Michael Foster is the Senior Pastor of East River Church in Batavia, Ohio, located just outside Cincinnati, where he planted the church and has served ever since. A bi-vocational minister for much of his life, Michael has devoted himself to equipping men for household leadership, pastoral faithfulness, and cultural engagement. He is the co-author of It’s Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity and the former co-host of the It’s Good to Be a Man podcast. Michael and his wife, Emily, have eight children.
Pastorate
East River Church
Batavia, OH
Education
Bachelor of Theology (BTh)
Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Northern Kentucky University (In Progress)
Master of Arts (MA)
Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Coursework Completed)
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