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Kendal Conner

After spending over 10 years working in youth ministry, Kendal currently serves as the Director of Sunday Schools at Redeemer Kansas City in Missouri where she also continues to serve in youth ministry. Originally from Memphis, Tenn. Kendal received her BA from Union University with a minor in theology. After graduation, she served two years overseas working with youth. After returning to America, she worked full-time in parachurch youth ministry before moving into local church ministry for the last decade. Kendal is a proud aunt, loves to travel, and dreams of one day being able to say she has enjoyed coffee in every country.

Short-Term Evangelism with Long-Term Vision: Teach Your Team to Love God

Kendal Conner | January 29, 2019

In the summer of 1886, one of the most notable Christian student-sending movements began as a group of college students gathered to grow in the study of God’s word. During this gathering, 100 students were spurred on to…

He Shall Be Called

Kendal Conner | December 10, 2018

While living in Central Asia or many years, it was commonplace for people to ask me the meaning of my name. In the culture around me, given names were always significant. Before having a baby, there would be…

Because of the Finished Work: A Reminder of Grace for the Weary in Ministry

Kendal Conner | October 8, 2018

I am an overachiever, yet not in a perfectionist way, but more in a desire to prove myself. As a child, I did my chores, not simply to complete them, but to please my parents. I did my…

Gospel-Centered Relationships and “the Loneliest Generation”

Kendal Conner | September 17, 2018

As we sat around the table toward the back of the restaurant, we really were the living embodiment of a motley crew. We had it all, from a 19-year-old grunge to a 60-year-old grandparent. Our backgrounds ranged from…

Girls Ministry Amid the Rising Tide of Feminism

Kendal Conner | June 26, 2018

Over the last decade, the church has experienced an upward trend in the formation of what has come to be referred to as “girl’s ministry.” While the outplay of this looks different from church to church, intentional areas…

This is America: Student Ministry in a Time of Childish Gambino and School Shootings

Kendal Conner | May 24, 2018

Is this really America? This has been the question on the minds of millions since the May 5th release of Childish Gambino song and music video, “This is America.” What began with little hype has become a still-growing,…

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