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Published Writing

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

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Speaking & Teaching

2013


  • Chapel, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI
  • FourFiveSix Preteen Ministry Conference, Greenwood, IN
  • Northwest Ministry Conference, Seattle, WA
  • ikonNYC, Brooklyn, NY
  • Anthem, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • The.element, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • Youth Group, West End Collegiate Church, New York, NY
  • Children's Message, West End Collegiate Church, New York, NY

2012

  • ikonNYC, Brooklyn, NY
  • Adult Education, West End Collegiate Church, New York, NY
  • Chapel, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI
  • Fifty6, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • The.element, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • Mars Hill Students Collaborative, Mars Hill BIble Church, Grandville, MI
  • Youth Ministry Conference, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI

2011

  • Fifty6, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • The.element, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • Winter Camp, Camp Henry, Newaygo, MI
  • National Youth Workers Convention, Atlanta, MI [download]
  • Mars Hill Students Leaders Retreat, Timber Wolf Lake, Lake City, MI
  • Preteen Leaders Conference, Sunset Christian Center, Rocklin, CA
  • Chapel, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI

2010

  • Fifty6, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • The.element, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • Winter Camp, Camp Henry, Newaygo, MI
  • Echo, Ecclesia, Muskegon, MI
  • Communicating the Gospel, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI
  • Mars Hill Students Leaders Retreat, Timber Wolf Lake, Lake City, MI
  • Cincinnati Christian Church, Bloomfield, IN
  • Awaken Youth Conference, Cincinnati Christian Church, Bloomfield, IN
  • Creativity Week, Camp Geneva, Holland, MI
  • Sixty, Camp Manitou-Lin, Middlevile, MI

2009

  • Anthem, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • Fifty6, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • Mars Hill Students Leaders Retreat, Timber Wolf Lake, Lake City, MI
  • Zelos09: Unleashed, William Jessup University, Rocklin, CA
  • Cincinnati Christian Church, Bloomfield, IN
  • Awaken Youth Conference, Cincinnati Christian Church, Bloomfield, IN
  • Out of the Box, Camp Geneva, Holland, MI
  • Preteen Leaders Conference, Sunset Christian Center, Rocklin, CA
  • Story Slam, Northlands Storytelling Conference, Green Lake, WI
  • Group Spirituality, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI

2008

  • Fifty6, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • Group Spirituality, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • Gen1, Camp Geneva, Holland, MI
  • Sixty, Camp Manitou-Lin, Middleville, MI

2007



  • Fifty6, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI

2006

  • Grace Lutheran Church, Leslie, MI
  • Fifty6, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, MI
  • Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Big Rapids, MI

2005



  • Grace Lutheran Church, Leslie, MI

2004


  • Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Big Rapids, MI
  • Grace Lutheran Church, Leslie, MI
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About Me

Introduction

Jim Kast-Keat is a divergent thinker, ideation specialist, and aspiring minimalist. He is, among other things, a writer, speaker, pastor, theologian, designer, and all around good guy. Also, he always wears a shirt and tie.

With more ideas than he knows what to do with, Jim's Everything Notebook is always within reach (accompanied by a trusty pen) to capture each one. Most of his ideas come to life in various freelance projects, Sparkhouse products, numerous websites and blogs he creates, moderates, or contributes to, or his six years as a pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church. If you're interested in Jim's ideas finding life in your work and world (i.e. you want him to speak at your event or write something for you), send him an email or twitter or telepathic message. He usually responds promptly to all three.

And when he's not coming up with ideas, Jim does his best to smile, breathe, and go slowly. Along with his wife, Jes, Jim is a voracious reader, enjoying young adult fiction and books on theology, creativity, non-violent resistence, and mindfulness. He carries his camera (almost) everywhere and aspires to launch a business of Free Facebook Photography (in Central Park) and Subway Storytelling (on the subway, but I bet you already figured that one out). And in his spare time he studies for his Master of Divinity at Western Theological Seminary.

Jim is a "seven" on the enneagram, meaning Peter Pan is his patron saint and he wants to live and die in Disneyland. He's an "ENTJ" according to Myers-Briggs, meaning he shares a temperament with about 4% of the world. But Jim doesn't like to be put in boxes (like he just did to himself) and he would describe himself by telling you a story or making up a game or showing you all his favorite books. (You should ask him sometime and I bet he will do all three.)

To see Jim's work or to find him elsewhere on the world wide web, keep exploring this site.
It's all here somewhere.

My Skills

Creativity/Ideation
95
Productivity
85
Speaking/Teaching
90
Writing/Editing
90
Digital Photography
80
HTML5/CSS3
60
Disc Golf
65
Super Mario Bros. 3
50
Playing "The Office" theme on the accordion
100

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