Many Americans are not sure they want to grow up. Many Christians are not sure that spiritual maturity is either attainable or desirable. Congregation members and their leaders can work together with God’s help to create a powerful congruence of teaching, modeling, and ministry structures that foster an attractive spiritual maturity.  Speaker Biography: Thomas E. Bergler is Professor of Ministry and Missions at Huntington University where he has been equipping youth ministers for twelve years. He serves as Senior Associate Editor of The Journal of Youth Ministry and is the author of The Juvenilization of American Christianity (Eerdmans, 2012).  He earned a Ph.D in American Religious History from the University of Notre Dame. Prior to his academic career, he served as a staff worker for University Christian Outreach, an ecumenical Christian student ministry. General Admission 0.00