Mark Mitchell joined the staff at Central Peninsula Church in 1986 and now serves as Lead Pastor. Mark was born and raised in Los Altos, CA. After graduating from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California, he attended Scribe School at Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California from 1979 to 1981. He also holds an MA in Church History from Denver Seminary (1987) and a Doctorate in Preaching from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Mark has published three books: Portrait of Integrity: The Life of Ray C. Stedman, The Power of His Presence, and Ten: How the Commandments Set Us Free. Mark also serves as Chaplain for the San Francisco Giants. Mark married his wife Lynn in 1978 and they have three grown children: Anne-Marie Sanford (married to Michael), Kimberly Bahou (married to Asad) and Matthew (married to Megan). He is also the proud grandfather of Peyton Jean Sanford, Gunnar Mark Sanford and Christian Bishara Bahou.