Mark DeVries

Mark has served as the Associate Pastor for Youth & Their Families at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee since 1986. He has authored or co authored a number of books including "Family-Based Youth Ministry," "Sustainable Youth Ministry," and a marriage book called, "The Most Important Year in a Man's/Woman's Life". Mark is the founder of "Youth Ministry Architects," a consulting service which helps churches move their youth and children's ministries strategically forward. He and his wife Susan live in Nashville and have three grown children and two grandchildren.