Todd Lesher grew up in Maryland where he spent most of his time playing basketball and trying to free-style rap. He has ministry degrees from Liberty University and Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, but he always says he learned ministry by doing it. He has been involved in Next Gen ministry for over 20 years (his goal is 1,000). He lives in South Carolina with his wife Abbey and their three kids, doing their best to get to the beach as much as they can.