About Me

CHRIS ANDERSON

Daddy and GirlsI’m the pastor of Tri-County Bible Church, which I was privileged to plant in 1998.

I’m the husband of Lori (God’s great gift to me) and the father of four sweet daughters.

I’m a big sports fan and I enjoy distance running.

I love words, whether I’m reading them, writing them, hearing them, or saying them. Hence, the blog.

My more formal writing includes a discipleship series called Foundations, a children’s curriculum called Buckaroo Bible Club (somewhat similar to Awana), articles for the Ohio Bible Fellowship Visitor, and a number of new hymns.

I’m a sinner saved by the grace of God extended to humanity through the person and work of Jesus Christ. My passion is knowing, enjoying, and serving my Savior. I urge you to learn how you can know Him, too.

The Lord has especially captured my attention with the following topics: Christ-Centered Christianity, the Gospel for Everyday Life, the Local Church, and Worship. Much of the conversation at My Two Cents focuses on those issues.

What I post here does not necessarily represent the church I pastor, my wife or my daughters. That’s why it’s called My Two Cents…so you can blame me.

My email address is pastorchris(at)tricountybible.org.

18 Responses

  1. Luiz Luie Nunes, on March 8th, 2007 at 8:50 am Said:

    Dear Chris,
    By now you know whom am I: Louie.
    Yes, I am a Church planter among Portuguese Speaking people, based in Portugal, Europe, from where I not only work, but I go out to other 5 nations in Africa that still speaks Portuguese.
    We also will soon begin a Bible trainning school, using the internet as well, to prepare labors for the Harvest.
    I got to your blog searching for Derek Harm, so that will make me “another Z guy!” plantinng Churches.
    My e-mail is thenunesfamily@hotmail.com if you desire to contact me.

  2. Tim Locke, on May 16th, 2007 at 8:54 pm Said:

    Chris Anderson
    Wow. Not sure you remember me but I married Debbie Vaughn, John Vaughn’s daughter. How are you? Life good?
    Tim Locke

  3. Chris, on May 16th, 2007 at 10:15 pm Said:

    Sure I remember you, Tim. And life is great. I’ll drop you an email.

  4. Bill Provenzano, on July 10th, 2007 at 10:25 pm Said:

    Hey! Tim Locke. I remember you as well. Chris, nice website! So I hear your down in Ohio? Is that right? If so, where at? I’m up in Detroit.

    Cheers-

  5. todd and krista sivnksty, on September 26th, 2007 at 10:57 pm Said:

    hi chris- we found your site through don johnson’s comment about our meetings with him in “06. looks interesting. wondered where you were these days and where your brother jeff is. we are into our 8th year of full-time evangelism – the Lord is so good. hope you are well. send regards to greg and katie habegger for krista. thanks

  6. Chris, on September 27th, 2007 at 8:41 pm Said:

    Hi, Todd & Krista!

    How have you been for the last 13 years? :)

    Time flies, eh? I’d love to hear more about what you’re doing. Drop me an email when you get a chance: pastorchris(at)tricountybible.org.

  7. Tommy Brough, on October 9th, 2007 at 9:05 am Said:

    Hey Chris!

    Man, I have been trying to track you down for a long time, and just came across this site doing some research on the whole Joe Z. ordeal. I would love to hear from you if you get a spare minute. Looks like you’re doing well, and that’s great to see.

  8. Chris, on October 9th, 2007 at 6:31 pm Said:

    Tommy Brough! No way! It’s not every day you hear from your freshman roommate! Sweet!

    I’ll be in touch. Send me an email when you get some time and catch me up on what you’ve been doing for the last decade or so. pastorchris(at)tricountybible(dot)org

  9. Tommy Brough, on October 11th, 2007 at 11:05 pm Said:

    E-mail sent your way, Chris! Hope to hear from you soon.

  10. Karen, on February 12th, 2008 at 12:18 pm Said:

    hi there! I noticed my blog had been pinged by wordpress as a “God is Good” so i was checking the other sites who were also pinged. I am adding you to my blogroll, does your wife have a blog as well?

    I noticed that you have read the cross centered life by CJ Mahaney. My husband just ordered that, as well as “when sinners say I do. discovering the power of the gospel in marriage” as well as a few sovereign grace worship cd’s, for my valentine’s day gift. To me that is a romantic gift!

    Keep up the good work
    1 timothy 1:16
    But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.

  11. Andy Naselli » Blog Archive » Are you passionate about the gospel?, on February 26th, 2008 at 7:28 pm Said:

    [...] Chris Anderson’s “Lost Lessons and Preserved Passions” is exactly right. Since the gospel of Jesus the Messiah is central, it must be central in our passions. [...]

  12. K Henson, on March 25th, 2008 at 10:35 am Said:

    Do you have more information about Buckaroo Bible Club? Pastor Joe Linnarus told us of your program and we have searched for ordering and preview information, but have found none. Thank you for your time.

    Please contact us through the church e-mail at fbcanglesea@yahoo.com

    Joe and Kristi Henson
    North Wildwood, NJ

  13. Heather Barnes, on October 21st, 2008 at 11:06 pm Said:

    Hi Chris (and Lori),

    I know you all would not remember me, but I remember meeting Lori (esp. the year she was expecting your first and was due right after her graduation). She joked that she would walk right across the stage and into an open ambulance to head for Labor and Delivery.

    Anyway, I was formerly Heather Kill (1994-98), and I worked to clean the Public Liassons offices my freshman year (94-95), and in Mack Library the rest of the time. I remember seeing your oldest daughter when she was about a year old when you all returned for commencement.

    Well, it’s funny, but the Lord had you and your wife on my mind the other day, and isn’t it neat that I found your web-site through ivman (Mr. Rob Loach).

    Thanks for your blog. It’s GREAT reading!

    P.S. Were you friends w/ Peter VanDenBerghe? He is my brother-in-law . . . (Jennifer, his wife, is my older sister).

  14. Andy Naselli » Blog Archive » Church Works Media, on December 8th, 2008 at 3:45 pm Said:

    [...] friend Chris Anderson introduces a new website: Church Works Media (RSS feed). The site includes some contributions from [...]

  15. Abhi, on March 30th, 2009 at 4:29 am Said:

    Hey pastor Chris,

    It seems like your Church and you have a more dispensational view of the scriptures, but I was wondering why you had “Dr Michael Barrett, Lordship Salvation” mentioned among the recommended sermons if you guys lean more toward “free grace theology,” being a dispensational church. May be I am confused or not on the right track, so didn’t know what to think. ~ Peace

  16. franksansone, on March 30th, 2009 at 9:39 am Said:

    Abhi,

    I am not Pastor Chris and I do not go to his church, but the idea of thinking that Lordship Salvation and dispensationalism at are odds seems kind of strange – especially when the chief spokesman/proponent of Lordship Salvation is John MacArthur – who is himself a dispensationalist.

    In Christ,

    Pastor Frank Sansone

  17. Chris, on March 30th, 2009 at 12:41 pm Said:

    Hi, Abhi.

    We’re Dispensational-ish. However, we’re quite Reformed regarding our understanding of the Gospel. We’re certainly opposed to any sort of easy-believism. As Franks suggests, there are many Dispensational Calvinists.

    I hope you enjoy the sermon. Dr. Barrett is one of my favorite preachers.

  18. Jose L Pineda, on July 3rd, 2009 at 11:29 am Said:

    4 Daughters? I only have two and man…
    May God have mercy on your soul :)

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