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Jeffrey Kaster

Coordinator, Lilly Youth Theology Network

Jeffrey Kaster has served as director of the Youth in Theology and Ministry program at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota, since 2000 and as coordinator of the Lilly Youth Theology Network since 2013. He teaches practical theology courses in Christian education and youth ministry. Kaster has a master’s degree in theology from Saint John’s University and a doctorate in education from the University of Minnesota.

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