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Josh McFarland has served as a pastor with the Christian Missionary Alliance since 2003. He received his Master’s Degree from AW Tozer Theological Seminary, and in addition to being a preacher he is a writer and sometime-dabbler-in-worship-music. In 2017 he moved to Boone, Iowa with his family to become the pastor of Bethel Church.<\/p>\n
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