Joel, his wife Emily, and their 3 youngest kids live in La Mesa, CA, where he is Senior Pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church of La Mesa.
Joel is a 5th generation pastor and holds degrees from the Moody Bible Institute (BA) and the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (MDiv/DMin). He teaches at Westminster Theological Seminary, City Seminary – Sacramento, and around the world with Overseas Instruction in Counseling. He is 1/4 of The Jerusalem Chamber podcast with pastor-friends who discuss the doctrine, worship, and piety of the Westminster Confession of Faith.
Dr Joel E Wood 