Dr. William J. Senn III was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and grew up in the surrounding area. During his junior year at Elizabethtown College, he was unknowingly invited to a women’s Bible study. After several weeks of attending, Will came to trust Christ as his Savior. Eighteen months later, he sensed God’s call to full-time ministry.
He earned a B.S. in Business Education from Elizabethtown College in 1981, then went on to complete both a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry at Bob Jones University. Will married Allissa Isbell in 1982, and together they have three sons and nine grandchildren.
Dr. Senn served as senior pastor of University Baptist Church in Clemson, South Carolina (1984–2002), and then as senior pastor of Tri-City Baptist Church in Westminster, Colorado (2002–2025). He is also the founder and president of Cross Impact Ministries, a national campus outreach focused on reaching students at secular universities, and he continues to serve on several ministry boards.
In 2025, Dr. Senn joined the faculty of Faith Baptist Bible College, where he now serves as the Chair of the Pastoral Studies Program, equipping the next generation of students for gospel ministry. In his free time, he enjoys writing, bicycling, hiking, and Hare and Hound racing.