Mark Mittelberg is a bestselling author and speaker who focuses on the areas of Christian apologetics and evangelism. Mark’s passion is to equip people to share and defend their faith, and his communication style is uniquely approachable, humorous, and consistently practical.

Mittelberg is the Executive Director of The Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics at Colorado Christian University, which offers accredited online BA and MA degrees, as well as certificate courses.

He was the original evangelism director at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago, and then served as Executive Vice President of the Willow Creek Association. He was also an editorial consultant and periodic guest for Lee Strobel’s television show, Faith Under Fire. Mittelberg and Strobel have been ministry partners for more than thirty years.

After receiving an undergraduate degree in business, Mark earned an MA in Philosophy of Religion, graduating magna cum laude from Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. In addition, he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

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