Who is Karl?

Karl Bastian and Family As the founder of Kidology, Karl Bastian is a follower of Jesus Christ, the lucky husband of his best friend Sara, and the proud father of Luke. When he isn't with his family, or hurrying back to them, his second favorite thing is to creatively minister to kids, and equip and encourage others who share that passion.

From backyards to banquet halls, Karl has been entertaining and ministering to children around the country and around the world through puppets, magic, balloons, and other creative means since he was a kid!

Karl brings the Gospel to children in a creative and energetic way that is unique to him. In his training classes, Karl brings the joy of children's ministry to life, and with it, creative and practical ideas and principles that will recharge your ministry.

Karl has over fifteen years of experience as a children's pastor in large, small and mobile churches. He is now a full time children's ministry performer, trainer and consultant available to churches for direct ministry to kids, training and encouragement of leaders and volunteers, and as a consultant to children's ministry resource providers. Karl is also a highly sought after conference speaker and trainer and would be honored to be a part of your training event.

He is an author of and contributor to several children’s ministry books and magazines. He also serves as a trainer and encourager at various conference venues. But his favorite ministry opportunity is still in front of kids, creatively teaching them the Bible and training them to serve God.

Karl holds a Bachelors degree in Bible Theology from Moody Bible Institute, and a Masters in Children's Ministry from the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has served on the faculty of Valley Forge Christian College as an instructor for the Children's Ministry University Online.

His mission is to reach and teach as many children as possible with the Good News of God's love, and in the process to enlist, equip and encourage others to do the same.

You may enjoy Karl's personal site and blog at Kidologist.com. He has also written a novel for kids called Order of the Ancient and is the creator of ToyBox Tales. Karl is also the host of Yosemite Summit, a spiritual renewal retreat for male children's pastors.

Visit the Kidology's homepage for a recent update from Karl and links to his websites and various ways you can connect with him.

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