About

Christian Coon is a co-founder of Urban Village Church, a multi-site United Methodist Church in Chicago. In addition to Failing Boldly Christian also contributed to Finding Peace in an Anxious World, 365 Meditations for Young Adults and 365 Meditations for Men by Men.

Christian is a native Iowan, but has lived in the Chicago area for more than 25 years. He and his wife, two children, and dog live in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago. You can usually find him out for a run, listening to a baseball game, doing a crossword puzzle, eating Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, or spending time with his family.

He has a BA from Simpson College, an MSJ from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, and an MDiv from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.