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

Stop Trusting the Tide: The Cleverly Disguised Idol of Momentum in Ministry

John Gardner August 24, 2020

Empathy on Repeat: The Difficulty of Hearing the Same Problems from Different Students

John Gardner June 28, 2018

Relational Ministry

Making Games Work in Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry

John Gardner April 6, 2017

Out of Context: Women are Saved through Childbearing

John Gardner August 30, 2016

Helping Students See the Living Authority of Scripture

John Gardner March 17, 2016

The Scripture I Use When I Teach on Weakness: Consider the Ostrich

John Gardner August 21, 2015

Arrogant Shepherds

John Gardner July 12, 2015