Michael Richard Craig was born in Gulfport, MS., on 26 May 1957, to Mr. & Mrs. Richard Washington Craig Jr. He Graduated from Belhaven College in Jackson, MS., with a BA in Christian Education in 1980. In 1985 he graduated from Reformed Theological Seminary also in Jackson, MS., with a Masters of Divinity and additional work in Marriage and Family Therapy.

He has taken doctoral courses at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL. He was ordained in The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and commissioned into the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps with orders to the Chaplain School at New Port, RI. in 1985. He graduated from the Pastoral Care and Counseling post graduate program in Portsmouth, VA. He is a board-certified Chaplain in the Association of Professional Chaplains. Michael is the brother of four sisters. He is married to Carol W. Craig and they have two married sons, Jonathan (Susannah) and Stephen (Mary). They also have four grandchildren, Judah, Benjamin, Samuel and Ivy. He has written and illustrated several book for both adults and children, found on Amazon and other publishing sites.