Born and raised on a ranch near Tulsa, Oklahoma, James Barlow attend John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. After receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, he married his college sweetheart in the summer of 1982.

They now live in northern Colorado and have been married for 25 years. In the course of struggling through numerous adoption experiences, God ultimately blessed them with four beautiful children.

At heart, James is an entrepreneur and has launched or co-founded multiple ministries; started numerous businesses; is an inventor; pastor / teacher; and author. He also holds numerous patents for technology being used in renewable energy production and also in the field of literature.