Name: Bruce Ritter

College: Guilford College, Trinity Seminary

Major: Sport Management, Pastoral Ministry

Favorite Book: The Safest Place on Earth, The Visitation, Desiring God, Soul Cravings, An Unstoppable Force

Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans, Bourne Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum

Favorite Food: Calzone from Pascali’s, Quesadilla Monterey from Monterey’s

Favorite Quote: I can’t remember wanting to be anything, but a coach. (Dean Smith, April 1982)

My favorite songs: Isaiah 6, Todd Agnew; Enough, Chris Tomlin; On Fire, Switchfoot

My favorite links

1. www.desiringgod.org
   

2. www.tarheelblue.com
   

3. www.morguefile.com
   

4. www.drudgereport.com
   

5. www.rarejourney.com

Bruce has served Christian Life Center as senior pastor since January 1997. He and Mary have been married since June 27, 1992. Their daughter Rachel was born on Father's Day, June 15, 2003.

He is an ordained minister in the Assemblies of God and holds a B.S. degree from Guilford College, as well as a M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from Trinity Seminary.

He has a passion for missions and expresses that through participation and leadership of a number of church teams to the Dominican Republic and Kenya.

Bruce also is a certified Leadership Coach and enjoys mentoring and coaching people.