Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church in Chicago, Illinois, where he served as the Senior Pastor for 36 years (1980-2016). He earned a B.Th. from Winnipeg Bible College, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, a M.A. in Philosophy from Loyola University, and an honorary LL.D. from the Simon Greenleaf School of Law (now, Trinity Law School.

A clear expositor of the Bible, he is the featured speaker on two radio programs—Running to Win—a daily Bible-teaching broadcast; and Songs in the Night—an evening program that’s been airing since 1943—broadcasting on over a thousand outlets in the U.S. and across more than fifty countries in seven languages.

Pastor Lutzer is also an award-winning author of over 70 books including: The Eclipse of God, No Reason to Hide, We Will Not Be Silenced, He Will Be the Preacher (his memoir), Hitler’s Cross (Christian Bookseller Gold Medallion Award Winner), A Practical Guide for Praying Parents, The

Cross in the Shadow of the Crescent, and The King is Coming.

Lutzer and his wife, Rebecca, have co-written the books: Life-Changing Bible Verses You Should Know and Jesus, Lover of a Woman’s Soul. The couple has three grown children and eight grandchildren.

His speaking engagements outside of The Moody Church include Bible conferences and seminars both domestically and internationally including: Russia, The Republic of Belarus, Germany, Scotland, Guatemala, and Japan.

Pastor Lutzer and Rebecca live in the Chicago area and have three grown children and eight grandchildren. 

His bio can also be found here on the Moody Church Media website.