Clarence Washington Sr. is a graduate of Luther Rice Seminary, with a Bachelor of Arts in biblical studies, and has completed several graduate courses toward a Master of Arts. He also graduated from DeVry Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois (his hometown), and has thirty years of experience in engineering and science. He has served as the senior pastor of Abundant Life Community Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for more than twenty-two years. He is also the author of Tools for Effective Prayer: The Mechanics, Dynamics, and Contents of Prayer and Victory Every Day in Every Way: Kingdom Living According to Nehemiah the Governor.