Kent Miller
Kent Miller is a denominational youth minister for Mennonite Church USA. In this role Kent works to build relationships with Youth Ministry Council, Young Adult Fellowship, Mennonite Camping Association and the campus pastors of the Mennonite institutions of higher education. Kent focuses on establishing connections amongst these youth focused organizations in order for them to share resources between themselves and the denomination.
Kent and his wife Jill served with Mennonite Voluntary Service in Albany, Ore. Later, Kent served as pastor of youth and young adults at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church in Goshen, Ind., as a recruiter for Mennonite Mission Network and as executive director of Amigo Centre.
Continuing to attend Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, Kent teaches adult and youth Sunday school, helps on the youth worship team and volunteers with Goshen Interfaith Hospitality Network. He is also a co-chair of the Michiana Mennonite MCC Relief Sale board.
Kent studied at Manchester College, Indiana University South Bend and Goshen College. He plans to enroll in Goshen College’s organizational leadership program, and later attend Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary.
A new grandfather, Kent enjoys spending time with his 21-month-old granddaughter, the child of his oldest daughter Addie, and her husband Jared Leaman. Kent’s youngest daughter Danae is a second year student at Goshen College.
Kent is able to deliver sermons, contribute to youth or adult retreats, share children’s stories and lead worship music in a number of different forms. Topics that interest him include youth and young adult culture, God’s will, practical Biblical application, social media, and music.
Jeremy Kempf
Jeremy Kempf is the director of music and worship at Trinity Mennonite Church in Glendale, Arizona. Formerly, he was a recruitment coordinator at Mennonite Mission Network, the mission agency of Mennonite Church USA.
In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family - wife Erin and daughter Talia - and friends, biking, basketball, and playing and creating music with his guitar. Jeremy graduated from Hesston (Kan.) College and Greenville (Ill.) College with a degree in contemporary Christian music and spent several years as lead guitarist in the Christian rock/worship band thirstborne. He continues to perform and lead worship across the country.
Find out more
If you want to learn more about Jeremy and Kent, listen to a Beyond Laurelville Podcast conversation we had with both of them.
