Tom Chantry Interview Tom discusses growing up in a pastor’s home, preaching and essentials for faithful gospel ministry. Tom is the Pastor of Christ Reformed Baptist Church. Tom was born in Pennsylvania and had the blessing of growing up in a Christian home. He was converted in childhood and began to consider the call to the ministry while still in high school. He attended Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina and Westminster Seminary in Escondido, California. Upon concluding his studies, Tom moved to Arizona and worked in full-time ministry for five years. Subsequently he has been a member of Reformed Baptist churches in Washington and Illinois and has spent four years teaching at a Christian school in the Chicago area. Tom began preaching regularly at Christ Reformed Baptist Church in the summer of 2005. One year later he moved to the Milwaukee area to begin preaching full time.