Mickey Stonier PhD grew up in Southern California as the son of a law enforcement officer in Hermosa Beach, California.  He moved to San Diego in 1974 to complete his bachelor’s degree at San Diego State University.    Dr. Stonier is a pastor at the Rock Church in San Diego and is also the author of the book GODISNOWHERE: Where is God in the Midst of Your Pain?  The book provides practical and Biblical guidance to those who are going through a time of crisis.  He has served as a San Diego Fire-Rescue Department since 1992.  He also provides chaplaincy services for the Coronado Fire Department, San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office, San Diego Harbor Police Department and the Office of Emergency Services.   Dr. Stonier assisted in developing the policies and training for these departments’ Peer Support and Chaplaincy services.   In this role, Mickey was one of eight coordinating chaplains for the SRT team at the New York World Trade Center disaster from September 12-27, 2001. 

Mickey’s educational background includes a Bachelor’s of Science in Child Development from San Diego State University, a Master of Divinity degree from Azusa Pacific University, Graduate School of Theology, and a PhD in Marriage and Family Studies from the School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.  Mickey is a member of the San Diego County Critical Incident Stress Management team and is a Certified Approved Instructor for a number of critical incident stress management courses through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. Mickey and his wife, Karen, live in San Diego and have four children and four grandchildren.