Quick Look at who I am
Home:
Kansas City, Missouri (by way of the great state of Florida)
Ministry:
I serve as the Director of Student Ministries and Vibe worship service at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. This includes all 6th grade - college students. My responsibility is to lead rezlife forward in the mission and vision of Resurrection, and primary large-group teaching and relational ministry to students.
Communicator:
+Weekly speaking and teaching at Resurrection
+Youth Conferences/Events
+Youth Ministry training/equipping
+Leading Beyond the Walls Conferences
+YLD (Youth Leader Development)
Writer:
+Youth Ministry guide with Abingdon Press
+24 hours Youth small group study with Abingdon Press
+Messages/small group studies for rezlife student ministries
+contributor to ImmerseJournal.com
+contributor to UMYouthPastor.com
My favorite foods?
Chocolate, mixed nuts, southern cooking!
My favorite TV show?
The Planet Earth series
What was my first job?
In my dad's grocery store
What was my childhood ambition?
To be a professional skater, basketball player, or actor
Who inspires me?
Jesus Christ, my wife, the apostle Paul, Adam Hamilton, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, U2, Shane Claiborne
What makes me laugh?
Stand-up comedy, creative practical jokes, dry wit
For Fun I Enjoy?
Mountain biking, water sports, playing guitar and percussion, camping, hiking, backpacking, canoeing, playing with my daughters!
Favorite Bible verse or passage?
Jonah's prayer, Luke 10:27, Exodus 3:7
What is one of my favorite characteristics of Christ?
Confident humility
Home:
Kansas City, Missouri (by way of the great state of Florida)
Ministry:
I serve as the Director of Student Ministries and Vibe worship service at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. This includes all 6th grade - college students. My responsibility is to lead rezlife forward in the mission and vision of Resurrection, and primary large-group teaching and relational ministry to students.
Communicator:
+Weekly speaking and teaching at Resurrection
+Youth Conferences/Events
+Youth Ministry training/equipping
+Leading Beyond the Walls Conferences
+YLD (Youth Leader Development)
Writer:
+Youth Ministry guide with Abingdon Press
+24 hours Youth small group study with Abingdon Press
+Messages/small group studies for rezlife student ministries
+contributor to ImmerseJournal.com
+contributor to UMYouthPastor.com
My favorite foods?
Chocolate, mixed nuts, southern cooking!
My favorite TV show?
The Planet Earth series
What was my first job?
In my dad's grocery store
What was my childhood ambition?
To be a professional skater, basketball player, or actor
Who inspires me?
Jesus Christ, my wife, the apostle Paul, Adam Hamilton, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, U2, Shane Claiborne
What makes me laugh?
Stand-up comedy, creative practical jokes, dry wit
For Fun I Enjoy?
Mountain biking, water sports, playing guitar and percussion, camping, hiking, backpacking, canoeing, playing with my daughters!
Favorite Bible verse or passage?
Jonah's prayer, Luke 10:27, Exodus 3:7
What is one of my favorite characteristics of Christ?
Confident humility
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My official bio for promotion purposes
Jason Gant leads the student ministries team at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Kansas City, one of the fastest growing Churches in America. He is passionate about raising up world-changers and creative worship expression. This is seen in his leadership of Vibe, an all-ages worship service at Resurrection, reaching hundreds of teens and young families. He has authored two books through Abingdon Press; Youth Ministry, and 24 hours that changed the world-youth study. Jason speaks around the country and is a regular contributor to the Immerse Journal-A journal of faith, life, and youth ministry and UMYouthPastor.com. He and his wife Scharme have two beautiful daughters and love the outdoors!
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