Ben Cerullo Ministries
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Ben Cerullo Ministries is a ministry founded by Ben Cerullo
, son of INSP Networks CEO and American televangelist David Cerullo
, and grandson of pentecostal televangelist Morris Cerullo
magazine as one of the 30 Emerging Voices that will lead the church in the next decade. Ben used his action sports
background to start the youth-culture ministry, SteelRoots, in 2000. The ministry was one of the first to blend action sports and Christian
music to reach youth
and young adult
s.
program Mixx Master's Lounge, and The Uprising - a reality-based program that brings an unconventional approach to modern day evangelism
and reaches across cultural boundaries. Steelroots also includes an interactive website, www.steelroots.com, and is known for live extreme sporting and music events nationwide.
in Africa, South America
, Central America
, Mexico, Asia, Europe, Canada, and the United States.
that documents the ministry and life of Cerullo international evangelistic travels.
Ben Cerullo
Benjamin "Ben" Cerullo is an American evangelist, Christian television show host and producer. He is also the son and first child born to The Inspiration Networks CEO and American televangelist David and his wife Barbara Cerullo...
, son of INSP Networks CEO and American televangelist David Cerullo
David Cerullo
C. David Cerullo is an American minister, and Christian television broadcaster. He is also a corporate businessman, the Chairman and CEO of Inspiration Ministries.-Early life and education:...
, and grandson of pentecostal televangelist Morris Cerullo
Morris Cerullo
Morris Cerullo is an American pentecostal televangelist.-Early life and ministry:Cerullo, whose evangelistic ministry is based in San Diego, California, was born in Passaic, New Jersey to a Russo Jewish/Italian family. His parents died in an automobile accident when he was only two years old...
Steelroots
Named by CharismaCharisma (magazine)
Charisma is a monthly Christian magazine based in Lake Mary, Florida, aimed at Pentecostals and charismatics...
magazine as one of the 30 Emerging Voices that will lead the church in the next decade. Ben used his action sports
Extreme sport
An extreme sport is a popular term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger...
background to start the youth-culture ministry, SteelRoots, in 2000. The ministry was one of the first to blend action sports and Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
music to reach youth
Youth
Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
and young adult
Young adult (psychology)
A young adult, according to Erik Erikson's stages of human development, is generally a person between the age of 20 - 40, whereas an adolescent is a person between the age of 13 - 19, although definitions and opinions vary. The young adult stage in human development precedes middle adulthood. A...
s.
Steelroots - The Show & The Mixx Master's Lounge
Under Cerullo’s leadership, Steelroots has grown to include several television programs, such as Steelroots - The Show, the Christian Hip-HopChristian hip hop
Christian hip hop is hip hop music characterized by a Christian worldview, with the general purposes of evangelization , edifying members of the church and/or simply entertaining.-History:Since hip-hop started in the 1970s, various hip-hop artists have...
program Mixx Master's Lounge, and The Uprising - a reality-based program that brings an unconventional approach to modern day evangelism
Evangelism
Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity....
and reaches across cultural boundaries. Steelroots also includes an interactive website, www.steelroots.com, and is known for live extreme sporting and music events nationwide.
Ben Cerullo Ministries
In 2007, Cerullo stopped being spokesperson and television personality of Steelroots, and launched Ben Cerullo Ministries. Since that time, Ben Cerullo Ministries has led gospel crusadesCrusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
in Africa, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
, Mexico, Asia, Europe, Canada, and the United States.
Thunder Road TV program
Ben Cerullo Ministries also produces a television show called Thunder Road, a reality television seriesReality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
that documents the ministry and life of Cerullo international evangelistic travels.