After serving for 25 years as the founding and senior pastor of CrossWay Community Church in Bristol, Wisconsin, Mike transitioned out of that role and is now serving as the Teaching Pastor at Park Community Church – Lincoln Park, in Chicago. Mike earned a diploma in Bible and Theology at Moody Bible Institute and a BA in Biblical Studies from Wheaton College. He then earned an MDiv and ThM from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, followed by a PhD in Rhetorical History and Criticism from Northwestern University. Prior to leading the launch of CrossWay Community Church in 1998, Mike served for 15 years as Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, as well as the chairman of the Practical Theology Department at TEDS.