M. Scott Boren

M. Scott Boren is the founder of The Center for Community and Mission (www.mscottboren.org). He is a consultant, trainer and author who works with churches to help establish effective small groups and missional communities, and he coaches pastors in leading change in the church. He holds a Masters in New Testament Studies from Regent College and a doctorate from Luther Seminary. He grew up on a farm in North Texas, raising cattle and hauling hay. He has his undergraduate degree in Agriculture Economics from Texas A & M (Gig'em Ags.) He resided for three years in Vancouver, Canada where he studied under the New Testament scholar Gordon Fee. After that, he served for six years as one of the pastors at Woodland Hills Church in Saint Paul, MN. He lives in the Twin Cities with his wife, Shawna, and their four children. To learn more about the various services he provides to churches, visit his website www.mscottboren.org.