Chris Schimel

Touch One Chris Schimel

How Much is One Soul Worth to God?

Lord, help me to really make a difference.

That was the very average prayer Pastor Christ Schimel prayed wile walking into his California church. Little did he know that God would take him up on his offer.

When an irate and possibly insane man showed up at Pastor Schimel's church on what would have other wise been a normal afternoon, the pastor felt his anxiety level rising and his time slipping away. When the mysterious man continued to visit and as the pastor became increasingly involved in the desperate man's life?it became crystal clear that God placed the man in Pastor Schimel's life for a reason.

Submitting to Help One Lost Soul, You Can Grow to Teach the Masses.

An insightful and compelling read, Touch One will change a person?s perspective on church growth and ministering to the lost. It is a soul-searching story for readers who care about helping individuals and want to make a difference in the lives of others. The author brings encouragement and direction to reevaluate man?s ideals concerning ministry.

About the Author
Chris Schimel in 1978 accepted his first senior pastorate position at an inner-city church in South Gate, California. It was here he and his wife, Shirley, received a crash course in ministry, affecting the lives of gang members, murderers, prostitutes, and drug addicts. Chris went back to school and received his Master of Divinity degree from Oral Roberts University in 1992, before relocating his family to Boulder, Colorado where he planted a church serving as senior pastor until 2005. Currently, the Schimels reside in New York serving as interim pastors and traveling to spread the Touch One message.