Guest Speaker: James Grout, Generational Faith

James Grout grew up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His clear calling from God at age 18 was to teach the Bible to teenagers. After graduating with a Bible and Theology degree from Crown College in Minnesota, he spent 20 years as the youth pastor and teaching pastor at a church in Wheaton, IL. In 2007 he completed his Master’s Degree in Ministry Leadership at Moody Graduate School. In 2013 he accepted a call to the role of National Director for Alliance Youth of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, serving as a youth ministry consultant for about 2000 churches in the US. In 2016 he joined the Church Engagement Team at One Child, a global child development organization based out of Colorado Springs. James travels extensively each year and has spoken to thousands of teenagers domestically and around the world. He has also led over 40 short term mission teams to 14 different countries. James and his daughters, Annie and Layla, love living the Pacific Northwest life in Vancouver, WA.