Bishop Ryan Linkous brings more than 25 years of ministry experience, with a background in pastoral leadership, discipleship, strategic planning, organizational development, and denominational service. Since 2012, he has served as Senior Pastor of Christian Life International Church in Salem, Virginia, where he provides leadership to a congregation with an active membership of more than 2,000 and oversees a growing ministry staff.
His denominational service includes membership on the IPHC Bylaws Committee, the Denominational Restructuring Task Force, the Discipleship Ministries Council, and other conference and general-level leadership bodies. He holds a Master of Divinity from Regent University and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech.
