Ryan is the church planter and pastor of Trinity Church of Benicia in Benicia, CA and the former President of The Cornerstone Bible College and Seminary (2019–2026). Ryan grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a heart to minister to the people here, training up pastors to serve and teach in this unique region. He received his Ph.D. from Southern Seminary with an emphasis in Biblical Spirituality and a minor in Church History (2016). Ryan is the author of That God May Be All in Al and several forthcoming books including Rediscovering God the Father and Kindred Leadership. Ryan enjoys teaching at Munster Bible College in Cork, Ireland and at the Bay Area Campus of Gateway Seminary. He has trained pastors in Uganda, Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines, Spain, and Hawaii. To unwind, Ryan loves training and teaching Brazilian Jiujitsu and playing the piano. Ryan and his wife Jennafer have been married since 1995 and have five children and two grandchildren.