Ken Moser

BTh. M.A. (Theol)

Ken is a youth ministry veteran of over 20 years. He has been the youth minister of five churches and has run a large youth ministry (700 young people) and has worked in church plants starting from scratch. Ken was the youth ministry trainer with the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia for four and a half years. During this time he was responsible for training youth leaders for 300 churches. Following this, he was invited to be the youth ministry trainer for the Presbyterian Church of Queensland and the Anglican Diocese of Perth, Australia.

He is the founder and Director Emeritus of “Youth Surge, Australia”. This is a ministry that runs youth gatherings and leadership training events. This year there are 55 “Surges” all over Australia that minister to over 5000 young people.

He has led training workshops trained all over the world including: New Zealand, Malaysia, South Africa, the U.K., Western Europe, and the U.S.A. He has just finished running a class on youth ministry at Regent College, Vancouver.

His passion is to see a youth ministry that honors God through effective discipleship and evangelism. His desire is to see strong disciples of Jesus who stay followers for life. These strong young Christians are equipped and able to reach out to their friends for Jesus.

Ken has written a number of books and resources for youth leaders: •No Guts; No Glory (Matthias Press)
•Changing the World Through Effective Youth Ministry (Aquila Press)
•Creative Christian Ideas for Youth Groups (Youth Surge Press)
•Youth Evangelism: Reaching Young People in a Way that Honours God (Youth Surge Press)
•Programs 2 Go: 18 Programs for the Youth Leader on the Run. (Youth Surge Press)
•Small group Bible study booklets: 1 Thessalonians; Job; Starting Out Vol. 1 & 2; and, Studies for Young Men.

He is a frequent contributor to The Journal of Student Ministries and has written for Youthworker Journal and Youthwork Magazine (UK). He has been a speaker at several of the annual Youth Specialties conferences in the U.S.A

He is presently the Youth Director at St. John’s Anglican Church (Shaughnessy) in Vancouver.

Dwight Huthwaith

Dwight Huthwaith and the Praise Band from St. Andrew's in Mt. Pleasant, SC will be leading dynamic and spirit filled worship throughout the weekend.

HEY YA!

Brandon Rushin is a multi-talented performer with over 15 years of professional Youth Ministry experience. Better known as Hey Ya!, Camp Sergeant Master B or Captain Jack, Brandon travels the Southeast as a dynamic youth speaker, actor, entertainer, MC and DJ. Brandon and his wife, Cindy, founded Brandon Rushin Productions, a ministry geared to positively impact kids and adults with quality Christian entertainment.

Brandon was on staff at Sugarloaf United Methodist Church in Duluth, GA, as the Kids’ Worship Leader – celebrating God’s love through music, messages and entertainment to over 200 kids each Sunday. In addition, he also served as the Kids’ Choir Director for over 4 years. His kids’ choir musical productions included over 100 kids ranging in age from 4 years old to 5th grade, and left every service in standing room only status. He has a love for Christ and a love for kids like no other.

321 Improv Comedy will bring tears to your eyes, a pain to your side and they’ll make your face ache with laughter! An evening with 321 Improv is unlike any you’ve been a part of before. It is a unique interactive comedy experience. Each show, the three guys in 321 Improv instantly turn audience suggestions into hilarious scenes. No two shows are the same!

321 Improv Comedy is: Carl Crispin, founder and member of CPR Improv Comedy from 1992 to 2004; Adam Mollhagen, who has been performing Improv for over 10 years, most recently with River City Improv in Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Erik Gascoigne, who has over 5 years of Improv experience with Comedy Sports and most recently Slap Happy Improv in Minneapolis.

321 has performed for various audiences from 50 to 8,000, for various student and adult events, but the typical 321 Improv Comedy show is a comedy night hosted by the local church. An evening with 321 Improv at a church is an opportunity to build community among the adults of the church; to invite unchurched friends to see what it’s all about; or just enjoy an evening out with a spouse or some friends.

Since the group was formed in 2004, 321 Improv Comedy has been in high demand for events across the United States and Canada. In their first 3 years, they have performed over 200 shows for over 150,000 people.

The three members of 321 Improv have come together to join in a ministry that attempts to glorify God in everything they do. Carl sums it up this way, “Our goal is to use comedy to spread a message of true joy that can only come from a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.”

Dixon Kinser

Dixon is a husband, father, writer, speaker, artist, activist and self proclaimed pop-culture geek. He has been doing youth ministry for more than 15 years and is currently a priest serving at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal church in Nashville, TN. In is work as a youth and young adult pastor, Dixon longs to make the dream of God come true on earth as it is in heaven.

YouthQuake '09 Schedule

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