Author, educator, funeral director and ordained minister, Joe responded to the call to Christian ministry in 1998. He is a graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, the Church Leadership Academy, the Center for Biblical Counseling, the United Christian Faith Bible Institute and the Interfaith School of Theology where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies. Joe earned a Master of Arts in Theology and a Doctor of Ministry and Evangelism degree, and a Ph.D. in biblical Studies all from St. Luke Evangelical School of Biblical Studies. He is also the founder of the Central Institute for Educational Advancement, which provide continuing education for various professionals, and the Covenant Community School of Biblical Studies, an online Christian Bible School. He currently serves in pastoral ministry at a church in Miamisburg, Ohio. He and his wife Jeri have been married for over 25 years. They have two daughters and reside near Dayton, Ohio.