REACHING EVERY GENERATION
PREACHER.
PASTOR.
EVANGELIST.
Logan lives in Marietta, Georgia with his wife, Cara, their daughter, Mae, and their son, Beau. He is the Student Pastor at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church and has a burning passion to share the good news of Jesus Christ with the whole world. Over his time in ministry, Logan has preached in 10 countries, on 4 continents, and seen hundreds trust in Jesus to be their king. His life aim is to faithfully live out his calling to preach the gospel faithfully, to pastor passionately, and to build God’s kingdom.
FEATURED WRITING
Born from a love for youth ministry and a passion to help student pastors thrive.
BUILDING A PARENT-FOCUSED DISCIPLESHIP CULTURE
The church has plenty of dry-cleaner parents. These are parents who drop their student off at the youth group and expect them to be cleaned, pressed, and spiritually ready to go. In other words, they hope the church (specifically the youth group) will “fix” their kids. Anyone who has done youth ministry for five minutes knows that strategy won’t work. As youth pastors, our job isn’t to be the primary disciple-makers of students. That role belongs to the parents. Our calling is to help them see that truth and step into it. We need them to understand that we aren’t dry cleaners… we are Home Depot – “You can do it. We can help!”
As kids, we loved shooting bottle rockets. I have fond memories of being outside, watching the bottle rocket soar high into the air before quickly coming back to the ground. In youth ministry, I believe we are seeing "bottle rocket leaders"—leaders who rise quickly and perform exceptionally well in their first few years of ministry but eventually fizzle out and leave.
The church doesn’t need bottle rocket leaders. It needs youth leaders who are resilient and capable of navigating the challenges of ministry with grace and wisdom. The church needs leaders who are committed for the long haul.
MINISTRY FOR THE LONG HAUL
4 WAYS TO MOVE STUDENTS FROM MISSON TRIPS TO MISSIONAL LIVING
Are you tired of seeing students live on mission for a week, only to come back home and forget everything they experienced on the mission trip? Yeah, me too! As youth workers, we constantly wrestle with how to lead our students to replicate the way they live on mission trips in their everyday lives. Well, it’s that time again… Mission trip season is here, and it’s our responsibility to equip our students to shine for Jesus daily, not just for a week in another state or country.