Rev. David C. Fisher, Senior Minister

Reverend David Fisher has been a parish pastor for thirty-eight years. After graduating from seminary, he learned the pastoral craft in a decade of ministry in rural America. He has also served suburban and urban congregations in Minneapolis and Boston. In 2004, Plymouth Church called him to serve as its 10th “Settled Minister.” 

A graduate of Bryan College and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Reverend Fisher earned his Ph.D. in New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has also done additional graduate studies at Hebrew Union College and Indiana University. His academic specialty is the Jewish background of early Christianity. He has served as Instructor of New Testament at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and as Adjunct Professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Nearly forty years in pastoral ministry has honed a deep interest the theology and practice of the Christian ministry. He is a frequent speaker at clergy and denominational gatherings and has written numerous articles and a monograph, The Twenty-First Century Pastor: A Vision Based on the Apostle Paul (Zondervan, 1996).

He also has a life-long interest in preaching and the craft of preaching. In 2001 he served as a Fellow of College of Preachers at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., where he did research and writing on the New Homiletic.

The son of a pastor, David and his wife, Gloria, have three grown children and six grandchildren. His hobbies are motorcycling and gardening.

Bruce Oelschlager, Minister of Music

Julia Rassmann, Director of Ministry to Children and Families