SAM STORMS, PHD, is lead pastor of preaching and vision at Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City. He is also the founder and president of Enjoying God Ministries (www.samstorms.com) and serves on the council of the Gospel Coalition. Sam earned his BA in history from the University of Oklahoma in 1973, a ThM in historical theology from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1977, and a PhD in intellectual history from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1984. Before joining the staff of Bridgeway Church, Sam served as visiting associate professor of theology at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and is a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society.
Sam and his wife of forty-seven years, Ann, are the parents of two daughters and grandparents of four. Sam is the author or editor of twenty-seven books, among which are Practicing the Power: Welcoming the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Your Life (Zondervan), Kingdom Come: The Amillennial Alternative (Christian Focus), The Singing God (Passio), and The Beginner’s Guide to Spiritual Gifts (Bethany House). Sam is also the general editor of the ESV Men’s Devotional Bible (Crossway).
If there is a central and all-consuming passion in Sam’s heart, it is for the convergence of Word and Spirit in the lives of God’s people and the ministries of the local church. He has devoted his life to equipping followers of Jesus to eagerly embrace both the functional authority of God’s written Word and the full range of miraculous gifts of the Spirit, all to the glory of God in Christ. Sam longs to see Christian men and women who are intellectually exhilarated by complex biblical truths yet unafraid to give public expression to deep emotional delight and heartfelt affection for Jesus.
Sam believes the urgent need of the church today is for theologically sophisticated followers of Christ who are hungry for the revelatory gifts of the Spirit while always subject to the final authority of the written text of Scripture. You can gain access, free of charge, to Sam’s written work by visiting his website and blog at www.samstorms.com.