About Bryan Catherman
Bryan Catherman is the Pastor of Education and Discipleship at Trinity Church in Holdrege, Nebraska. He is a pastor, preacher, theologian, teacher, writer, and the primary voice behind SaltyBeliever.com and Salty Believer Unscripted.
Previously, Bryan was the Senior Pastor of Redeeming Life Church in Bountiful, Utah, a church he planted and pastored for ten years. He has also served in a variety of other ministry roles, including staff Pastor at Redeeming Life Church in Holladay, Utah, VA hospital chaplain, consultant, church planter, professor, and ministry trainer. Before entering vocational ministry, he served in the United States Army with the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Bryan is committed to Scripture, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and the health of the local church. His ministry work has focused on preaching, discipleship, theology, pastoral training, and helping Christians think biblically about life and ministry.
Bryan earned two associate degrees from the College of Southern Idaho, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah, a Master of Divinity from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Gateway Seminary, formerly Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. He has taught for Gateway Seminary, lectured for Gateway doctoral seminars, and developed classes for pastoral training, church planting, theology, and discipleship. He has also served on leadership and planning committees, consulted with churches and ministries, coached ministry leaders, served in denominational leadership roles, pastored youth camps, and preached at retreats. He has spoken and lead trained at conferences and ministry gatherings on evangelism, discipleship, leadership development, church planting, city engagement, preaching, theology, and pastoral ministry.
Bryan has written articles, reviews, short stories, ministry resources, and essays in print and online. His writing has appeared in places such as The Gospel Coalition and Leadership Journal. He has also contributed to books and collaborative publishing projects. Bryan contributed a chapter to Letters from the Front Lines: Iraq and Afghanistan and authored a chapter in Living the Sermon on the Mount, a collaborative project with other Gateway Seminary doctoral candidates. He also contributed to Holy Bible: Mosaic from Tyndale. His doctoral project focused on reproducible discipleship.
Bryan married his wife, Lisa, in 1998. They have three children. Their family has served together through years of military life, church planting, pastoral ministry, and local church service.
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