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John W. Vest is the lead writer and curator of the Progressive Youth Ministry blog. After fifteen years of ministry in the Chicago metropolitan area, most recently as the Associate Pastor for Youth Ministry at Fourth Presbyterian Church, John currently serves as the Visiting Assistant Professor of Evangelism at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. He is a co-founder of the Progressive Youth Ministry conference.

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Progressive Youth Ministry Must Become Evangelistic

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Somewhere Between Behavior Modification and Trump's Guilt-Free Faith

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Denise Anderson to Preach at #PYM17

At the 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) this past... read more

#Brangelexit: From Idolatry to Reality

According to John Calvin, the human mind is a perpetual factory of... read more

Fifteen Years Later

In many respects, my ministry career has been defined by the terrorist... read more

Changing Hearts and Lives at #PYM17

“Repentance” is a theological concept with a lot of baggage. In traditional... read more

Who Is My Neighbor?

I was the guest preacher at a small church yesterday morning, invited... read more

It's Complicated

As we continue to process the hate-fueled massacre in Orlando this week,... read more

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