Rev. Paul Anderson is Founder of The Master's Institute. He is the son of a Lutheran pastor, graduated from UCLA with a major in English literature and a minor in music.  He graduated from Luther Theological Seminary following a year of study in Israel.  He served for twenty-five years at Trinity Lutheran Church in San Pedro, California, before moving to St. Paul, Minnesota, to become the director of Lutheran Renewal. He has written many books, the most recent being The Father’s Gift and Dare to Dream, also Building Christian Character, which is a study of 34 Christian character traits. He enjoys teaching on renewal, leading worship, and networking with pastors.  His vision is to train the next generation to disciple the nations which he is currently facilitating a young adult ministry that touches over 100 young people.