Stephen McKay
The Gospel has always been a major part of Stephen's life. From the early years growing up in northern Alberta, Canada, to the moment he first stepped foot on foreign soil at 19 as a missionary, the trajectory of his life seemed to always point towards the unreached places of the earth. Stephen founded Vessel of Honour Ministries in January 2010, with the purpose of touching the unreached with the gospel and establishing orphanages. He resides in East Tennessee with his wife, Jessica, and their three sons, Bentley, Grant and Ezekiel.
Loren Larson
Reverend Loren Larson came to the Ministry in 1987 as a student of Jimmy Swaggart Bible College. Since that time he has headed up the FWC Prison Ministry, the FWC Choir, the JSM music program, and now is operating in the role of President of Jimmy Swaggart Bible College.
In addition to his responsibilities as a Professor and as an Associate Pastor of Family Worship Center, he is a consistent member of the panel of “The Message of the Cross,” the teaching programs for both television and radio with Brother Jimmy Swaggart.
As well, his own program airs Monday through Friday at 12:00 – 1:00 PM Central time, over the SonLife radio network, and simultaneously over the Internet. In addition to these duties, Brother Larson speaks at various Churches and meetings both in and out of the United States.
Alec Rowlands
Alec Rowlands is Senior Pastor of Westgate Chapel, in Edmonds, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. Alec is also President and Founder of Church Awakening, a ministry to pastors on prayer and revival.
Alec was born and raised in a pastor’s home in South Africa, where, as a teenager, he witnessed revival in his father’s church over several years; an experience that marked his life with a hunger for prayer and the power of God to transform lives. He completed his doctorate at Carey Theological College in Vancouver, BC, with a research project on the theological and historical elements of a Wesleyan-Pentecostal approach to discipleship ministry in the local church.
Alec and his wife, Rita, have been married for 49 years and have two grown, married daughters and four grandchildren.
John Bailey
Pastor John Bailey is the Founding Pastor of The Springs Church. He now serves as the chief operations officer of World Challenge. He came to know Christ in 1981 in the Tampa City Jail. In a desperate time of need he cried out to the Lord and was touched in a powerful way. Pastor John has now been serving the Lord in pastoral ministry for 20 years. He is a graduate of Southeastern University with a focus on Pastoral Ministry, Systematic Theology and Bible. Since graduating, God has led him to minister the Gospel in over 50 nations and most of the U.S. For the last 8 years, John has served as a pastor, missionary and evangelist to Cork, Ireland. It is exciting to see a great move of God in the South of Ireland. John married his wife Crista in 1994 after she completed her degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology from University of Louisville. Crista has a passion for children’s and women’s ministry. Together they have two children, Noah and Victoria, who love the Lord and have served in various ministries of the church, both in America and on the mission field. John’s primary gift is to pastor God’s people. This includes evangelizing, teaching, preaching and equipping believers for the work of ministry. His desire is to share the love and mercy of Christ with all.
Lee Shipp
Lee Shipp, as the founder and pastor of First New Testament Church, has ministered God’s Word through the power of the Holy Spirit for over thirty years. Led by a devotion to his Savior and a love for the scriptures, God has used him to teach and preach throughout the world, through conferences, camp meetings, and revivals. Pastor Shipp is also founder and president of “A Call to the Heart”; a ministry of evangelism and outreach. With a pastor’s heart and a love for the body of Christ and the lost, Lee has been used of God to minister to his own church and many other churches and pastors.