John Gardner
John Gardner has served as the Youth Director for Chapel Presbyterian Church in Brighton Township, Pennsylvania for 11 years. He and his wife Jackie both serve high school and middle school students as a full time calling, with Jackie teaching math at Beaver County Christian School. John graduated with a Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 2009 and a Doctor of Ministry from SBTS in 2019. He spends most of his spare time reading, writing, and explaining the actual meanings of song lyrics to youth group students.
Posts by John Gardner
Coronavirus
Stop Trusting the Tide: The Cleverly Disguised Idol of Momentum in Ministry
Calling
Empathy on Repeat: The Difficulty of Hearing the Same Problems from Different Students
Games
Making Games Work in Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry
Bible
Out of Context: Women are Saved through Childbearing
Apologetics
Helping Students See the Living Authority of Scripture
Scripture
The Scripture I Use When I Teach on Weakness: Consider the Ostrich
Discipleship