Paul J. Kirbas
Pastor / Head of Staff

Dr. Paul J. Kirbas has served as our Pastor/Head of Staff since August of 2006.

Paul holds the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry Degrees from Columbia Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Theological Studies from the Graduate Theological Foundation.  His Ph.D. studies were focused on the intersection of theology and biotechnology, in collaboration with John Kerr, past Warden of the Society of Ordained Scientists in the United Kingdom. 

Paul’s PhD dissertation was published by Cloverdale Publishers under the title Navigating Through A Stipulated Freedom: Discovering a Guiding Biblical Compass for the Journey of Biotechnology. 

In his spare time, Paul loves to teach; and his current academic appointments include an adjunct professorship in Theology, Culture and Biblical Studies at Wheaton College and as the Paul Tillich Professor of Theology and Culture at the Graduate Theological Foundation in South Bend, IN.

Paul is married to Jennifer, who works as an Administrative Assistant at Wheaton Warrenville High School.  Paul and Jennifer have two sons, Jeff (age 16) and Brad (age 15).

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