Behind The Scenes Of Christian TV - Pastor Luke Taylor | Theology, Things & Stuff #009

J. Christopher McMichael was privileged to be raised in a Christian home, attending church his entire life. He surrendered his life to the Lord as a child while at a summer Baptist youth camp in the mountains of Tennessee. As a teenager on his first missions trip, he began to recognize the call of God to ministry. He earned a degree in earth sciences from Tennessee Tech University and enjoyed a successful career as a geologist in geotechnical engineering and mining. In 2007, he and his wife Manda were installed as the pastors of Engrafted Word Church while continuing to consult as a geologist for the next thirteen years. Today, Chris’ focus in solely on the church and world missions. After authoring six books and learning the ins and outs of book publishing, he launched Petra Press Publishing in 2023, with the goal of helping pastors and ministers publish their God-inspired work with the highest standard possible. Chris and his wife have three children they love raising in Tennessee.

Pastor Luke worked in Christian TV for 15 years in the UK, at a time that religious broadcasting was just starting to emerge in Europe. He worked as a producer and director in that time and left in 2014. Since then he has Pastored New Life Church, Teesside in the north east of England, where he lives with his wife.