With a teaching and writing style all his own, Pastor Kenny Bowyer loves to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ any way he can. Although he loves writing, his first passion is reaching the teens in his community of Chouteau, OK - a small town 45 minutes east of Tulsa. Kenny has been the Youth Pastor of the Cutting Edge Youth Ministry in Chouteau since 2011, after spending nearly 10 years there as a youth leader.Kenny graduated from Pryor High School in Pryor, OK, in 1994.
A self described "slacker", Kenny did just enough in school to get by. He had no desire to read books, let alone do any kind of writing while in school. However, a change of plans happened in 2003, when Kenny became a small town sportswriter for a local newspaper. After doing that for a year or so, he launched a sports only website, covering high school sports in NE Oklahoma. His love for God, teenagers and writing then propelled him to begin writing daily devotionals for his youth at church.
People responded to Kenny's writing, due to his simple, almost conversation like writing style. A former youth had told Kenny that he needed to put his devotionals into a book, and so in 2012, Kenny self published his first book, A Moment with God: A Teen Devotional.Kenny laughs at the fact that he is now an author and a pastor. The sequel to that book, MORE Moments With God: ANOTHER Teen Devotional comes out in the fall of 2014.
There was a time when you couldn't get Kenny in a church, now he hardly leaves it.Kenny loves being out and about in his community, where he volunteers as the team football chaplain for
Chouteau High School football team, as well as occasionally announcing junior high and JV football games. Kenny has his youth group be out in the community as well, helping with food drives, visiting nursing homes, and by going on local and international mission trips.
Kenny and his wife Angie, have two 15-year old twin boys,and a 6-year old girl.
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span> </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span> </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span> </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span> </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span> </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span> </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><em>“In the world that we are living in today it is easy to get sidetracked and let some things fall by the wayside. Unfortunately, one of the things we seem to neglect is the attention we should give to not only talking with our Heavenly Father but allowing ourselves to be silent and hear back from him as well. Author Kenny Bowyer has made that a little easier with his new book A MOMENT WITH GOD.</em></p> <p style="margin:1em 0px;font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><em>Though the title suggest that this is a book just for teens I found it to be just the thing for people of all ages who want to rely on something larger than themselves as they face the day and look for ways to make the most of their lives. Bowyer has used his own experiences and lessons to craft a book that is sure to reach the reader wherever they might be, inspiring them to live life with purpose and make the most of every opportunity.</em></p> <p style="margin:1em 0px;font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><em>Everything from the scriptures he expounds upon to the way it is presented shows you that A MOMENT WITH GOD was written out of love and appreciation for the importance of a relationship with God. Bowyer has found that for himself, and he wants to do his part through this book to let others know the same is possible for them.</em></p> <p style="margin:1em 0px;font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><em>No matter who we might be or where we find ourselves today, there is something in this book that will benefit us if you allow it to. All you have to do is slow down long enough to realize that all of us who are believers need to take out time and have a moment with God.” <strong>~ </strong></em><strong>Cyruss Webb (Author, Radio Host)</strong></p>