Justin Herman

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About Justin Herman

Pastor Justin Herman is the Online Discipleship Pastor at Mariners Church and the founder and host of Carpooling with Jesus, a daily five-minute devotional podcast for kids and families. He lives in Arizona with his wife, Brittany, and their four kids.

Bio

Who he is

Pastor Justin Herman is the founder and host of Carpooling with Jesus, a daily five-minute devotional podcast for kids and families, and the founder and executive director of Carpooling with Jesus Ministries, a 501(c)(3) public charity. He is the Online Discipleship Pastor at Mariners Church, where he leads Mariners Online.

Before that he spent years leading junior high ministry, hosted the Controlled Chaos podcast for youth workers, and was a contributor to the 2018 edition of Controlled Chaos: Making Sense of Junior High Ministry by Kurt Johnston. He also works as an AI consultant through Workshops with Justin.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Youth and Family Ministry from Central Bible University (formerly Central Christian College of the Bible) in Moberly, Missouri. He lives in Arizona with his wife, Brittany, and their four kids.

Name
Pastor Justin Herman
Role
Online Discipleship Pastor, Mariners Church
Founder and host
Carpooling with Jesus
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Youth and Family Ministry, Central Bible University
Book
Contributor, Controlled Chaos: Making Sense of Junior High Ministry (2018 edition) by Kurt Johnston. See the book
Home
Arizona
Pastor Justin Herman seated at a table

Story

How he got here

  1. Early yearsJunior high pastor, Mariners ChurchYears leading junior high ministry in Southern California.
  2. 2018Contributor, Controlled ChaosThe Family Edition of Kurt Johnston’s book on junior high ministry, with a foreword by Rick Warren. Justin also hosted the Controlled Chaos podcast for youth workers.
  3. 2025Carpooling with Jesus beginsThe first episode went out on January 6, 2025, after a school-run devotional missed the mark with his own kids.
  4. 2026The podcast becomes a nonprofitCarpooling with Jesus Ministries is a 501(c)(3) public charity, and Justin is its founder and executive director.
  5. TodayOnline Discipleship Pastor, Mariners ChurchHe leads Mariners Online, the church’s online congregation, from Arizona, and teaches on Gospel Every Day.

Built by Justin

Things he has built

  • Workshops with Justin

    AI coaching for leaders and teams

    Justin finds the work that should not depend on you anymore, then builds the AI that carries it.

    Visit Workshops

  • Staff Signature

    Email signatures for your whole team

    Matching signatures in Gmail, Outlook and Apple Mail, run from one admin console.

    Visit Staff Signature

  • Bullhorn Text

    Group texting for Mac

    One personal text to everyone in your group, from your own number, in one click.

    Visit Bullhorn Text

  • Interpreter

    Translation that keeps your design

    Send a PDF, Word file or graphic. It comes back in Spanish or Simplified Chinese with the layout exactly as you made it.

    Visit Interpreter

  • Carpooling with Jesus

    A daily podcast network for families

    Five-minute Bible devotionals for the rides you are on with your kids.

    Visit Carpooling with Jesus

Next step

Five minutes. Press play.

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Speaking, interviews and AI help: heyjustinherman@gmail.com

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