Ron Shifley
Family: Married to Deanna with one grown daughter, two grandkids, one cat (Cleo), two dogs (Nicholas and Hadassah) and a bunch of tropical fish.
Home Town: Galion, Ohio
Education: Graduate of Heidelberg University, Tiffin, OH and Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, IN
Ministry Credentials: Ordained into Christian ministry in 1996 and has standing within the Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches (EA) where he serves on the National Board of Directors and the Web Ministry Team. He and Deanna are co-editors of both the print and digital versions of the EA’s Desk Calendar. He has served local churches in Indiana, Ohio, South Dakota and Texas.
Pastor Ron is the author of “Light in the Darkness: A Hanukkah Devotional for Jesus Followers” and has starred in a couple of light-hearted, A.I. generated, MTV style, parody music videos for “Every Step of the Way” and “Light in the Catacombs,” a praise song written for our Catacombs youth ministry.
Favorites
Foods: cheeseburgers, fried shrimp and perch, pizza, chocolate ice cream, and fried cornmeal mush
Places to eat: The Rusty Cowboy, Cheddars, Pizza Hut, Red Lobster, Wendy’s
Hobbies: making homemade ice cream, dartball, website design, photography, watching NHL hockey and MiLB baseball
Sport Teams: Columbus Blue Jackets, Indianapolis Indians
Movies: Star Wars (original trilogy), Kingdom of Heaven, Lord of the Rings, and Walt Disney’s Bambi, Tarzan and Beauty & the Beast
TV Shows: House of David, Superman & Lois, Star Wars: Andor, Houston Knights, The Musketeers
Musical Artists: Bon Jovi, Creed, Chris Tomlin, Phil Wickham, and Michael W. Smith.
Hymns: “How Great Thou Art,” “In Christ Alone”, “He Lives”, “Amazing Grace” and “The Old Rugged Cross.”
Praise Songs: “Light in the Catacombs”, “How Great Is Our God”, “Hymn of Heaven,” “Song of the Saints,” “Amazing Grace My Chains Are Gone” and “Adore”
Scripture: Exodus 3:5b “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”