JEFF IORG-
CONFIRMING THE CALL
Dr. Jeff Iorg is the president of Golden Gate Baptist
Theological Seminary. Prior to his service at the Seminary, Dr. Iorg
was the Executive Director of the Northwest Baptist Convention for
almost ten years. He was also the founding pastor of Greater Gresham
Baptist Church in Gresham, Oregon and has served as a pastor in
Missouri and a staff pastor in Texas.
Dr. Iorg teaches leadership, preaching, and church ministry courses
at Golden Gate. He speaks frequently on these same subjects in
conferences and other venues, including college campuses and
leadership seminars. His publications include five books - The
Painful Side of Leadership, The Character of Leadership, Is God
Calling Me?, The Case for Antioch, and Live Like a
Missionary - along with dozens of articles and curriculum
materials. Dr. Iorg maintains a leadership resources website at
www.JeffIorg.com.
Dr. Iorg is a graduate of Hardin Simmons University (B.A.),
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min.). He is married to Ann and has
three adult children. His hobbies include umpiring baseball,
reading, and searching for the world’s best barbeque restaurant. His
personal ministry includes outreach to the professional baseball
community in the Bay Area.
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FOSTER CHRISTY-
KNOWING GOD & DOING HIS WILL
Foster Christy is a passionate and
Spirit-led speaker who preaches to tens of thousands of people all
over the nation each year. He’s a part of the Kingdom Building
Ministries speaking team. Foster’s heart’s desire is to love and
serve God passionately and obediently and he calls others to do the
same…wherever he speaks. He’s been an evangelist for 16 years,
traveling throughout North America and overseas.
Back in the day, Foster was a standout fullback for Auburn
University, starting and lettering all 4 years. He was also a
high-school football All-American. He was the second most highly
recruited player in the state of Alabama and was selected as one of
the top 100 recruits in the United States. He was inducted into the
Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame.
While attending seminary in New Orleans where he received a Master
of Divinity, he served the Tulane University Football team as their
chaplain. Foster is ordained and has been a youth minister in three
churches. He teaches a weekly men’s Bible study, and is involved in
leadership at his home church in Columbia, South Carolina where he
and his wife, Laura, live. They have two daughters, Ann-Marie and
Lolly.
OWEN ROBERTSON-Drama
Dr. Owen Robertson grew up in Greenville, SC, where he attended Mauldin First Baptist. He graduated from Mars Hill College, Southwestern Seminary, and Southern Seminary. Owen loves acting, writing, reading, going to movies, and spending time with his family. He secretly dreams of one day owning a humongous television and a catamaran. Owen uses his gifts to communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ in new and creative ways.
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MOSAIC-Worship Leaders
Mosaic is a student led contemporary
worship team of Anderson University that has a desire to serve Jesus
Christ with their musical abilities. Mosaic is in no way a
performance group. Rather, it is our desire to lead people to the
throne of Jesus and we pray that everyone we minister with
experiences and worships the living God.
KERRY JACKSON-Artist
Kerry was born and raised in
Jackson, Mississippi. Kerry came to know Jesus as his Lord and
Savior at the age of nine. Early in his childhood he discovered a
passion for art. His pursuit for more knowledge and skill led him to
obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Painting from Mississippi State
University. After several years working in the commercial art
industry, he opened his own free-lance art studio called KBJ
Studios. After six successful years, Kerry felt called by God to go
into full-time Christian ministry. Kerry sold his business and moved
his family to Texas to attend Southwestern Theological Baptist
Seminary.
After his 1993 graduation from seminary, Kerry accepted a position
as an Exhibit Designer for the Home Mission Board in Atlanta, GA,
now called the North American Mission Board. Kerry and his wife,
Twyla, live in Atlanta. They are trying to show the love of Christ
within the local arts community in hopes of planting a church for
creative people in a future art gallery.
Kerry is also President of Drawing to the Rock Ministries, Inc. This
ministry promotes the use of visual art in worship. Kerry and Twyla
travel all over the world communicating the gospel through live
drawing and painting.
Kerry and Twyla married in 1980. They have two adult children, Kaci
and Kori.
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