Karl Bastian

Karl Bastian, aka "The Kidologist," is the founder of Kidology.org and the host of KidminTalk.com. A longtime children's pastor who received a call to kids' ministry at the age of ten, his life mission is to equip and encourage those who minister to children. Through speaking, writing, and training, Karl seeks to challenge others to reach and teach kids for Jesus through a relational ministry approach. Recently, Children's Ministry Magazine named him as one of the Top 20 Influencers in Children's Ministry.

Karl has over twenty years of experience as a children's pastor in large, small and mobile churches. He is currently the children's pastor at Highpoint Church in Aurora, Colorado, outside Denver. 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 life 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.

Karl is 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 to equip and encourage others who share that passion.

The Kidology Toolbox series meets a wide range of needs for those in children's ministry who are reaching out to an ever-changing culture of children. Finding the latest and greatest ways to reach the next generation for Christ, this series keeps your ministry on the cutting edge in this vital mission field.