Andrew McClurg grew up in the Chicago area and attended engineering school at the University of Illinois - Chicago. He worked for 14 years in telecommunications, and during that time served at a local church as a deacon. In 2002, he decided to attend seminary full time and received an MDiv degree from Midwestern Seminary in 2004. From 2004-2006 he worked as a church planter in Kansas City, MO. In 2006 he began to pursue a Ph.D. in Old Testament at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. While there, he served as an elder at Immanuel Baptist Church. In 2014 he and his wife Janet moved to Phoenix to teach at Grand Canyon University. Andy and his wife Janet enjoy worshiping and serving with the people at Trinity Bible Church.