Ben Birdsong
Ben Birdsong is a church and para-church student ministry veteran and currently serves as the Minister of Missions at Christ Church Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama. He is also an adjunct professor teaching children, youth, and family ministries at Birmingham Theological Seminary.
Ben has bachelor’s degrees in Marketing and Human Resource Management from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a Master of Divinity degree from Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School, and a Doctor of Ministry in Ministry to Emerging Generations from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
As an author, Ben has written the devotional books Words from the Cross: 7 Statements that Will Transform Your Life, journeying through Jesus’ final moments before His death, and James: Everyday Faith. He is also a monthly contributor for parenting and family ministry content for Birmingham Christian Family magazine. Ben also wrote the John study for Rooted Reservoir.
Ben is married to Liz. He enjoys reading, writing, watching movies, and blogging at www.benbirdsong.com.
Posts by Ben Birdsong
Psalms of Hymns and Thanksgiving: Giving Students Vocabulary and Vision for Worship
Youth Group: Leaving Behind the Show to Let Jesus Be the Star
Christmas Vacation: The Holiday that Wasn’t Enough
Teenagers Need the Church as the Place of True Community
2021 Rooted Devotions for Students: Take Your Eyes Off the Rearview Mirror
Trusting in the God of New Beginnings in Ministry
John’s Advent: The God Who Enters the Story
The Book of John for Teenagers: An Invitation to Come and See Jesus
In the Age of the High School Shutdown, Jesus Invites Our Teenagers to be Vulnerable
Resurrection Hope for a Different Kind of Easter
Why Relationships Are Stronger than Roles
Three Values for Gospel-Centered Bible Teaching
Psalm 51: A Psalm for Screwups (How God Leads Us to Wrestle with Our Failures and Run to Him)
The Invitation of Immanuel: Day Thirteen, 2019 Christmas Devotional for Students
How Parents Build the Fire and Pray for the Flame
Build the Fire; Pray for the Flame
How I’m Teaching Students to Ground Their Identity in Christ
Jesus, from Beginning to End
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?: Youth Ministry Insights from Mister Rogers
