John R. Strubhar

Dr. John Strubhar was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Westmont College for one year before graduating with a B. A. from Fort Wayne Bible College in 1969. He continued his theological studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, receiving a M. Div in 1973; a Th. M. in homiletics and pastoral theology in 1975 and a D. Min in Church Administration and Revitalization in 1980. Presently, Dr. Strubhar is serving as an interim pastor with IPM (Interim Pastor Ministries). Prior to this assignment, Dr. Strubhar served as a Lead or Executive Pastor in large evangelical churches in California, Indiana, Illinois and Florida. He served for 7 years as the Great Lakes District Superintendent of the Evangelical Free Church of America. In addition to his pastoral ministries, Dr. Strubhar has served as a graduate assistant and guest lecturer at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Fort Wayne Bible College and Moody Bible Institute (Correspondence Department). He co-authored a book with Dr. Lloyd Perry entitled Evangelistic Preaching: A Step by Step Guide to Pulpit Evangelism, published by Moody Press in 1979 and reprinted by Wipf and Stock Publishers in 2000. He has published two Bible Study books, one a study of the book of Jonah entitled Life Worth Living and In Pursuit of the Greatest Gift, a study of 1 Corinthians 13. His most recent book, Other-Centered Leadership: How to Treat Ministry Colleagues has just been released by WestBow Press in February 2020. Dr. Strubhar and his wife Sandy reside in Buckeye, AZ and have three grown adult children and eleven grandchildren.