Rev. Shane Bishop

Shane has served as the Sr. Pastor of Christ Church in Fairview Heights, Illinois, since 1997. With his strengths of vision casting, preaching, teaching, soul winning, and leadership, Christ Church weekend worship attendance has increased under his leadership from 200 in 1997 to over 3,000 each week in 2022. Shane was named a “Distinguished Evangelist” by the Foundation for Evangelism in 2010. Christ Church, an independent congregation, has seven weekly worship services, three regional campuses, and a significant online community. Christ Church was recognized as one of the 100 fastest-growing churches in the country in 2018 by Outreach Magazine. A former history teacher and coach, Shane holds both graduate and undergraduate degrees from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Shane graduated cum laude in 1992 from Candler School of Theology at Emory University. There, he received the Rollins Scholarship Award for his academic work and effectiveness in pastoral leadership at the St. James-Manchester Charge in Manchester, Georgia. From 1992-1997, he served the Sumner/Beulah Charge in Sumner, Illinois. Shane has traveled extensively around the world in pilgrimage, mission, and ministry. He is the author of multiple books, has been featured as a writer in various publications, and has a single blog post approaching 4,000,000 reads. He is the co-host of the podcast Navigating Change with Shane and Mike. Shane resides in Trenton, Illinois, with his wife, Melissa. The couple has two adult children and four grandchildren.