A Sustainable Path to Multiplication

In a rapidly shifting culture, leading Gen Z and Gen Alpha requires more than high-energy programming—it takes research-backed clarity, biblical worldview integration, and a clear discipleship pathway.

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About Us

The Center for Student Discipleship at Impact 360 Institute bridges the gap between cultural trends and frontline ministry. We serve as a strategic partner to youth pastors, educators, and parents, providing world-class research, actionable content, and catalytic experiences. Our goal is simple: to help you move students from surface-level engagement to deep, self-sustaining faith, while building a community of leaders who will support and encourage you.

Ministry Leader Collective

What We Do

Research-Informed Cultural Insight

Lead with Clarity, Not Guesswork. 

We translate academic research on Gen Z and Gen Alpha into actionable ministry strategy. By understanding the cultural currents, challenges, and worldview shifts affecting young people today, we empower you to answer their deepest questions with truth and grace.

Worldview & Discipleship Content

Resources Built to Multiply. 

From turnkey curriculum and podcasts to video series and leader guides, our resources are designed around our Know • Be • Live® framework. We equip you to teach students how to think biblically, shape Christlike character, and live out their faith in everyday culture.

Catalytic Events & Leader Cohorts

Gather to Grow, Leave to Multiply. 

The Ministry Leader Collective is a high-touch, small-group experience designed specifically for leaders ready to build an intentional, long-term discipleship pathway in their church or school. Over the course of the collective, you’ll audit your current discipleship rhythms, clarify your strategy, and lock arms with a network of like-minded peers across the country.

Training Library

Gen Z Lab
Free Library with Worldview, apologetics and cultural research on Generation Z with top thought leaders

Ministry Leader Collective

Staff

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Jonathan Morrow
Director of Cultural Engagement and Student Discipleship

Jonathan Morrow

Jonathan has been equipping students and parents in biblical worldview, apologetics and culture for over 16 years, and is passionate about seeing a new generation build a lasting faith. He holds a Master of Divinity, Master in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, and a Doctorate in Worldview and Culture from Talbot School of Theology. He is the director of cultural engagement and student discipleship at Impact 360 Institute and an adjunct professor of apologetics at Biola University. He is author of several books, including Welcome to College, Questioning the Bible, and Is God Just a Human Invention? He contributed to the Apologetics Study Bible for Students. He is the creator of the 5 Things Every Teenager Needs to Build a Lasting Faith course for parents and Your Worldview Minute podcast. Jonathan and his wife have been married for 20 years and live with their three children near Atlanta. Connect with him at jonathanmorrow.org 
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Benji Baker
Manager, Summer Experiences and 3 Initiative

Benji Baker

Raising Emotionally Resilient Kids in an Anxious World.

Benji has an M.A. in Biblical Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary and has 19 years of student ministry experience (14 years of that time at one church). He is a disciple maker at heart and has led student ministry with a Gospel advancing and multiplication mindset, empowering and equipping students to lead in the local church setting. He also has a deep passion for and experience in coaching and mentoring student pastors and youth leaders. A few things to know about Benji: he is a big Tennessee Vols fan, enjoys the outdoors, and loves people! Benji and his wife Rebekah have 3 children

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Shea Foster
Program Coordinator, Summer Experiences and 3 Initiative

Shea Foster

Program Coordinator, Summer Experiences and 3 InitiativeT: 706-237-9073Shea.Foster@impact360.org100 Impact Cir, Pine Mountain, Ga 31822
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Phil Alsup, Ed.D.
CEO

Phil Alsup, Ed.D.

Ed. D. Doctor of Leadership and Education, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary M.A. Religious Education and Youth Recreation, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary B.S. English, Middle Tennessee State University Phil comes to Impact 360 Institute after serving as the Senior Director for Student Ministry with the WinShape Foundation. Phil oversees the businesses dedicated to developing biblical worldview and leadership among collegians and students for Impact 360 Institute. He is passionate about leadership training, Biblical teaching, discipleship and theology. Phil served fifteen years in various leadership capacities at LifeWay Christian Resources after working in family ministries at two large Baptist churches in Tennessee. Phil resides in Peachtree City, Georgia, with his wife, Vicki, and their three children.
Matt Dee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Leadership & Philosophy
Mitch Jaeger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Leadership and Spiritual Formation