Steve Allred is a pastor and attorney. As a pastor, he served various congregations in Northern California for many years before taking a hiatus from full-time pastoral work to practice law. On the side, he hosts a couple of podcasts and serves as of counsel for the Church State Council, the advocacy and legal services ministry of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Steve is passionate about uplifting Jesus and trying to live out Matthew 7:12. He and his wife, Cheri, live in Auburn, California with their three children.