Mr. Patterson is a product of the World War II era and was the male half of a set of fraternal twins, the other being his sister who is not an only child.
A graduate of Moody Bible Institute with a...lihat lebih banyakMr. Patterson is a product of the World War II era and was the male half of a set of fraternal twins, the other being his sister who is not an only child.
A graduate of Moody Bible Institute with a major in Christian Education and holder of a lifetime certification from the Evangelical Teacher Training Association, Mr. Patterson also attended Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN and Trinity College, now Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL. He enjoyed a brief and enjoyable career in local church ministries in the areas of children, youth and music during the late 1960s and early 1970s, returning to the commercial sector in 1973 where he spent 38 years in various capacities in the world of insurance, retiring in 2010 after a 6½ year stint as Regional Underwriting Vice President for a California domestic property/casualty company, to devote time and energy to Christian ministry endeavors and writing.
He and his wife of 43 years are the proud parents of 3 sons and 2 daughters and grandparents of seven, 3 girls and 4 boys. The senior Pattersons reside in Santa Barbara, California within 3 hours in various directions of their children. He has served as a lay minister to small groups for twenty years and has directed weekday clubs for children and youth for more than 25 years, most recently in Awana Clubs in their local church where his wife is Children’s Ministry Director.lihat lebih sedikit