Ep. 11 | Passing it On: So every generation grows up knowing of God’s faithfulness w/ Sid Koop & Joshua Kazakoff
Are we taking seriously the call to pass on our faith to the next generation? How we do that? What values are most important to the young people in our communities? Does the church actually have something to say to the issues our youth are facing?
In today’s episode, Krista Penner from our Leadership Development team talks with Sid Koop, Executive Director of Truth Matters Ministries, and Joshua Kazakoff, Pastor of Youth & Community Groups at Central Baptist Church about how the church can get serious about reaching young people and how to do that effectively. You don’t want to miss this conversation!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Island Youth Worker’s Conference
www.islandyouthworker.ca
Books + Podcasts
Youth Ministry Team Podcast
Generous Justice (Timothy Keller)
Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon (David Kinnaman & Mark Matlock)
iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy—and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood—and What That Means for the Rest of Us (Jean M. Twenge)
SID KOOP
Sid has been involved in full-time youth ministry for over 19 years. Following his time at Briercrest Seminary, Sid spent 4 years in Canmore as the youth pastor at Canmore Trinity Bible Church, 11 years at the Evangelical Free Church of Lethbridge as Director of Student Ministries, and the last 4 years in Kelowna British Columbia with Truth Matters Ministries. In 2001, Sid founded Truth Matters with the mission to help the next generation see and experience the truth of Jesus Christ. Since 2013, Sid has put his full-time energy into Truth Matters Ministries as the Executive Director. Currently, Truth Matters runs 7 youth worker training conferences across Canada each year under the title “Canadian Youth Workers Conference”. Sid also speaks to students, equips youth workers and informs parents at conferences, retreats, and events across the country. He has a Masters in Youth and Family Ministries and is currently working on his Doctor of Ministry in Emerging Generations at Gordon-Conwell Seminary. Sid lives with his wife Jen and two boys Cole and Payton at Green Bay Bible Camp in Kelowna British Columbia, where his wife is currently the Executive Director.
JOSHUA KAZAKOFF
Josh grew up in the small town of Powell River and was brought to Victoria in 2009 to complete his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and History at the University of Victoria. He graduated from the Immerse Program through Northwest Baptist Seminary with a Masters of Divinity in 2017. He has an amazing wife and two kids He is passionate about seeing youth from all over Victoria come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour and bringing that good news to their friends and family.