William Jessup University Chapel

Peter
Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and at the King’s
College (Empire State Building), in New York City. He is a regular contributor
to several Christian publications, is in wide demand as a speaker at
conferences, and is the author of over 63 books including Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Christianity for Modern Pagans, and Fundamentals of the Faith.

Chris Brown

Chris
Brown is one of the Senior Pastors at North Coast Church in Vista, California
and one of the two Teaching Pastors.
Along with being on the vision casting team, and providing directional
leadership for the church, he also co-teaches a preaching course at Bethel
Seminary.  Chris loves bringing the Bible
to life with his gifts as a communicator and storyteller, but most evident in
his teaching is his passion for sharing a real and authentic journey with
Jesus.  Chris and his wife Amy have three
children, two beautiful daughters, Sayla and Karis, and a crazy son named
Barak.  They plan as a family to stay involved
in teaching, ministries, and fishing for as long as humanly possible.

 

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Bridget Nolan

Bridget
Nolan is the Director of Communications and Partnership Development for HEAL
Africa, a Congolese founded and operated organization working to bring health
and healing to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.   In 2000, Nolan began studying the Congo
during her college coursework, at which time she began to cultivate an interest
in gender equity and the quality of life for women in conflict-affected
countries.  Her passion moved her from
academic studies into work with Global Strategies for HIV Prevention in 2004.
As the Director of International Programs, Nolan worked in partnership with
local organizations, clinics, and hospitals in Nigeria, Ghana, the Dominican
Republic, and eastern Congo to implement HIV prevention and care programs.  She spent the bulk of her time focused in the
North Kivu province of eastern Congo, developing programs tailored to that
region. Now with HEAL Africa, Nolan coordinates partnerships with US
organizations that support HEAL Africa’s innovative community based programs
and hospital.  www.healafrica.org

 

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Samuel
Roderiguez - nhclc.org

Samuel Roderiguez Jr. is
the current President of The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
(The Hispanic NAE).  He leads an
organization regarded as the leaders of the Hispanic/Latino Church in America.  Additionally, The NHCLC serves 34,200 member churches while serving as
advocates for 40 Million Hispanics in respect to family, political, spiritual
and socio-economic empowerment.

As the leading spokesperson for Hispanic Evangelicals, Samuel has
been a featured speaker and panelist
at places like the White House, Congress, Princeton, Yale, Promise Keepers and
numerous other venues..  Samuel has been featured, profiled and  quoted by the Washington Post, CNN, FOXNEWS,
Bill Moyers, Chicago Tribune, Christianity Today, Newsweek, Univision, NY
Times, The Wall St. Journal, Boston Globe, Atlanta Constitution, and Ministries
Today. Rodriguez is also the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership
Award presented by the Congress of Racial Equality.  Pastor Sam is a writer and has been featured
in Ministries Today, Enrichment Journal, The Washington Post and Newsweek “On
Faith” Panel, Outreach magazine, Vida Cristiana, Charisma, Christianity Today,
Yale Reflections” and others.  Rodriguez
earned his Masters degree in educational leadership at Lehigh University.
Currently he pursues a doctoral degree in Organizational Management and
Behavior.  He is an Assemblies of God Ordained Minister since the age
of 23. He resides in California with his wife Eva celebrating 21 years of
marriage.

 

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Mark Scandrette

has been married to his wife Lisa for twenty years and has three amazing
teenage children. He lives in a vibrant and diverse neighborhood in San
Francisco called the Mission District, where his family has made a life together
over the past 14 years. He is captivated by the revolutionary life and
teachings of Jesus- and devotes much of his time to helping people explore what
it might mean to Practice the Way of Jesus in contemporary society.  In 2000 he cofounded a Center for Life Integration
in San Francisco called ReIMAGINE! They help people take risks to experiment
together with how to integrate the way of Jesus into the details of everyday
life. This often looks like neighborhood serving initiatives, art projects,
hospitality, shared prayer practices and intentional community. I travel and
speak, teaching from our experiences, and often lead retreats and mentor
emerging leaders.

In
2007 Mark wrote a book called SOUL GRAFFITI (Jossey-Bass) which chronicled his
theological reflections and our journey of discovery. He love spending time
with my family and being a part of life in his neighborhood. He enjoys cooking,
travel, art & film, poetry, literature, hiking and cycling. He is an
incurable peripatetic and one of his favorite activities (or obsessions) is
walking, alone or with a friend over many miles talking or listening to the
voice of mystery.

 

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David Timms

David
Timms is Australian by birth. A graduate of Emmanuel School of Religion,
Tennessee (M.A.R., 1988) and Macquarie University, Australia (Ph.D., 2001), he
has just moved to Rocklin in August (with his wife and three sons) to join the
Bible and Theology faculty here at WJU. He has published four books, written
dozens of articles, and produced a regular e-zine over the past 10 years. He
enjoys running, reading, and gardening. His heart is for the church to be
healthy, Christian leadership to be effective, and the gospel to reach the
world.

 

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Julian Newman -
www.diaryofadreamer.com

Julian
is a husband, father, writer, artist, and storyteller. He also serves as the
Lead Pastor and Creative Architect of a growing community of believers at Renaissance Church
located in the greater Sacramento region in California. Julian has a passion
for creativity, innovation, leadership, outreach and evangelism, mentoring, the
arts, reading and teaching the bible.
He’s known for his unique story telling in communicating God’s truth.
He’s passion and hunger to press into the Father’s heart is inspirational.

Fifteen years of wide ranging ministry
experience, serving as a leader inside and outside the Christian community,
speaking in schools, universities, law firms, organizational leadership teams,
community leaders and others. Julian is a visionary leader, passionate
communicator and Bible teacher with a love for the arts, using story telling,
poetry, currents events, and/or a good laugh to challenge the status quo when he
speaks and leads. He believes that followers of Christ should be, “…the most
uniquely passionate, creative carriers of hope, to a world that is desperate
for Jesus.”

Julian
received his ministerial degree from Capital Bible College in Sacramento, CA
and his Ordination through the Assemblies of God. He attended Cornerstone
University and completed a nine month community leadership program designed to connect
leaders (ranging from business, non-profits and government) empowering
participants with a comprehensive understanding of our community’s challenges
and opportunities, providing a broader knowledge of the community and their
role as community trustees. In the fall of 2003, Julian graduated from the
Compass Arts Academy Film School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, appearing as an
actor in several short films, plays and commercials. He served as a certified
trainer by the Woodrick Diversity Learning Center located in Grand Rapids,
Michigan on addressing the healing of racism and the oneness of humanity.

Julian has served in ministry along
side his wife for nearly 16 years. Julian and his wife, Tiffany, reside in
Roseville, CA with their three beautiful daughters, named Diara (13), Kirah
(11) and Raina (8). He often states, that by living in a ‘all female’ environment,
he’s learned to do what he’s told, be quick in the bathroom and that he doesn’t
have the fashion sensibility and awareness he thought he did. But it’s okay:…he
has his leading ladies to help him.

 

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Francis Anfuso and his
twin brother, Joseph, were born in 1949 in Brooklyn, NY, one year prior to
their father being elected to the first of six terms in the United States
Congress.  But their father’s absorbing career left little time for his
family.  They could merely watch from the sidelines as their Dad’s
attention was wholly given to the work and prestige of being a famous,
influential person.

Though Francis felt lost in his family life and Catholic upbringing, God had
not lost track of him.  His First Communion, at age six, took place on,
May 14, 1955.  Seventeen years later, to the day, Francis received Jesus
as Lord and Savior.  His godly mother’s intercessory prayers had finally
caught up with him.

He became a
born again Christian in 1972 in a little church in Smartsville, California,
where he and his new bride, Suzie, later pastored a Christian community  called Morning
Star.

From 1981 to
1997 Francis had a full time traveling ministry speaking and conducting
training seminars in churches and Christian conferences in 10 nations. He is
the founder of Christian Equippers Int’l and 21^st Century
Ministries. He has developed textbooks, booklets, tracts, seminars, music
albums, and training courses for Christians throughout the world.

During their almost twenty years of traveling the
world, Francis and Suzie ministered to thousands of people in hundreds of
churches.  They witnessed healthy churches as well as many unhealthy
churches.  It created in them a hunger for something more.

In 1997, he was sent out as Senior Pastor to establish
The Rock of Roseville (http://www.rockofroseville.org/) outside
of Sacramento, California.  Out of their
travel experiences, they developed the “7 Rock Values,” which exemplify the
values they found in the healthiest churches. Thousands have visited The Rock
and been touched by the Spirit of God and countless lives have been
changed.

Francis and Suzie have been married over 30 years and
have twin daughters, Deborah and Havilah, who have provided their parents with
four wonderful grandchildren!  It is
their joy to serve together as a family in ministering to, loving, and
encouraging God’s people at the rock.

 

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Dr. John Jackson, 6th President of William Jessup University welcomes incoming class of 2011 - 2015.

 

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 Dr. Kimberly B.W. Denu is a vice provost at Azusa Pacific University.   She received her master’s degree in social work from Temple University, and her doctorate in sociology with an emphasis in race and family from the University of Florida.  Dr. B.W. Denu is an ordained minister who has done ministry in Los Angeles and other cities in the United States, as well as around the world.  She lived and did research in South Africa as a Fulbright Scholar, and has published several articles on African Americans, women and international issues that promote diversity and understanding.  She is the author of Sheila’s Shop: Working-Class Women Talk about Life, Love, Race, and Hair and lives with her husband and two children in Southern California.

 

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 Dr. Kimberly B.W. Denu is a vice provost at Azusa Pacific University.   She received her master’s degree in social work from Temple University, and her doctorate in sociology with an emphasis in race and family from the University of Florida.  Dr. B.W. Denu is an ordained minister who has done ministry in Los Angeles and other cities in the United States, as well as around the world.  She lived and did research in South Africa as a Fulbright Scholar, and has published several articles on African Americans, women and international issues that promote diversity and understanding.  She is the author of Sheila’s Shop: Working-Class Women Talk about Life, Love, Race, and Hair and lives with her husband and two children in Southern California.

 

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Dr. Logan is clinical psychologist with a unique ability to
connect with his audience. Drawing upon his broad range of experiences in
clinical practice, ministry, and consulting, he offers relevant perspectives to
the difficult and complicated issues that are common to all of us. It is Dr.
Logan’s humor, compassion, transparency, and willingness to challenge the
“status-quo” that makes his approach to ministry and spirituality refreshing
and helpful.

He is an ordained pastor and professor of clinical psychology at William Jessup
University and Western Seminary. He has been working in marriage, family, and
individual counseling for over fifteen years and offers clinical services through
his private clinical practice at Valley Psychological Center located in
Roseville, CA.

He graduated with his doctoral degree from Alliant International University in
2001 where he completed an APA internship with emphases in special education
and learning disabilities. He holds specialized certifications in Parent Child
Interactive Therapy from U.C. Davis and Marriage Counseling from the University
of Washington.

Dr. Logan is married to his wife Cheri and they have two boys, Jacob and Zachary.
They reside in Lincoln, CA.

Clinical Contact Information

Dr. Kenneth Logan

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, PSY21249

Valley Psychological Center

1891 East Roseville Parkway, Suite 100

Roseville, CA 95661

phone: (916)789-7082 (x301)

Website: www.doctorlogan.net

 

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Efrem Smith is an internationally recognized leader who uses motivational speaking and preaching to equip people for a life of transformation. He also consults on
issues of multi-ethnicity, leadership, and community development for churches, educational institutions, and other organizations.

Efrem has held positions with church and Para church organizations as well as community foundations. He has also served as Founding Pastor of  The Sanctuary Covenant Church and President of The Sanctuary Community Development Corporation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Currently, Efrem is the Superintendent
of the Pacific Southwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church. In this role he provides leadership to around 160 churches and other ministry initiatives in California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. Efrem is also an Itinerant Speaker with Kingdom Building Ministries. He is the author of the books, “Raising-up Young Heroes” and “The Hip Hop Church.”

Efrem is a graduate of Saint John’s University and Luther Theological Seminary. Currently, he is a doctoral student in Church Leadership at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, where he serves as Vice-Chair of the National Chaplain’s Committee.

Efrem is married to Donecia and has two daughters; Jaeda and Mireya. They reside in the Bay Area of Northern California.

 

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Rex was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  After graduating from the University of New Mexico with a degree in English Literature, he spent two years in Colombia, South America teaching high school and doing mission work.  Rex received his MDiv from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in 1987 and then pastored a church in inner-city Oakland for 5 years. After moving to Virginia to pursue his doctorate in Church History, he moved back to California and pastored a Latino congregation in San José before coming to WJU in 2003.  Rex is married to Patti Anaya Gurney and has two sons in college.

 

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 Ray Johnston is the President of Thriving Churches International.  He is a twenty-five year veteran of both youth and adult ministry. Ray has served in churches in Duarte, CA and Marin County, CA. He was the Chairman of the Department of Youth Ministry at North Park College and adjunct professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago, IL.  For many years, he helped coordinate the Youth Ministries Program of the Evangelical Covenant Church where he was responsible for the support of youth pastors, youth ministry training and the development and promotion of national youth events.  He is also founding Pastor of Bayside Church in Granite Bay.

Ray is author of four books: What If It’s True, Developing Student Leaders, Developing Spiritual Growth in Junior Highers, Help, I’m a Sunday School Teacher: 50 Ways to Make Sunday School Come Alive.  He is a frequent speaker at conferences, leadership training events, national conferences and family camps.

He is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University and Fuller Theological Seminary. Ray and his wife Carol currently live in Granite Bay.  They have four children, Mark, Scott, Leslie and Christy.

http://www.baysideonline.com/

 

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After a surgery in 2005 resulted in a near death experience, Joanne was given an extraordinary gift of hope. With a deep desire to empower others to find hope in the midst of their own suffering, she enrolled in seminary to study Christian Life Coaching. Joanne is a motivational speaker and Certified Life Coach through the International Coaching Federation as well as a Human Resources Director in the field of education. She heads the Life Coaching ministry at Bridgeway Christian Church in Rocklin, California where they are training leaders to cultivate a mainstream coaching culture.  In her private coaching practice, Joanne works with individuals, couples, families and teams. As a coach, she believes the person being coached, the coach and the Holy Spirit form a “sacred space” which creates a safe and courageous place for clients to clarify intentions, discover possibilities and reach their highest Christ- centered potential. She combines prayer, fierce honesty and loving compassion and her coaching sessions are known for being inspiring, energetic and transformative. Before coaching, Joanne was an Exercise Therapist and Professional Musician in Honolulu, Hawaii. She has lived in the Rocklin area for ten years and is married to Michael. They have one son, Kian and a very large golden retriever, Kaz.For more information please email Joanne at Jo_moody@att.net

 

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René is the senior pastor at Twin Lakes Church, a congregation of over 3,600 near Santa Cruz, California. A popular speaker at conferences, René has recently spoken at events in Atlanta, Austin, Nashville, San Diego, Hawaii, Mexico and Africa. Rene’s ministry has been featured in magazines like “Leadership Journal” and “Rev” as well as TV and radio broadcasts like James Dobson’s “Family News in Focus”, and last year Twin Lakes Church made national headlines with a record-breaking food drive. Rene is also the author of two books, “Thrill Ride” and “The Hope Experience”.

Before becoming a pastor, René worked for several years in broadcasting as an air personality and voice-over artist. While working at a Top 40 radio station in Portland, Oregon, René attended Western Seminary and received an M.A. in Theology. He lives in Santa Cruz with his wife Laurie, and has three children: Jonathan, David, and WJU’s own Elisabeth Schlaepfer!

 

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Cesar is a graduate of San Jose Christian College, class of 1993. He received an award from Bryce for being one of the students who took the longest to graduate (7years). His excuse is that he was busy in ministry and raising a family. Originally from El Salvador, Cesar has been a Pastor and church planter in the Bay Area for 25 years. He cooperated with the Holy Spirit in planting a Latino church in the SJCC gym, this church has now multiplied into ten new churches, including three in Mexico. He served for 14 years with CityTeam Ministries, facilitating disciple-making and church planting by equipping leaders in the U.S. and internationally in Cuba and El Salvador.

Two years ago, following a painful identity crisis, the Lord called Cesar to live in passionate intimacy with Him and to lead others to do the same. He is currently the Executive Director of Harbor House, an inner-city youth ministry dedicated to leadership development in the city of Oakland. Cesar has been happily married to Patty and they have three children and live in San Jose, California.

 

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 Suzanne is a senior at William Jessup University.  She transferred to Jessup the fall of 2008 and has loved every minute of it.  She is majoring in Liberal Studies and studying to receive her California teaching credential.  Suzanne loves bringing joy and encouragement to those around her.  As a 20 year cancer survivor, she is very thankful for the life God has given her.  Suzanne believes that God has and is using her life as a testimony to others, to remind them of His sovereignty and faithfulness.  When Suzanne is not laughing or studying, you will often find her baking or doing something dangerously creative in art.  She has traveled to South America (Belize & Brazil) serving the Lord on several wonderful mission trips.  Suzanne hopes to continue to travel the world and share God’s love with the people around her. 

 

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 Dr. Gil Stieglitz is an author, speaker, professor, and consultant.  He is currently a professor at Western Seminary, a District Superintendent for the EFCA, a church consultant for Thriving Churches International, and President of Principles to Live By.  His desire is to help as many people as possible achieve their maximum potential for God’s glory.    

He is the author of eight books:  Spiritual Disciplines of a CHRISTIAN; Becoming a Godly Husband; Becoming a Godly Wife; Mission Possible: Winning the Battle Over Temptation; Marital Intelligence: A Foolproof Guide to Saving and Supercharging Marriage; Biblical Meditation: The Key to Life Transformation; Going Deep in Prayer - 40 Days of In-Depth Prayer; and Touching the Face of God - 40 Days of Adoring  God..

For 17 years he was the Pastor of the Twin Lakes Community Church in Southern California.  He now resides in Roseville, California, with his wife Dana and their three daughters.  He received his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Talbot School of Theology. 

 

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Jake Larson is the Associate Teaching Pastor at Rolling Hills Christian Church and is co-founder of Fireproof Ministries. He serves on the board of directors for Fireproof and is on the speaking team for XXXChurch and Heartsupport.com. He speaks regularly to audiences with a passion to see the church love, embrace, and care for overlooked people in our society. Jake is also committed to advancing missional and spiritual renewal in churches by addressing difficult issues of pornography, addiction, depression, social needs, and a list of others. Jake is married to his wife Vanessa and has 2 children, Cade and Peyton.  http://www.jakelarson.com/

 

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Dr. Ken Campbell is trained as a dentist, but the Lord has used his many other skills to serve the community in business and in political organizing.  He has served WJU as advisory member for the transition to the Rocklin campus and for the Public Policy Degree Program.  Through his faith, Dr. Campbell overcame tremendous personal challenge to serve the Lord in his church and in the community.

 

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 Darin was born in Texas but never really lived there. This is convenient when trying on cowboy hats, because he can claim Texan status without actually having to deal with the baggage that comes along with an actual Texan upbringing (ranching, roping, rustling, and all that jazz). 

Darin grew up in Phoenix, AZ where he learned to wear long pants in 120 degree weather, apply sunscreen without blotching, and avoid the dreaded venom of the Gila monster. For a couple of years he lived like a tamborineless gypsy, roaming incessantly back and forth across the highways and byways of America in the band, everybodyduck. Then he did some missions work with mountain people in the Sierra Nevadas, as the Program Director of Hume Lake Christian Camps and founder of the Joshua Wilderness Institute. Now he lives in Long Beach where he still wears long pants and sunscreen but almost never thinks about Gila monsters. He is currently a teaching pastor at First Baptist Church of Lakewood, and weekly host of Frank the Podcast, a humorous and irreverent look at life informed by faith.

 

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