Mike Leiter is a Michigan-based ordained pastor, hospice chaplain, theology student, and  hobbyist singer/songwriter.

Mike holds a Masters of Arts in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing his ThD at Global Awakening Theological Seminary.

Since it's founding in 2023, Mike has served as the lead pastor of The Vineyard Church of Freeland, Michigan.

Theologically, Mike is what one may call a "responsible charismatic". Mike is continuationist in his view on the spiritual gifts, but is also "Berean" in his approach to his learning - all claims must be considered through a careful, contextual, and responsible interpretation of Scripture (Acts 17:11). Mike follows John Wimber's model of standing in the tension between our Evangelical, Pentecostal, and Liturgical church traditions. Mike's theological lenses have been significantly influenced by scholars and teachers such as Dr. N.T. Wright, Dr. Michael Heiser, Dr. Derek Morphew, Dr. Randy Clark, and of course, John Wimber. 

Mike was raised in a musical family and was surrounded by singers and musicians throughout his childhood. Mike has been leading worship for over 30 years. Other music side projects include playing the occasional solo-acoustic coffee house show and as lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist for the classic rock/country/blues band Dynamo Joe.

Mike is also a lifelong video gamer and continues to enjoy trying to keep up with his three adult sons online. At the age of 5 (1979) Mike's dad installed a Coleco Telstar (basically, a Pong video game system) and he's been moving pixels on screens ever since.

Mike has been married to his wife, Tiffany, since 1995 and they have three adult Children: Mason (b. 1998) who serves in the U.S. Navy, Geoffrey (b. 2000) who lives locally and assists with The Vineyard Church ministry including playing bass on the worship team, and Jonathan (b. 2004) who serves in the U.S. Air Force. Mike and Tiffany also have two dogs (Kylo and Daisy), one cat (Mittens), and a bearded dragon (Kaiju).

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