Pastor Steve is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Pure Life Ministries. He is a prolific writer, having authored 12 books, including the best-selling At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry. He is also a regularly featured columnist in both print and web media. Steve holds an Associates of Arts degree from Sacramento City College and a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry from Master’s International School of Divinity. He is also a certified Biblical Counselor through the International Association of Biblical Counselors (IABC) in Denver, CO.
Kathy, along with her husband Steve, co-founded Pure Life Ministries in 1986. She also serves as a Board Director for Pure Life Ministries. Prior to entering into full-time ministry work, she was a manager in an insurance corporation. Her years of experience counseling the wives of sexual addicts enabled her to write, When His Secret Sin Breaks Your Heart. Most recently she collaborated with her husband Steve to co-author Create in Me a Pure Heart for struggling women.
Jordan is the Director of the Overcomers At Home Discipleship Program. He also is actively involved in the Residential Program and a member of the Senior Staff. Jordan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of California at Irvine. In the years before coming to Pure Life, he was involved in restaurant management: supervising, troubleshooting, training and development. He has been with the ministry since 2012.
Nate holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, PA. After college he worked both as a worship leader and also as a counselor at a residential treatment facility for juvenile sex offenders. He has served in our Media Department since he came on board in 2009.
Carol is a certified dental assistant who worked as a stay at home mom, worship and youth leader for 13 years before coming to PLM in 2005. She graduated the At Home Wives program in 2004 and became a certified Biblical counselor in 2007. She currently serves as the Director of Women’s counseling.
The Lord transformed Luke’s life at Pure Life Ministries in 2016, following 15 years of uncontrolled sexual immorality. He is an FBC Certified Biblical Counselor and currently serves as Director of the Residential Program. Luke previously served as a combat medic in the US Army and was deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. As a medic in both civilian and military environments, Luke’s passion has always been helping those in dire need. In his position with Pure Life Ministries, he now assists those bound in chains of sexual sin, that they might find hope and freedom through Jesus Christ.