Hi, there! I’m JJ, the creator of Douglas Talks. Ever since I was a kid, I knew I wanted to work in children’s ministry, and puppetry is my absolute favorite way to minister to God’s kids. There’s something about puppets that really keeps kids engaged like nothing else, so it just makes sense that we should use them to teach kids the most important truth they can ever know: the truth of God’s Word. In 2003 I joined my church’s puppet team, and by 2005 I was building my own puppets and performing professionally (Ronald McDonald actually taught my mom and me how to build puppets . . . you should totally ask me about that sometime). It was about that time that my mom started a puppet-building company called PJ’s Puppets. One day, I was building a puppet to sell on the PJ’s Puppets website, and when I finished, I looked at him and I thought, “Nope . . . I’m gonna keep you!”—and that’s where Douglas’ and my story began. Since then, Douglas and I have performed hundreds of shows in churches, camps, and schools all over the United States, and I’ve taken some of my other puppet characters on six international ministry trips to four different countries.

In 2012 I decided to start a YouTube channel for Douglas, and those videos have been seen in more than 180 countries! The internet has opened up a whole new ministry field—what a cool time to be alive! I have a bachelor’s degree in Student Ministry and was the children’s and youth minister at a small church for six years before going into digital ministry full-time in 2019. My wife Laura and I live in western Iowa and have three wonderful children; we are so blessed by our little family! I have a passion for equipping the Church to further the Kingdom of God in new and creative ways, and I’m excited to partner with you as we minister to God’s children together.

Statement of Faith

“We believe that the Bible is the inerrant word of God.  We believe in the triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  We believe that Jesus is the Christ (Messiah, Savior), the Son of the Living God.  We believe that He became a Man, conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, Mary.  We believe that He lived a sinless life and was crucified, paying with His blood the penalty for all our sins.  We believe that He died, was buried, and rose again on the third day.  We believe that He ascended to the right hand of God the Father, that He’s coming back again someday, and that His Kingdom will have no end.  We believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven and that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.”

If you have any questions about our beliefs, please feel free to ask!

Contact Us

If you’d like to get in touch feel free to email me at info@Douglastalks.com or you can contact me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DouglasTalks/