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Jim Tonkowich

Jim Tonkowich served as President of the Institute on Religion & Democracy from March 2006 through April 2009. Tonkowich now writes for the IRD as a scholar, offering commentary on how Christians develop a political witness.

Prior to joining IRD, Jim served as the Managing Editor of BreakPoint radio. Jim comes to IRD with a varied background. He worked in prep school youth ministry with FOCUS (Fellowship of Christians in Universities and Schools) directing boarding school outreach. After that he pastored Peninsula Hills Presbyterian Church, a congregation in the heart of California's Silicon Valley. He then spent two years in a Northern Virginia high-tech company.

Jim holds a degree in philosophy from Bates College and both a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. His doctorate focused on issues of spiritual and cultural transformation and renewal making it a solid educational foundation for his work at IRD.

Jim is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America. He and his wife Dottie attend McLean Presbyterian Church in McLean, Virginia.

Visit Jim's blog at www.jimtonkowich.com