BEN BIRDSONG
Ben Birdsong is a church and para-church student ministry veteran and currently serves as the Minister of Missions at Christ Church in Birmingham, Alabama. He is also an adjunct professor teaching children, youth, and family ministries at Birmingham Theological Seminary. Ben also helps churches with custom curriculum through Your Youth Ministry Curriculum and authors with book projects through Birdsong Innovations.
Ben has bachelor’s degrees in Marketing and Human Resource Management from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a Master of Divinity degree from Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School, and a Doctor of Ministry in Ministry to Emerging Generations from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
As an author, Ben has written the devotional books Words from the Cross: 7 Statements that Will Transform Your Life, journeying through Jesus’ final moments before His death, and James: Everyday Faith. He is also a monthly contributor for parenting and family ministry content for Birmingham Christian Family magazine. Ben also wrote the John study and a portion of the Psalm study for Rooted Reservoir.
Ben is married to Liz. He enjoys reading, writing, watching movies, and blogging at www.benbirdsong.com.
WORKSHOP
Engaging Emerging Generations in Missions: Practical Ideas to Move Your Students from the Sidelines to the Frontlines. Through this breakout, pastors, missions leaders, and next-generation leaders will explore practical ideas on how to engage your students in God’s work in the world through missions. From living everyday life on mission to local missions to global missions, this breakout will help you build processes and systems to help move the students in your ministry from the sidelines to the frontlines of missions.
