About me, eh?
Born and bred NJ person. (I know…but it’s not as bad as you think)
Married to a wonderfully beautiful wife, Melanie and now have 2 wonderful kid-dults that keep things interesting and constantly act as agents of the Holy Spirit in sanctifying me. In 2021, by God’s grace and providence, I acquired a wonderful son-in-law as well.
I am the Pastor of the Highlands Bible Church, in Vernon, NJ. We are a church plant of the Green Pond Bible Chapel, launched Easter of 2016.
I spent close to 15 years in corporate America as a Project Manager, mostly in the publishing industry, and I still do consulting on the side to help out. (Which means I like spreadsheets, time management, and checklists….)
I received my MDiv from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and am diligently working on my Doctorate in Christian Apologetics there as well.
Life is busy and we serve a great big sovereign GOD!
My ideal weekend involves chainsaws, fishing, adventures with my beautiful wife and perhaps an IPA….and reading…of course.
As Milton Vincent wrote – “I don’t deserve any of this, even on my best day; but this is my salvation, and herein I stand. Thank you, Jesus.”
Mike Ruel 
Mike bored?! hah! never. He is my favorite ‘rueling elder’.
thanks, Brother Tim. You are my favorite “Witty” Elder. OK, that wasn’t as funny as yours, but I tried
Hey Mike,
I enjoyed reading this “about” page. Well done! Nice to have met you post-conference. Maybe we’ll get a chance to meet up at the next one!
Brian,
Sorry for the late reply…but thank you very much! It would be great to meet you someday.
-M
Read your comment on Ed Stetzer’s site when he was commenting on Barna’s end of 2009 report.
Agreed with your assessment on biblical literacy.
I was biblically illiterate … and didn’t know it… and then I met Chuck Missler. As a technical type… I would think that you would probably be very blessed to learn some things from this guy. He was a Branch Chief for the Division of Guided Missiles for the Navy. He built the first international computer network when he worked for Ford Motor Co.
Look for him at http://www.khouse.org
Particularly look for the 66/40 Radio show link… he’s currently teaching on the Book of Daniel.
Steve
Mike…beautiful description of you and your family…I am blessed to know you and your family…you are a true servant and love seeing your updates…I absolutely LOVE the quote from Milton Vincent…I might just steal it…:)
Hello, Mike!
My name is Lydia Hoyle — P&R Publishing’s marketing associate. I could not find direct contact information, so I hope this is appropriate.
I was wondering if you would be interested in doing book reviews for our publications. I have been reading some of your posts, and your insights and ideas are great.
If you’re interested, let me know.
Truly,
Lydia Hoyle