Eric M. Schumacher is an author, podcaster, and songwriter. He is the author of The Good Gift of Weakness: God’s Strength Made Perfect in the Story of Redemption, Ours: Biblical Comfort for Men Grieving Miscarriage, and the novella My Last Name. With Jessika Sanders, he co-authored In His Hands: Prayers for Your Child or Baby in a Medical Crisis. With Elyse Fitzpatrick, he co-authored Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women and Jesus & Gender: Living as Sisters and Brothers in Christ (Award of Merit, 2023 Christianity Today Book Awards). Eric interviews guests on the Nothing is Wasted podcast and hosts the Worthy podcast with Elyse Fitzpatrick.
Eric earned a degree in communications from the University of Northern Iowa and an M.Div. in Biblical and Theological Studies from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is pursuing an M.A. in Marriage, Family, and Individual Counseling from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Eric and his wife Jenny live in Iowa. They are the proud parents of five children and a daughter-in-law. Eric is the Pastoral Ministry Director of the Baptist Convention of Iowa. He is a regular contributor to Common Good magazine and writes worship songs at Hymnicity.