Christopher L. Coppernoll

Dr. Chris Coppernoll is an author, speaker and Director of Spiritual Life at Silver Bay YMCA of the Adirondacks, where his Pastoral Respite Program has welcomed more than 1,000 pastors and his interfaith retreats now draw students from Colgate, Tufts and other universities.

He is the author of six books, including the novels Providence, A Beautiful Fall and Screen Play (David C. Cook), and Soul2Soul, God's Calling and Secrets of a Faith Well Lived. Providence, his best-selling novel, celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2027.

Chris holds a DMin from Baylor University, an MDiv from Rockbridge Seminary and a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music. He lives in upstate New York with his wife, the novelist Christa Parrish.