbcg.com

Mark Moder is the Executive Director of Youth Dynamics, an adventure-based youth ministry that utilizes activities such as white water rafting, rock-climbing and kayaking to impact thousands of teenagers and young adults in the Northwest each year. Youth Dynamics also ministers weekly to youth in many small communities, planting missionaries and empowering local volunteers to reach the lost teenagers in their cities.

Mark has been in youth ministry in the Northwest since 1987, working as a youth pastor for many of those years, most recently at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho. He now leads a staff of 45 youth workers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho who worked with over 5000 students in 12 locations last year.

Mark travels and speaks as his schedule allows. He has authored several national magazine articles and a book, Reach the Campus.

Mark and his wife Heidi live in Bellingham, WA and have been married for 22 years. They have two teenage boys: Cameron  & Drew.  Mark is an avid snowboarder, a rabid Gonzaga basketball season ticket holder and is a youth ministry volunteer in his church.

For more information about Youth Dynamics  go to www.yd.org

You can contact Mark at: mmoder@yd.org

Kevin Moore is the Youth Pastor of Oneighty, the student ministry of ministry of Church on the Move in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   Kevin also speaks at conferences, retreats and training events all over America.

Kevin recently used his 19 years of experience to write a four book series for teenagers titled “What do I do when?” In this series he answers some of teenagers toughest questions about God, Friends, Money and Sex-Love-Dating.  This book series is being used by youth ministries all over the country for small group discussions and teaching content. To find out more about “What do I do when” simply visit the website.

Kevin and his wife Veronica live in a small town outside of Tulsa with their four incredible children. When they are not at one of their kids sporting events or music recitals, they love nothing more than staying home, renting a good movie and eating some seriously buttered popcorn.

You may contact Kevin at: growmoore@gmail.com

Sterling is the Pastor of High School Ministries at First Baptist Church of Geneva, Illinois (western suburbs of Chicago), where he has served since 2007.  Sterling leads teams of adult volunteers in building a culture of discipleship with the students through small group ministry, leadership training and service/mission experiences in the hopes of seeing transformation happen in the hearts and lives of high schools students.

Sterling has been in vocational student ministry since 1998 and is passionate about coaching and mentoring as it has played such a vital role in his leadership development and overall ministry life.  Mentoring relationships in Sterling’s life have been a critical source of connection, support and encouragement through both the joys and challenges of life and ministry.  His desire is to journey with other leaders of students through the ebbs and flows of ministry life and to provide the sort of support to them that he has received.

Sterling enjoys hanging out with his family in downtown Chicago or at the beach, designing and building furniture and tailgating at a college football game (Go BUCKEYES).  Sterling and his wife Sherry have been married since 1998 and are the proud parents of three beautiful daughters; Emma, Lainey and Naomi.

You can contact Sterling at: smoore@fbcg.com

Daryl Nuss serves as the Executive Director/CEO of the National Network of Youth Ministries, an organization which unites youth workers and national youth ministries to reach teenagers for Christ. Besides giving leadership to NNYM in the USA, Daryl leads an annual mission project to Russia and facilitates a research and networking initiative in India.

Daryl has nurtured a life time call to youth ministry. Before coming to NNYM, he served with Student Venture/ Campus Crusade for Christ as a ministry director (primarily in Riverside and San Diego CA), national team member, and missionary to Russia. In 1992, Daryl moved his family to Moscow, Russia to plant CCC’s youth ministry there. After returning in 1995, he has focused much of his efforts on international youth ministry.

Daryl is happily married to Donna who is a gifted partner in youth ministry. They have two adult sons –David and Daniel and daughter-in-law Angela. Besides ministry, Daryl enjoys sports, gardening, and refinishing furniture.

You can reach Daryl at dnuss@nnym.org

Dave O’Vell is the Student Ministry Pastor at McCord Road Christian Church in Sylvania, Ohio.  He directs the 7th-8th grade and 9th-12th grade ministries and has been holding this position since 2009.

Dave is always looking for ways to encourage students to take their next spiritual step in their relationship with Christ.  He also gains a great deal of joy in developing a strong student ministry team of volunteer dedicated to seeing students mature in their faith.

Dave is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University and enjoys playing backyard football and watching college football (especially Penn State) as well as participating in any outdoor activity.  He and his wife, Amy, have been married since 2001 and have two daughters, Hayley and Alyssa.

You can contact Dave at: daveovell@yahoo.com

Brian Schwammlein is the Middle School Pastor at Northwoods Community Church in Peoria IL and has been involved in youth ministry since the early 90’s.  Brian has worked in youth ministry at small and large churches and in middle school, high school and college ministry.

As a result of growing up in Singapore and Europe, Brian is passionate about local and international inter-cultural youth ministry partnerships. Unless God redirects, Brian would be glad to be a “lifer” in youth ministry. Brian has been a grateful recipient of youth ministry coaching and mentoring and knows the value of experiencing and living out the 2 Timothy 2:2 lifestyle. He loves to ski and snowboard,  play “Settlers of Catan,” and is a fan of OU Football and Bayern Munich soccer.

Brian and his wife, Jen, have been married 13 years and have 4 kids, Peter, Daniel, Natalie and Anna.

You can contact Brian at: brian.schwammlein@nwoods.org

After more than 25 years in ministry, Mark Shaner has a great deal of experience working with people and helping them along their journey. He is Pastor for Student Ministries and Missions at East Side Church of God, Anderson, Indiana, and is immersed in balancing his love for reaching teens and the world.

He is best known for two traits: being real and being passionate about his love for God. Mark’s passion is to share with people biblically-sound tools and strategies they can use to build balanced, bountiful and beneficial lives……..lives focused on “being” and “doing” what God calls them to do.  Mark has led over 50 short-term mission trips, numerous retreats and conventions. He spent six years as a Major League Baseball chaplain with the Dodgers and the Royals.  John 8:36, “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” sums up his conversion experience.  Mark is passionate about the call that God has placed on his life to reach people and is committed to equipping future leaders of the church and further developing those now in leadership.

After his love for God, Mark holds dearest his wife, Vickie, and their four children, Gina, Zach, Austin, and Timothy. He embraces being a part of the entire family of God.

You can contact Mark at Mshaner@eschog.org

Dave Steeves is currently serving as Pastor of Student Ministries & Missions at Moncton Wesleyan in Moncton, New Brunswick.  After 12 years, while being mentored by a Sr. Pastor who has served 42 yrs at the same church, Dave is seeing the incredible benefits of long term ministry with families. After 9 years as Youth Pastor, his role has expanded to include Young Adults, Missions, and coaching volunteer youth leaders.

Dave also serves on the Canadian EFC Youth and Young Adult Ministry Roundtable, speaks at CYWC and is honored to be part of Lead222.  He is ordained through the Wesleyan Church, graduated from University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Kinesiology, Briercrest College with a BA in Sports Ministry, and is on the final stretch of his MA in Christian Leadership through Liberty University.

God has rescued him from his tiny dream of playing professional hockey and has done immeasurably more than was asked or even imagined (Ephesians 3:20).  He is addicted to attending professional sports games (currently 65) and dreams of attending a Super Bowl one day. His heart has been completely captured by 3 women, his high school sweetheart and their two young daughters Brooke and Julia.  Livin’ the Dream!

You can contact Dave at: dsteeves@monctonwesleyan.com

Dr. Andy Stephenson has served as the leader of the Youth and Family Ministries for the Church of God movement (Anderson, IN) with over 2000 churches in North America since 2001. Within this role, he directs an international student conference with an attendance usually between 5,000-6500 high school students and their leaders. Andy is passionate about coaching and seeing others discover and live God’s purpose for their lives. Andy speaks to youth and youth leaders in various settings across the world and is focused on being a part of helping to raise up a new generation of Christ-centered leaders. He is also an author and taught at the University level from 2001-2009.

Andy married the love of his life, Candace, in August of 2005 and have a daughter Mackenzie.  Andy is passionate about his wife and they partner in ministry and often speak together. He loves being with his little princess Mackenzie (before Mackenzie he didn’t know there were so many princess items out there and he has learned a lot about having a tea party!).

Andy holds a undergraduate degree from Mid America Christian University in Bible and Behavioral Science, a Masters degree from Oklahoma State University in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington specializing in non-profit leadership.

You can contact Andy at: AStephenson@chog.org

Candace Stephenson serves as the Student Ministry Director at Northeast Community Church in Fishers, Indiana. Having a heart for teenagers, Candace (Hargett) Stephenson, a former recording artist from Nashville, Tennessee pours into the lives of students and student ministries around the country. She speaks to a variety of audiences addressing topics such as Self Esteem, Seeing Yourself  Through God’s Eyes and  Tools to be an Effective Leader. Her specialty is helping teenage girls see themselves through God’s eyes,  communicating to thousands of teenage girls on this topic.

A graduate of Anderson University, Candace has her bachelor’s degree in communication with an emphasis in journalism and specialization in Christian Ministries. Candace has been married since 2005 to the love of her life Andy and they have one daughter, Mackenzie.

You can contact Candace at candacehargett@hotmail.com

Ryan is the Pastor of School Ministries at Beach United Methodist in Jacksonville Beach, FL.  Ryan overseas all things student ministry beginning in 6th grade including the weekly United Student Worship Gathering, small group ministry, and an incredible staff and volunteer team.

Ryan is passionate about seeing students and families surrender their lives to Jesus and walk in the freedom granted us by the cross. Outside of student ministry Ryan serves alongside the executive team in strategy development of the church. One of Ryan’s favorite things to do that perfectly combines his ministry and hobbies is coaching high school football. And when it comes to football, go GEORGIA BULLDAWGS!

Ryan married his bride Blair Hamilton Stone and have a beautiful daughter, Emrie Grace Stone.  Emrie has two older siblings, an Australian shepherd named Walker (after Herschel Walker, not the Texas Ranger) and a little yappy Chihuahua named Mandi.

You can contact Ryan at: ryan.stone@beachumc.org

CarolAnnThompson is the Youth Pastor for Church of God Eastern Canada,  as well as the Chair and Youth Pastor @ The Gathering Place in Kitchener, Ontario.  CarolAnn oversees youth ages 12 to 18, for the Church of God Easter Canada, and is involved with event management as well as training and coaching youth leaders.

CarolAnn is a speaker and outdoor enthusiast who loves to climb trees, bike, roller blade and hang out with her students.  She has a passion to see youth and young adults grasp the realness, the amazement of God and His power in their lives. CarolAnn has a heart for missions, taking youth to Haiti and serving in Africa as well.

CarolAnn is married and has 3 married children, 3 granddaughters and one grandson.

You can contact CarolAnn at: koolkatmom@gmail.com

Bubba Thurman is the Student Pastor at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall, Texas.  He is responsible for directing ministry to students from birth to High School Seniors.  Bubba is a 19 year veteran in student ministry with a passion to teach and train student pastors and leaders so that they may be able to impact students throughout the world with the message of Christ. He is a sought after speaker at events ranging from local training to national conferences with 11,000 students.

As a former college athlete, Bubba uses his passion to motivate and inspire people to reach their full potential.  As a coach in LEAD222 he is able to fulfill his calling to equip others to strengthen the local church.

Bubba is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University, receiving his BA in Biblical Studies and Christian Ministry.  He enjoys spending time with his wife, Amanda and their three children Joshua, Tyler and Hannah.

You can contact Bubba at:  bubbat@lakepointe.org

Andy Tilly serves as the Executive Pastor of Family Ministries at Crosstimbers Community Church, a multi-site church based in the DFW area.  He also is the Founder of the Xperience It! Foundation and author of The Student Experience, Poser and Modern Activist.  He speaks at various camps, conferences and faith based events across the country.

As an author, speaker and consultant for Student and Kids Ministries, Andy Tilly has been introducing innovative ideas to the basic models of ministry for over 13 years.  Rethinking the standard ways of doing “church” and finding avenues to apply fresh ways of reaching, leading and cultivating kids, students, adults and families as a whole is his passion.   Andy has a passion for helping churches, ministry leaders and organizations grow and thrive in their own individual missions.

Andy is married to Emily and they have one daughter, Bella.

You can contact Andy at : andyt@crosstimberschurch.org

Rob Townshend is the Pastor of Student and Family Ministries at Calvary Bible Church (CBC) in Rutland, Vermont.  Rob is the shepherd for the middle School through young adults in his church and has over 15 years experience working with “this generation of the Church”.   Rob’s philosophy is to give ownership of the ministry to the students so that they will see their importance as both disciples and disciple-rs in the Kingdom!  Rob equally enjoys the privilege of coming alongside parents to help them become Deuteronomy 6 parents.

Rob is an aspiring author, a gifted communicator of God’s word, and a strong proponent of youth serving alongside adults in the church.  Among other things, Rob is a certified Real World Parents presenter, is a Certified Leading From Your Strengths practitioner, has a Master of Ministry from Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate school, and is a certifiably funny guy.  One of his greatest passions is watching students recognize their God ordained call to be committed to the cause of Christ and to impact all generations today.

Rob enjoys spending time in the great New England Outdoors with his lovely wife Jenny and energetic son Jacob.  They enjoy family trips to Kentucky and generally love to travel as a family and make memories.

You can contact Rob at: rob@cbcvt.org

Jon Webster is  the owner of Students For Justice in Toronto, Canada, a unique business model, with its origins from a Mississauga youth group, that teaches students how to run an ethical business of screen printing while allowing them to use their creativity and gifts to voice change for our world. With over 15 years of church and para-church youth ministry experiences,  Jon never tires of his passion for students and their ability to make another world possible.

Jon is a gifted visionary who enjoys helping lead the church into a more effective future where boundaries are broken down with those outside the church and the agape of Christ can be felt and experienced. He also loves music and has many years experience from within the musician industry.

However, Jon’s greatest passion in life is his amazing wife Krista and four ridiculously active kids who tolerate him daily!

You can contact Jon at: jon@studentsforjustice.ca

Glenn Westburg has been in youth ministry since 1986 and is currently serving as the Pastor of Student Ministries at Parkview Community Church in the suburbs of Chicago.  Glenn has been on staff at Parkview since 1999 and is passionate about discipling young people and helping them grow in their love for and devotion to Christ.

Glenn earned a BA from Moody Bible Institute and an MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a gifted teacher and leader.  Glenn enjoys working out, playing softball and is an avid fan of the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Eagles (which means he gets a lot of grief living amid Chicago Bear territory).

Glenn and his wife Julie have been married since 1996 and reside in Wheaton, IL with their 3 kids Brenna, Charlotte and Calvin.

You can contact Glenn at: Glenn@pccmail.org

Matt Wilkinson is Director of LEAD222 Canada as well as the newly appointed Director of Youth Ministries for the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec.  Here he serves as team leader in overseeing the vision, strategic development, youth ministry training and support/resources to youth ministries across Ontario and Quebec.  Previously Matt has served as the Cross Regional Youth Pastor and Youth Ministry Specialist for The Meeting House, a multi-site church in Canada.

Matt also serves on the Canadian EFC Youth and Young Adult’s Ministry Roundtable and is sought after for speaking to youth and youth workers at conferences, retreats, and training gatherings.  In his late teens he founded a student leadership training program which has recently merged with a youth worker training experience, Today’s Teens Conference, where he currently serves as the Co-Director.  Most recently he has joined LEAD222 to serve as a coach and the Canadian Director.

Matt is passionate about reaching unchurched youth across Canada through empowering, equipping, and resourcing youth workers, both paid and volunteer.  His life vision is to “LOVE ALL. SERVE ALL.”

He is a graduate of York University with his BEd and is currently in the middle of his studies with Arrow Leadership.  Matt and his wife Charity, live in Burlington, Ontario with their daughter Grace and dog Roxy.

You can contact Matt at: matt@youthmatter.com

Lyle currently coordinates the student ministry and the Serve Teams of Memorial Baptist Church in Jefferson City, MO. He has been faithfully serving God since 1991 in the area of Student Ministry. Not only does Lyle have a passion for student ministry, he loves creating environments of ministry for people to grow in within their own spiritual pathway.

Lyle and his wife, Angela, have two awesome children, Abigail and Aaron. Lyle’s sense of humor and energy are infectious. He is talented in Graphic Design, Video, and eating cheesecake.

You can contact Lyle at: lylewitcher@mac.com

Beth Wolff is the Pastor of Student Ministries at Mountain Park Community Church in Phoenix, Az.  Beth oversees the development of their 6th – 12th graders. This includes getting into the world of students, but also inspiring and training others to do so as well. Few things get her more excited than finding ways to bridge the gap between youth ministry and “big church.” Seeing and working with others who are passionate about the upcoming generation motivates her to continue to work harder.

Beth is a speaker, artist and all around goofball, but hates staying up late. She is passionate about giving others space to ask questions about God and wrestle with the unfathomable, as well as learning to live sustainably in the world that God has created.  She loves reading, dancing and playing tennis with her husband. It would be rare to have a conversation with Beth and miss the fact that she has an adorable daughter and four backyard chickens.

You can contact Beth Wolff at: bwolff@mountainpark.org