Biography
Drew Marshall was raised in Richmond Hill, Ontario by his adoptive parents Grant and Leone Marshall. He grew up living above the family business Marshall Funeral Home. Struggling through his early years, kicked out of four schools and dropping out of high school at age 17, Drew left Ontario and ran away to California. Marshall worked off an on for four years at Hume Lake, California before returning to Ontario where he became the program director at Teen Ranch Canada. He then pursued a career in football and tried out for the NFL as well as the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Ottawa Rough Riders. Marshall also trained for a career as a fire fighter.
In 1997 Marshall and his wife moved to Australia. Marshall joined the pastoral team at a church where he was responsible for the development of a contemporary, post-modern style of service, and the provision of practical pastoral counselling. Marshall stayed at Glenbrook Baptist Church for five years before deciding to leave the ministry and move back to Canada.
Although Marshall never completed high school, he later went on to study at Humber College, Sheridan College, Tyndale University College & Seminary and Morling College in Sydney, Australia. His areas of study range from Theology & Counseling to Anatomy & Physiology.
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