Graduate of Talbot School of Theology, where he earned an M.A. in Theology, a second in New Testament, and a third in the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics. Currently he is pursuing further graduate studies in the Center for Advanced Theological Studies at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California. With Paul Owen he is the author of an important article on Mormonism entitled “Mormon Scholarship, Apologetics, and Evangelical Neglect: Losing the Battle and Not Knowing It?” Trinity Journal (1998). Carl’s congregational affiliation is with Plaza Bible Church (Foursquare) in Orange, California.