Guest Speaker Bio's
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Chuckk Gerwig- March 29th & 30th
Chuckk is the primary architect, dreamer and
Lead Pastor @ Elevation. He has been a 24 year veteran youth
pastor in the recent past. He has been ordained by the Evangelical
Free Church of America and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Bible
from (believe it or not) Liberty University in Virginia. Chuckk
also has a sketchy past as a professional guitarist in many,
many bands including some time playing for Christian artists
Randy Stonehill, Brian Duncan and David Edwards.
Chuckk loves to teach God’s Word in an interactive,
humorous, scripture-centric and multi-sensory barrage. He
is passionate about Mission, seeing people grow to look like
Jesus, Stratocasters and other loud machines. Chuckk also
is the principal of Sacred Ink, an online faith / tattoo art-
installation. Chuckk has a deep seated motorcycle addiction,
if he doesn't answer his cell phone he's probably cruising
his big blue custom Harley along the coastline and mountains
of Santa Cruz.
Chuckk is a father of 2 daughters: Carly and Jessi; 26 year
husband of Queen Andrea and; master of "Yellowdog"
the extra zesty smelling Labrador Retriever. Chuckk's creed
is: Guitars and Harleys. Yes, Chuckk does spell his name with
2 K’s for some unknown reason.
Bill
Butterworth - April 12th & 13th
Bill Butterworth's extraordinary ability to
blend humor, story-telling, heart felt wisdom and practicality
has made him one of the most sought after speakers in venues
throughout North America. Through his wit, warmth, insight
and realism, he brings help and hope to his audiences everywhere.
For over thirteen years, Bill has traveled full time, speaking
to audiences all over the world. Bill taught at the college
level for thirteen years and was a counselor for six years
proir to his current passion for motivating men and women
in the workplace.
Joe Bishop - April 19th & 20th
Joe was born and raised in Ohio, where he attended
Capital University and Grace Theological Seminary. He
has been a pastor for 25 years, serving churches in
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and California. He was SCBC's
Pastor of Family Care from 1993-2001. He and his wife
Kathy will soon be celebrating their 30th wedding
anniversary; they have 3 children, Ben (25), Jon (22),
and Abigail (19).
Gary Gddini - April 26th & 27th
Gary Gaddini, Lead Pastor at Peninsula Covenant
Church in Redwood City, California has a 16-year track record
in Student and Family Ministry. He has served at PCC since
1997.
Gary became a Christian during his freshman year at Sacramento
State University and graduated from Sac State with a degree
in Business Administration. His vocational ministry began
in 1987 as a chaplain to the UCLA athletic department with
Athletes in Action (AIA), a ministry of Campus Crusade for
Christ. After serving with AIA, Gary transitioned back to
Northern California to serve as the Pastor of Youth and Evangelism
at Marin Covenant Church in San Rafael from 1990 - 1995. Gary
received his Masters of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical
Divinity School in Deerfield, IL in 1997.
Gary and his wife Anne have been married seventeen years and
have four awesome daughters; Hannah, Mary Courtney, Elizabeth
and Isabella.
Kevin Harney - May 3rd & 4th
Kevin G. Harney (B.A., Azusa Pacific University;
M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary; D.Min., Western Theological
Seminary) is the Teaching Pastor and Evangelism Champion at
Faith Reformed Church in Dyer, Indiana and Central Wesleyan
Church in Holland, Michigan. Kevin also serves on the teaching
team of the University Chapel ministry at Grand Valley State
University. From 1993 to 2006 Kevin served as the Lead Pastor
at Corinth Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan during a season
when the church grew from 300 worshipers to over 1,500 and
shifted from being an inwardly focused church to a “Church
for the World.”
Kevin does training in the areas of leadership and mobilizing
churches for effective outreach. He is the author of numerous
books, small group study guides and educational resources
developed for the local church. He and his wife Sherry partner
in ministry as they teach, write, and invest their lives in
their three grown sons: Zach, Josh and Nate. They live in
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Ken Poure - May 17th & 18th
The director emeritus of Hume Lake Christian
Camps, Ken is known for his unique blend of wisdom, practical
knowledge, and side-splitting humor. He draws experience and
wisdom from his 45 years of ministering, which he continues
to use to enrich the lives of people everywhere.
Dr. Darryl DelHousaye - May 24th, 25th
& June 21st, 22nd, 28th, 29th
Dr. Darryl DelHousaye assumed the position of
President of Phoenix Seminary in February 2006 after thirty-five
years in pastoral ministry, twenty-five served as Senior Pastor
of Scottsdale Bible Church in Arizona.
His extensive ministry background has given him broad experience
within the Christian community. His strong leadership abilities
combined with skilled exposition of biblical truth enable
him to create vision and inspiration for the future of Phoenix
Seminary - equipping godly leaders to serve Jesus Christ effectively
in a changing world.
Kurt Jones - May 31st & June 1st
For the past seven years, Kurt has been one
of the preaching pastors at Valley Church in Cupertino, where
he also gives leadership to the staff and oversees the world
missions ministry. Kurt has been a missionary in the Philippines
and has had the privilege of traveling to thirty-five different
countries on various missionary teams and projects. He was
on the pastoral staff at Los Gatos Christian church for ten
years, and at Santa Cruz Bible Church for three and a half
years. He has been a youth pastor, college pastor, Adult Education
pastor, Missions pastor, and preaching pastor. He received
his B.S. from Liberty University in Pastoral Ministry and
his M.A. from Biola University's School of Intercultural Studies.
Steve Clifford - June 7th & 8th
Steve came to the church in a very unusual way.
He was not raised in a Christian home and never intended to
become a pastor after becoming a Christian. Steve was a high
school teacher and football coach in Texas (Steve's home,
God's dwelling place) and did not enter into vocational ministry
until the age of 30. With a great wife (Dana) and two awesome
sons (Josh and Clay) they began the journey of Dallas Seminary
and working at a church in Texas. Steve came to California.
in 1991 and worked at Santa Cruz Bible church for 10 years
before joining Westgate Church in the summer of 2001.
Kent DelHousaye - July 5th & 6th
Kent and his wife, Stephanie, were drawn to
NCC in June of 2007 by the genuine sincerity and spiritual
passion of the people. Married in June 1996, their first son,
Ethan, was born in 2006 and they welcomed the arrival of a
new baby son, Christian in March 2008. As a family, they enjoy
laughing and playing games together, taking long walks in
the park, going to the beach, taking in a good movie and relaxing
with family and friends at home.
Morris Proctor- July 12th & 13th
Morris (Moe) has been a pastor-teacher for 25
years. After serving as
pastor for churches in Texas and Tennessee, he and his wife
Cindy,
started MP Seminars in 1998 to equip pastors, professors,
and serious
students of the Word, to study the Bible with electronic resources.
In
addition to presenting training seminars around the world,
Morris
maintains a very active preaching / teaching ministry throughout
the
body of Christ. His expository preaching is characterized
by a deep love
of Scripture and a Christ-centered message. With a unique
blend of
passion, humor, and creative insights into the Bible, Morris
powerfully
communicates the liberating truths of the Christ life. Morris
and Cindy
along with their four children reside in Murfreesboro, TN.
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