Micah Fries

MICAH FRIES is the Senior Pastor of Brainerd Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN. Micah is married to Tracy and they have two daughters, Grace and Kessed, and a son, Haddon. Prior to serving at Brainerd, he worked for LifeWay Christian Resources, served as a Senior Pastor in Missouri, as an international church planter in Burkina Faso, West Africa, and as a Youth Director in Dothan, AL. He holds a Master of Divinity, a Bachelor of Arts, and is currently a Ph.D. student, studying North American...See more

MICAH FRIES is the Senior Pastor of Brainerd Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN. Micah is married to Tracy and they have two daughters, Grace and Kessed, and a son, Haddon. Prior to serving at Brainerd, he worked for LifeWay Christian Resources, served as a Senior Pastor in Missouri, as an international church planter in Burkina Faso, West Africa, and as a Youth Director in Dothan, AL. He holds a Master of Divinity, a Bachelor of Arts, and is currently a Ph.D. student, studying North American Missiology. He is the author of a commentary on Haggai and Zephaniah in the Christ-Centered Commentary Series . Micah, along with Dr. Keith Whitfield, contributed and co-edited Islam and North America . JEREMY MAXFIELD is a writer and consultant living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with his wife, three daughters, and chocolate lab. After earning degrees from the University of Georgia and Beeson Divinity School he found a unique niche for serving churches, universities, and organizations through developing books, curriculum, marketing, and other content. In addition to his freelance work, Jeremy enjoyed a decade in full-time publishing with LifeWay, NavPress, and Student Life where he developed resources for some of the nation's top pastors, thought leaders, and best-selling authors. In his own pastoral ministry, Jeremy has served in a variety of contexts -- from young church plants and bi-vocational roles to lead team oversight of multi-campus megachurch ministries. His most recent work includes co-authoring Leveling the Church with Micah Fries (2020), Defined Bible Study with Stephen and Alex Kendrick (2010), James (2018), and The Apostles' Creed (2017) Bible Studies with Matt Chandler. See less