Pastor Michael Thiessen has over 25 years of pastoral ministry experience, including international teaching, coaching, and consulting experience.

With a heart for training, and mentoring Christians through exegetical Bible teaching, Christian Worldview Training, and real life sound advice, Michael serves as the founding pastor at Royal Spring Chapel. Royal Spring Chapel is a church plant of Bridge The Gap Ministries.

Michael earned his Master’s degree with a focus in New Testament and Ethics (Gordon Cornwell Theological Seminary), and holds a Doctor of Ministry Degree (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School). Michael’s D. Min major research project is entitled: Responding to our Hemorrhaging Faith by Exploring a Family-Integrated Church Model as a Solution.

Michael is the author of Pursuing a First Class Marriage: Find the One Without Trying Many.

He also has over 20 years of NPO board experience, having served on various schools, mission agencies, and church boards. His ministry in Kentucky also includes helping the Ezra Institute with cultural engagement through podcasting, and being a teaching fellow all around the United States.

Michael and his wife Sarah have four children: Simon, Gabriel, Maylah-Belle, and Galilee-Ling.