Leaders
Donnell Duncan
Donnell Duncan, PE, SE, is a speaker and author of 10 books. He earned a bachelor’s degree in applied physics from Morehouse College as well as bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering (structures) from Georgia Tech. He is a licensed Professional Engineer or Structural Engineer in TN, LA, MI, PA, FL, TX, NC, AR, MN, KS, IA, OH, MD, AL, VA, GA, CA, SD, KY, SC, ND, MS, IN, DC, UT, MO, HI, PR, WA, IL, NE, and AZ. He also earned “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace” and “Ethical and Inclusive Leadership” Certificates from the University of South Florida Muma College of Business. Working out of the Atlanta office of a multinational engineering consulting firm headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, he leads the South Region of the Resilience (Water) Business Area Structural Engineering Group. Most importantly, alongside his wife, Angel, he pastors The Body Church in Metro-Atlanta, GA.
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DR J.R. ANDREWS
Dr. J.R. Andrews is an Army Chaplain, author, financial advisor, and founder of InnerShift360, a faith-centered platform dedicated to spiritual care, leadership development, and whole-life alignment. With more than 25 years of ministerial experience and a professional background spanning law, finance, and real estate, Dr. Andrews helps individuals, churches, and organizations cultivate spiritual resilience, relational health, and legacy-minded stewardship.
He is the author of InnerShift: Spiritual Care in the Age of Distraction and Just Sayin’: A Faithful Brother’s Guide to Dating with Purpose, Pace & Peace, and serves clients nationwide through speaking, consulting, and financial and legacy planning services. His work bridges faith, leadership, relationships, and wealth stewardship to help people live with clarity, purpose, and peace.
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Dr. Mark Jordan
Rev. Dr. Mark Jordan serves as the lead pastor of Hope Church in Dallas, Georgia—a northwest suburb of Atlanta. He is happily married to his wife, Tiffany, and together they have three children: Ethan, Mia, and Brighton.
Dr. Jordan holds a bachelor’s degree in social psychology from Georgia State University, a Master of Divinity from Emory University, and a doctorate in Christian Counseling and Psychology from Colorado Theological Seminary.
His deep passion is guiding people to recognize and experience the presence and activity of God in their everyday lives. To learn more about Dr. Jordan’s mission and ministry, visit Hope Church at placeofhope.org. He can be reached by email at mark@placeofhope.org.
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Pastor Kurt Lee
Pastor Kurt Lee is an author, conference speaker, leadership mentor, and Lead Pastor of Tulsa Life Christian Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is committed to developing spiritually disciplined, biblically grounded leaders who know God personally and lead with conviction in every sphere of influence. Through clear teaching, practical leadership frameworks, and transformational discipleship, Pastor Kurt equips pastors, entrepreneurs, and emerging leaders to move beyond inspiration into intentional spiritual growth and measurable impact. His mission is to raise leaders who honor God privately, lead publicly with integrity, and create lasting generational influence.
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Eli Benard
Eli Bernard served in the North Carolina Army National Guard for six years, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant before being honorably discharged in order to pursue God’s call to ministry service. He is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Religious Education degree.
He served churches in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Colorado in various capacities, including Student, Evangelism, and Education roles. He also planted a church in Roanoke, Texas. He served on the volunteer Executive Staff of Super Summer Youth Evangelism Schools in Texas, Florida, and Georgia. He spent five years at the North American Mission Board in Equipping Initiatives and eleven years at Group Publishing as the Multimedia Experience Manager, coordinating with six business units to improve and align multimedia products. He then spent eleven years with Pearson Education as an Integration Specialist, training instructors on the setup and implementation of Pearson’s learning products. He is a certified facilitator of Joel Barker’s Implications Wheel. He has owned and operated MyTGuy Designs, a graphic design and t-shirt business (because Jesus is the Real Mighty Guy), for more than 30 years.
Common to all his ministry experiences is a passion for and practices of disciple-making and disciple-shaping. To that end, Eli is currently the founder and CEO of Solomon’s Quest, Inc., a non-profit ministry dedicated to helping pastors and lay leaders effectively make and shape disciples with less effort and high-impact results. Solomon’s Quest is the culmination of 45 years of God’s leading, research and study, experimentation, training, and input from mentors in ministry and business who invested in his life. The result is a transferable, leader-developing, life-changing strategy for small group Bible study and personal evangelism.
He has been married to his wife, Lisa, for more than 40 years. Their three children are married and have added 9 grandchildren (so far) to the family!
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Arthor L. Jackson
Arthor L. Jackson is a pastor, teacher, and the founder of Keys to Life Church in Miramar, Florida, where he served his congregation for nearly two decades with a heart focused on equipping believers for the work of ministry. Born in Bartow, Georgia and raised in Miami, Florida, Arthor has been rooted in ministry his entire life, stepping into full-time pastoral leadership in 2001 after a successful career in corporate America in human resources.
With over 20 years of pastoral experience, Arthor brings a unique depth to his ministry — one shaped by life in the marketplace, faithfulness in the local church, and an unwavering commitment to the Word of God. He and his wife, Judith, have shared life and ministry together for 48 years, a testament to the very values he teaches.
Today, Arthor leads Arthor Jackson Ministries, an online ministry dedicated to encouraging, exhorting, and empowering believers to live full, purposeful lives grounded in Scripture. Through biblical advisement, marriage and family counseling, online Bible studies, biblical devotionals, and downloadable resources, the ministry meets people right where they are — providing daily motivation and affirmation for life’s journey.
At the heart of Arthor Jackson Ministries are three core pillars: Exhortation. Empowerment. Encouragement. Rooted in biblical truth, these values drive everything Arthor does as he inspires believers to embrace God’s Word and walk boldly into all He has called them to be.
Dr. Stephen A. Russell
Dr. Stephen A. Russell hails from South Africa. He has extensively traveled in nine African nations, teaching and training with a strong emphasis on establishing Biblical foundations in leadership of churches and ministries. He planted a church out of which a Bible School and Christian School was established. After relocating to the United States in 2001, he assumed leadership of a church on Cape Cod. Subsequently, he established Formations Bible College, a hybrid school offering three certificate programs in partnership with Thirdmill Institute that is in its fourth year or operation.
He established several Bible Schools, particularly in India and Africa with free curriculum, in partnership with local network leaders and continues to establish Bible schools across these and other regions for pastors who have not had the opportunity for formalized training. His tenure at Trinity Christian Academy on Cape Cod as Biblical Studies teacher for junior and seniors, prompted him to produce two textbook that are published through WestBow Press, a subsidiary of Thomas Nelson and Zondervan; Survey of the Old Testament and Survey of the New Testament. Dr. Russell holds a BA (South
Africa) M.Th., D.Th., (USA) in Theology.
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Adam Wright
Adam Wright was born in Lancaster, SC. He is married to Allison Wright, and they have two children: Lydia and Maxwell. He graduated from Anderson University with a Bachelors Degree in Christian Theology in 2010. Later, he completed his Master of Divinity degree at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He has held various ministry positions since 2007, including roles as a Student Pastor, Associate Pastor, Church Planter, United States Army Chaplain, and Senior Pastor. Each opportunity has been filled with blessings, the privilege of meeting incredible people, and serving an awesome God.
List of Awards
SAAB Appreciation Award 2013 – Stony Brook University, International Star Registry 2011 – Kiwanis Club Inc., Martin Luther King Jr. Award 2008 – Riverhead High School, Legacy Award 2008 – Urban League of L.I., Citizen of the Year Award 2007 – CHI RHO Chapter Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Community Service Award 2006 – Tyre Lodge No. 91, Dedicated Service Award 2005 – Galilee Church of God in Christ, Man of the Year 2003 – Suffolk County Police Athletic League
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Minister Patrick D. Harris
Minister Patrick D. Harris of New Destiny Church is under the leadership of Senior Pastor Guillermo Alexander. Patrick is an independent educational consultant at PH College Prep and co-owner of LYFE Student Development, LLC, established in July 2011, based in Riverhead, New York. Patrick has a B.A. Degree in Educational Studies and an M.A. Degree in Higher Education Administration from Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York. His primary areas of expertise are academic advising, college selections, enrollment processes, athletic recruitment, financial aid assistance, grant, and scholarship research. PH College Prep helps students and their families transition to higher education institutions nationwide. He and his wife, Carolyn, established Legacy of LYFE, Inc., a Not-for-Profit corporation in 2021, to financially assist youth student development service organizations around the country. Patrick has assisted 800 plus students with more than “82 Million Dollars” in scholarships & grants to public and private universities, including all Ivy League Institutions.
Before establishing PH College Prep, Patrick served as the college prep coordinator for the Riverhead Central School District in Riverhead, New York, starting in 2007, where he helped students secure over five million dollars in academic scholarships. His talent for mentoring the academic elite, underrepresented groups, disenfranchised individuals, and first-generation college students was unmatched. Patrick’s mission is to provide every student with the opportunity to access higher education. Working with students and their families dates back to 1997, when he incorporated the Riverhead Raiders Youth Football Program, where he was president, head coach, and league representative in the Suffolk County Police Athletic League. His dedicated service and commitment to his community did not go
unnoticed; he was awarded “Man of the Year” in 2003 out of 1,500 youth football coaches in Suffolk County. Not only didhe mentor young athletes to become model citizens, but he also led his team to eight championships in his last ten years of coaching. Patrick’s key to success has always been developing a strategic game plan in which he utilizes the same techniques in his current career in Education.
In 2000, Patrick left his management position of thirteen years at McCabes Office Products to start his own office equipment sales and service company called “The Copier Doctor” to service Eastern Long Island’s office equipment needs. Out of sheer determination, excellent sales and customer service skills, Patrick was able to compete for twelve years against the world’s largest office products super stores, such as Office Max, Office Depot, and Staples, before finding his passion for working with students on their quest for higher education. Patrick attributes his determination and his strong work ethics from being enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. While serving four years of active duty as a U.S. Marine, Patrick received three meritorious promotions, including a ribbon of good conduct, along with two expert handgun and rifleman medals. Patrick’s mottos are: “The Greatest Leaders are the Greatest Servers” and “My Students are My Life”.
Pastor David Campbell Jr
Pastor Dave grew up in the Vestal, NY. His desire is to see people encounter Jesus Christ and grow deeply in their relationship with Him.
Pastor Dave graduated from Vestal High School. He also graduate from SUNY Cortland with a Bachelors of Science in Education and from Walden University with a Masters of Science in Education with a concentration in curriculum development, instruction, and assessment.
Pastor Dave knew he was called into ministry as a teenager, but the road of preparation has been an interesting one. After working as a Physical Education teacher in the Spencer – Van Etten School district, Pastor Dave took a part time position as an Outreach Pastor at City Church in Binghamton NY. He eventually began to serve full-time as both the Outreach Pastor of the Binghamton Campus and the Campus Pastor of the Norwich Campus.
God then directed him to Tracy Creek where he served as the Lead Pastor. Now God has opened to door to plant the church that God has always placed on Pastor Dave’s heart. When Pastor Dave is not involved in ministry he enjoys spending time with family, writing, coaching, and working out.
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Russell McCutcheon
Russell has worked in ministry for fourteen years. He spent seven years as a dedicated pastor with Fellowship Memphis. After completing the residency program at Fellowship Memphis, Russell pastored their Germantown outpost.
Russell has been married to LaToya for over twenty years, and they have two adult children. Together, Russell and LaToya have traveled to many countries, training indigenous leaders in disciple-making. The McCutcheons love Jesus’ church and seeing people come to know God and serve Him.
Russell has a B.A. from Nicholls State, an M.A. from Eastern University, and an M.Div. from Mid-America Seminary.
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Dr. Ben Shaw
Dr. Ben Shaw. Bio: Dr. Ben Shaw is the President of CORE Apologetics. He has been working with Dr. Gary R. Habermas for over a decade while also publishing multiple works together. He has authored or co-authored over two dozen publications (see below) and has given presentations at conferences (AAR, etc.) and universities (UVA, etc.). He has taught at Liberty University and Colorado Christian University. Dr. Shaw has just recently published a new book with IVP Academic titled, Trustworthy: Thirteen Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament.
While pursuing his academic work, he obtained a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He has been married to Rachel for fifteen years. She trains jiu jitsu with him, and they have three children (Brooks, Halle, and Banks). He is passionate about discipleship as he grew up in S. Florida and desired to know more about God, but found it difficult to find people who could help disciple him.
Dr. Shaw also worked in the insurance industry and eventually became the company’s Vice President of Marketing and Development. He did this while earning his MA in Religious Studies and a PhD in Theology and Apologetics, both from Liberty University.
Pastor Richard Myers
Richard F. Myers is the Senior Pastor of New Life Church. He has been in the ministry for over forty years. For the first 8 years of his ministry, he and his family traveled internationally as an Evangelist. For the past 38 years, they have served New Life, guiding it from 70 members in 1986 to over five hundred in 2021. Pastor and Helen have been married for 57 years and have one daughter named Kristin. Kristin is married to Matt Wnorowski, Associate Pastor at New Life. They have two children; a son Ryan Matthew and a daughter, Alyssa Nicole.
Pastor Myers is noted for his practical messages that relate to the everyday struggles of the Christian walk. His ministry is a combination of teaching and preaching. Healing, miracles, and prophecy are all signs that follow his ministry.
He is a co-founder of One Heart World Fellowship. This is a fellowship of churches around the world that share the same desire to reach the world for Jesus Christ. He is a prophet and/or overseer to churches around the world. Pastor Myers, along with Dr. Mike Pangio, also founded Abundant Life Ministries International. This ministry plants churches, Bible schools, and various other outreaches throughout the world. Through the combined efforts of both men and their churches, they oversee over two thousand churches, Bible schools, orphanages, elementary schools, leper home/hospital and a new surgery center in India. Abundant Life ministries operate in over sixty-nine nations.
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Eric Nartey
Eric Nartey has a great passion for advancing the Kingdom of God. He is the president of the Watchmen Charismatic Network, a global Christian network dedicated to transforming lives and advancing the Kingdom. Eric is also the president and co-founder of Leaders to Leaders , a mentorship platform that has trained hundreds of leaders and empowered visionaries across Africa Known for his dynamic leadership and strategic ministry, Eric is an Apostolic Aide for the Ecumenical Assemblies of Global Leaders Emerging.
He partners with ministries, organizations, and leaders globally to expand the Kingdom’s influence across borders. His mission is to preach the Word of God, fortify churches with sound biblical principles, and equip leaders who will carry the torch for future generations.
He’s happily married to Pastor Esther Nartey. He’s Amazing wife whom they keep transforming lives together
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Mitch Van Den Broeck
My name is Mitch VanDenBroeck, and I have the honor of being the Student Pastor at Starkey Road Baptist in Seminole, FL. I have a history in camp ministry and college/ internship pastoring as well. My philosophy in ministry is to make Christ Big and to preach Christ and Him crucified. Developing students to love deep doctrine and use their God-given gifts in and out of the church is truly a passion of mine. My wife and I have an incredible son. And to decompress and even use as a means for ministry, I love to train and compete in powerlifting.
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Cletus Hull
I was raised in New Oxford PA (near Gettysburg) for the first 18 years of my life. My mother was from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico and my father from Hanover PA. I had the benefit of learning two cultures and languages. As my father owned and managed an auto parts business for 25 years-he gave me many opportunities and skills to work with people. I also grew up with two brothers, Brian and Clark.
Accepting Christ in my youth, and confirmed at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in New Oxford, I eventually felt the call of God to enter the ministry. Matriculating at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa OK, these four years opened my mind to the world and provided many experiential moments to explore God’s calling in my life.
I attended seminary at Trinity Anglican Seminary for Ministry in Ambridge PA. During that time, I began to pastor a small church in Marianna PA. It was in that congregation that I learned how to be a minister. In 1987, I was licensed as a pastor and ordained in the Christian ministry in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1989. I have also served as a chaplain at two PA state hospitals and a campus minister at California University of PA and Indiana University of PA.
Throughout the years, my ministry has included preaching, pastoral ministry, youth ministry, church camp, hospital chaplaincy, campus ministry and teaching in higher education. After traveling to sixteen countries and ministering with people in many cultures, my view of God’s world has expanded. I began a Doctor of Ministry degree at Lancaster Theological Seminary and finished the program in Church Growth at Fuller Theological Seminary. In addition, I have studied extensively in doctoral research on the Pneumatology and Christology of Paul in 1 Corinthians 1 & 2, receiving a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies at Regent University in 2017.
I have researched the growing Disciples of Christ churches in Puerto Rico and have an interest in the significance of the Stone-Campbell churches in American Christianity. My article, “My Church is a Mental Hospital” appeared in the Summer 2015 issue of Healing Line. I am the author of The Wisdom of the Cross and the Power of the Spirit in the Corinthian Church: Grounding Pneumatic Experiences and Renewal Studies in the Cross of Christ (Pickwick, 2018) and The Call: My Mission and Our Ministry at Trinity United Christian Church, Lower Burrell, PA (Word Association, 2019).
Pastor Matt Bagwell
Matt Bagwell serves as the pastor of Shiloh Basin Community Church. He is led by the Spirit, and has a heart full of grace, grit, and gospel-centered joy. Once a skeptic, now a shepherd. Matt’s journey from atheism to faith has shaped his passion for meeting people right where they are, with empathy, truth, and unwavering hope in Jesus.
A graduate of Liberty University (B.A. & M. Div.), Matt brings both academic depth and practical experience to ministry. Whether preaching, counseling, or serving at weddings and funerals. Matt’s heart is always to point others to Jesus with joy, humility, and sincerity. Matt’s aim is always the same: to point hearts toward Christ with humility, joy, and sincerity.
Matt is deeply devoted to Terah – his wife and best friend of 10 years, and their three awesome young-adult kids. He’s a loving father and a faithful husband. He also enjoys a good theological discussion over coffee with great conversation and genuine fellowship with friends.
His favorite verse is Romans 12:2 because it reflects his own transformation and the invitation he offers to others: “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind…” Pastor Matt is one who is being daily transformed by the grace of God – and joyfully inviting others to the journey.
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Jim Halstead
About the Founder
Jim Halstead has served as an ordained pastor with the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA), Christian & Missionary Alliance (C&MA), and the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) and has retired from the CRC with pastor emeritus status on July 19, 2020. He has been a special education teacher in Indiana for ten years and retired from the East Allen County Schools (Southwick Elementary School in Fort Wayne, Indiana) on May 21, 2021. He founded Go & Tell Ministries in the fall of 2020, and he now serves full-time as a missionary with Go & Tell Ministries. He is licensed and ordained with the Midwest District C&MA as the “Discipleship Catalyst of The Alliance Midwest District” and is recommended to the fellowship of all evangelical Christians. He also holds his retired ordination license with the Christian Reformed Church and, as a retired minister, retains the title of minister of the Word and the authority conferred by the church to perform official acts of ministry.
The Go and Tell Evangelism Workshop was written by Pastor Jim in August 2013, and he began to present the Go & Tell Evangelism Workshop in September 2013. The Christian Reformed Church National Synod (2018) has endorsed the Go and Tell Evangelism Seminar as an effective evangelism and church planting tool. Go & Tell Ministries is also endorsed by the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA), Christian & Missionary Alliance (C&MA), Christian Reformed Church (CRC), Missionary Church (MCUSA), Fellowship of Evangelical Churches (FEC), Alliance of Reformed Churches, and many other groups and churches. The Go & Tell Evangelism Workshop has been accessed worldwide and is used as an evangelism training tool.
About the Ministry
Go & Tell Ministries was founded and received its 501(c)3 non-profit status in September of 2020. This ministry was created out of a great need for more laypeople to be equipped to share the gospel with the lost. After much prayer and supplication, the Lord gave Pastor Jim a vision of how to equip the body of Christ to easily share the gospel and fulfill the Great Commission. With the Lord’s continued leading he analyzed the best evangelism materials out there, incorporated his 40+ years of evangelism experience and produced a step-by-step easy-to-follow evangelism approach. Since then, he has been teaching and providing these evangelism materials to churches ministries and laypeople who wish to be better equipped in their evangelistic efforts locally and globally.
Go and Tell Ministries Workshops and Resources are based on scripture, stories, and simplicity to equip you to share the gospel and make disciples. Go & Tell Ministries seeks to equip the church to share the gospel and make disciples through a variety of evangelism and discipleship tools.
Andrew Shoemaker
Andrew Shoemaker has been the Lead Pastor at Celebrate! Family Church since the fall of 2023. He had been serving at Celebrate! Family Church as the Assistant Pastor since the fall of 2021 and before that as a member of the Celebrate! staff. He has his Certificate in Ministry and associate degree in Applied Biblical Science from Elim Bible Institute and College and is an Ordained Minister through Elim Fellowship.
Pastor Andrew loves serving not only everyone who walks through the doors of Celebrate! but has a heart and passion for serving the local community as well as the international mission field. If Pastor Andrew is not preparing sermons, serving the church, or spending time with his family, you can most likely catch him outside on a nature walk or watching the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Andrew and his wife Hannah desire nothing more than to walk in the things of God as well as to equip and train every generation to walk with the Lord in a practical and Holy Spirit filled way. They have three children, Deborah, Theodore, and Priscilla.
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Now as a resident of Nexton, South Carolina their search for the next place to contribute has led him to the completion of his book “Oh Good Gracious God” ( stories about God’s faithfulness turning difficulties into victory) and greatly expanding his passion for coaching churches , camps and ministries to navigate the crazy world of construction.
George has a unique combination of “Hands On Experience” in every facet of Project Creation, from the early search for property…..through acquisition and planning…..governmental approval & financing….. to actual development and construction…and then delivery of the finished building.
Turns out helping God’s Family create facilities that serve and reach their communities not only makes a great final chapter to his book but is exactly the way to finish well.
What a Good and Gracious God we serve. How well He knows our heart. Would love to hear about the project and the Vision you have been given.
George G. Christian
My Journey in Ministry and Construction
George has a lifetime of experience in Real Estate Acquisition and Sales, Property Development, Project Creation, Property Management, and Commercial and Residential Construction.
He is a man of deep faith with a strong dedication to the local church and Christian Camp Ministries. In college he was Minister of Music, Youth and even Janitor in a small country church in Little Elm ,Tx. which he combined with working as Ranch Foreman of Sky Ranch Camp, nearby. He later served in the USAF and Air National Guard as a Chaplain’s Assistant and served in numerous leadership roles in various Ministries.
He holds Class A General Contractor Licenses in numerous counties in Colorado and has built Commercial, Industrial, Office, Churches, Retail & Multi Family projects throughout Colorado and the U.S. as well as Residential Projects in El Paso, Teller & Eagle Counties.
George has been active in Real Estate Transactions & Site Acquisition throughout Texas, Colorado and the Southwest and holds a Colorado Real Estate Brokerage License and a South Carolina Managing Broker License.
Throughout his career he has most enjoyed the opportunities to use his gifts to help churches and camps with their real estate and construction projects. Helping the historical Scofield Bible Church with their acquisition of 7 adjoining properties for a new start after fire destroyed their Dallas facility was a highlight and privilege for him.
He has extensive experience in Residential Lot Development, Utility Extensions, and working with local Government Authorities and was the lead Project Manager in the development of Bedford Forum Industrial Park next to DFW Airport, residential neighborhoods in Grapevine Texas and Apartment Projects across the Southwest.
He was responsible for the land acquisition, planning, and construction of the premier 300 acre Sky Ranch Camp & Retreat Center including the design, permitting, financing and construction of all roads, buildings, utility systems and a new 90 acre Sky Lake. He has also worked extensively with EcoStar / Dish Network on the planning and construction of highly technical facilities across the United States including their headquarters and computer centers.
As Owner and Co- Founder of Colorado Constructors & Associates, Inc. George specialized in Commercial and Church Construction and as Co – Founder of Cottage Creek Living, LLC. created and built unique neighborhood and small Cottages that captured the Vintage Historical Style in the Mountain Areas of Colorado.
The delight of George’s life is his walk with Christ and of course his amazing wife of 55 years, Sandy, their 4 children and 15 grandchildren. In his words they “have lived a truly Blessed life together”. When asked his secret to success he quickly says “his God, his faith and his lifetime partnership with Sandy and their children.”
Gabriel Cordeiro
Pastor Gabriel Cordeiro has dedicated over 20 years to ministry, serving the body of Christ in various capacities, including nearly a decade as a music minister. In 2019, he and his wife, Carol, felt God’s calling to establish First Love Church, which began as a gathering in their home.
With a deep passion for people, discipleship, and church planting, Gabriel also has extensive experience in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, teaching and ministering both locally and internationally.
He serves as the director of the Community Fellowship Mass Choir (cfmchoir.org), a non-profit organization committed to spreading the Gospel through gospel music. Through this ministry, he has traveled the world with choir members and led numerous gospel music workshops internationally.
Originally from Brazil, Gabriel and Carol cherish good fellowship—especially when it includes authentic Brazilian barbecue!
His favorite Bible verse is Matthew 6:33.
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Jason Byassee
Jason Byassee is the senior minister of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church in Toronto, Ontario.
He was previously a full professor and the inaugural holder of the Butler Chair in Homiletics and Biblical Hermeneutics at the Vancouver School of Theology in British Columbia. His primary vocation is to reinvigorate today’s church with the best of ancient and contemporary wisdom for creatively faithful living.
He is the author or editor of a number of books, including, most recently, Northern Lights: Resurrecting Church in the North of England, with Ross Lockhart, Better than Brunch: Missional Churches in Cascadia (both with Cascade) and Surprised by Jesus Again (Eerdmans). His work has appeared in Christianity Today, Theology Today, Books & Culture, Sojourners, and First Things. He is the editor of the nine-volume Pastoring for Life series with Baker Academic. It includes his own book with Andria Irwin, Following: Embodied Discipleship in a Digital Age (Baker).
He was previously senior pastor of Boone United Methodist Church in Boone, North Carolina. There he directed eight other pastoral staff members, led a staff of sixteen, and pastored a congregation of 1500 from five worshiping communities. He has also served as pastor of a small, rural congregation in NC, as interim preacher at First Baptist Vancouver, and as preacher to the English-speaking congregation at Chinese Presbyterian in Vancouver.
He is married to Jaylynn Warren Byassee, a fellow Methodist minister from the US, who is presently pastoring at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Toronto. Together they have three boys, ages 22, 20, and 18. Things still break in their house.
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Darryl Walker
currently reside in Crowley La. with my beautiful wife Karen, I also have three grown childern, three grown step children and 5 grandsons.
I’m the owner and organizing host of KWN Kingdom Warrior Network of Podcasts since 2021. KWN brings positive and informative information to men both young and old through sharing and discussing Biblical precepts.
I’m a U.S. Army Reserve Veteran. I was a Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputy, Atlanta Ga. 1988-1993 Ga. P.O.S.T. (Police Officer Standards and Training) certification. Serving in the Christian Gospel Ministry since 1987, Pastored in WV for 8yrs. I developed the Weirton Police Chaplaincy Program and served as Senior Chaplain from 1999 – 2004.
I have 8 years combined experience in Law Enforcement and Executive Protection.
I was an Americore Promise Fellow for 2yrs when it was under the National leadership of Gen. Colin Powell. I was tasked with overseeing youth development projects in Hancock and Brooke counties in West Virginia through the Govenor’s office.
I was Director of Safety and Security for the Atlanta Dream Center from 2015 – 2020. Some of my responsibilities were developing, coordinating, and maintaining safety and security procedures across all the Atlanta Dream Center ministries which has ministry reach in multiple cities. Also I developed safety and security procedures for the ADC’s inner city outreach ministries in low income at risk areas. Developed, coordinated safety and security procedures for the safehomes that the ADC runs.
Currently I’m the evening announcer for Agape Broadcasting which operates KAJN FM radio 102.9 and KAJN.com from 2021 to present.
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He is an ordained Church of God Ministries, Inc. (Anderson, IN) minister and has served in a myriad of leadership positions over the past 25 years in the local church across the USA, to include Senior Pastor, as well as internationally in Kenya, Africa, St. Lucia, Turks and Caicos, and London, England. His latest books – Leadership with a Servant’s Heart – are an Amazon.com new release best-seller in two categories and have earned literary 16 awards from 2020 to date. Johnson is currently serving a second 4-year term as Faith Community Commissioner for Suicide Prevention under Maryland Governors Larry Hogan and Wes Moore.
He lives in Clarksville, Maryland, with his wife of 32 years, Gail, and has raised three sons. He has one God daughter and two God granddaughters.
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Kevin Wayne Johnson
Because, he says, “God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things,” Kevin Wayne Johnson has taken up the task of developing individual and organizational operating excellence as his life’s ministry. He trains, equips, develops, mentors and coaches in order to coax audiences to live out their gifts, and in the words of his national best-selling book series, to then “Give God the Glory!” This series of eight books earned the current radio/podcast and former television co-host some 19 literary awards. Gayle King. an editor-at large for 0. The Oprah Magazine. praised his work, writing to him that “Your book, Kevin, touched me “
Johnson is the Founder and CEO of The Johnson Leadership Group, LLC, and an independent certified coach, trainer, mentor, and speaker with the Maxwell Certified Leadership Team, where he leads learning experiences that are tailored to meet the specific needs of the audience to help maximize efficiency, growth, awareness and effectiveness. He provides organizations and the people who work within them with the tools to forge effective personal and interpersonal communication and delivers training on the elements of dynamic relationships to equip teams with the attitudes and attributes needed to develop individuals into leaders. He does so through motivating workshops, seminars, insightful keynote speeches, and compassionate coaching – all to encourage personal and professional growth.
Johnson enjoyed a 34-year career (retired) in government and private industry as a frontline, mid-level, and senior-level leader. He led workforce development, training, organizational change, procurement, customer service, client relationships, budget, security, records management, property administration, facilities, and human resources organizations during his tenure. He was a key leader on the National Performance Review for Procurement and Customer Service Reform, under the first Clinton/Gore Administration, and has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee on Procurement Reform and wrote testimony that was presented before the District of Columbia’s Committee for Government Operations. He served as Command Secretariat during the initial standup of the U.S. Cyber Command under the Obama/Biden Administration. In 2024, he was awarded the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award under the Biden/Harris Administration.
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Johnson earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Management from Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Business and completed coursework towards an M.B.A. at both Marymount University and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He earned the Master’s Certification in Government Contracting from The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Andrew White
Andrew White – Coming out of a life in the music scene and the drug culture, Andy got radically saved at the age of 24 in 1981. The Lord immediately changed Andy’s life, and Andy laid aside his pursuit of a music career and exchanged it for the pursuit of God, to follow Him wholly and to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord. God began to prepare Andy for the ministry as he became part of a church plant in 1983, where he served in church leadership and worship ministry. Then in 1992, Andy was ordained in his home church, which he helped to plant, and took on the Senior Pastor’s role in another local church until 2002. Beginning in 2002 Andy began serving in various local churches as the Lord had need of him both for Ministry in the Word and serving in worship music ministry along with his wife Marsha. In 2006 Andy and Marsha recorded and released their 1st CD titled “Rescued” and then released their 2nd CD titled “Friends Forever” in 2011. Then, in 2014, the Lord literally opened up the doors for Andy on a local Christian radio station to host a radio program and he began his Christian radio talk show “Open Up The Doors” on Faith FM Radio in Sag Harbor NY.
Andy has been on Faith FM now for 12 years while also back serving at Church of The Harvest the church he helped plant back in the 80’s the Lord having taken Andy and his wife full circle! Andy and Marsha have five grown children, and five grandchildren. Andy is still also available both for pulpit ministry and music ministry as the Lord “Opens Up The Doors”. If you would like to have Andy come and minister at your church you can contact by email at AJWhite777@icloud.com. You can also find his radio broadcast archives both on YouTube and Rumble.
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Dr. Steven Bonenberger
Dr. Steve Bonenberger is a builder of lives, legacies, and language. For over four decades, he’s helped creatives, pastors, and seekers transform pain into purpose and stories into sacred systems of impact. His work is a living invitation: step into your calling, speak your truth, and build something that lasts.
With 15 years as a senior pastor and a lifetime devoted to writing, mentoring, and spiritual entrepreneurship, Steve fuses the clarity of faith with the craft of narrative. His signature frameworks, novels, and immersive guides have reached audiences across churches, retreats, academic circles, and digital platforms worldwide.
At the heart of his brand is a radiant emblem: a golden nautilus shell spiraling around a turquoise cross, with flowing waves and the phrase “Travel Far.” It’s more than a logo—it’s a visual covenant. It represents movement, proportion, and the sacred journey of becoming.
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Dr. Trevor Hartley
Trevor lives to ‘rob from the grave’ (realizing potential) by encouraging leaders to discover their original intended purpose. Having begun his career as a Chartered Accountant, Trevor gained valuable experience working in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and North America, with his most recent corporate position being a director in a strategy consulting company. For over a decade now, Trevor has been serving as an ordained minister of a church in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he is pursuing a desire to ‘connect the dots’ and see the .Com .Org & .Gov sectors collaborating to see positive transformation in cities and nations. Trevor’s passion to see nations positively impacted by transformational leaders led him to pursue a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership through a USA-based university. Personally, Trevor desires to leave a legacy of loving God deeply, preferring his wife wholeheartedly, prioritizing his children daily, and showing people a ‘better way.’
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Chet Gladkowski
Chet spent his professional career in the insurance technology arena, implementing solutions and technologies to help people. Now, Chet uses his memorable and unique communication skills, coupled with digital media, to approach the pain, issues, and heartache that people face today. Since we can’t fix or heal ourselves, we must look to someone else. And that someone else is found in a relationship with Jesus Christ as the answer to our greatest need.