Brian McManus pastors at Tri-County Baptist Church in West Chester, Ohio. Prior to his current role, Brian served as Director of Student Development and Dean of Students at Carolina University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His pastoral experience also includes serving as Senior Pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Elida, Ohio, and as Associate Pastor at Berean Baptist Church in Marion, Ohio. Additionally, he ministered as a missionary to Hanoi, Vietnam, through Baptist Mid-Missions.

Pastor Brian is a dedicated instructor at Word of Life Bible Institute in the Philippines and has served as a guest lecturer and keynote speaker at numerous conferences worldwide, sharing insights on doctrine, theology, biblical leadership, counseling, and discipleship.

His educational background is diverse and extensive. He studied Music Education at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and at The Ohio State University. He also completed training in pre-field emergency medicine and firefighting at Montcalm College. Pastor Brian holds a degree in Bible from Faith Theological Christian College in Tampa, Florida, as well as a Master of Ministry from Piedmont Divinity School at Carolina University. He has also received decades of specialized training in Neuthetic Biblical Counseling through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors.

He will teach sessions 3, 4, and 5, covering inerrancy, authority, sufficiency, preservation, canonicity, and basic hermeneutics.