Our Advisory Council

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  • He serves as a Professor of Evangelism at Liberty University. David is a former pastor, and served as Evangelism and Prayer Director for the Indiana Baptist Convention. He received his MDiv and PhD. from Southwestern Baptist Seminary.

    EMAIL: dwheeler2@liberty.edu

  • He is the founder and Executive Director of 2nd Act Career Services in Rochester, Minnesota.  Formerly he served as the Leadership Catalyst for the Minnesota/Wisconsin Baptist Convention.  Clint serves as an adjunct professor for Southeastern Baptist Seminary.  He received a M.A. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctorate from Gateway Seminary.

    EMAIL:  clint@secondactcareerservices.org

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  • He serves as Association Mission Strategist for the Salem South Baptist Assn. in Illinois. He formerly served as the Midwest Regional Equipper for the SEND Network, Bob is a former pastor, and graduated with his MDiv from Midwestern Baptist Seminary and received his Doctorate from Southern Seminary in Christian Education and Leadership.

    EMAIL: bobdana7@gmail.com

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  • He presently serves as the discipleship pastor Of Ottawa Bible Church in Ottawa, Kansas.  Julio previously served in both local church and in academic settings.  These include formerly serving as the Academic Dean at the Baptist University of the Americas and as Vice-President of Education at the Rio Grande Bible Institute.  He received his MDiv from Calvary University and his PhD at Piedmont International University.

    EMAIL: jcvarelaz73@gmail.com

  • He serves as the Lead Pastor at First Southern Baptist Church in Terre Haute, Indiana, Jonathan has pastored there since July 2017. He received his MDiv from New Orleans Baptist Seminary.

    EMAIL: jonathanmlafleur@yahoo.com

  • He serves as the Lead Pastor of UFlourish Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Kurt is the founder of Bridge Builders inspiring inner-city innovation. He received his M.A. in Christian Ministry from Liberty University and Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership and Christian Education from Grand Canyon University.

    EMAIL: kurt@helpinguflourish.org

  • He serves as the Evangelism and Church Health Team Leader for the Arkansas Baptist Convention.  He received his MDiv from Southwestern Theological Seminary

    EMAIL: wgasaway@absc.org