Michael Higgs (M.A., Western Seminary, Portland, Oregon) is president of LINC Ministries, which he founded in 1992, and executive director of the Portland Youth Foundation in Portland, Oregon. He has also served as field coordinator for the National Network of Youth Ministries. And he has given direction to the prayer ministries of several national youth conferences, including DC/LA and the Joshua Revolution. With many years of experience as a youth pastor and youth ministry consultant, he is a frequent speaker at camps, retreats and conferences for youth and youth ministry workers. Higgs has also written articles for magazines like Youthworker Journal, Campus Life, Cutting Edge (Australia), Network Insights! and The Door.