I’m a Lutheran pastor, serving in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. I’m the Publisher at Concordia Publishing House, where I’m also the Executive Director of our Editorial Division. My interests include fine art, classical music, literature, history, digital photography, and the shooting sports, oh, and coffee, good coffee. I also enjoy the St. Louis Cardinals, particularly when they win.

Here's a more formal biographical note.

Rev. Paul T. McCain, was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Lutheran teachers. He received an excellent “old school” education at Redeemer Lutheran School, then went on to attend Pensacola Catholic High School, where, as a Lutheran, he was awarded “Religion Student of the Year” in both his junior and senior years. He graduated from Concordia University, Chicago, with a B.A. in Biblical Languages and History, becoming member of Phi Alpha Theta national history honor society. From university, he entered Concordia Theological Seminary, receiving his Masters of Divinity Degree in 1988. He stayed on two extra years, the first as a graduate assistant in Systematic Theology, and the second, as an Instructor of Systematic Theology. His additional two years of graduate theological coursework included concentrations in Reformation history and theology. While at Concordia Theological Seminary, he was privileged to work closely with Dr. Robert Preus on the launch of the Confessional Lutheran Dogmatics series, for which he served as managing editor. He became the managing editor for the International Lutheran Foundation for Confessional Lutheran Research, publishing their quarterly newsletter. He was instrumental in founding two Lutheran journals: LOGIA: A Journal of Lutheran Theology and Luther Digest, an annual survey and summary of worldwide Luther research.

Rev. McCain was assigned to serve as the pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, in Waverly, Iowa, where he was ordained into the Office of the Holy Ministry, on Pentecost Sunday, 1990. He delighted in the joys and challenges of ministry in a rural and small congregation. He was called to serve as Assistant to the President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in 1992. He completed his service in this role in 2001, and served as Interim Director of Concordia Historical Institute. He was called to serve at Concordia Publishing House as its Interim President and CEO, a position he filled until 2006, when he became Publisher at CPH, and also Executive Director of the Editorial Division, the position he presently holds.

His numerous publications include articles for WORLD Magazine, FIRST THINGS, The Lutheran Witness, Concordia Theological Quarterly, LOGIA: A Journal of Lutheran Theology, Modern Reformation magazine, and various other newspapers and periodicals. He is the general editor of Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions-A Reader’s Edition of the Book of Concord, and a contributor to The Lutheran Study Bible. He has edited and contributed to several essay and Festschrift collections. He serves as an editor of the quarterly devotional publication Portals of Prayer and has contributed to Teacher’s Interaction a resource for volunteer parish teachers. He is a regular guest on the Lutheran talk radio show Issues, Etc. and a frequent guest preacher and conference speaker.