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	Dick Iverson Founder and Chairman Apostolic Leadership Team Member Dick Iverson is the founder and Chairman of Ministers Fellowship International. He is the founding pastor of Bible Temple (now, City Bible Church), a large charismatic church in Portland, Oregon, where he and his wife, Edie, pastored for over 40 years. In 1995 he transitioned out of the senior pastor role so that he could give himself more fully to MFI. While he still serves as an elder of City Bible Church, his main function is that of providing apostolic leadership to the pastors and ministers who make up MFI. Pastor Iverson has authored six books and co-authored a seventh which have greatly strengthened pastors and have given them a strong vision for the Church of Jesus Christ and what it can be in this generation. Dick and Edie have four daughters who are married and have blessed them with 13 grandchildren.
	Frank Damazio Co-Vice Chairman Apostolic Leadership Team Member Frank Damazio and his Australian born wife, Sharon, have four children and reside in Portland, Oregon. After pioneering and pastoring Eugene Christian Fellowship in Eugene, Oregon for 12 years, Frank returned to Portland where in 1995 he succeeded Pastor Dick Iverson as the senior pastor of Bible Temple (now, City Bible Church). Pastor Damazio is involved with other city pastors in city prayer and intercession, city-wide racial reconciliation and city leadership. Pastor Damazio is a graduate of Portland Bible College and holds a Bachelor of Theology and an earned Master of Divinity degree from Oral Roberts University. Frank is currently the President of Portland Bible College and has become a prolific author who has written many books including, Making of a Leader, Prophetic Ministry, Dynamics of Corporate Gathering, Beyond Your Own Strength, God's People Triumphant in Perilous Times, Effective Keys to Successful Leadership, Vanguard Leader, Seasons of Refreshing and many others. Pastor Damazio speaks to several thousand pastors and leaders annually and is in demand for conferences world-wide.
	Wendell Smith Co-Vice Chairman Apostolic Leadership Team Member Regional Director Region 1 - Western Washington Wendell Smith and his wife Gini are senior pastors of The City Church in Seattle, Washington, a growing, multicultural congregation in the Kirkland community of Eastside Seattle. The Smith planted the church in 1992, moving from the city of Portland, Oregon where they had ministered as associates for over 20 years. They are the parents of two children and have been active in Christian ministry since 1969, preaching, pastoring, teaching and functioning in prophetic ministry. Both Wendell and Gini have authored books, curriculum and contemporary articles printed in a variety of Christian publications. Pastor Wendell became well known across America through the dynamic Dragon Slayer youth seminars. He has a vision to see Christ's Kingdom on earth manifested in a loving church made up of people of all races, ages and backgrounds. His ministry is marked by relevancy to people of all cultures, transparency, humor, and a prophetic voice to the Body of Christ.
Apostolic Leadership Team Members
	Danny Bonilla Apostolic Leadership Team Member Danny and his wife Gisselle are the founders and pastors of a new church plant in Jupiter, Florida, just north of West Palm Beach. The new church is Hosanna Palm Beach. They were the pastors and founders of Hosanna Christian Fellowship, in Harlem, New York where they pastored for 18 years. They are known for their fiery preaching, teaching and prophetic ministry. They have traveled extensively throughout the United States, South and Central America and Europe ministering at prophetic gatherings, seminars and leadership conferences.
	Kevin Conner Apostolic Leadership Team Member Kevin Conner was born in Australia, where he gave his life to the Lord at the age of fourteen. He ministered in the Salvation Army and then at the age of 21 he moved into the Pentacostal stream. He has pastored and ministered in churches and conferences, as well as teaching in Bible Colleges. He served with Dick Iverson in Portland, Oregon, USA but returned to Australia in 1981. In 1995 he turned his home church, Waverly Christian Fellowship, over to his son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Nicole. Kevin continues teaching and preaching in Australia as well as other countries. As time permits, he continues writing textbooks for the Body of Christ. These textbooks have gone into over 80 countries and have become great resources for Ministers, teachers, preachers and Bible college students.
	Ernest Gentile Apostolic Leadership Team Member Ernest Gentile is the founding pastor of Christian Community Church in San Jose, California, which he began in 1959 and pastored for 33 years resulting in an academy (K-12), a Bible College and four outreach churches. Ernest has authored five books, and has been active in conventions, minister's conferences and prophetic conferences both in the USA and many other nations. Noted for his inspiring preaching, deep prophetic ministry, insightful pastoral teaching and spontaneous humor, Ernest continues as an elder at Christian Community Church, and travels as a minister-at-large to the church at home and abroad.
	Ron Leech Apostolic Leadership Team Member Ron Leech and his wife Karen are the pastors of Eastside City Church in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Since 1982 the church has been a growing multi-cultural church consisting of Philippino, Vietnamese and Laotian groups as well as a large English speaking group. They also help to oversee a growing network of churches in the Philippines. In 1994 they established Evangel Bible College which has a four year degree program recognized by the Province of Alberta and connected with CLTI. Ron is a spiritual father to many younger pastors and leaders both nationally and internationally as he travels and speaks in Leadership Conferences. Ron and Karen have two married daughters, Amber Dawn and Jan Paula.
	Ken Malmin Apostolic Leadership Team Member Ken Malmin came to Portland Bible College from Oral Roberts University in 1971. Ken comes from a family of ministers: his father and grandfathers also being in the ministry. Upon graduation, he began teaching at Portland Bible College. He served as the Academic Dean for several years before becoming the Dean of PBC in 1986. Ken is an elder at City Bible Church in Portland, Oregon, and serves as an executive pastor there. He has been involved in ministry to many other churches in the United States and several foreign countries. He has co-authored five textbooks.
	Henry Mears Apostolic Leadership Team Member Born and raised in Charleston South Carolina, Henry Mears did not find his Savior until 1980 when he was 30 years old. But by 1986 he had completed his ministry preparation at Rhema Bible Training Center in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and served as associate pastor of "Cornerstone Church on the Rock" in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1987 Henry relocated his family to Klamath Falls, Oregon where he pioneered Cornerstone Christian Fellowship and served there for 12 years. Introduced to Dick Iverson in early 1988, Henry became a member of MFI later that same year. In 1999 Henry and his family moved to Richland, Washington to pastor Desert Streams Bible Church. In the age of "mega-churches," Henry's heart is for the health and vision of the smaller Church pastor and has developed and distributes training materials specifically designed for and use by churches incorporating the G12 Cell Church model. Henry and his wife Karen have three children, two of whom serve with him at Desert Streams and one on the mission field in Puebla, Mexico.
	Dave Minor Apostolic Leadership Team Member Dave Minor was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. After pastoring several churches in Eastern Ontario and Quebec, David and his wife Dorothy were asked to pastor Columbia Heights Assembly of God in Longview, Washington. During his ministry in Longview, David saw the church grow and become a dynamic force in the city. In 1987 David turned the church over to one of his associates and started a new phase of ministry involving the care and nurturing of the pastors and their churches who have looked to him for apostolic care. Dave continues to travel extensively assisting churches, teaching seminars and training leaders.
	Bill Scheidler Apostolic Leadership Team Member International Director Bill Scheidler served as a pastor and elder at City Bible Church in Portland, Oregon from 1974-2005. During that time he functioned as a professor at Portland Bible College specializing the Local Church, Pastoral Ministry and Church Planting. For fifteen years he oversaw the Pastoral Department of the church and the church planting process. He was actively involved in mentoring church planters within City Bible Church and also assisting other churches in developing their church planting ministries. Bill worked along side of Dick Iverson and the Apostolic Leadership Team of Ministers Fellowship International (MFI) as the Administrator of MFI from 1997 to 2005. He currently serves as the International Director for MFI. He is actively involved in training leaders, writing and assisting the growth and development of churches both nationally and internationally. In October of 2005, He and his wife JoAnne moved to South Africa where they will be establishing a training center for church leaders and church planting ministries for the southern Africa nations. He is the author and/or co-author of several books including The Local Church Today, Apostles, Growing Strong Churches, Present Day Truth and Principles of Church Life.
	Stephen Stells Apostolic Leadership Team Member Stephen M. Stells has been the Senior Pastor of The House of Prayer since its birth on July 4, 1976. He has been a radio speaker for 24 years with daily programs in the Richmond area. Pastor Stells is the founder of Heritage School of Leadership and Heritage Christian Academy, PK-3 through 12th grade. He has been engaged in church planting by sending teams out from The House of Prayer in Virginia, Texas, Massachusetts and Ohio. Churches have also been planted in the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Australia, and India. Pastor Stells is a leader in monthly, citywide prayer gatherings in Richmond, VA. He launched Shepherd Hearts Ministries in the inner city to train people to take the GED test and has since added a Spanish to English training component to the ministry. Pastor Stells is a leader for racial reconciliation in the region. He has been a member of MFI from its earliest days and serves as a member of the Apostolic Leadership Team. Steve and Sharon Stells have been married for more than 30 years. They have four children who are active in the work of God.
	Ken Wilde Apostolic Leadership Team Member Pastor Ken Wilde is the Senior Pastor of Capital Christian Center in Boise Idaho. For over eighteen years, he and his wife, Connie, have pioneered and served this growing and vibrant church. Pastor Wilde is a graduate of Northwest Nazarene College where he received his bachelor's degree in Social Science Education. He has also served as the Chaplain of the Idaho State Senate and was a finalist for the office of Chaplain for the United States House of Representatives. Pastor Wilde founded and is the director of the National Prayer Center in Washington, D.C., which was birthed out of a passion to see churches and believers of all denominations rally together in unified prayer for revival in our nation. Actively serving with Ken & Connie are their three young adult children, Krist, Rachelle and Tracy.
Regional Directors
	Ted Hoit Apostolic Leadership Team Member Regional Director Region 2 - Intermountain Ted is the founding and senior pastor of Prairie Avenue Christian Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Ted found Christ as his Savior in 1974 in Anchorage, Alaska, where he was employed as a structural engineer. His wife Jeanne accepted Christ a few months later. Ted then spent a time at Anchorage Bible College, after which he and Jeanne were sent out from Abbott Loop Christian Center to plant the church in Idaho. The year was 1976; they were 31 years old, with three young children including a 10 day-old baby. Their children are now all married, faithfully serving the Lord, and raising five grandchildren, so far. Ted's and Jeanne's heritage and foundation is the New Testament Church pattern, including its doctrine, principles and philosophy - now with a strong emphasis on extending the Gospel to their community, their region and the world. Prairie Avenue Christian Center is a reflection of this foundation and has enjoyed its fruit over the years. In the late 1980's Ted began helping with a number of other local churches and ministries, both nationally and internationally - and now serves on the Apostolic Leadership Team of M.F.I. as their Intermountain Regional Director.
	Bob MacGregor Apostolic Leadership Team Member Regional Director Region 3 – Columbia River Bob MacGregor, along with his wife Sue, is the Senior Pastor of City Harvest Church in Vancouver, WA. City Harvest Church is a church plant of City Bible Church in Portland, Oregon. The church started in September of 1997 and has grown to over 800 members in five years. City Harvest Church is known for its commitment to the needy and the broken, endeavoring to bring restoration to people through the power of the presence of the Holy Spirit and through the love of Christian community. Bob has a great burden to see the Church become what Jesus purposed it to be in reaching the lives of many significantly impacting the area where a local church exists. Bob is known for his Prophetic gifting and has been used by God in the gift of Prophecy and Words of Knowledge. Bob and Sue have four daughters and have lived in the Vancouver area for over 20 years. Bob also serves on the Apostolic Leadership Team of Ministers Fellowship International and devotes time from his pastoral schedule to strengthen fellow pastors in the U.S. and around the world.
	Don Finley Apostolic Leadership Team Member Regional Director Region 4 – Southern Oregon Don & Ann were both born in Oregon. Don grew up in Salem, while Ann grew up in Lake Oswego. They met while attending Portland Bible College and both graduated in 1984. They were married the same year and moved immediately to Salem to work with Mike Herron at Willamette Christian Fellowship, a newly planted church. For several years they worked as volunteer youth pastors, until the church was able to hire them full-time in 1989. They have served in the same church as youth pastors, worship pastors, associate pastors, until in 1995, they became the senior pastors. In January of 2000, the church name was changed to Life Church to more accurately reflect their message Don & Ann have a passion to lead people into the real life that is in Christ. They believe God has a life that He intended everyone to live, but few seem to find it. This life is not found by conformity to an outward list of religious rules and regulations, but is revealed as we are transformed by the inward image of Christ. Their message is that believers must learn to live by the leadership of the Holy Spirit and receive revelation of who they are in Christ.
	Dave Patterson Apostolic Leadership Team Member Regional Director Region 5 – Northern California Dave Patterson is the Senior Pastor of The Father’s House in Vacaville, California. Dave and his wife Donna have been leading worship, teaching and pastoring for the past 22 years. (as of 2004) Their passion is to see a church that lives in the presence and purposes of God. They have two girls, Tosha and Ciara who are both involved in the ministries of the church. Dave and Donna plan on living in Vacaville and being a part of The Father's House until Jesus comes back!
	David Walker Apostolic Leadership Team Member Regional Director Region 6 – Southwest California Pastor Walker has been in ministry since 1972, 17 of those years as the Senior Pastor of Christian Life Community in Las Vegas, Nevada. During that time God has used him to raise up leadership for three thriving congregations in Las Vegas, and to plant churches in South America and Europe and to reach into Russia with the gospel of Jesus Christ. His ministry focuses on teaching and prophetically reaching the present and coming generation with a vision for God’s purposes in their lives. He carries oversight in the churches which God has used him to found, but his passion is the local church. An area of primary interest is establishing men in their roles as husbands, as parents, as influential men in the working world, and as powerful witnesses to the healing power of the cross. In January 1999, he started his fourth church in Las Vegas with a view to training young leadership and impacting the next generation. His wife, Cathy, also serves the church in leadership, teaching and the prophetic. They have three children who are active in their new church, Valley Christian Center.
	Jerry David Apostolic Leadership Team Member Regional Director Region 7 - Midwest Jerry David is the senior pastor of Lincoln City Church and president of Lincoln Bible College in Lincoln, Nebraska. Jerry ministers in the U.S. and abroad, including ministry to leaders and pastors in Kenya, Bulgaria, the Philippines and Mexico, helping in the development of new churches and Bible schools. Jerry has also served as the Senior Chaplain for the Lincoln Chaplaincy Corps, strengthening the corps to provide pastoral support of Lincoln's law enforcement and fire officials and to set precedent for other chaplaincy corps throughout the U.S. God has given Jerry and his wife, Susan, a prophetic voice and a heart for the local church and its members to be used of the Lord in ministry to their city and beyond.
	Mike Servello Apostolic Leadership Team Member Regional Director Region 8 - Northeast Mike Servello is the senior pastor of Mount Zion Ministries, a large and growing church in the city of Utica, New York. Mike and his wife Barbara have pastored since the early 80's taking a small church and developing it into a City-Reaching church. Mike is a pastor of pastors and oversees a number of churches on the East Coast. Mike and Barbara have traveled extensively throughout the United States and other nations of the world strengthening local church and helping to equip the Body of Christ.
	Rick Snow Apostolic Leadership Team Member Regional Director Region 9 - Southeast Rick Snow is the senior pastor of Atlanta City Church, a large, charismatic, racially-mixed church in Fairburn, Georgia. He is a seasoned pastor who has been in the ministry for over twenty-five years. His anointed preaching and teaching reaches people of all ages, races and economic levels. Rick is especially in demand in the Christian community for financial and leadership training. As an apostle who oversees several outreach churches, Rick excels in helping steer churches in new directions, bringing stability, and instilling vision for the future. Pastors Rick and his wife Susie were married in 1976. They have three adult children, Ryan, Jennifer and Jessica, and four grandchildren, Judah, Caleb, Serenity and Gabriel.
	Alfredo Pabon Apostolic Leadership Team Member Regional Director Region 10 – Puerto Rico Pastor Alfredo and Gloria Pabon pastor Centro Cristiano de Restauracion in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, they started the church in 1994 and it has grown to one of the largest churches on the island. In 1978 Alfredo and Gloria were married. Alfredo had a B.A. in Psychology and was pursuing a Masters in Theology at the Puerto Rico Theological Seminary, degree that he obtained with honors. Gloria graduated in 1981 from the School of Pharmacy (University of Puerto Rico Medical School) and practiced her career for seventeen years. For 13 years Alfredo and Gloria toured singing and preaching all over the Island before starting the church. They have two children and their daughter and son-in-law have just given them their first grandson. Alfredo and Gloria along with their leadership team oversee the church as well as Cabo Rojo Christian Academy, which currently has 350 students pre-k to 12, an elder home and a retreat center. The Lord has given Alfredo and Gloria the opportunity to establish new churches, help others and cared for churches that were established and whose pastors needed a spiritual father. They have founded a mission in Cadiz, Spain, where there are several missionaries who are supported spiritually and economically from the mother church. They have missions and affiliated churches in Puerto Rico; Carolina, Mayaguez, Guaynabo, Arecibo, and more recently, Yauco. There are several churches in Peru and one in Orlando. Alfredo has recently founded, and is the director of the Cabo Rojo Pastors Network, an organization aiming to unify the churches in their town. Alfredo has been an excellent addition to the MFI Apostolic Leadership team and is currently the Regional Director for Puerto Rico, region 10.
	David McElhoes Apostolic Leadership Team Member Regional Director Region 11 – Western Canada David and Vi McElhoes have been involved in full time ministry for 33 years and 30 years at Abbostford Christian Assembly, in British Columbia, Canada. Dave has developed a good size church with a strong and stable leadership team. They have raised up missionaries and have sent them and there families out to Mexico, Ukraine and to the University of Calgary in Canada. David has travel and ministered in a number of countries and for over 25 years has many trips to minister in churches in Australia.
Honorary Apostolic Leadership Team Members
	Dick Benjamin Apostolic Leadership Team Member Dick Benjamin was born on May 4, 1925 in Augusta, Montana. He came to Christ on January 28, 1945 in Bethel Temple, located in Seattle, Washington. In 1959, Dick Benjamin was led of the Lord to begin a church five miles south of what was then the city limits of Anchorage. He began this church in an area called 'Abbott Loop'. The church was named Abbott Loop Community Chapel (ALCC). In 1967, the ALCC began planting other churches. Presently, there are 39 outreach churches located throughout Alaska, the 'south 48' and in foreign countries. In the process of planting churches, the Abbott Loop church has sent out in excess of 1, 100 people. These outreach churches have also reproduced 25 additional churches. In 1973, Dick Benjamin was ordained as an apostle. In addition to pastoring the local church in Anchorage, he assisted in the training of leaders, and helped in their establishing of these new churches. From 1973 to 1999, Benjamin and his wife, Carol traveled extensively in an effort to fulfill his apostolic calling. In 1989, ALCC was turned over to Rick Benjamin and in 1999 Dick Benjamin removed himself as the apostolic leader of this family of churches. He has handed this leadership function over to younger men. The Benjamin's have two children, Richard C. (Rick) Benjamin, and Susan May. The Benjamin's are presently residing in their home in Anchorage AK.
	Earl Bradley Honorary Apostolic Leadership Team Member Earl Bradley is the founding pastor of Christian Life Church in Lacey, Washington. He and his wife, LeAnn, have been in full-time pastoral ministry since 1962. They have five children, all of whom are married and involved in ministry in local churches. They have been members of MFI from its beginning. Earl assists Wendell Smith in relating to MFI pastors in Region #1. God has given Pastor Bradley a strong desire to equip and release people for leadership in the body of Christ. His "father's heart" finds great fulfillment in being a pastor to pastors and in helping to plant and strengthen local churches. Earl has spoken at conferences in the U.S. and overseas and has also been involved in prophetic presbytery since 1968. In his home community, the Washington State Capitol region, he is very much involved in helping to provide leadership and vision to the Thurston County Pastors Fellowship.
	Dr. George E. Evans Honorary Apostolic Leadership Team Member Pastor Evans has been a voice for revival and visitation for over 50 years. Founding Pastor of a local church in San Diego, California, and the founder of Berean Bible College. Now travelling extensively in the States and Overseas with a strong prophetic mantle and preaching the vision and triumph of the Church. His burden is for strong Local Churches taking part in the harvest of the world! His opening of the Scriptures will bless and inspire you!
	Leonard Fox Honorary Apostolic Leadership Team Member Leonard Fox and his wife Rozella have been in the ministry for over 60 years. Bro. Fox began his ministry as an Evangelist in 1940. He became the pastor of Inland Christian Center Church in 1944 and pastored there for nearly 50 years. He has been a guest speaker at many regional and national conferences and conventions throughout the United States and abroad. He and wife, Rozella, have served as Marriage Counselors for more than 50 years, authored various articles for many Christian publications and have conducted numerous Marriage Seminars. Bro. Fox is a member of the National Association of Evangelicals and has served as Vice-President and Treasurer of the Ministerial Association of San Bernardino, Vice-President of the National Association of Evangelical Ministerial Fellowship of Inland Empire, and was President of San Bernardino Bible College and Christian Center Academy. The Foxes currently reside in Rialto, CA and have six children.
	David Kiteley Honorary Apostolic Leadership Team Member David Kiteley is the senior pastor of Shiloh Christian Fellowship, a large church of the inner city of Oakland, California, with a congregation representing people groups from more than 25 nations. Pastor Kiteley and his wife Marilyn have initiated successful community based ministries such as Crime Prevention, Anti-Drugs, Parent Empowerment, Homeless Shelters and Group Homes that have received local and national recognition. Pastor Kiteley apostolically oversees churches and Bible colleges in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Israel and the Philippines and travels world wide as a seminar speaker and prophetic presbyter with a heart to strengthen spiritual leadership worldwide.
	Raul Trujillo Honorary Apostolic Leadership Team Member Pastor Raul & Miriam Trujillo are natives of Cuba. He graduated from Elim Bible Institute in 1955. Raul and Miriam were married in 1956. Pastor Raul was in the ministry before getting married. In Cuba he pastored four churches in small cities. He pastored those churches under much persecution until 1966. That was the year that he together with his family was able to leave Cuba via Spain. While waiting for their visa to arrive He started churches in the cities where he lived together with a missionary. In 1967 He was able to leave Spain and headed out to Portland, Oregon where he became part of the Bible Temple family, a growing church. He became part of the eldership and a district pastor, and started Spanish services within the church body on Saturday nights. In 1969 he was sent to Nueva Esperanza Bible Institute, in Mexico to teach. In 1973 he and the family were sent as missionaries to Brazil. It was a joyous 2 years of labor for the Lord. After being on furlough for a year, Pastor Raul and the family were sent to La Paz, Baja California in Mexico to cover a work that had been started and needed a pastor. After two years a self-supporting church was raised with 125 members. Pastor Raul traveled with Bro. Dick Iverson for several years to Central and South America as his translator. He is currently residing in Los Angeles and has lived there since 1983 where he felt the call to open a Spanish work. The Lord has blessed him and his wife with a beautiful congregation; Comunidad Cristiana Nueva Vida in the city of Torrance. They are very happy since they have been able to buy a bigger building where he has more space to grow.
Affiliates
	Bernie Hartog Chairman MFI Australia Born in Holland, at age 12 migrated to Tasmania, Australia with his parents and 7 siblings. Bernie loved the sea and was naturally entrepreneurial, and became a successful abalone diver/fisherman, but backslid from the faith of his Reformed family. He married Susie in 1974; they together have 7 children, with 15 grandchildren. Encountering the voice of the Lord on a hospital bed, Bernie was born again in 1977. Bernie and Susie at separate times, experienced the baptism with the Holy Spirit in 1979, transforming their lives, and were also water baptised in early ‘82. From fisherman to become a “fisher of men”, Bernie gave up his livelihood of abalone diving, and dedicated himself to God’s Word, His will and His call. Bernie and Susie are the founding pastors of CityLIGHT Church, (formerly Mercy Community Church) in their large home 9 kms south of Kingston, Tasmania in August 1982. Purchasing 38 acres of land, they pioneered and established ‘a Holy Spirit-filled’ community church in Kingborough municipality, and along the way, released and assisted others to plant new churches in Tasmania (two of these are thriving). Kingston Christian School was also added to the church vision in 1986. Bernie loves the Word of God, imparting vision and strength into the local church and the leadership team. In 2000, the church transitioned from having no small groups to become a "Celebration and Cell-based local church". Now discipleship happens, and a healthy leadership team is being developed. In 2004, God’s people were led to build and ‘crossover’ into a magnificent new meeting place – a multi-purpose auditorium (600 seat) and additional facilities. Bernie passed on the baton of Senior Ministry to his ‘son in the faith’ of 23 years, two months later, in January 2005. Bernie has been Tasmanian Regional Leader of MFI for 12 years, and now has received the new Leadership role from Bro Kevin Conner, in God’s call to apostolic ministry in the wider body of Christ, as Leader of MFI Australia, since March 2005.
	Phil Jaquith Chairman MFI Mexico Phil Jaquith is originally from Newberg, Oregon. He served there as a youth pastor for several years. In the fall of 1996 he was sent out as a full-time missionary to Mexico. He ministered there for several years with Tim Ost and the Centers of Faith, Hope and Love, traveling and speaking at discipleship and family seminars. He then pioneered the church Fuente Para el Mundo (Fountain for the World), in Puebla, Mexico, a city of about 3 million people. The church is a cell-structure church with about 350 cells that meet weekly and they have over 2000 in attendance every week. Phil and his wife Judy have six children.
	Wilfred Kaweesa Chairman Ministers Fellowship East Africa Wilfred is Senior Pastor and Chairman of RUN Bible Church and Ministries in Kampala, Uganda East Africa. He was born, raised and educated in Kampala. Upon completing his B.S. Engineering, with honors, he accepted the call to full time ministry and joined the RUN Ministries team for discipling, training and mentoring. RUN Ministries sent him to Portland where he completed his Associates Degree in Church Leadership Studies at Portland Bible College. Upon returning to Uganda he became actively involved in RUN Ministries and served on the leadership team. In 1997 Wilfred became Senior Pastor and chairman of RUN Ministries. He is married and has three children. His wife, Deborah, is actively involved in ministering with him. He oversees RUN Ministries Leadership Training Institute, M.F.E.A., has strong pastoral, teaching and prophetic gifts. Wilfred's sphere of influence extends to East and Central Africa. He is highly esteemed by Pastors from many churches and fellowships. Wilfred is an ordained minister and is currently a candidate for his masters degree in Biblical Studies with Christian International College.
	Mike Piper Chairman MFI Brazil Mike Piper was born and raised in Orange County, Southern California to a Christian family always involved in ministry. Mike became an ordained Pastor at the age of 18 and along with his wife Terry, became missionaries to Brazil in 1970. They assumed their first Pastorate in July 1971 in Itajaí, Southern Brazil where they successfully pastored The Nova Aliança Church and began an apostolic ministry throughout Brazil for the next 9 years. Led by the Holy Spirit they moved to Curitiba, Capital of Paraná, where they could more effectively fulfill their vision of touching the nation. Today Mike and Terry pastor the Comunidade Cristã de Curitiba (Curitiba Christian Community Church) with its 1800+ members in over 250 cells. Mike has been a point of convergence for the many pastors of his city for great events such as the March for Jesus, Curitiba for Christ, and two yearly nationwide conferences SHILOH and SHEKINAH that have united hundreds of Pastors and thousands of people. Mike is one of the founders of MFI-Brazil and is presently its chairman. His apostolic ministry and prophetic mantle have raised many young emerging ministries who see Mike as a spiritual father and today widely touch and influence the nation through their books, radio, tv and church networks (fellowships). Mike and Terry have lived 34 years in Brazil with their four sons and two grandsons.
Developing Affiliates
	Colin Cooper Chairman Ministers Fellowship Europe Colin became a Christian at the age of 18 and was ordained as a pastor in the Assemblies of God in his thirties. He was part of the Home Missions team planting churches in unreached areas of Britain and now lives in Huddersfield where he is the Senior Pastor of Huddersfield Christian Fellowship. He is married to Sue, has two children and five grandchildren. Colin is the leader of MFE (Ministers Fellowship Europe) part of Ministers Fellowship International. As well as having a heart for Europe, he also travels extensively in Africa, India, USA, and Canada. He has a heart to see lives changed by the power of the Holy Spirit and people growing in God. In fact, Colin just loves people!
	Casmir Iheghworo Representative MFI Nigeria
	Anthony "Tony" Kawalsingh Representative Ministers Fellowship West Indies Know as ‘Bishop’ for many years by his native people of Trinidad & Tobago and the English speaking Caribbean. Anthony Kawalsingh has been in the work of the Lord for just over 4 decades now. He is a church planter, founder of Bethel Evangelistic Missions, (MFWI) Ministers Fellowship of the West Indies (23yrs ago) and (ACTS) Advanced Christian Training Seminars. Dr. Kawalsingh is regarded and received by many pastors and churches as their ‘apostolic covering.’ He is in demand as a conference speaker, Bible school teacher, pastoral counselor, father and friend. He is married to Zenora. They have four children; Marlon David, Roger Mark, Andy Paul “Chip” (Chip and his wife Sarah are pastors of Harvest City Church, Leicester, UK), and Charissa. They have three grandsons. Dr. Kawalsingh is the MFI regional representative for the English speaking Caribbean and South America (Guyana& Suriname).
	Gordon Kisseih Representative MFI Ghana Gordon and Esther Kisseih were both born and raised in Ghana, Africa. Both received the Lord at a Scripture Union meeting, Gordon in 1970 and Esther at a separate location in 1972. They first met in 1974 in school and were reunited in 1980 at the University of Science and Technology. In July of 1984 they were joined in holy matrimony. Both Gordon and Esther pursued higher education earning several degrees. Esther has a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Sociology as well as an Advanced Leadership degree from Haggai Institute in Singapore. She is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Christian Education. Pastor Gordon has a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering and has a post-graduate Professional Certificate in Management along with a Masters Degree in Administration. Gordon is also pursuing a Doctoral program in leadership and was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree in Pastoral Theology in 1997 for exceptional contribution to the Kingdom of God by uplifting humanity through his basic teachings of the Word of God. Miracle Life Gospel Centre began in 1987. Prior to coming on full time in 1990 Gordon worked with the Petroleum sector and Esther worked in Public Service in different capacities and before coming on full time in 1995.