Our Team
Pastors, educators, counselors, and professionals walking with students in faith, learning, and life together.
The Real Life House is led by a small team of staff and a working Leadership Council who share a commitment to walking with students in faith, learning, and life together. Our team includes pastors, educators, counselors, and professionals who serve as teachers, mentors, hosts, and fellow pilgrims—seeking to model lives shaped by Scripture, prayer, hospitality, and joyful obedience to Christ.
We are grateful for a growing partnership with several members of the Worldview Academy faculty who share in the teaching, mentoring, and leadership of Real Life House.
Our team brings together pastoral experience, theological training, professional experience, and lived wisdom, but above all, a shared desire to be present and attentive. Students are not simply participants in programs, but people known by name, story, and calling, walked with patiently as they grow in Christ within a community shaped by grace and truth.
Mike Settle
Senior Leadership Council & Faith & Calling Mentorship AdvisorMike is a Christian businessman with extensive experience in real estate development and a long history of investing in young adults. He has a particular gift for helping students think faithfully about vocation, calling, and the decisions that shape adult life. Mike serves on the Senior Leadership Council and leads Real Life House’s work in faith and calling mentorship.
Dell Cook
Senior Leadership Council & InstructorDell is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Theology with Worldview Academy and has spent many years helping students develop a thoughtful and deeply rooted Christian faith. He brings experience in classical education, theology, teaching, and Christian formation to Real Life House. Dell serves on the Senior Leadership Council and as an instructor and mentor.
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Paul Jordan
Senior Leadership Council & Pastor-MentorPaul is a pastor and Theology Teaching Fellow with Worldview Academy. His ministry combines pastoral care, theological teaching, and a love for helping people understand and live the Christian faith. Paul serves on the Senior Leadership Council and contributes to Real Life House as a pastor, mentor, and teacher.
Dr. Channing Crisler
Senior Leadership Council & InstructorChanning is a New Testament scholar, professor, author, and teacher with a particular passion for helping students understand Scripture deeply and faithfully. He holds a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and has written extensively in biblical and theological studies. Channing serves on the Senior Leadership Council and as an instructor at Real Life House.
John Boyte
DirectorJohn brings decades of pastoral and campus ministry experience to Real Life House, along with a deep love for God’s Word and God’s people. His work has included pastoral leadership, college ministry, biblical counseling, teaching, and mentoring. He serves as Director of Real Life House, helping students grow in a thoughtful, deeply rooted Christian faith lived out in community.
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