{"id":13,"date":"2023-10-30T08:16:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T08:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/WestBowPress\/841189\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2023-10-30T08:16:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T08:16:21","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-vip.net\/WestBowPress\/841189\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mark Stermer<\/strong> is the founder and Senior Pastor of The Church International, a multi-campus church operating around the world through local churches, orphanages, and children&amp;rsquo;s care points. He is the founder and President of Life House University, a 501C3 organization which operates multiple men&amp;rsquo;s and women&amp;rsquo;s homes serving hundreds of precious people in Alabama and Louisiana. He is president and overseer of The Church Academy, which educates children to walk in the ways of Jesus Christ. He has authored many books and developed many resources that can be found on The Church App. You can also gain access to so much more on the various websites:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thechurch.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TheChurch.fm<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelifehouse.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TheLifeHouse.fm<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thechurchacademy.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TheChurchAcademy.fm<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is married to Cindy Stermer and they have eight children, two daughters-in-law, three sons-in-law, and eight grandchildren at present. He also served in the United States Marines as a force reconnaissance Marine. 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