About Dennis

Dennis Beckner is a volunteer youth worker who trains volunteer youth workers. Since 1999 he has been a leader at Saddleback Church’s Student Ministry. He is the author of Volunteer Youth Ministry, A Roadmap For Effective Leadership, and owns VolunteerYouthMinistry.com.

More about Dennis Beckner

Dennis Beckner has been a youth worker for over 20 years. He has also been writing about youth ministry for 10+ years. He serves at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA. Dennis graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 1994, BA, Religion.

 Additional information about Dennis Beckner

1. Owner of VolunteerYouthMinistry.com, a site dedicated to making volunteer leaders more effective

2. Conference Speaker, to book him for events click here

3. Contributor to several youth ministry books

4. Youth Ministry leader at Saddleback Church’s Student Ministry

Books Dennis has helped with

• Your First 2 Years In Youth Ministry (won a Silver Medallion Award)
• Small Groups From Start To Finish
• Youth Leader Training On The Go
• Help! I’m A Student Leader
• Life Together, Student Edition (Curriculum)
• Videos That Teach 2
• Videos That Teach 3

Some articles Dennis has written:

• Getting A Running Start, Published at YMToday.com
• What I Want Parents To Know, Published at YMToday.com
• Counseling Families Through Conflict, Published at SimplyYouthMinistry.com
• 4 Small Group Prep Techniques, Published at The Small Group Exchange
• Dealing With The Death of a Student, Published at YouthMinistry.com and SimplyYouthMinistry.com
• They Want to Hear Yes, Published at YouthMinistry.com and SimplyYouthMinistry.com
• Valuing Volunteers, Published at MoreThanDodgeball.com