Ben Beswick

Ben Beswick serves as an Associate Pastor in Cape Girardeau, MO. Prior to moving to Missouri, Ben served as a youth pastor in Colorado Springs, CO for seven years. He received his Masters of Divinity from Southern Seminary in 2010. He loves reading, watching movies, and listening to music alongside his wife Jaime and daughter Amelia and his son Sawyer.

Student Ministry as a Subversive Activity

What can two authors from the 1960s, writing about the problems of public education, teach student ministers today about practical ministry? In the case of Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner’s Teaching as a Subversive Activity, the answer is,…

The Surprising Lie of the Olympics

The most dangerous message your student hears today is not one that centers on sexual immorality or even outright rebellion against the morals of a past generation. It is a message of peace and it is at the…

To Inspire Awe, You Must be in Awe

After playing a show dedicated to the work of Rich Mullins, musician Andrew Peterson wrote a beautiful article on the impact Mullins made in his own life. In that article, Peterson includes this memory of seeing Mullins perform…

Why We Must Encourage Our Students to Mourn

In the aftermath of tragedies like the recent shooting in Sutherland Springs, the national response in the world of social media is fairly predictable. In the hours immediately following the news of lives lost, the nation joins together…

Book Review: Recapturing the Wonder

Is the faith you are passing down to your students one of only intellectual understanding, or a faith that truly tastes and sees the grace and goodness of God? The gap that exists in a believer’s life between…