Glen was born in Japan and spent his early years in several different countries, while his father served as a Sergeant Major in the U.S. Army. During high school, while attending a Billy Graham crusade, he was convicted of his sin and responded to God’s call on his life.

After graduating from Bethel College in 1977, Glen enrolled in Bethel Seminary and began attending Bethlehem Baptist Church. After four years of serving as an intern in a variety of ministry roles. Bethlehem commissioned him to serve as an active-duty Army chaplain.

During 30 years of military service, he ministered and served during times of peacekeeping and combat. The Army sent him for a master’s degree in marriage & family counseling and education, and in the final chapters of his career, he served at the Pentagon and completed one final combat tour.

In 2011, he retired and returned to Bethlehem. Since then, he has served in a variety of ministries at Bethlehem and as an adjunct professor of pastoral counseling.

Glen and his wife, Ruth, have been married since and have three children and 10 grandchildren.