BIO Brian Hull loves that God allows him to do great things with great people. He is the Gardner Professor of Pastoral and Christian Ministries at Asbury University, Associate Dean for the School of Christian Studies, Director of Forged: Salvation Army Youth Ministry Coaching program, Director of EquipU, a training program for churches, and Coordinator for Church Partnerships for Youth Becoming Leaders. He holds his Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies from Asbury Theological Seminar. Serving in church ministry for more than 30 years, including work at the local church and denominational levels, Brian continues to present and write about the church, culture, youth ministry, Christian leadership, and the Christian Endeavor Society. He recently co-authored the book, Youth Ministry As Mission: A Conversation About Theology and Culture. Brian is married to Carol and they have four children. Education Ph.D., Asbury Theological Seminary (Intercultural Studies) M.A., Nazarene Theological Seminary (Christian Education, Youth Ministry Diploma) B.A., Olivet Nazarene University (Philosophy and Religion) Courses offered The Church in a Multicultural World Pastoral Care and Counseling Organizational Strategies for Ministry Evangelism Denominational Theology, Polity, and History Ministry and Mission in the Contemporary Church Curriculum and Resources Instructional Bible Study Leadership in Ministry Senior Seminar for Ministry Students Selected/Recent Publications Youth Ministry As Mission: A Conversation About Theology and Culture. Kregel Publishing, co-written with Patrick Mays, 2022. A Brief Overview of the Christian Endeavor Society. Seedbed Publishing, 2019. Reachable Reconciliation, Zondervan/Youth Specialties e-book, co-written with Fred Oduyoye, 2017. “The Asbury Outpouring and Gen Z,” The High Calling: A Bimonthly Publication of the Francs Asbury Society, 2023. “The Networks of God: Evangelizing Peer Clusters Learning from Saint Patrick and Donald McGavran,” The Journal of Youth Ministry, 2017. “Sending the Silent Missionaries: How One Man’s Writing Help Transform Youth and the Global Church,” The Asbury Journal, 2016. “Youth Doing Ministry: Four Big Ideas for Teaching Students To Lead,” YouthWorker Journal, 2015. Enduring Endeavor: How Francis E. Clark Utilized Written Communication, Global Travel and Organization to Re-Shape the Global Protestant Church’s Ministry to Young People through the Christian Endeavor Society. Dissertation, Asbury Theological Seminary, 2014. Presentations Creating Leadership Pipelines for Youth Ministry and the Church, Youth Ministry Executive Council: National Network of Youth Ministry, Baltimore, Maryland, 2025. Christian Leadership in High School Students: A Longitudinal Qualitative and Quantitative Examination of a Youth Theology Institute at Asbury University, Society for Professors of Christian Ministry, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2024. Pedagogical Issues in Teaching About Vocation, Association of Youth Ministry Educators, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2024. Asbury Outpouring and Gen Z, Youth Ministry Executive Council: National Network of Youth Ministry, Orlando, Florida, 2023. How To Gain 5 Million Followers Before Social Media or Even the Regular Use of the Telephone: The Amazing Global Diffusion of Christian Endeavor Societies, Association of Youth Ministry Educators, Washington, D.C., 2014. Current research/scholarship Creating Leadership Pipelines for the Church Gen Z , Gen Alpha, and the Church Consolidated Christian Endeavor International and Christian Endeavor WorldWide archives at Asbury Theological Seminary. Youth Ministry as Missiology – studying youth ministry and youth culture using missionary techniques, approaches, and philosophy. Reconciliation – restoration or beginning of right relationships with others with and through adolescents Christian Endeavor Society Global Youth Culture Affiliations Society for Professors of Christian Ministry Youth Ministry Executive Council, National Network of Youth Ministry Association of Youth Ministry Educators International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry American Society of Missiology Ordained Elder, Church of the Nazarene Speaking and Training Please complete the information below to contact Brian for more information about church staff consulting, leadership training, preaching, or youth ministry training. Potential training topics include: For Churches: Hero or Human: Praying As a Ministry Leader Listening Well: Knowing Your Neighborhood How to Give Ministry Away Mentoring Adult Discipleship Retreats Preaching For Youth Ministries: Beyond Situationship: Creating Communities of Authentic Relationships Mentoring Youth How to Give Ministry Away Ministry to Gen Z: Who Are They and What Do They Value? Youth Ministry As Mission: Lectures and/or Training Developing Student Leaders Workshop Seminar on Youth Culture: Understanding Generation Z and Implications for Ministry Youth conferences/camps/retreats Contact Brian Hull Your name(Required)Your email address(Required) Subject line:(Required)Message:(Required)This field is hidden when viewing the formFacStaff Email (please keep hidden) This field is hidden when viewing the formFacStaff Slug (please keep hidden)EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.