5x5 discipleship: a field manual for following jesus

Raised in the mountains of northern Pennsylvania, Gregory Rapp has a degree in Theater from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (the self proclaimed Christmas tree capital of the world and the hometown of Jimmy Stewart) and experience as a professional actor and playwright. He earned a Masters of Divinity degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C. and serves as a pastor in Hanover PA, where where he firmly believes God can and will make the world a better place. He has walked the battlefields of the Civil War, flew over the Grand Canyon, stood in the gas chambers of Auschwitz, searched for aliens in Roswell, lobbied Congress about human trafficking, hiked portions of the Appalachian Trail, sang in a heavy metal band, once worked backstage for magician David Copperfield and the heavy metal band Poison. He has seen enough of the world to believe that God is good and human beings need a lot of help. As a disciple of Jesus Christ, he is dedicated to being a peacemaker who builds bridges and helps other people treat each other with kindness, compassion, and respect.