Blake Barbera

Jesus Follower, Husband, Father, Ministry Leader, and Christian Content Creator

(Anthony) Blake Barbera was born and raised in Sonoma, California. In 2005, at 17, Blake encountered God in a way he never had before, and God has been transforming his life day by day ever since. Through the years, Blake has served in various capacities as a missionary, church planter, pastor, and Bible teacher.

Blake has been teaching the Bible for nearly 20 years and has been studying at various institutions along the way, including San Diego Christian College (BA), Biola University, Duke University (MTS), and Lancaster Bible College (Ph.D. studies).

In late 2010, God did an amazing work in Blake's life by blessing him with a phenomenal wife and partner, Kristina. Blake and Kristina did not date or enter into a romantic relationship before getting engaged. They met at a teen-camp (2007), felt led to get to know one another over a period of six days three years later, and spent the next three months praying and discerning individually (and sometimes together over the phone) God's will for their lives. At the end of three months (the next time they saw each other) they got engaged and were married soon thereafter in 2011. They have been best friends ever since.

In 2022, after almost 12 years of marriage (!) Blake and Kristina welcomed their first-born son, (Anthony) Luca Barbera. This was truly a fulfillment of Psalm 127:3 in their lives.