Sam Storms

Sam Storms is Lead Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is also the founder and president of Enjoying God Ministries and serves on the Council of the Gospel Coalition. Dr. Storms earned his B. A. in History from the University of Oklahoma in 1973, a Th.M. in Historical Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1977, and a Ph.D. in Intellectual History from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1984. Before coming to Bridgeway Church, Storms served as visiting associate professor of theology at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and is a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society.

Storms and his wife of 49 years, Ann, are the parents of two daughters and grandparents of four. Storms is the author or editor of 35 books, among which are “Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive Guide” (Zondervan), “Understanding Spiritual Warfare: A Comprehensive Guide” (Zondervan), “A Dozen Things God Did with your Sin” (Crossway), “The Language of Heaven: Crucial Questions about Speaking in Tongues” (Charisma House), “Practicing the Power: Welcoming the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Your Life” (Zondervan), “Kingdom Come: The Amillennial Alternative” (Christian Focus), “The Singing God” (Passio), and “The Beginner’s Guide to Spiritual Gifts” (Bethany House). Storms is also the General Editor of the ESV Men’s Devotional Bible (Crossway).

If there is a central and all-consuming passion in Storms’ heart, it is for the convergence of Word and Spirit in the lives of God’s people and the ministries of the local church. He has devoted his life to equipping followers of Jesus to eagerly embrace both the functional authority of God’s written Word and the full range of miraculous gifts of the Spirit, all to the glory of God in Christ. Storms longs to see Christian men and women who are intellectually exhilarated by complex biblical truths, yet unafraid to give public expression to deep emotional delight and heart-felt affection for Jesus.

Storms believes that the urgent need of the Church today is for theologically sophisticated followers of Christ who are hungry for the revelatory gifts of the Spirit, while always subject to the final authority of the written text of Scripture.