This past week I spent a day and a half with Mike King and his associate, Topher Philgreen. Mike is the president of a well respected and high impact ministry out of Kansas City called, YouthFront. He is also the author of the book, Presence-Centered Youth Ministry.

Mike and I met a few years ago (thanks to Tony Jones) in Minneapolis and have been developing our friendship as best as we can in the midst of our speaking/traveling schedules. Mike is a terrific person with a dynamic passion to see students find and follow Jesus. His 30+ years of commitment to serving God through one organization is rare to say the least. I am hoping to spend a lot more time with Mike in the days ahead, learning from him and finding ways to partner together in our efforts toward a new kind of youth ministry.

I want to encourage you to follow what Mike and YouthFront our pioneering. While their summer camps are almost always full, I would also encourage you to see about taking a handful of your students — but you’d better get on it quick! Known primarily as a ‘regional’ ministry, YouthFront’s ministry scope is actually much bigger than most as they draw students and ministries from 22 States. I am going to try and make it to a week of their camp this summer myself!