David Ellingson currently serves as Academic Dean of 3M Preaching Institute and chair of the Bible Exposition Department. He desires to strengthen the local church and train men for ministry. He is an active member of Ankadivato Biblical Baptist Church (Antananarivo, Madagascar) and occasionally leads Bible studies with this local church. He trained as an expositor and pastor at The Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, CA (M.Div., 2018).

While in seminary, he worked as the International Outreach Coordinator at Grace Community Church (Sun Valley, CA) and served as a Deacon and Bible study teacher. Before his call to ministry, David graduated in 2004 from The University of Arizona receiving a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A) and Certificate of Management Information Systems (M.I.S.).

After university, David worked in the fields of Information Technology and Business Finance for nine years. He enjoys studying theology, traveling, and hiking with his family. David has been married to Ashley since 2004 and is father of four girls: Isabella, Lydia, Anna, and Clara.