Next Life
: A Novel

Dave Swavely (M. Div., The Master�s Seminary) served for seven years as an assistant to Dr. John MacArthur and as a pastoral staff member at Grace Community Church in Los Angeles. Since then he has planted and pastored two churches and is currently working on a third plant, while also serving as the Advancement Officer for the international missions organization PAK7. He co-authored Life in the Father�s House: A Member�s Guide to the Local Church (with Wayne Mack) and From Embers to a Flame: How God Can Revitalize Your Church (with Harry Reeder), and is the sole author of two titles that were published by P&R. He has worked as a journalist for World magazine and has three novels published by Macmillan. His website is DaveSwavely.com and he blogs at TheWayWithWords.net. / Dave and his wife, Jill, have been married for more than thirty years, with seven kids and three grandkids. Together they�ve started several innovative educational programs and housed many people in need. Dave�s life journey has included many failures as well as successes, and he�s learned the most from his failures.