Dr. James K. Hampton
- Professor of Youth Ministry
- Director of Mentored Ministry
The Rev. Dr. James K. Hampton is the professor of youth ministry. He is the 2006 recipient of the ¹ú²úÊÓÆµ Theological Seminary Faculty Excellence Award in Distance Learning.
He received a B.A. from Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 1988; a M.Div. from Nazarene Theological Seminary, 1994; and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, 2006.
Dr. Hampton previously served a three-year term as the chair of the Association of Youth Ministry Educators, a professional organization for those who teach youth ministry at the graduate or undergraduate level. He served as a member of the editorial board and assistant editor for the Journal of Youth and Theology for 7 years. He co-founded Barefoot Ministries, a publishing company in the Wesleyan tradition and served as the coordinator of Youth Ministries (USA/Canada) for the Church of the Nazarene from 1999 to 2001. In addition, he spent nine years on ministerial staff in churches in Ohio and Kansas. He is a well-respected writer, having written numerous articles and chapters for youth and youth workers, including serving as the author and/or editor of seven books, including Worship-Centered Teaching, Everyday Saint, and his most recent book, Sacred Space: Living in the Presence of God.
Dr. Hampton and his wife, Carolyn, have two children.

