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Pat Karn was born in Rushville NE, but was raised in Rapid City, SD. After attending Black Hills State College and SD School of Mines and Technology, he accepted a management position with a telecommunications company in Madison, WI.

After promotional transfers that led to Alliance, NE, North Platte, NE and the Chicago area, Pat was led to walk away from that career pursuit and pursue God’s direction for his life. That took Pat and his family back to Nebraska where Pat continued his education at Chadron State College. One year later Pat began a non-denominational youth ministry.

He married his wife Connie in 1979. Connie has partnered with Pat in ministry and in raising their children for over 30 years. They are the parents of 3 children and proud grandparents of 7. Their children are Jesse, Amanda and Tyson. Jesse and wife Tana have 3 boys, Amanda and her husband Jamie Loftus also have 3 boys and Tyson and wife Abby have a daughter.

Some of the ways Pat and Connie enjoy spending time is riding motorcycles, boating, and spending time with extended family.

After completing Biblical Counseling Training, Pat came on staff at Christian Life Ministries in 1993. He is a member of the Association of Exchanged Life Ministries. Pat was ordained as a pastor in 2003. Connie received her license to minister in 2008. Pat counsels full time at CLM and is the Family Life Pastor and co-pastor at Rimrock Church. Pat teaches bible studies and co-teaches the Lay Counseling Classes.

Pat and Connie are chaplains for the Billy Graham Rapid Response Counseling Team and have traveled to Amsterdam for “Amsterdam 2000”, New York for 9-11 trauma counseling, Florida and Grenada West Indies for hurricane Ivan disaster counseling, New Orleans for trauma counseling during hurricane Katrina, and most recently Haiti, where they did grief counseling training for several hundred Haitian pastors and staff.

Because of Pat’s love of motorcycles, his Sturgis Rally ministry is one of his favorite outreaches. Pat and Connie love speaking at seminars and conferences that give them the platform to spread the Grace Message of our Lord Jesus Christ.