Mark Mittelberg is a bestselling author, international speaker, and leading strategist in evangelism. His published materials include the newly-released Making Your Case for Christ training course, and the devotional The Case for Christ: Daily Moment of Truth (both with Lee Strobel).
Mark also wrote Confident Faith—winner of Outreach Magazine's 2014 apologetics book of the year. His previous book, The Reason Why Faith Makes Sense, is an update of a classic that has touched millions of lives—recreated by Mark to help a new generation understand the logic of the gospel. He also wrote The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask (with Answers), which addresses the ten spiritual questions believers most want to avoid. Prior to that Mark collaborated with Strobel to produce The Unexpected Adventure, a story-based book designed to encourage Christians to seize everyday opportunities to talk about Jesus.
Mark is also the primary author of the celebrated Becoming a Contagious Christian training course (with Lee Strobel). This course has been translated into more the twenty languages and has been used to help nearly two million people share Christ in natural ways. He also co-authored the Becoming a Contagious Christian book, followed by his leadership-oriented Becoming a Contagious Church, which sets forth an innovative blueprint for church-based evangelism.
In addition, Mark was contributing editor for the reference Bible, The Journey: Revealing God and How You Fit into His Plan, he was a contributor to Reasons for Faith, edited by Norman Geisler and Chad Meister, and God Is Great, God Is Good, edited by William Lane Craig and Chad Meister—and winner of the 2010 Christianity Today award for best book on apologetics. More recently he contributed to Sean McDowell’s book, A New Kind of Apologist as well as Sharing the Good News with Mormons. Mark’s published pieces have sold a total of some 3,000,000 copies.
Mark was the original evangelism director at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. He led in that role for seven years, and then served as Executive Vice President of the Willow Creek Association. He was also an editorial consultant and periodic guest for Lee Strobel’s television show, Faith Under Fire. He and Strobel have been ministry partners for more than thirty years.
After receiving an undergraduate degree in business, Mark earned an MA in Philosophy of Religion, graduating magna cum laude from Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. He also received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mark and his wife Heidi live near Denver, Colorado, and are the parents of Emma Jean and Matthew, both of whom are serving in fulltime ministry roles.
“Mark Mittelberg is one of the most passionate, most practical, most relevant, and most accurate teachers of the Bible that you’re ever going to encounter.”
Lee Strobel, bestselling author of The Case for Christ and The Case for Miracles
"Mark is uniquely gifted for teaching others how to do evangelism. His practical experience coupled with his grasp of the current cultural roadblocks to faith in Christ make him a powerful speaker and excellent teacher. We were extremely pleased to have Mark as the main speaker out our Evangelism Conference this year. Mark was fantastic!"
-Rev. John Emigh, Coordinator of the 2013 Clinic on Evangelism for the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the UMC
"Our event with Mark was wonderful. We had over 400 people come out to hear Mark speak and he did a terrific job. So many people have expressed appreciation for his teaching and I believe God is really going to use that night to help people overcome their fear of sharing their faith. We'd definitely do it again."
- Outreach Pastor, Rolling Hills Covenant Church
This book is fantastic! I’m a Bible teacher, and even I fear being asked some of these questions. Yet Mark has provided solid answers to help us respond to the real questions people are asking.
- Sean McDowell, Author / Speaker / Professor