George M. Plasterer is a retired United Methodist pastor living with his wife Suzanne in Clearwater, Florida. Raised in Austin, Minnesota, he received degrees from Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Indiana Wesleyan University, his Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary, and his Doctor of Ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary. He was pastor of congregations in the Indiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. His has written In the School of Scripture with Karl Barth: A Discussion of Church Dogmatics, which explores the theology of this work, but focuses on the spiritual formation implications.