Kris Fernhout
Kris currently serves as Director of the Kansas City Fellows and has been a youth ministry practitioner for more than 20 years. In addition to loving Jesus and loving teenagers, he also has a deep appreciation for all things coffee, cycling and Djing. He recently completed his Doctor of Ministry at Fuller Theological Seminary and is a Sticky Faith certified coach. He’s been married to his wife Heather for more than 20 years and has two daughters.
Posts by Kris Fernhout
Forties
The Challenges and Joys of Youth Ministry in Your Forties
Grace
Grace for My Stoned Teenager
What Youth Pastors Would Like to Tell Parents: You are first, I am fifth.
Faith
Jesus Doesn’t Want You to Be Nice
The Cure for Teenage “Affluenza”
Current Events
Preparing Students for Ministry Now
Forgiveness
Dear Young Person: I’m Sorry
Forgiveness
How Grace Empowers Our Relationships with Students
Death
Ecclesiastes and the Postmodern Teenager: Good News in Death
Goals
The Pain and Power of Goal-Setting in Ministry
Jesus
John the Baptist and the Upside-Down Kingdom Culture of Youth Ministry
Balance
Three Essentials to Prevent “Flaming Out” on Our Family and Ministry
Entertainment
Secular Wisdom from the Movies: The Bourne Identity
Gender
A Youth Ministry Like the Pulse Nightclub
Apologetics
Civility and the Heart of Apologetics
God Ruined Me in England, and Sent Me to Kansas City
Hope This Helps (HTH)
Lesser Known Books Every Youth Pastor Should Read
Identity
The Scripture I Use When I Talk About Identity
Burnout
Reclaiming the Beauty of Adolescence
Youth Group Culture
Youth Group Culture: Avoiding Creating a Church within a Church
Parenting
What Youth Pastors Would Like to Tell Parents: You are first, I am fifth.
Acts