Kara is the executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary, where she received a PhD in practical theology in the year 2000. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch,” Kara serves as a youth and family strategist for Orange and also speaks regularly at parenting and leadership conferences. She is the author or co-author of a number of books including “Faith in an Anxious World” and “The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family.”