Christian Worldview Teacher • Apologist • Author • Speaker • Missionary
Dave Glander has spent much of his life asking questions.
Long before he became a Christian worldview teacher and apologist, Dave was asking many of the same questions he now helps others answer. He became a committed atheist and skeptic who challenged Christianity rather than defended it. But his search for truth eventually led him somewhere he never expected—to Jesus Christ.
That journey changed the course of his life.
After becoming a Christian, Dave developed a passion not simply for knowing what Christians believe, but understanding why they believe it. He eventually served seven years as a pastor before devoting an increasing amount of his ministry to Christian apologetics and biblical worldview education.
Over the years, Dave has spoken and taught in churches, conferences, universities, youth events, retreats, and other venues across the United States and internationally. He has also worked through radio, television, books, curriculum, and online education to make apologetics understandable and practical for everyday Christians.
Dave founded EQUIP Retreats with a particular burden for the next generation. He saw young Christians encountering difficult questions and competing worldviews without always having the tools necessary to respond. EQUIP was created to help change that—giving students an environment where difficult questions are welcomed and Christianity can be examined, understood, and confidently defended.
That mission has continued to expand through EQUIP Ministries USA, EQUIP U, and efforts to equip students, parents, churches, and Christian leaders with practical biblical worldview and apologetics training.
Dave is also the author of Christian apologetics resources including How, Why, Where: 3 Questions That Must Be Answered Before You Die and Faith Survival Guide. His ministry has included missions work in Nigeria as well as a growing emphasis on reaching America as a mission field.
At the heart of Dave's ministry is a conviction born from his own story:
Christians do not need to be afraid of difficult questions.
Questions can become opportunities to pursue truth.
Today, Dave's mission is to equip people to identify and dismantle false ideas that challenge their faith, develop a biblical worldview, and become confident disciples who can take what they believe beyond the walls of the church and into their families, schools, workplaces, and communities.
The message behind everything he does can be summarized in six words:
KNOW IT. LIVE IT. DEFEND IT.