Pastor James Ford, Jr. and his wife Leslie have been serving the Lord at Christ Bible Church of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, for 32 years. They have been married 43 years. Pastor Ford is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute. Pastor Ford is the senior pastor of Christ Bible Church of Chicago. Pastor Ford is an international conference speaker, seminar leader, and author. His first book When a Man Loves A Woman was published in July 2004. His second book Seven Reasons Why God Created Marriage was released in October 2009. His third book, When A Woman Loves A Man was released in March of 2011. Pastor Ford has a very strong passion for building up the body of Christ through the expository preaching and teaching of the Word of God (Col. 1:28). He is especially burdened for Christian marriages and has a strong desire to help believers see marriage as God intended. He is above all else a lover of Jesus Christ, submitted to His Lordship.