Doug Pollock is committed to guiding God’s people into outward focused living. He is an author, a speaker, a chaplain in the YMCA, and a reflective practitioner whose focus is to help Christ followers worldwide increase the quality and the quantity of their spiritual conversations in practical, doable, and authentic ways.
Since 1983, Doug’s ministry with Athletes in Action has taken him to 39 different countries, 6 of our 7 continents, and throughout most of the United States to share God’s never-changing message with an ever-changing world.
His two books “Irresistible Evangelism” and “God Space” in combination with his outwardly-focused workshop have opened up doors for Doug to speak in faith communities worldwide. He is a frequent speaker at regional and national conferences across the U.S. He’s had the privilege of speaking at the Pentagon’s Prayer breakfast in Washington D. C., the national staff conferences of Campus Crusade for Christ (now known as CRU) in the U.S, Canada, Moldova, and Poland, and has done two national speaking tours of New Zealand.
Doug has an undergraduate degree from Kent State University, and graduate degrees from Miami of Ohio, and Columbia International University. He is married to his wife Martha, and they have 2 boys named David and Jonathan. They make their home just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. To learn more about Doug’s work and the resources he’s created to help transform inwardly focused Christians into outwardly focused Christ-followers, go to GodsGPS.com.
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Bio
(11) Adjunct Professor of Personal Evangelism at Cedarville University
(’09) Authored “God Space: Where Spiritual Conversations Happen Naturally”
(’08 – Present) Chaplain at Countryside YMCA
(’01-Present) Evangelism Trainer for Athletes in Action
(1980-Present) Traveled to 39 countries on short-term missions trips
(1980-Present) Speak regularly at conferences & retreat weekends, in churches, and to high school & college students, and athletes
(’04) Co-authored “Irresistible Evangelism”
(1991-’00) Director of Ministry for Athletes in Actions Basketball Teams: Responsible for discipling, equipping, and leading our teams into ministry all over the world
(1993) Ordained by the Evangelical Church Alliance
(1989-92) Traveling Representative for Athletes In Action: In this role, I served as a counselor, a shepherd, a teacher, a bible study leader, and a speaker on the major college campuses across the U.S.
(1989) Bible Certificate from Columbia International University
(1988) Interned with author and speaker Josh McDowell
(1983-’88) Pioneered the AIA ministry at the University of Tennessee
(1982) M.A. in Physical Education from Miami of Ohio
(1980) B.S. in Secondary Education from Kent State University
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