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John I. Snyder

Dr. John I. Snyder is an international pastor, conference speaker, and bestselling author of the books Sheltered with God: Finding God’s Peace in a World of Fear from Theology Mix, Resenting God: Escape the Downward Spiral of Blame from Abingdon Press, Your 100 Day Prayer: The Transforming Power of Actively Waiting on God from Thomas Nelson Publishers, and Reincarnation vs. Resurrection from Moody Press.

John has been featured on Focus on the Family, Moody Radio, Fox News, Faith Radio Network, Cru, American Family Radio Network, In the Market with Janet Parshall, The Bottom Line with Roger Marsh, Miracle Channel, Bill Martinez Live, and many more.

As an ordained Presbyterian pastor, John has served congregations in the United States and planted churches in California and Switzerland. He is currently pastor of Starnberg Fellowship, an international church in Bavaria, Germany. He is the advisor and lead author for theology and culture blog Theology Mix, which hosts 100+ authors and podcasters, and visitors from 175 countries. He received his Doctor of Theology degree magna cum laude in New Testament Studies from the University of Basel, Switzerland, where he studied with acclaimed professors Bo Reicke, Markus Barth, Martin Schmidt, and Jan Milic Lochman. He also has Master of Theology and Master of Divinity degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.

You can find his articles in academic journals, online magazines, and newspapers including Theology Today, Theology Mix, Outreach Magazine, The Christian Post, Gospel-Centered Discipleship, Dialog, Theologische Zeitschrift, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, The Washington Times, and more. John has also served on the adjunct faculty of New College Berkeley as well as the World Journalism Institute. You can follow him on Twitter @johnisnyder or connect with him on Facebook or LinkedIn.


“...every day we fill up with anxiety just makes life much harder than it needs to be." Those are words I need tattooed to my forehead!”
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