Welcome!

My name is Michael Baker and I have been the Teaching Pastor at Fridley Covenant Church for over five years. I graduated from Bethel Seminary and I have an undergraduate degree in psychology. Teaching is my passion and along with preaching, I lead a Sunday morning class where we dive deeply into Scripture, Christian literature, and current issues.

I am married to a wonderful woman who is a great life partner and fun to be around! My wife is a writer, crafter and blogger. We enjoy good stories in their many different forms: either in books, TV shows, film, or blogs. We have been married for 15 years and we still have date nights.

I am a bi-vocational pastor, which is a fancy way of saying that I have another job outside of ministry to help support myself and my wife. I also teach driver education to teenagers in my area, which I love doing. Not only do I work for a great company, but I also get to spend lots of time with the younger generations. I get to see what motivates them and what they are passionate about. I get to cheer for them when they are successful and walk with them when they are not. Bi-vocational ministry is a mixed blessing, because I can’t make a living doing what I have been called by God to do, but on the other hand, I do get outside of the church and meet people where they are really living, even if they don’t make it inside a church.

Please feel free to contact me at michaelmdiv2 [at] gmail (dot) com.

Blessings!