About

Dr. Jared Pingleton is a Christ-follower, husband, father, and grandfather. He is also a credentialed minister, a licensed clinical and consulting psychologist, author, and speaker who is passionate about communicating Jesus’ love, mercy, and grace to a hurting and conflicted world. A respected leader in the Christian mental health field, Jared has been in professional practice since 1977 offering help, healing, and hope to thousands of individuals, couples, families, churches, ministries, and organizations.

Dually trained in theology and psychology, he has been a professor at several Christian universities and seminaries, served on the pastoral staff of two large churches (where he founded and directed church-based community counseling centers) and has authored or co-authored ten books, including:

Mental Health Ministry: The Struggle is Real
Making Magnificent Marriages
Marriage: It’s Foundation, Theology, and Mission in a Changing World
Be Strong and Surrender: A Thirty-Day Recovery Guide
Praying With Jesus: Reset My Prayer Life
The Addiction and Recovery Handbook
Christian Perspectives on Human Growth and Development
An Integrative Analysis of Psychological and Christian Concepts of Relational Maturity

Jared earned Doctor of Psychology and M.A. degrees in Clinical Psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University; an M.A. in Counseling from the University of Missouri-Kansas City; and a B.S. in Psychology and Biblical Studies (Summa Cum Laude) from Evangel University. He did additional graduate work at the University of Kansas and at the Assemblies of God, Talbot, and Fuller Theological Seminaries.

Dr. Pingleton has maintained a private clinical and consulting practice since 1977 and serves on the Board of Directors of several national ministries. Earlier professional positions included being a professor at several Christian universities and seminaries, serving on the staff of two large churches, being the Director of Mental Health Care and Ministry and Vice-President of the American Association of Christian Counselors and prior to that was the Director of Counseling Services at Focus on the Family for several years.

.Dr. Pingleton has extensive national and international media experience–appearing as a guest, host, or co-host on hundreds of television and radio programs and in many leading print publications. He maintains several professional affiliations, has received six “Who’s Who” awards (including the prestigious “Who’s Who In America” designation) along with several other national recognitions, and is a popular national and international speaker and conference leader.

Jared and his wife Linda have four sons, four daughters-in-law and five adorable grandchildren. In addition to spending meaningful time with his family, he enjoys sports of all kinds (he is an ardent Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and Kansas Jayhawks fan), travel, mountain climbing, classic automobiles, landscaping, hiking, antiques, classical music, and coin collecting.