To discern vision and provide direction for Church of God youth ministries in North America.

Click here to read the Youth Ministries Vision Statement.

Chip Taylor Chip Taylor is a captivating speaker with a contagious love for Jesus and a huge heart for teenagers. He is passionate about empowering leaders, caring for hurting students, and impacting the world for Christ. Chip loves fishing, golfing, football, date nights with his wife, and daddy date days with his kids. He is a graduate of Mid-America Christian University, has been in ministry since 1993, and is currently the student ministries pastor at Bayside Church in Safety Harbor, Florida. Chip resides in Tampa with his wife, Lori, his daughter, Leah, and his son, Caleb. Click here to e-mail Chip.
Todd Lovelace After graduating from Anderson University, Todd ministered to students and their families at Crossings Community Church in Oklahoma City for ten years. He then served as the national director of student ministries for the Church Multiplication Association (CMA). Currently, Todd is the suburban director of Youth for Christ in Oklahoma City. Todd and his wife Laura have two sons, Ross and Reid. Todd has given his life to the vision of being a great father and husband and developing ministries in which students learn about their purpose in life and become influencers. Click here to e-mail Todd.
Eric Reeder Eric has served in youth ministry since 1996 at Liberty Street Church of God in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He has been the West Virginia state youth advisor since 1999. Eric graduated from Anderson University in 1996 with a B.A. in education. Prior to his youth pastorate, he was a high school teacher and coach for four years. Eric and his wife Marsha were married December 27, 2003. He has two stepsons, Daniel and Dallas. Eric's passion in ministry is to empower students to live for God with purpose and dedication, to develop student leaders, and to build a youth ministry team. Click here to e-mail Eric.
Mark Shaner Serving in ministry for over two decades, Mark has much experience working with students and churches, and he has a passion to see students become the leaders God has created them to be. He has led numerous work camps and retreats; played a major role in birthing a church in Chelyabinsk, Russia; spent six years in baseball chapel with the Dodgers and the Royals; and biked 1,425 miles from Lake Wales, Florida, to Buffalo, New York. But most important to Mark, he has been married to Vickie since 1983 and is the father of Gina, Zach, Austin, and Timothy. Mark has an incredible heart for those he works with and for God’s church. He is committed to equipping future leaders of the church and further developing those now in leadership. He firmly believes that “if we lose this generation of young people, it will not be because we challenged them too much but too little” and that “you can impress from a distance, but you impact up close.” Click here to e-mail Mark.
Andy Stephenson Andy holds a bachelor's degree from Mid-America Bible College, a master's degree from Oklahoma State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington. After serving as a youth pastor for almost a decade, Andy came on staff as the leader of Youth and Family Ministries at Church of God Ministries in Anderson, Indiana. He co-authored The Ultimate Adventure, a four-level discipleship series that helps equip teenagers to use their God-given gifts for the Kingdom. Andy and his wife Candace were married in 2005 and just welcomed a new baby daughter, Mackenzie. Andy is passionate about teenagers and seeing God use them to impact their world. He speaks to youth in various settings across the nation and is focused on helping to raise up a new generation of Christ-centered leaders. Click here to e-mail Andy. For speaking inquires, contact Dana Lemón at ddwilson@247365wireless.net or click here.

Take a look at our list of Dreams and BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals).