About Me
Biography
I am a Christian, husband, father of three, pastor, apologist, theologian, and counselor. I currently pastor in Slater, Iowa, after having served in other churches for over 15 years as a senior pastor, interim pastor, and youth pastor. I regularly speak at churches, conferences, and camps on apologetics, theology, counseling, and Christian living.
I grew up on the east coast in Maryland before moving to Iowa when as a child. At 16 years old, God saved me from my sins and gave me a purpose to proclaim and defend the Gospel as true, beautiful, and life-changing.
Professional Interests
My doctoral research focused on the attributes of God, divine simplicity, and the Trinity in both ancient and modern contexts, but I also write on the historical Jesus and the case for the resurrection, the creation/evolution debate and the philosophy of science, human psychology, and general issues in apologetics, theology, church history, ethics, philosophy, counseling, and church ministry.
Personal Interests
I spend what free time I have enjoying my time with my wife and daughters. I also enjoying shooting sports, tomahawk and knife throwing, and bullwhip cracking. I am a black belt in Taekwondo and enjoy weightlifting and other fitness pursuits, and playing guitars and drums.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Jeriah Shank has been a senior pastor, youth pastor, apologist, theologian, counselor, and author for over 15 years with multiple degrees in these areas, including a PhD in theology. The passion of his life is to proclaim and defend the Gospel as true, beautiful, and life-changing. He is the author of Learning to Grow: A Bible Study in the Birth and Growth of the Believer and the children’s book Is God for Real?: Learning to Trust in the God Who is There. With his deep knowledge of God’s Word and God’s World, his love for people, and his… unique… sense of humor, Jeriah frequently speaks at camps, conferences, churches, and colleges to help others build and defend a faith worth following. Check out his ministry at www.jeriahshank.com, follow him on Facebook at Jeriah D. Shank, or follow him on Twitter at @JeriahShank
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