Shane Koehler was born in Alabama. He spent all of his early life in Foley, Alabama and was active in high school sports. He became a Christian at the end of his junior year of high school at age 17. Shane soon after enrolled at the University of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama where he graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor’s degree in English and Communications. From 1994 to 1996, he served as a missionary in Hainan China, teaching ESL and conducting   training workshops for national teachers who were teaching English. Upon returning to the states, he married his wife Tara in Woodstock, Georgia where he spent a year working on staff in the missions department at First Baptist Church Woodstock. He then went on to attend The Master's Seminary in Sun Valley, California, earning a Master’s of Divinity and graduating from there in 2000.

Ever since his conversion, Shane had prayed seriously about a life on the mission field. However, during his time overseas and his seminary years, it became clear to him that his gifts were in the area of pastoring and preaching. From November of 2000 to September of 2003, Shane served as the pastor of East Columbia Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina, and since October of 2003 he has served as pastor of Faith Community Church in Woodstock, Georgia.  His love of God's Word and passion for the truth is clearly seen each week as he seeks to teach and shepherd God’s people through faithful and thorough Bible exposition.

Shane and Tara have four children:  Benjamin, Mercy, David and Sophie.