Dr. Jim Garlow is the Founder and CEO of Well Versed, a ministry to Members of Congress, Ambassadors at the United Nations in New York City, and other elected officials, bringing Biblical principles of governance to government leaders. He served on President Trump’s Faith Advisory team for four years, and has met in small delegations with 10 presidents and prime ministers (and one king) from around the world.
Garlow is an author, communicator, commentator, historian, cultural observer and has served most of his adult life as a pastor. Garlow is heard daily on nearly 800 radio outlets nationwide in his one-minute commentary called “The Garlow Perspective,” and has appeared on numerous national TV shows on NBC, ABC, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, CNBC and Comedy Central.
Garlow has done over 1,600 radio, TV and print interviews – national and local – covering a wide range of topics: historical, theological, political, religious liberty, marriage and family issues and cultural trends. He co-hosts the World Prayer Network every Wednesday and Sunday night, interviewing top newsmakers and government officials, followed by extensive prayer.
He graduated from Drew University (Ph.D. in historical theology), Princeton Theological Seminary (Master of Theology), Asbury Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity), Southern Nazarene University (B.A. & M.A.), and Oklahoma Wesleyan University (A.A.).
Garlow has written 21 books, one which hit the New York Times Bestseller list. His most recent books are:
- Well Versed: Biblical Answers to Today’s Tough Issues;
- This Precarious Moment: Six Urgent Steps That Will Save You, Your Family And Our Country;
- and his newest book: God Will See You Through This: 26 Lessons I Learned from the Father Through the Joys and Hurts of Everyday Life, all three released by Regnery Publishers of Washington, DC.
His books have been translated into nearly a dozen languages.
In 2013, Jim became a widower. He married Rosemary Schindler in 2014. Together, Jim and Rosemary have eight children, eight grandsons and three granddaughters.