Jim Congdon

Jim has served as the Senior Pastor of Topeka Bible Church in Kansas for 30 years. During his tenure the church has grown to over 1,400 in attendance. Jim received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mathematics from Wheaton College (1971); Certificate in Bible from Multnomah School of the Bible (1972); Master of Theology (Th.M.) in Old Testament Hebrew from Dallas Theological Seminary—winner of the Old Testament Award (1976); Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.) from Evangelical Divinity School in Illinois (1996).

Jim and his wife, Melody, have been married since 1978 and have four children: Adriel (Daniel), Mark (Katy), Doug (Leigh), and Craig (Emily); and four perfect grandchildren, Liviya, Judah, Cora, and Asher.

Jim's favorite hobbies include playing volleyball and basketball, studying the Bible, leading tours to the lands of the Bible, doing archaeological digs, strategizing about outreach to Jews and to the nation of India, teaching Wisdom Literature at a local high school, reading, playing piano, traveling with Melody, collecting ancient pottery, spending time with his children and grandchildren, and talking to people about Christ.