Jason Lamer

Jason works with Penn/Del District.  Grew up Littlestown, Pa and he went to North Central University in Minneapolis. Came to know the Lord when he was little and all he knows is serving the Lord. HeL  learned servanthood early from his parents. His life is about serving needs. His father as well as Jason was bi-vocational. He states that "ministry was who we were not what we were" when talking about ministry.

He put himself through college (with some loans of course). He went as a pastoral major but his heart was for evangelism. He lead worship at a church north of the school and married at age 19 half way through college. A church put him on staff as youth pastor and even went to community college, because it was cheaper. He attributes this to the hand of God because he feels they were right where God wanted them.
After graduation Jason got a job in Uniontown, Pa to be a youth pastor. He was there till 2006 when he got involved with Youth Alive.

Exciting to see how many kids were serving God after they left youth group and also that every service they held in youth group, they expected someone to get saved. They were running 110 kids and he attributes this to the fact that they did campus mission.

The craziest youth group event they did was to pay one dollar to shoot the youth leaders with a paintball gun while they ran in between obstacles.

He is called the McDonald's evangelist because he knows everyone behind the counter at a McDonald's and if he doesn't he will get to know them.

For where they met, they took what they had and made it somewhere for them to hang out. They would actually go to the school's and pick up kids before youth group. Within a month they needed another van and quickly grew out of their meeting place. "Unless the Lord builds the house, we can't do anything."

He built relationships with people. Mayor's, principle's, anyone that he could. He capitalizes on relationships, not opportunities. It doesn't need to be getting them where you want them and then saying "gotcha!"

After youth group he got involved in leading Youth Alive and The Seven Project, which is about reaching public school's through assemblies during the day with character development and at night talking about God.
Site: The Seven Project
Site: www.yausa.com

"Don't even let fear stop you from doing the things God wants you to do."

Jason Lamer is a man after God's heart and and wants to do and be in His Will. I love his views on evangelism and outreach and his heart for reaching kids in public schools. If I took away one think from Jason Lamer it would have to be that being in the Will of God is a must and that He will provide and take care of those who are in His will.
He didn't really talk to much in depth about his personal life but more about what God has done for him and everything he is doing to bring God glory. I think that is really interesting because it shows that he is truly passionate about God and reaching out to those who do not know about Him.