Brian Biedebach grew up in Seal Beach, just south of Los Angeles, and developed a heart for missions at a young age. After graduating from Taylor University in Indiana, where he played intercollegiate football, Brian attended The Master’s Seminary. After graduating in 1996, he moved overseas, serving as a Grace Church missionary in Johannesburg, South Africa, then Malawi. There he planted a church and assisted in launching the Central African Preaching Academy. In 2016, Brian and his wife, Anita, returned to Southern California with their four children, and he accepted a position at TMS as professor in the department of pastoral ministries. Brian also serves as the pastor of the Steadfast fellowship group at Grace Community Church.