A native of Maine, Hoffman began his ministry as an ordained church planter with the Conservative Baptist Association, now known as the Venture Church Network, in Denver, Colorado. He most recently served for 18 years as senior pastor of Evangelical Friends Church in Newport, Rhode Island. Hoffman is ordained in both the Conservative Baptist Association and the Evangelical Friends Church tradition.

He holds degrees from Gordon College, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and earned his PhD from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

An accomplished author, Hoffman has written or coauthored three books: Reconciling Places, Preaching to a Divided Nation and AI Shepherds and Electric Sheep. His academic interests include homiletics, ecclesiology, reconciliation, urban mission and the ethics of artificial intelligence.

Hoffman and his wife, Autumn, have been married for 26 years. They have two sons, Landon, 19, and Kelan, 15. In his free time, he enjoys reading, traveling, exercising, spending time with his family and following Premier League soccer.