Pastor, teacher, and Director of Biblical Instruction at the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley in Youngstown, Ohio, Bill Finnigan has been engaged in active ministry for over forty years. A native of Newark, New Jersey, Bill received a call to ministry while in college. The ensuing years were spent in intensive study to learn and sharpen ministry skills. Attending several universities, he holds a number of degrees, including the Master of Arts, and the Doctor of Ministry. For over twenty seven years, Bill has held pulpits in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and has spent forty five years actively engaged in the ministry of changing lives through the teaching and counseling of God's Word. Bill's outreach ministry works at a "grass roots" level, striving to reach those who have the greatest need. He has authored several publications, including Healing for the Mind, which offers comfort and remedy for mental turmoil. Forgiven to Forgive serves as an antidote to resentment and bitterness. Bill has been married fifty years to his wife, Christina. They have four children, four grandchildren and one great granddaughter.