Chris Hodges is the founding pastor of Church of the Highlands. Under his leadership, Church of the Highlands launched 26 locations across the state of Alabama and Georgia with 75+ weekly services. He co-founded a church planting network called the Association of Related Churches, launched a coaching network called GrowLeader, and serves as chancellor of Highlands College, a four-year ministry training college. Chris and his wife, Tammy, have five children and ten grandchildren and live in Birmingham, Alabama.