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Ben Freudenburg has been a Director of Christian Education for 31 years,
working with children, youth, and their families to nurture their love for God and
each other through the church. He is presently serving as Family Life Program
Director and Professor in Family Studies at Concordia University—Ann Arbor. Ben
has served in ministry at Shore Haven Lutheran in Cleveland, Ohio; Our Redeemer
Lutheran in Hutchinson, Kansas; Concordia Lutheran in Kirkwood, Missouri; and
Christ Church-Lutheran in Phoenix, Arizona. He received his BS in ED and
certification as Director of Christian Education and Master’s of Science-Family Life
through Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. Ben has served as President of

Lutheran Education’s TEAM department and as President of the Lutheran Education Association. He has
written for a variety of education youth journals and magazines, and published “The Traveling Guide...A
Vehicle for Youth Ministry”, “Through Children’s Eyes” (CPH), and “The Family Friendly Church”
(Group Publishing). Ben has been married to his wife, Jennifer, for more than 33 years, is father to two
grown daughters and grandpa to three grandchildren.