Warrenton Presbyterian Church
Warrenton, Virginia 20186
916-708-6461

• Education: Received my Master of Theology and Master of Divinity degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey, and my Doctor of Theology in New Testament Studies from the University of Basel, Switzerland.
• Experience: Pastored churches in Virginia, California, New York, New Jersey, and Hawaii. Planted churches in California and Switzerland. Author of Your 100 Day Prayer: The Transforming Power of Waiting on God (Thomas Nelson); Reincarnation vs. Resurrection (Moody); These Sheep Bite (used for Healthy Leaders, Healthy Churches seminars/classes). Founder of Community 321 (http://community321.com), a faith and Christian culture blog. More at http://johnisnyder.com.
• Comment to those looking at my sermons: Hope you were helped and encouraged!
• Sermon or series that made a difference: "The Glory of the Resurrection" by James S. Stewart.
• One of my favorite illustrations: Eddie Rickenbacker's life raft experience.
• Family: Married to an amazing and wonderful woman and have two equally amazing daughters. Very blessed to journey together through the ups and downs in our faith walk.
• What my parents think of my sermons: Best preacher in the world!
• What my spouse (really) thinks of my sermons: Worst preacher in the world! Actually, she really finds them encouraging and uplifting.
• Best advice given to me about preaching: Preach about God, preach about twenty minutes.
• Books that have had an impact: Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis; Christianity and Liberalism by J.G. Machen; Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton; New Testament Theology by G.B. Caird.
• Hobbies: Reading, writing, music, meeting people, traveling, espresso, chocolates!
• If I could Preach one more time, I would say...: I would talk about God's absolute sovereignty and his abundant mercy and grace.
• Something funny that happened while preaching: A fistfight broke out in the back of the church. Not so funny—My mind drew a blank. I shut the Bible, picked up my sermon notes, and walked out of the church.
• What I want on my tombstone: You have saved the best till now.