All Speakers
John Higgins - Calvary Chapel Tri-City
John Higgins is the Senior Pastor at Calvary Chapel Tri-City, Tempe, Arizona, and has served in the ministry over 40 years. Pastor John had a burden for a generation of hippies and surfers, and was used of the Holy Spirit in the “Jesus movement” bringing thousands of young people to Jesus Christ during the ’60s and '70's. John Higgins is author of The Manasseh Effect, and created the InTheDays.com website that reviews current events in the light of scripture. Visit JesusLifeAndMinistry.com and sign up to receive a free Bible school course on the Life of Jesus taught by Pastor John.
David Hocking - Hope For Today
David Hocking has been a highly acclaimed Bible teacher for over 40 years. He has authored over 30 books including his latest, Hope in Difficult Times. His daily broadcast, Hope for Today, airs on KGCB as well as on dozens of stations all over the United States and Canada.
Dr. Rick Oliver - ConfoundTheWise
Rick Oliver has a B.S. in Biology from the University of California, Fullerton and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California, Irvine. He is a member of the American Federation of Herpetoculturalists, the California Science Teachers Association, and the New York Academy of Science.
Warren Smith - ITD Bookstore
Warren’s day job as community social worker gives him the freedom to be a freelance writer whose spiritual roots formerly went deep into the New Age Movement. As a result of his experiences with the occult and his subsequent salvation in Christ, he has a burden to alert the church of the last days about encroaching New Age teachings in both the Purpose-Driven movement and the Emerging Church. Warren’s writing credits include The Light That Was Dark, Reinventing Jesus Christ, and Deceived on Purpose. Warren makes his home in central California.
Greg Young - Calvary Chapel Clarinda
July of 2000 the first Calvary Chapel bible study was held in a rented facility in Clarinda. In April of 2002, after praying and seeking the will of God, the decision was made to turn the study over to Greg Young and his wife Amy of Clarinda. The Lord led us to remain a Thursday night study for the next year and on September 21, 2003 we conducted our first Sunday morning worship service in Clarinda, Iowa.
Gary Cowan - CalvaryChapelEast.com
Gary Cowan and his wife Georgie have been in ministry in Albuquerque New Mexico since 1989. He is Pastor of Calvary Chapel East Albuquerque, and is also a musician and songwriter.
Jeremy Higgins - CalvaryCedarRapids.com
Pastor Jeremy Higgins served in full time ministry at Calvary Chapel Tri City in Tempe, Arizona since 1995. During the time there he was the Pastor of the High School Youth Ministry for 7 years. Eventually he was asked to take the position of Assistant Pastor and spent the next 7 years serving the flock in that capacity.
Since 2006 Jeremy and his wife Brooke have been praying for the Lord to lead them to an area of the Country that needed to hear the Word of God. In January of 2009 Jeremy, Brooke and their sons Devon and Owen went to Cedar Rapids where God made it clear they were called to plant a new work for Jesus Christ. By March of 2009 they had bought a home in Cedar Rapids quickly followed by the Church property purchase.
Jim Remington - CalvaryQueenCreek.org
Sr. Pastor at Calvary Chapel Queen Creek, Arizona. After serving at Tri-City Calvary for 7 years God called Jim & his wife Claudia to begin a work at Queen Creek, Arizona where God has blessed them abundantly. Queen Creek has a growing Christian school and ministries both locally and internationally.
Russ Miller - CreationMinistries.org
After building a successful nationwide firm, Russ gave it away to form Creation Evolution and Science Ministries. A former Theistic Evolutionist, Russ now ministers to Christians and non-Christians alike, stating: “I am not attacking anyone who has been misled into believing in Darwinism, Theistic Evolution or Progressive Creation. I am here to help them, just as someone helped me.”
Russ has over 165 college credits and states, “I’m a General Manager. I make logical decisions based on existing information. After I saw that modern science does not support Darwinism or the old-earth beliefs, I realized that these false secular teachings are undermining the world’s faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Today, I am doing something about the false knowledge we are being taught.”
Mike Anderson - calvarychapelclarinda.org
Mike was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota. In 1992 he graduated from Veterinary School at Iowa State University. He currently lives and practices Veterinary Medicine in Rapid City, South Dakota. He gave his life to Christ February 18, 1966 and has been serving him patiently every since. He has an interest in the history of bible translation and its current impact on the Church.
Lawrence Day - GodlyConferences
Lawrence Day was saved over 40 years ago and has a Doctor of Theology. He has served the Lord in marketplace ministries as president of the Bellevue chapter of the FGBMFI and President of the International Fellowship of Christian Businessmen. He has also participated in oversees marketplace ministries in Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, Italy, Poland and Israel. He has coordinated communications and been a guest speaker on FGBMFI telethons. He has spoken at conventions and churches in the US and internationally.
Brother Lawrence has over 40 years of experience in the aerospace industry as an engineer and manager. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Management Decision Sciences and is an internationally acclaimed speaker on process improvement and software quality in North America and Europe.
He is currently living in the greater Seattle area with his wife Hannah. He is a multi-engine, instrument, sea-plane flight instructor in his spare time.