Ketric Newell literally burst into the world and onto the ministry scene with a vivacity that is truly God-given. From first to third grade, Ketric's teachers thought he had a hearing problem because he was so loud; it turned out that Ketric was just overloaded with energy and expression! Ketric was diagnosed with a reading disability later in his childhood, but but he didn't let that stop him. In a “Moses” kind of way, God showed Ketric how he could have an awesome impact on the people around him BECAUSE of the "disability" he wanted to hide.

For the past 5 years, Ketric has been serving as youth pastor at LifeChurch.tv In Edmond Ok, averaging over 400 students a week. He just recently moved to Nashville, TN to be a youth pastor at CrossPoint.tv at the Nashville campus. Ketric first picked up the Bible at age 13, and he realized it was the first book he'd ever read and actually understood! From there, Ketric attended weekly Bible studies and, without ever hearing these verses and passages analyzed before, Ketric stood up and spoke about what he thought the verses meant. Soon after, Ketric was asked by teachers and leaders to speak in front of various audiences.