Clay A. Kahler is the founder of Sharing the Word Ministries, which
includes the radio program Sharing the Word, heard in Ray County
Missouri. He is the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Orrick,
Missouri. Clay is the author of Simple Theology: Theology for the Rest
of Us and Against Protestant Popes. He has written for Preaching
Magazine Christianity Today and To His Glory. Clay served on the faculty
of the Southwest College of Biblical Studies in Pine Valley, California,
and as an adjunct faculty member at the Southern California Bible
College & Seminary. He now teaches Bible and Theology at Carver Baptist
Bible College in Kansas City, Missouri.
Prior to entering the ministry, Pastor Kahler served in the United
States Army, including service during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Following his service in the Army, he began a career in Law Enforcement.
He worked for 4 years with Village West Police as a Patrolman and as a
trainer. He was recruited away from the Department and into corrections
and became the Director of Training and CERT Team Commander in a Federal
Prison in San Diego, California.
Clay has earned his Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Religious Studies and
a Master of Arts Degree from Southern California Bible College &
Seminary.