Jim Keller has a bachelor's degree from the University of Toledo and two graduate degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy from Springfield College in Springfield, MA. He worked in college ministry, primarily in the Northeastern United States, for more than 25 years before he founded Charis Counseling Center in Orlando, FL. Jim was a nationally known speaker with FamilyLife.
Jim and his wife Renee have been married for 35 years; they have two grown children, and four grandchildren.