- Dr. Lon Flippo earned a Doctorate of Ministry (D.Min.) from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Springfield, Missouri, and is an ordained minister.
- With more than 30 years of experience as a full-time pastor in local churches, he has specialized in developing programs, ministries and solutions to assist parents in training the next generation of believers.
- Flippos has served as a Lead Pastor, Family Life Pastor, Youth Pastor and Children’s Pastor at large, medium and small churches in California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and Virginia.
- Rev. Dr. Flippo currently teaches at North Central University, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- He is a talented and inspirational teacher and speaker with a Master’s degree in Communications from Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, where he also taught public speaking.
- Dr. Flippo and his wife, Chris, have two adult children.
- He has published three books.
- His memoirs, Soul Survivor: reflections & life lessons for parents from an abandoned child;
- iParent Now: Parenting Prodigals and Children in the 21st Century, the culmination of his experience as a parent and the research for his doctoral work on the challenges of parenting when your child chooses the way of the prodigal; and
- Sepulchre, a novel about a teenage girl who became a victim of sex trafficking.
Chris Flippo
- Chris Flippo is a regular contributor to the content on this site. She is a mother, wife and leader who strives to empower women to recognize when their past is impacting current relatioships as spouses, mothers, employees, and leaders in their church and community.
- She directs the knowledge assets and project management initiatives and staff for a Midwest nonprofit. She says, “People are my priority. Process is the way we get things done together. And technology is what enables the people to accomplish their process goals.”
- Chris earned a B.A. in Sociology and Biblical Studies from Evangel University, Springfield, Missouri, and an M.A. in Sociology from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
- She possesses a passion for training people to be the best they can be in the workplace, at home and at church.
- Her goal is to help others develop and nurture a deep trust in God regardless of their external circumstances.