Ryan Kelly has been the Pastor for Preaching at Desert Springs Church in Albuquerque, NM, since 2003. After growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, MI, he was educated at Liberty University, the University of Oxford, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he received a PhD in the history of intellectual thought. His dissertation focused on the intersection of politics, ecclesiology, and eschatology in John Owen. In addition to pastoring at DSC, he serves as a Council Member of The Gospel Coalition, leads the NM Regional Chapter of TGC, and is a lead instructor for The Charles Simeon Trust. He is married to Sarah, and they are blessed with four grown children: Autumn, Katelyn, Gillian, and William.