Jeremy Bouma grew up in West Michigan and spent five years in Washington D.C. working on Capitol Hill after graduating college before moving back to his hometown. While on Capitol Hill, he worked for a United States Senator and later pastored among this community of people. Through the Center for Christian Statesmanship, he led bible studies and mentored congressional staffers in the Way of Jesus, and delivered Bibles to and prayed with Members of Congress. This experience and vantage point, coupled with his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Cedarville University, gives him a unique perspective on faith, Church, and the American experience that he hopes will help others live in the tension of faith in Jesus Christ and post-Christian America.
Upon his return to Grand Rapids, he pursued the Master of Divinity at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary (specialization in Church Planting and Development) and served on staff at an area Evangelical Covenant Church, Fellowship Covenant Church. Currently, he is completing the Master of Theology in Historical Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and is a freelance editor with Zondervan Bibles
He lives in the city of Grand Rapids with his wife Melinda. His first book was released in October 2008 titled, the (un)offensive gospel of Jesus (novus•lumen books). Based his experiences in the Western Church, conversations and friendships, and studies on the Gospels and theology, he reminds the Church that we are responsible for the Jesus we show and the Jesus people see, the Story we tell and the Story people hear. His second book will release Fall 2011. During his free time, you can find him blogging at www.novuslumen.net, jogging, reading at his favorite local coffeehouse, and enjoying life with his lovely wife.
