Terry Tieman

Rev. Dr. Terry Tieman is the President & Executive Director of Transforming Churches Network (www.tcnprocess.com). Dr. Tieman's vision is to empower churches to open new doors into their community to reach lost people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. TCN was developed to provide training and resources for judicatories, congregations, and pastors in order to accomplish this transformation process.

Prior to starting TCN, Dr. Tieman served as the Director of Mission Revitalization for the The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS). He also served as Mission Executive for the Mid-South District for 13 years. In addition, Rev. Tieman was a parish pastor for 12 years in Michigan and Arkansas, where he revitalized four existing congregations and planted two new ones. He received his Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, CA, in 1998.

Terry is the author or co-author of four books, including, Hinges: Opening Your Church's Doors to the Community (2015), Catching Vision: Seeing a New Future for Your Church (2014), People of Passion: Activities for Opening Doors to Your Community (2012), and Skill Builders: Leadership Tools for Opening Doors to Your Community (2012). Terry's most recent work has led to the development of Seasons of Discovery, a step-wise church transformation process.

Terry and his wife, Becky, live in Memphis, Tennessee, and are members of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Becky teaches first grade. They have three grown sons.