Brian Shaw was ordained an elder in 2003 and has served as a fulltime pastor for the UCG congregations in Duluth, Little Falls, and the Twin Cities in Minnesota, as well as the Eau Claire, Wisconsin congregation since 2016.

He holds a bachelor`s of science degree in Management Sciences from the State University of New York at Oswego, and an MBA from Northern Illinois University. He also received the Vachel Pennebaker Award in Direct Marketing from DePaul University.

Brian and his wife ReNae were married in 1986 and have four daughters. ReNae is a 1985 graduate of Ambassador College at Pasadena.