Dr. J. T. Harless

Dr. Harless (PhD, DMIN, ThM, MDIV, MAR) is a husband to his wonderful wife Rachel for over 20 years, who is a SPED educator. He is also a father of 3. His oldest is a freshmen in college, another is in middle school and another in elementary school (pray for him). He is ordained and has been in full time ministry for over 20 years and is a lead pastor, author, certified life coach and former adjunct professor who has delivered inspiring messages at teen camps, evangelistic and men's conferences and retreats across the nation. He has also spoken at crusades as far away as Africa and India, seeing many coming to a saving faith in Jesus. He has also sat on state youth evangelism boards for the SBC. 

You can check pastor Thad out in real time at Real Life Church, a inner city urban church, that Chases God, Lives Sent, and ministers as a body of Christ that is ethnically and socio-economically diverse to the glory of God!

In leadership efforts and within his academic tenure as and adjunct professor, Dr. Harless has mentored, taught and coached leaders all over the United States and as far away as Australia. He has chaired dissertation committees on leadership, taught numerous leadership classes as well as critical issues in ministry courses.

Theologically Dr. Harless has been published in theological journals (Aletheias: Journal of Biblical Studies, Theology and Ministry/Journal of International Society of Christian Apologetics) and has presented at the Evangelical Theological Society. His published efforts focus on origins apologetics and evangelism.

He is also a very former competitive powerlifter who consistently injures himself believing that he is still in his mid-thirties. His wife does not feel sorry for him.