Craig was born and raised in Sunnyside, WA. He attended Seminary at Covenant Theological Seminary in Saint Louis, MO. He and his wife have four children (all of which currently attend Immanuel). Helping start Immanuel was born out of a conviction that all of education is discipleship and part of the role of the church. Although his role is mostly behind the scenes now, he can still occasionally be found playing nerf gun battles with some of the younger students in the lunch room.