Russ Claassen

Russ Claassen is the Southern District Conference youth minister, a mobilizer with the USMB NextGen Leadership Pipeline and a trained spiritual director. Claassen graduated from Tabor College in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and from Denver Seminary in 1999 with a master's degree in youth and family ministry. he has 20 years of experience working with youth and families in the church and camp ministry settings. He and his wife, Chandelle, have two sons and live in Newton, Kansas.