Ben Birdsong

Ben Birdsong is a church and para-church student ministry veteran and currently serves as the European Expansion Director for First Priority Global Ministries, where they are seeking to raise up a generation of students to reach their peers with the gospel. He is also an adjunct professor teaching children, youth, and family ministries at Birmingham Theological Seminary. Ben also helps churches with custom curriculum through Your Youth Ministry Curriculum and authors with book projects through Birdsong Innovations.

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 and a portion of the Psalm study for Rooted Reservoir.

Ben lives in Birmingham, Alabama, and  is married to Liz. He enjoys reading, writing, watching movies. You can learn more about Ben online at www.benbirdsong.com.