My Intro
Doug Pollock is committed to guiding God’s people into outward focused living. He is an author, a speaker, and a reflective practitioner whose focus is to help Christ followers worldwide increase the quality and the quantity of their spiritual conversations in practical, doable, and authentic ways.
He has ministered with Athletes in Action for the past 28 years. His evangelistic travels with AIA have taken him to 39 different countries, and throughout most of the United States.
Doug’s two books, “Irresistible Evangelism”, and “God Space” have opened up doors for him to speak at regional and national conferences across the U.S. Some of the more notable venues Doug has had the privilege of speaking at include; the Pentagon’s Prayer breakfast, the Winter Olympics Outreach, the national staff conferences of Campus Crusade for Christ in both the U.S, Canada, Moldova and a national speaking tour of New Zealand.
Doug has an undergraduate degree from Kent State University, and graduate degrees from Miami of Ohio, and Columbia International University. He is married to his wife Martha, and they have 2 boys named David and Jonathan. They make their home just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio.
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My Bio
(11 - Present) Adjunct Professor of Personal Evangelism at Cedarville University
('09) Authored “God Space: Where Spiritual Conversations Happen Naturally”
('08 - Present) Chaplain in the world’s largest YMCA
('01-Present) Evangelism Trainer for Athletes in Action
(1980-Present) Traveled to 39 countries on short-term missions trips
(1980-Present) Speak regularly at conferences & retreat weekends, in churches, and to high school & college students, and athletes
('04) Co-authored “Irresistible Evangelism”
(1991-'00) Director of Ministry for Athletes in Actions Basketball Teams: Responsible for discipling, equipping, and leading our teams into ministry all over the world
(1993) Ordained by the Evangelical Church Alliance
(1989-92) Traveling Representative for Athletes In Action: In this role, I served as a counselor, a shepherd, a teacher, a bible study leader, and a speaker on the major college campuses across the U.S.
(1989) Bible Certificate from Columbia International University
(1988) Interned with author and speaker Josh McDowell
(1983-'88) Pioneered the AIA ministry at the University of Tennessee
(1982) M.A. in Physical Education from Miami of Ohio
(1980) B.S. in Secondary Education from Kent State University