Our Team
We are people just like you – campus missionaries, ministry wives, young adult pastors, and more – who simply have a passion to make Gen Z disciples on college campuses and beyond.
Britney Lyn Hamm
Editor
Britney is a writer, editor, and owner of a small publishing company, Storyformed Press. She is the author of a Christian fiction novel, Finding Freedom, and co-author with her husband of a discipleship series, Discipleship Lab. She writes regularly about college ministry for the MBC Pathway. She and her husband, Travis, have been doing college ministry sinced they married in 2009. She is a homeschooling mom to four (soon to be five) kids.
Jerome Stockert
Contributor
Jerome is the Campus Missionary for Central BSU at University of Central Missouri. Since his life-transforming encounter with Jesus as a young adult, Jerome has spent his adult life doing vocational ministry, serving in various roles as a college minister, pastor, and church planter. He has been married to Andrea for over three decades and has three grown children. He loves coffee and is a passionate fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins.
Jon Smith
Contributor
Jon is the Campus Missionary for the BSU at Missouri Southern State University. He has been doing college ministry for over twenty years. He and his wife, Mandi, have been married since 1997 and have three grown children. Jon loves the outdoors almost as much as he loves his family; he enjoys hiking, kayaking, fishing, hunting, camping - you name it; he's down for it. Jon is an avid reader, and he is working on his first book, a devotional for outdoorsmen.
Kale Uzzle
Contributor
Kale is a Collegiate Ministry Strategist for the Missouri Baptist Convention and the Director of Campus & Community Engagement for the St. Louis Metro Baptist Association. Prior to that, he served as a campus missionary with InterVarsity Fellowship for nine years . He is married to Emily and is a dad to three young kids. His writing has been featured in a number of places including Collegiate Collective, Fathom Mag, and The Rabbit Room.
Karin Yarnell
Contributor
Karin is a former missionary kid and a college ministry wife. She and her husband, Jason, have been doing ministry at their alma mater, Northwest Missouri State University, since 2001. Karin is passionate about discipling women to maturity in Jesus and caring for the whole individual, mental wellness included. She loves enjoying God's creation, particularly from the view of a kayak. She is mom to three young adult children, one of whom is married.
Kyle Rapinchuk
Contributor
Kyle is the Campus Missionary for Ozarks BSU at College of the Ozarks and the Associate Professor of Christian Worldview at School of the Ozarks. He is the co-founder and editor of the classical education site, The Classical Thistle, and founder of the Lead U Discipleship Ministry. He is passionate about bridging the gap between academia and everyday Christian living. He and his wife, Kristin, have been married since 2004 and have three children.
Paul Damery
Contributor
Paul is the Campus Missionary for Christian Challenge at Missouri Western State University where he has served since 2005. He considers his own years in college a life-changing experience. He is passionate about discipling students to make much of Jesus through their lives and words on campus and beyond. He has been married to his college sweetheart, Jala, since 2001. Together they have four children. Paul enjoys bike riding and roasting his own coffee.
Reese Hammond
Contributor
Reese is the Campus Missionary for Lighthouse Campus Ministry at Southeast Missouri State University. He became a Christian his senior year of college at Northwest Missouri State, where he then served on staff before taking the position at SEMO in 2018. He is passionate about evangelism and equipping students to share their faith. Reese enjoys reading, games, and being outdoors. He has been married to his wife, Lisa, since 2014. They have three young sons.