In full time lay ministry since 1976, Pat Rinker (shown with wife Karen) has 16 years experience in parish ministry, two years teaching religion at the Catholic High School level and 18 years in full time diocesan ministry. With a BA from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids Michigan, and a Masters in Arts in Pastoral Ministry from Regis University in Denver, Rinker is a certified Lay Ecclesial Minister in Youth Ministry, Catechesis, and Pastoral Ministry. He currently resides in Ionia Michigan and is with the Catholic Diocese of Lansing.