Dr. Schuringa served as senior pastor of two established churches in West Michigan and planted a church in Southern California. He taught for nine years at Westminster Seminary California and served as an adjunct professor at Calvin Theological Seminary and Kuyper College in Grand Rapids. He has guest lectured in various seminaries and has served on a variety of boards and committees.

Dr. Schuringa serves on the boards of the Campaign for Justice and Faith Alive Christian Resources. He is a member of the Communities of Faith Advisory Council of the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University of Law, the Advisory Board of the Institute for Prison Ministry in the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College and a founding member of the Correctional Ministries and Chaplains Association (CMCA). Dr. Schuringa is also a frequent contributor to the library of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and a member of its Speakers Bureau.

In 1999 Dr. Schuringa accepted the appointment to head the rapidly growing ministry of CBI. He founded The Center for Advanced Studies at Crossroad Bible Institute (2005) and Crossroad Correctional Services (2010). David travels extensively to speak in churches, schools, prisons as well as at seminars and conferences. He is also the host of the weekly radio program Crossroad Connection, a voice for restorative justice (www.cbi.fm).

Joined by thousands of volunteers, a professional staff and an accomplished Board of Directors, Dr. Schuringa leads the largest personalized follow-up and discipleship ministry of its kind for people in prison and their children.