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Earned his M.Div from Western Conservative Baptist Seminary in 1977, then his Th.M. in Hebrew from the same school in 1978, and a B.S. in German Literature from Excelsior College in 1984, followed by planting three Bible churches in 15 years in Austria and then spent some time in Russia. They have "two sons, two excellent daughters-in-law, and six wonderful grandchildren", according to Christine's [https://www.amazon.com/Christine-Schneider/e/B001KI4D22/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 bio on Amazon].
Served as the chair of the Intercultural Studies department at Emmaus Bible College in Iowa for 7 years, and planted a local Brethren assembly in Dubuque called [[Riverside Bible Church, Dubuque, IA]]. Pursued graduate studies 2001-2003 in International Relations at Salve Regina University, which is based in Newport, Rhode Island. Served as senior pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church, Spokane, Washinton.
Planted Sunrise Bible Church (which became [http://www.redbenchspokane.com/ Red Bench Bible Church) while serving as an Associate Adjunct Professor of Intercultural Studies, Bible and Theology at Moody Bible Institute, Spokane Campus (WA), teaching Acts, Hermeneutics, Church Planting, Church and Its Doctrines, Christian Missions, Evangelism (Life on Life), Islamic Studies, Senior Seminar for Intercultural Studies, Theological Issues in Missiology, and World Religions. While at Moody, he also tutored for the Intercultural Studies Honor Program.
He served Moody from 2010-2018, while earning his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology and Apologetics from Liberty University in 2017. Presently (2018) volunteer teaching nine courses as a founding faculty member of a new bible college [https://www.greatnorthernu.org/ Great Northern University], founded in 2018, and Christine is serving the same college as head librarian.
* Kitchen Table Studies: Bible Studies for Women; 2016, Emmaus International;
** "Goodness, For God's Sake: Sound Teaching, Sensible Living, and Good Deeds from Paul's Letter to Titus"; Buy on [https://www.amazon.com/Goodness-Gods-Sake-Teaching-Sensible-ebook/dp/B01IYIDW5Y<span style="font-size: 0.939em;"> Amazon] or from [https://emmausinternational.com/products/goodness-for-Gods-sake Emmaus International]</span>
** "Lessons in Trust from Messiah's Family Tree; [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IW5SSU8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Amazon] or [https://emmausinternational.com/products/lessons-in-trust Emmaus International]
===Historical Novels===
* Fires of Faith series; Kregel Publishers, 1998:
** "In the Shadow of the Cathedral"; #1 [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/082543758X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Amazon]
==Sources==
Bio (shamelessly) adapted nearly word-for-word by Doug Engle from: