David Staal serves as the president of Kids Hope USA, a Michigan-based national non-profit organization that partners churches with schools to provide mentors for at-risk students. In addition to his position at Kids Hope USA, Staal serves as senior editor and columnist for Christianity Today International. He also chairs the advisory board for a nearby college, and served ten years in leadership for Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, following a 13-year corporate career. Staal has published five previous titles, all through Harper Collins Christian Publishing / Zondervan: Lessons Kids Need to Learn (2012); Words Kids Need to Hear (2008); Leading Kids to Jesus (2006); Leading Your Child to Jesus (2006); Making Children's Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid's Week (2004), co-authored with Sue Miller. He lives in Grand Haven, MI, with his wife Becky. His son Scott and daughter Erin attend Valparaiso University.