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| New Beginnings Church |
-Pastor Mark Cassara
GPHI Student Ministry @ New Beginnings Church, Darien, CT
"Jake taught at one of our youth winter retreats during a break out session and we found him to be dynamic, truthful, and relevant to the teens! Jake is great to work with and really has a heart for teens and adults to live a full life in Christ."
-Kevin Kokx
Director of Ministries
Monadnock Bible Conference, Jaffrey, NH
"Jake can take any biblical text and make it relatable. He knows how to connect it to our lives because he pays attention and cares about what's going on. He is a great rock and any church or event is lucky to have him."
-Leslie, 15 year old student
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| Monadnock Bible Conference |
"I always thought the Scriptures were written for somebody else but Jake made me feel like they were written just for me."
- visiting grandparent after the Grace Youth Gathering
“Jake is an amazing speaker who knows how to connect with audiences of all ages. He really understands people, especially teenagers, and is one of the main reasons I put my faith in Jesus Christ. Jake is an overall awesome guy and any church would be privileged to have him as as speaker.”
- Kyle, 15 year old student
Jake has been speaking and leading workshops for ten years. He is a certified trainer for two national organizations, Jesus Focused Youth Ministry and Real World Parents. He has also led workshops on a number of issues to both parents and teens. The settings have included churches, youth camps and school/town events.
Here are some of Jake's speaking offerings:
- Preaching or teaching at churches, events or camps - check out Jake on YouTube to get an idea of his teaching style
- Marriage retreats or events - check out www.holymessofmarriage.com to get an idea of Jake's content about marriage and relationships
- Workshops for parents - check out REACH Youth New England for more info
- Workshops for youth workers - topics include (but are not limited to):
- Jesus Focused Youth Ministry
- Rethinking Evangelism
- Setting Yourself Up for the Long Haul
- Answering the Tough Questions About Sexuality
- Thinking Theologically About Being the Church
- Ministry and Marriage
- Workshops for Students - topics include (but are not limited to):
- Dating 101
- How Do We Hang Out With God?
- Thinking Theologically About Tattoos
- Thinking Theologically About Drugs and Alcohol
- Answering the Tough Questions of Sexuality
- Discovering Who I Am
- Are All Religions the Same?
- Dealing with Suffering
- Science vs. Religion
- Special "Art in the Church" Event - this is a special event that adds Jake's wife Melissa into the experience. This event takes a minimum of 4-6 months to put together to please keep that in mind if you think about booking this. For this, Melissa (an artist - www.melissakircher.com) will include a painting to go along with the theme of the event. The production of the artwork will be video recorded and edited to fit the time of the sermon. It can also be arranged to have the original artwork, along with other pieces, on display after the event. To see an example of what this would look like, click here.

