Brad has a passion for teaching the Bible and making it relevant to everyday life, whether in large groups, small group Bible studies, or one-on-one counseling, and he is certified as a biblical counselor through the ministry, Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (www.biblicalcounseling.com (http://www.biblicalcounseling.com/)).
A few authors who have influenced him over the years are J.I. Packer (his book, Knowing God), Edward Welch (several books, including When People Are Big and God Is Small), and C.S. Lewis (especially the classic Chronicles of Narnia series). Brad and his wife Annette are both Iowa-born-and-raised, and they have four married daughters and six grandchildren who provide him “more joy than a human should be allowed to have.”