About the Author

Age 9                                       Age 19

     J. Stephen Conn is an ordained Protestant minister who has spent 45 years in Christian service. He became a born-again Christian at the age of 7, and started preaching at age 16.

     Stephen's unique journey has included planting 12 new churches and serving as a pastor in three different Evangelical church bodies: Church of God, Assemblies of God and Southern Baptist. He has also been a guest speaker in 500 local churches, plus numerous Christian gatherings, representing more than a dozen different denominations.

     He is an award winning author of five books and more than 300 articles, which have appeared in a large variety of both secular and Christian periodicals. For 15 years he was a syndicated editorial page columnist, appearing in 60 newspapers throughout the United States.

     In his newest book, Growing up Pentecostal, Stephen gives a disarmingly honest, humorous and fascinating glimpse into what it was like to grow up in a family of 12 siblings with a Pentecostal preacher father.