Dr. Gary Brandenburg grew up in California and attended Oklahoma State University on a baseball scholarship. After receiving Most Valuable honors, he was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles and played three seasons of professional baseball. Gary received his Master of Divinity degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston. After a brief assignment as a youth pastor he became a church planter in California for eight years, served as a senior pastor at Grace Community Church in Tyler for fourteen years, and lead pastor at Fellowship Bible Church in Dallas since 2004. Recently, Gary has transitioned into his role as Co-lead Pastor where he can devote more time to training and mentoring the next generation of church leaders. As a board member of Mercy Ships, he’s spoken all over the world at pastor’s conferences pursuing his desire to influence the influencers. He’s also served on the Board of Directors for Pine Cove Christian Camps. Gary has been married to Jana since 1977, they have three children and five grandchildren.