Facts: - debut works: '' i kissed dating goodbye '' - imagesize: 200px - caption: joshua harris in 2007 - spouse: shannon harris - birth date: 30 december 1974 - name: joshua harris - nationality: us - image: joshua harris cropped.png - birth place: dayton , ohio - occupation: pastor author Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joshua harris -lrb- pastor -rrb- .
joshua eugene harris -lrb- born december 30 , 1974 in dayton , ohio -rrb- is an american pastor and author , perhaps most widely known as the author of '' i kissed dating goodbye '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- , in which he explains what he believes to be the biblical approach to dating and relationships .he is currently senior pastor of covenant life church , the founding church of sovereign grace ministries , in gaithersburg , maryland .he is the first of seven children born to gregg and sono harris , pioneers in the christian homeschooling movement .he is of japanese descent on his mother 's side .