I am the Pastor at The Red Brick Church in Stillman Valley, IL and the author of the book, published by Crossway, Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds.
I have one wife (Jamie), four children (Allison, Christopher, Benjamin, and Mary Beth), and one dog (Mandy).
My education is “diverse.” I have a degree in chemistry from Central College (Pella, IA) and an MBA from the University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA). In a former life I worked in product development in medical diagnostics for Bayer. I wrote technical materials for new product development and worked in applied statistics, wore a lab coat and tried to act like I understood more chemistry than I ever did.
After leaving the corporate world, I graduated from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree.
Later I received a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary having completed the preaching track under Haddon Robinson. My doctoral thesis was a manual for helping pastoral search committees evaluate preaching. (I am convinced this is a crucial area!)
I grew up on a farm in the Great State of Iowa near Keosauqua.
Email me at chris (at sign, no spaces) theredbrickchurch.org.
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