Mark Pritchard

Raised just outside Chicago as a pastor’s kid, Mark’s faith became deeply personal in junior high after a youth conference stirred something lasting in his heart. That spark eventually led him to Moody Bible Institute and Dallas Theological Seminary, but what really shaped him were the people and places God used along the way—including two formative years in China, where he met his wife, Vanessa.

Together they’re raising four amazing kids—Eli, Penelope, Zoe, and Nicholas—while rooting deeply in the life of their church and city. Mark speaks and writes with clarity, honesty, and a deep love for the church. Whether he’s preaching on a Sunday or chatting in the church lobby, he believes Jesus still meets people in the middle of real life—and that’s where the best kind of change begins.