Authors

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John Snyder
Pastor/Founder
Chocolate Connoisseur

John Snyder is a pastor, author, and conference speaker. He has taught New Testament Studies at New College Berkeley, California, and has pastored and planted churches in California, New York, Switzerland and Hawaii. John received his Bachelor of Arts degree in the field of religion from Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, California. An avid athlete, he competed in Track and Field, and he served as Student Body President of the college. John received his Master of Theology and Master of Divinity degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. 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 studied German at the Goethe-Institut in Germany.

You can find some of his articles in academic journals and newspapers including Theology Today, Dialog, Theologische Zeitschrift, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, The Washington Times, and others. John has also served on the adjunct faculty of New College Berkeley as well as the World Journalism Institute.

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Shirin Snyder
Executive Director
Intergalactic Coordinator

Shirin Snyder, an army brat, was born and raised in India. She received her Honours Degree in political science from Jesus and Mary College, University of New Delhi, India. While in India, she worked for the airlines and as an interpreter for international conferences. She met John when she moved to California, where she accepted a job as his secretary. They were married three years later. She speaks English, Hindi, French, and German. In Carmel, California, Shirin co-chaired with the late Ginny Pucci and a team of volunteers to start The Yellow Brick Road, a benefit store that donates all profits to community needs (www.carmelpres.org). They have given over $4 Million to charity to date.

Shirin has spent the last twenty-five years involved in church ministry and planting, administration, women’s ministries, youth ministries, evangelism event planning, and outreach, both in the US and Switzerland.

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Sarah Snyder
General Editor
Webmaster, Computer Whisperer

Sarah Snyder finished high school far too early at age 14, after which she attended The King’s College in New York City. When the family moved to Switzerland, she enrolled in the London School of Journalism, a post-grad journalism school. She earned her Journalism and Newswriting Diploma with Distinction and received her Honours Diploma in Subediting and Design and has been a grammar geek ever since. She formed a band with her sister Stephanie, Deer Park Avenue, and stays busy with gigging, recording, and talking to strangers on the band’s Twitter account. She has played guitar since she was 10 and enjoys effects pedals probably more than is advisable. In addition, she and Stephanie have started their own Website Design and Social Media Management business.

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Stephanie Snyder
Lifestyle Editor
Graphics Coordinator, UFO Liason

Stephanie Snyder was an early high school graduate, finishing at age 14, just before moving with her family to Europe. Stephanie earned her Freelance Journalism Honours Diploma from the London School of Journalism and also received her Honours Diploma in Subediting and Design. She has played drums since she was 7 and, after she co-founded Deer Park Avenue with Sarah, has stayed busy with songwriting, recording, gigging, and traveling. Steph is an avid nutrition advocate and enjoys helping people eat right and live in the most healthy way possible. Whether you’re looking for a great new diet, or want to go for a hike somewhere, or want to find a fun place for a holiday, Steph is the person to talk to.

Deer Park Avenue
Rock Band in Residence

Deer Park Avenue is the brainchild of Sarah and Stephanie Snyder, who have been secretly writing songs for many years and only recently decided to share them with the world at large. Their first EP, City Streets, was released last fall, and they’re currently gigging and getting ready to release their second EP, Stop & Go, on October 5.

Sarah and Stephanie have been involved with forming and leading Worship Teams since they were 12 and 9, on Long Island, in Switzerland, and in California. They love the rawness and fun of youth ministry and have trained youth in guitar, drums, bass guitar, percussion, piano, and voice, incorporating them into Sunday morning worship and showing them how to be a band.

For more information about Deer Park Avenue, visit their 321 Page or Official Website.

Guest Bloggers

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Joshua Eric Murray
Writer/Filmmaker

Joshua Eric Murray is a writer, filmmaker, and graphic design artist living on Long Island, New York. He grew up in the church his whole life, then went to a Christian college where he would eventually get suspended for not attending chapel. He started investigating and questioning the religious behavior of the people he knew and the church culture he grew up with. He encourages friends and strangers to think deeply about what they really believe, rather than just accepting “they way things should be.”

He currently lives on east Long Island, works at an architectural design firm, travels when and wherever he can, is a lover of all things film, and has a mild case of claustrophobia when riding trains. You can follow him on on Tumblr at poorly-knit.tumblr.com.

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Keith Posehn
Pastor/Writer

Rev. Dr. Keith L. Posehn, a fifth-generation Californian, was born and raised in the Sacramento Area. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, his Masters of Divinity at San Francisco Theological Seminary, and his Doctorate of Ministry at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Keith has served in church ministry for over 30 years, including 20 years of youth ministry and seven years as a pastor in the Sacramento Presbytery. Keith co-founded the office of Chaplain for the Folsom Police Department and served the FPD for five years supporting both the officers and the victims of crime in the community.

Currently, Keith is the Founder/Director of Heaven Help Me!, consulting for churches in the areas of Leadership Development, Vision Planning, Staff Development and Calibration, Worship Strategy and Presentation, and Stewardship. He is also continuing to release new volumes in his hilariously unconventional devotional series, “Good News and Grins To Go” designed specifically for Kindle Readers on smartphones.

Keith loves to spend time with his wife Tracy and his three sons, Forrest, Ryan and Jesse. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, home improvement, golfing, restoring old cars, golfing, coaching Jesse’s AAU basketball team, and golfing with his boys.