Doug Ranck is a twenty-seven-year veteran of youth ministry, and is the youth pastor at the Free Methodist Church in Santa Barbara, CA. He s a regular writer of Bible studies and articles for youth workers as a member of the Interlinc Ministries WriteGroup, and coordinates a local network of youth leaders and Southern California Free Methodist youth leaders. When he s not hard at work, he s enjoying life with his wife, Nancy, and their three teenage children, Kelly, Landon, and Elise.