Youth Ministry Events

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Life-changing Events for Middle and High-schoolers

Never 2 Young

A uniquely designed gathering to prepare and encourage middle school students to make an impact for Christ.

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Fusion

A campus movement designed to help high school students experience the love of Christ, sense His power at work and begin a life transformed.

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Youth Ministry Staff

Charlie Alcock
Charlie Alcock
Executive Director

"Youth Ministry Events is about students serving students. It's not about the speakers or the artists, it's the desire for our college students to invest in the next generation who are in High School and Middle School. They want to show them what it looks like to put Jesus first."

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Kasey Kalk
Director of Student Engagement for Youth Ministry Events

" Kasey Kalk graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2017 with a BA in Christian Ministries and she completed her MA in Christian Leadership from Bryan College in 2022. Kasey served as a youth ministry resident pastor from 2017-2018 before pursuing ministerial opportunities in Christian Higher Education...

She has been a Resident Director on two separate occasions and also served as an Assistant Director of Christian Formation at Bryan College. Kasey says that it is thanks to these opportunities that God has instilled a deep love for developing and walking alongside college students as they pursue their callings. Kasey and her husband, David, reside in Marion with their dog, Obi.

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Stacy Shaw
Assistant Professor of Youth Ministry

"Youth Ministry Events is one of my favorite areas of Indiana Wesleyan University. Witnessing college students use their gifts and talents for Kingdom purposes is powerful and inspiring. They truly want to see God move in the lives of teenagers!"

Fusion Student Executives

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DISCOVER FUSION

A uniquely designed gathering to prepare and encourage high school students to make an impact for Christ.

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Lauren Klein
Student Executive Leader

Lauren Klein is a first year Masters of Practical Theology student. She has served on the Fusion team since her Freshman year at Indiana Wesleyan University. Her favorite part of Fusion has been seeing the youth grow in their relationships with the Lord on this campus! She is so thankful to be on this team, and she cannot wait to see what God has in store for this year!

Micah Korhorn
Micah Korhorn
Student Executive Leader

Micah is a senior double majoring in Youth and Pastoral Ministry. He super passionate about Youth Ministry and is so excited for this opportunity to serve as the Programming Manager for the Fusion Team. This is his fourth year serving Fusion, and he has been able to see the impact it has had on both the high schoolers attending and the IWU students leading!

Michael Zolman
Michael Zolman
Student Executive Leader

Michael is a Junior, majoring in youth and pastoral ministry. His heart for production began with the opportunity to run audio for NTS camp through IWU's summer ministry teams. Michael served on the leadership team for Fusion in 2024 assisting with production and is now serving this year as the student executive over production. He has a heart for creating a space for students to encounter the Lord in a unique way that many of them could not experience otherwise and is excited to see how God uses the ministry of Fusion to reach this generation of students.

Never2Young Student Executives

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DISCOVER NEVER2YOUNG

A uniquely designed gathering to prepare and encourage middle school students to make an impact for Christ.

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Maddey Hines
Student Executive Leader

Maddey is a senior and she is studying Youth and Pastoral Ministries. This is her second year on the Never2Young Executive team and her third year working with Never2Young. She enjoys a lot of the behind-the-scenes work including doing registration and housing! Maddey loves her husband, tv shows, and baking. Maddey is very excited to see the way God will move through Never2Young to see God reach the hearts of the middle schoolers!!

Ian Hines
Ian Hines
Student Executive Leader

Ian Hines is a 3rd year student here at IWU. He loves his wife, sports, and grilling. He is very thankful for having the opportunity to lead Never2Young the last two years, and they have been amazing! He is incredibly grateful for this opportunity and he looks forward to making year three even better!

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Katie Wing
Student Executive Leader

Katie is in her first year of master’s at IWU studying spiritual care. This is her second year being an executive for Never2Young! She loves seeing people of all ages get excited about Jesus! She can't wait to meet you all and love Jesus together! She is so excited to be working on the activities for Never2Young 2025!

Youth Ministry Resources

Summer Ministry Teams

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To inquire about a Summer Ministry Team, please email kasey.kalk@indwes.edu


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