Pastor Tom Fogg Tom is the Senior Pastor of Ligonier Baptist Church. Prior to coming to Ligonier Baptist Church in March of 2004, he ministered in Ottawa, Ontario Canada as a Church Planting Intern commissioned in partnership by the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and by the Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists. Over the past 14 years Tom has also ministered in churches in Virginia, Tennessee, British Columbia (Canada), and Northeastern Pennsylvania. He holds two earned degrees - a Bachelor of Art in Christian Education from Washington Bible College in Lanham, Maryland and a Master of Divinity from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Germantown Tennessee. Tom and his wife Natasha are extremely thankful to be a part of God's work in Ligonier and the Conemaugh Valley.

Personal Testimony
I accepted Christ at the age of 16, after the first time I heard a clear presentation of the gospel. By the time I was eighteen, I began to sense the call of God on my life into full-time ministry. One year later, I submitted to God's call to preach. The Lord put a desire in my heart to reach the un-churched with the good news about Jesus Christ and to develop believers into Christ-like maturity through the ministry of a local church. And that is what I plan to do until He calls me home.

• Favorite web sites: desiringgod.org and oneplace.com
  
• Favorite TV Show: NFL Monday Night Football and CSI
  
• Favorite Films: Lord of the Rings, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Luther
  
• Hobbies: Competitive sports (baseball, football, basketball, etc.), outdoor recreation (hiking, camping, swimming, etc.), cooking, reading, philosophy, amusement parks and soft adventure.
  
• Favorite books: The Holiness of God - by R.C. Sproul, The Pleasures of God - by John Piper, and The Gospel According to Jesus – by John MacArthur

Tom’s Recommended Reading

Theology

• Christian Theology, Second Edition – Millard Erickson
• Systematic Theology – Wayne Grudem

Outreach & Evangelism

• Surprising Insights from the Unchurched – Thom S. Rainer
• The Way of the Master – Ray Comfort & Kirk Cameron

Marriage

• Sacred Marriage – Gary L. Thomas
• His Needs Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage – Willard F. Harley Jr.

Prayer

• The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds on Prayer – E. M. Bounds
• Spurgeon on Prayer & Spiritual Warfare – Charles H. Spurgeon

Church Development

• Nine Marks of a Healthy Church – Mark Dever
• High Expectations: The Remarkable Secret of Keeping People in Your Church –Thom S. Rainer