The Ministry of the Elder: Developing Effective Elders to Serve the Local Church
Dr. David D. Ireland is the founder and senior pastor of Christ Church in Montclair, New Jersey, a multiracial congregation of several thousand members. He also heads IMPACT Ministries International, the media arm of Christ Church.  This ministry reaches 50 million households each week with the gospel of Jesus Christ through television and radio. Dr. Ireland holds an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, graduate degrees in civil engineering and theology, along with an earned Ph.D. in organizational leadership from Regent University. Through the books he has authored, including Why Drown When You Can Walk on Water? and Failure is Written in Pencil, multiple thousands have been encouraged and instructed by the message of Christ's love.  He has been called the teacher we understand. He and his wife, Marlinda, have been married for 20 years and are the parents of two teenage daughters, Danielle and Jessica.