Rick Rusaw

Rick Rusaw has served as the lead pastor at LifeBridge Christian Church in Longmont, Colorado, since 1991, seeing the church’s attendance grow to more than 5,000 across three campuses. His passion for the church’s engaging and serving its communites have been at the heart of not only leading LifeBridge but also assisting churches worldwide to see beyond themselves. LifeBridge has found effective ways to partner in their community, providing foster care, mentoring at-risk kids, and serving the underserved. Grateful for God’s grace, Rick loves to help others discover grace, grow in grace, and live gracefully. Prior to LifeBridge, Rick was executive vice president of Cincinnati Christian University. He speaks for both ministry and business conferences around the globe and serves on a number of boards. His previous books include Externally Focused Church, Life on Loan, and Externally Focused Quest.