Pastor Tim Dreier

History:
Rev. Tim Dreier was born in 1959 in Gaylord, MN, He attended high school in Gaylord and graduated in 1978. He attended college at Concordia College in St. Paul, MN, where he played football for four years. He graduated college in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business along with fulfilling the requirements for seminary. Rev. Dreier attended Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO., where he graduated with a Master of Divinity degree in 1986. In 1986 his first call was to be a Missionary-at-Large for the LCMS Oklahoma District serving both Trinity, Sallisaw, and Good Shepherd, Eufaula, OK. While serving in Sallisaw, Rev. Dreier had the opportunity to plant a church at a local horse track called Blue Ribbon Downs. In 1991 he was called as the Senior Pastor of Our Savior Lutheran in Tulsa, OK. In 1994 Rev. Dreier began his Doctorate of Ministry program at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK, and due to family commitments in 1996 put his doctorate on hold with one semester remaining. Rev. Dreier is married with five children, one grandchild, and currently is serving at Our Savior Lutheran Church and Ablaze Live Church which is a satellite church of Our Savior.

Hobbies:
Rev. Dreier has been a volunteer basketball coach for the last ten years. He coached eight years at Tulsa Lutheran School and for the last two years at a local public elementary school. Rev. Dreier loves to duck hunt, snow ski, and spend as much time as possible with his children on the lake during the summer months.

Goals:
Rev. Dreier would like to finish his Doctorate of Ministry by 2010 and plant another new church or mother a new church by 2009