Chap Clark

(PhD, University of Denver) is the Vice Dean of Regional Campuses and Master's Programs in the School of Theology and professor of Youth, Family, and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is also the senior editor of YouthWorker Journal, a Sojourner contributing writer and "Red Letter Communicator," and president of ParenTeen(tm) and HURT Seminars. He is a speaker, trainer, consultant, as well as the author of 18 books, including Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers (Baker Academic, 2004, CBA Silver Medalist for Book of the Year) and Deep Ministry in a Shallow World. Chap has served in many diverse settings over his career, in the church, parachurch, and industry. He was on the Young Life staff for 15 years as an Area and Regional Director, and for the past 18 while a seminary professor, Chap has served as an executive pastor, a senior pastor, and a consulting producer for two reality television shows. He is a highly acclaimed resource for community, adult, youth, and family conferences, as well as media, board, corporate and educational consulting and training.