Samuel Grottenberg: A church leader and academic integrator from Alberta, Sam’s passion is the interpretation of biblical texts for life in today’s world. Born and raised primarily in Calgary, Sam received the Bachelor of Arts in Leadership Development from Rocky Mountain (Bible) College in 2012, and served as a youth and young adults pastor in three local churches from 2007–2015. In 2018, he was awarded the Master of Arts in Theological Studies (New Testament) from Regent College in Vancouver, BC and also granted United Church Testamur through a diploma from the Vancouver School of Theology. Although raised in The United Church of Canada (and the son of another preacher!), Sam has also pastored in two other denominations. Currently, he serves Springbank United Church as the Student Minister and has been recommended for ordination in June 2019 (by the Pacific Mountain Regional Council). Together with his wife, Stephanie, he has three energetic young children under four.