David Brashler

David Brashler lives in Vancouver, WA. He entered vocational ministry in 2007. He was a Youth Pastor for over 11 years and was part of the Youth Ministry Steering Committee. He is currently the Associate Pastor to Saving Grace Church in Milwaukie, OR. He holds an engineering degree from Oregon State University, an M.Div from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS), and is a certified Biblical Counselor with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). He and his wife Claire have been married since 2005 and have four children. True to the Northwest, David enjoys the outdoors and high-quality pour-over coffee.

Teaching Youth God’s Big Picture

Hope This Helps (HTH) is a series, where fellow youth workers share resources they’ve found helpful in ministry.  Of course, some things work in some churches and not others.  But, as always, hope this helps. I missed the…

Youth Ministry Without Formal Training

“Youth Ministry” without “Formal Training.”  Sounds daunting, right?  Heart surgeons spend countless years in school before they pick up a scalpel to mend the body.  Yet we aim to mend the soul, something infinitely more valuable, by ministering the Word of God that…

What the Lord Taught Me at Rooted

I write from “The Left Coast” as I reflect upon how the Lord impacted me at this year’s Rooted Conference.  We are known here in Pacific Northwest for liberal viewpoints, coffee, and LOTS of rain.  But we are…