About the Author

Reverend Alan R. Rudnick is the Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa, NY.  As Pastor, Reverend Rudnick looks to continue the great tradition at First Baptist Church and renewing the church into discipleship, worship, education, mission, and outreach.  He was also accepted into the Lewis Fellows Program housed at Wesley Theological Seminary for the 2010-2011 cohort.

Recently, Reverend Rudnick began serving on two leadership boards at the national level: The General Board of the American Baptist Churches U.S.A. and Board of Directors for National Ministries, the Home Mission Society of the American Baptist Churches U.S.A.

Reverend Rudnick graduated from Eastern University cum laude in 2003. Upon graduation, he was accepted to Palmer Theological Seminary and graduated in 2006 with a Master of Divinity. The day after graduation Reverend Rudnick was ordained into the American Baptist Churches U.S.A.

In his 11th year of ministry, Reverend Rudnick has served in churches in Maryland and Pennsylvania and  recently was an associate pastor at an United Methodist Church in Maryland from 2006 to 2008.  Throughout college and seminary, Reverend Rudnick served as a youth minister, intern, hospital chaplain, and pastoral assistant.   He was a teaching assistant at Eastern University and a Dean’s assistant at Palmer Theological Seminary.  Reverend Rudnick is currently writing a book on associate staff ministry, which is due out in 2011.

In addition, Reverend Rudnick is a former two-time NCAA All-Conference Division III lacrosse athlete and a former assistant coach at Hood College (MD) and Eastern University (PA).  His wife, Christine,  Rowan (son), and  Evangeline (daughter) are a source of strength and love.