Eric M. Schumacher is the author of multiple books:
- Dads Hurt Too: A Father’s Memoir of Miscarriage
- The Good Gift of Weakness: God’s Strength Made Perfect in the Story of Redemption
- Ours: Biblical Comfort for Men Grieving Miscarriage
- My Last Name (a novella)
With Elyse Fitzpatrick:
- Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
- Dignas: Celebrando El Valor del La Mujer (Spanish edition)
- Jesus & Gender: Living as Sisters and Brothers in Christ (Award of Merit, 2023 Christianity Today Book Awards).
With Jessika Sanders:
Eric has written many worship songs with David L. Ward at Hymnicity, including “Not in Me,” which debuted on The Gospel Coalition album Songs for the Book of Luke. He is a long-time contributor to Common Good magazine.
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 and a biblical counselor at Gospel Care Collective.