My Story

As a young adult, God used the biblical teaching and relationships built through Christian Challenge to bring me to the point of realizing my need for total surrender to Jesus. As newlyweds my wife Candace and I, answered a call to youth ministry in Del Norte, CO. After our former Challenge director moved, there was a year where Adams State University (ASU) did not have an on-campus ministry. We prayed about stepping into a college ministry role during that year, and after receiving multiple confirmations, Candace and I re-established a Christian Challenge ministry at Adams State. Since then our vision and heart for college ministry has grown immensely. I now serve as the full-time director of Challenge at ASU.

My wife and I have two amazing boys: Elijah and Luke, and one awesome daughter: Hannah. We love the outdoors, including camping, hiking and snowboarding.

Kalen’s position as full time director of Christian Challenge at ASU does not come with a salary or benefits, instead it is supported entirely through the gifts of churches and individuals that share a heart for the critical work of campus ministry and join our team through monthly, annual, or one time gifts. We welcome you to visit our ministry partner page where you can give online:

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