Dr. Dan Backens is the founding and senior pastor of New Life Church – a 5000-member, multi-ethnic, multi-site church – located in the south Hampton Roads area of Virginia. He also serves as the Senior Executive Director of One Focus Network, an international network of Christian leaders, ministries, and churches. He holds a master’s degree in Church History and Renewal Theology from Regent University and a Doctor of Worship Studies (DWS) from the Robert E. Webber Institute of Worship. He is happily married to Rhonda and together they have three adult children and eight grandchildren.