Rev. Ed Schneider was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri and has been preaching God’s Word since the age of 14. He has been ordained in the Baptist, Methodist, and Reformed denominations. Rev. Schneider is the author of 17 books, many of which are within the Library of Congress. He has been conferred a Masters in Practical Theology.

Ed has served in pastoral leadership in a variety of different settings. These include urban, suburban, and rural congregations. Several of these congregations have included multi racial/cultural/language environments as well as vibrant intergenerational distinctions. Rev. Schneider has had the privilege to work at denominational levels of leadership in the areas of church multiplication, global missions, leadership training, urban renewal, evangelism and publishing.

He has been consistently recognized as a national leader in Christian education and crisis intervention. Ed has been honored to receive a special declaration for his leadership and community service from the State of Missouri-House of Representatives. He has also been a lecturer for Department of Justice (FBI Sponsored)-First Responder training on the origins of hate and media relations. A few of his more popular and well read titles are;

• Can Honest Christianity Still Exist?

• The Absentee Shepherd

• Saving the Christian Church from Itself

• Turning Around Christianity

• The Decency of Christ

• The Intergalactic Adventures of Pu