Drew Melton and his family moved to Vancouver in 2023 when his wife, Dr. Brittany Melton, became Associate Professor of Old Testament at Regent College. Drew holds postgraduate degrees from Wheaton College (MA Biblical Exegesis) and University of Cambridge (MPhil New Testament and Early Christianity) and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Duke University with a dissertation focused on St. Augustine’s homiletics in conversation with 21st century preaching. He has served in various roles in pastoral ministry and the Christian academy since 2011 in the United States and England, and now in Canada. He joined the pastoral team at First Baptist Church in Vancouver in 2024 as their Lead Pastor for Preaching and Vision. Drew and Brittany have two children.