C.J. Mahaney as the President of Sovereign Grace Ministries leads its mission to establish and support local churches. He pastored Covenant Life Church 27 years in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and then handed the senior pastor role to Joshua Harris on September 18, 2004, allowing him to devote his full attention to Sovereign Grace. He serves on "The Council of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals" and on the board of "The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood".

C.J.'s books include Humility: 'True Greatness'; 'Living the Cross-Centered Life'; and 'Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God: What Every Christian Husband Needs to Know'. He also contributed to 'Dear Timothy: Letters on Pastoral Ministry', and to two additional volumes in the Foundations for the Family Series (Crossway). C.J. and his wife, Carolyn, have three married daughters and one son. They make their home in Gaithersburg, Maryland.