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Adult Seminar Speakers
UnveilinGLORY's certified speakers who can bring this life-changing seminar to your church.
Kevin Kimbrough
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Location: Clearwater Beach, Florida
Kevin is an everyday businessman who is passionate about glorifying God and seeing that glory go to all peoples of the world. Kevin's life demonstrates how anyone, no matter their station in life, can be involved in God's plan of reaching the nations for His Greatest Glory. Kevin relates well to students and dispels the myth that you have to be a "full-time Christian worker" to have impact for the Kingdom of God.
In addition to serving as a speaker for UnveilinGLORY, Kevin serves on the board of directors for the Jade Tree Project, a network of 7 churches committed to seeing a church planted among an unreached Tibetan people group. He also serves on the executive committee of Grace Church's (Little Rock, AR) Great Commission Team. He has traveled on numerous occasions to South America and recently to Tibet.
Kevin owns and operates a small business that employs 25 people and serves Central Arkansas. Kevin lives in Clearwater Beach, FL with his wife, Kathleen, and their two children, Kevin, Jr. and Ashley.
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Phil Luckett
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Location: Dallas, TX
Most conversations with Phil at some point get around to football. That’s because he is a recently retired referee for the National Football League. The NFL hired him in 1991 and in that capacity, he has officiated games from Tokyo to Europe. In 1997 he worked both the Super Bowl in New Orleans (Green Bay vs. New England) and the World Bowl in Barcelona, Spain (Barcelona vs. Frankfort).
So as a speaker, Phil is accustomed to speaking to very large crowds – in the millions! (Admittedly, not everyone has always agreed with what he has had to say on the microphone but he doesn’t let that bother him.)
Phil’s ministry activities have included: teaching a “home small group” and adult Sunday school classes, and serving with Champions For Life (formerly Bill Glass Prison Ministries). Desiring to see God’s glory go to all nations, he serves on the church’s missions team, conducts lots of missions education such as Perspectives, and goes on and leads short-term missions trips. Recent trips have been primarily to Tatarstan, Russia. Phil also served as the conference administrator for the annual Ethnic Workers Summit, a national conference in Dallas in 2005.
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Bob Sjogren
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Location: Richmond, Virginia
Bob Sjogren (pronounced "show - grin") is the president of UnveilinGLORY.
Much of Bob's teaching is in audio, video and book form. He has recently co-authored "Cat and Dog Theology" with Gerald Robison as well as authored "Unveiled At Last" (which has been translated into Russian and Korean and Japanese) and co-authored "Run With The Vision" with Bill and Amy Stearns.
Bob has been instrumental in starting the Caleb Project (an organization geared toward mobilizing the body of Christ toward the Great Commission) as well as Frontiers (an interdenominational faith mission agency geared toward church-planting in the Muslim world.)
His heart has always been geared toward raising up laborers to help fulfill the Great Commission in order that God's greatest glory would be revealed among all nations!
Currently, Bob and his wife, Debby, along with their four children and his mother reside in Richmond, Virginia.
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Sam Talbert
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Location: San Diego, California
Sam is a native of Arkansas who grew up in northern California. He trained at Biola University, Talbot Theological Seminary, and Dallas Theological Seminary and has served in a multitude of ministry and pastoral experiences. Sam has also been an instructor for Walk Thru the Bible for about 18 years and was on the team that launched World Teach (for training international Bible instructors) in Russia and Ukraine.
Sam has led youth teams to Mexico and watched as some went on to become career missionaries. His desire to involve people in a short-term missions experience has been led by his own experiences in Haiti and India.
Even though he has retired from the active pastorate, Sam continues to work with Global Missions Fellowship in order to pursue his continuing passion to see local churches planting churches around the globe.
Sam and his wife, Janiece, have three adult children, who are all married and actively serving the Lord, and 14 grandchildren. Sam's greatest delight is captured in a photograph of him, his son, and his granddaughter, three generations, serving on the same Global Missions Fellowship campaign.
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Jim Thurber
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Location: Richmond, Virginia
Jim is one of those special people... totally gifted and completely humble. He knows when to talk and he knows how to pray. He has the ability to explain the deeper subjects to kids and yet never lose the adults. He is serious about what he teaches and he can entertain while he educates. He's taught seminars for other ministries... and developed some of his own (have you tried his "Fun With Fundamentals"?)
While Jim packs degrees from some of the finer institutions, he packs a lot of clothes for traveling to the furthest places. Jim's desire is not just to reach people for Christ, but also to build godly discipleship into them... and a heart for God's glory. Whether you're in Russia, Indonesia, or right here in the USA - you just might run into him.
Jim's present skills are built on years as a Pastor, serving on a pastoral staff, and even teaching in Christian schools. He has also spent over 14 years teaching for "Walk Thru the Bible Ministries". It's easy to see that he will bring a lot of experience and endearment to those who attend his seminars. If you are blessed to be in his audience, you'll not only have a great day, but you'll make a great friend!
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George Ong
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Location: Singapore
George Ong is a former pastor, a successful author, and an accomplished public speaker. As the Singapore director for UnveilinGLORY, he has challenged many throughout this island nation and nearby countries for God's global glory.
His faithful wife and children often accompany him as he speaks on several topics ranging from humor to world missions. George is a regular speaker at church camps, schools, and organizations. His messages, marked by clarity, passion, and a touch of humor, have transformed many lives.
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Andy Barnard
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Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Andy Barnard is married to Alison and they have 3 amazing children: Daniel, Stacy and Michelle-Chiara. He is a gifted teacher who is passionate about teaching/discipling people to discover God's purpose for their lives. At present Andy and Alison serve as Senior Pastors of Highway Assembly of God, a multi-racial church in Johannesburg, South Africa. He also conducts seminars in the corporate arena and for Walk Thru the Bible.
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Tim Thurber
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Location: Otego, New York
Tim has been a Christian for most of his life but it was not until the last few years that his desire in life has been for God first and foremost. The ministry of UnveilinGLORY played a large part in this. Now he wants others to hear and understand the life-changing message of God's glory.
One of Tim's greatest influences in his life, outside of God, is his wife, Tami. Married in 1994, they have three children: Miriam, Ryan and Caleb. Tim has always been impressed with Tami's commitment to God and her desire to seek him in all of life.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Houghton College in communication, and then a Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2001.
Currently Tim is the pastor of the West Oneonta Baptist Church in West Oneonta, New York, as well as being an adjunct faculty member for Davis College in Johnson City, New York.
Tim has made several trips to Moldova, a republic of the former Soviet Union, to teach at a Bible Institute there. He has also led short-term missions trips to Flagstaff, AZ, Quebec, Canada and New Orleans, LA.
He and Tami are both UnveillinGLORY instructors in the Cat and Dog seminar and SuperDoc, as well as Walk Thru the Bible instructors. They often teach together, with Tim teaching the adult seminar and Tami teaching the children's seminar. Tim finds this to be one of his most fulfilling ministries as it allows he and his wife to minister together.
In Tim's "free time" he enjoys running and biking, spending time with his wife and three children, and traveling. Besides the short-term missions trips, Tim and Tami have gone to Israel and Greece, several Western European countries (including a six-week study at Cambridge University), and to over 40 states of the U.S.
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Richard Worden
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Location: Modling, Austria
Richard lives and works in the Vienna area of Austria with his wife Pat. He has held seminars for secular companies and now is developing the seminar in the German language with hopes of seeing these seminars reach all of Europe.
Richard is working with a church in Modling, Austria which he helped start more than 30 years ago.
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Peter Hidayat
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Location: Bandung, Indonesia
From the island of Java in central Indonesia, Peter joined the UnveilinGLORY team in 2002. God has used him widely throughout Asia and the United States as a leader and instructor. Extensive experience in the international business world positioned him well as a networker and entrepreneur in Christian ministry. Peter and his wife Marchnie team teach the UnveilinGLORY seminar, and God has used both in many leadership positions in their home city of Bandung and beyond.
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Luke Kuepfer
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Location: Lagrange, Indiana
Luke Kuepfer is founder and former Field Director of Global Tribes Outreach, a non-profit organization based in Southeast Asia committed to church planting and social work. Luke is dedicated to motivating the church toward missional thinking and practice in all areas of life.
He firmly believes that having our thinking challenged is not enough; it must be translated into change. Luke has extensive experience in missions mobilization, leadership training, and team development. He currently resides in Northern Indiana with his wife, Amy, and three children: Brittany, Courtney, and Jamin.
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John Marsh
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Location: York, Pennsylvania
The Lord has prepared John for a mission mobilization ministry by giving him a heart for the world. As a child he lived in Panama, France, and several locations in the United States while his father served in the military. John and Margie spent the first three and half years of their marriage in Germany courtesy of the U.S. Army.
John's career spans 28 years of military, business and ministry service. He has pastored churches and served on church staffs in the Southwest, South and Mid Atlantic states.
John and his wife Margie are currently living in York, Pennsylvania. The Marsh family has been involved in mission conference ministry since 1993. Together, as a family, they have ministered all over the United States and through short-term missions work in South Africa, Germany and Mexico. John, an ordained pastor, and Margie are with the ministry team of UnveilinGLORY.
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Ike Rhyu
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Location: Mexico
SEED International, Field Director of Mexico
Missionary since '94 in Mexico
Passion, vision, ministries - Help recovering the lost worship in Christian life and ministries, continuing education for pastors, teaching biblical principles for life change, mentoring missionary candidates, missions mobilization.
Married to Helen and has two daughters, Jenny and Hannah
Capital Bible Seminary, M.Div.
Dallas Theological Seminary, D.Min. (the project pending)
Ordained minister in PCA
Teach UnveilinGLORY Seminars mainly in Spanish and Korean.
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Gerald Robison
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Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Dr. Robison serves as Vice-President of UNVEILINGLORY. His passion is to see God's people become excited and committed to glorifying God and to taking the gospel to all peoples.
Gerald also continues to teach (over 20 years, now) and train for Walk Thru the Bible Ministries. He has led "Walk Thru the Bible Seminars" in over 20 countries through Eastern and Western Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as here in the United States. He has trained and evaluated many of the American teachers and, as the International Training Manager, has overseen the recruiting, training and dispersing of WTB teachers throughout the world. He was consistently honored as one of the top-ten instructors at Walk thru the Bible, and has been one of the few chosen as the Instructor of the Year.
Gerald co-authored the book "Cat and Dog Theology" with Bob Sjogren and has pastored churches here in the States, as well as in international settings (Australia and the Netherlands).
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David King
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Location: Philippines
David King is a pastor in Bacolod, central Philippines, and God has blessed him with Gervilyn, his wife, and two children, Darryl and Gadielle. He is active among the pastors of the region as he works to fulfill the Great Commission's theme.
He attained certification as an UnveilinGLORY instructor in 2007, marking him as the Philippines' first. His dedication to God's global glory is shared by his wife, who is also trained in UnveilinGLORY's G3 (Cat and Dog Theology) seminar.
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Childrens Seminar Speakers
UnveilinGLORY's trained children's specialists to minister to your children, grades 1 - 5.
Margie Marsh
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Using a unique blend of music, games, creative movement, storytelling and thinking skills, Margie involves children in the learning process! In addition to writing mission education materials, Margie has written several original songs for children and most recently choreographed the children's musical KIDS ON A MISSION, produced and published by the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church.
Margie and her family currently live in York, Pa. where Margie was born and raised. Margie has been involved in mission conference ministry since 1992. She has ministered all over the United States and through short-term missions work in South Africa, Germany and Mexico. Margie and her husband John, who is an ordained pastor, are with the ministry team of ACMC (Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment) and UnveilinGLORY.
Teaching and continual learning have always been part of Margie's life and ministry. She has two Master's degrees and a graduate certificate in Missions from Reformed Theological Seminary. In addition to her eight years of teaching at the University of New Mexico in the field of health and fitness, Margie recently taught a course in school counseling at Lancaster Bible College. She also home-schooled her three children for eight years.
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Tami Thurber
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Tami was born in Indiana, but she has lived primarily in upstate New York. She was raised in a Christian family and trusted Jesus Christ as her Savior and Lord at the age of four. At present her primary responsibilities revolve around ministering to her husband Tim and her three children, Miriam (12), Ryan (9) and Caleb (7). As a committed believer, she seeks to glorify God and serve him in her home, at the church where her husband pastors, and through the ministry opportunities which God provides.
In 1990 she received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Houghton College in Secondary Education with a major in English. Then in 2009 she received her Master of Arts degree in Theological Studies from Northeastern Seminary.
Throughout her adult life, God has opened many doors for Tami in a variety of teaching/ministry opportunities and with a wide range of age groups. Currently Tami is certified in four children’s seminars: Walk Thru the Bible - Old and New Testament, UnveilinGlory, and SuperDoc, and she enjoys traveling and teaching those as God provides opportunities. Tami is also currently the coordinator of her church’s children’s AWANA program.
Previously Tami was the director and head teacher at a local preschool. She also worked with the Migrant Education Outreach Program where she tutored preschool through adolescent students. In the past, Tami served full-time with the ministry of Youth for Christ. She also developed a Chastity curriculum that she and others presented in local public and private schools. This curriculum was for the Community Pregnancy Center (which later became the local Abstinence Education Council of which she became the director). In addition, she taught junior and senior high school English in the public school system.
God has also opened doors for ministry to women. During her husband’s seminary studies she coordinated and taught a Bible study program for the seminary wives. Since coming to West Oneonta, she has had the opportunity to teach for women’s events at her church, and she has also spoken at various women’s events at Montrose Bible Conference in Montrose, PA, including speaking at their Ladies’ Retreat.
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Juda Mason
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Sparkling, kinetic, lively, fun, and endearing... how many other words can we find to describe Juda? She has one of those "perfect, made for kids" kind of heart and energy-level!
Juda came to know Christ at an early age and it's now her heart's desire to lead children to Him. She and her husband founded the "Kid's Choice of Virginia" - (a children's ministry focused on utilizing sports, drama, music and skits) - and she has also been active in her church's youth missions program and has served as a children's leader in "Missionettes" as well as a Sunday School teacher for middle school aged girls.
Mrs. Mason graduated from Mount Olive with a degree in Biology and did Religious Education studies at Randolph Macon college, where she met her husband. She is the mother of three children... but after her seminars, many other children wish they could adopt her! Your kids will thank you for inviting Juda to lead them in their special seminar.
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Mary Thurber
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Mary Thurber is a wife of 35 years and mother of four grown sons. She loves children, and children love her, especially her grandchildren. Mary is a Bible institute graduate, earned her P.H.T. (putting hubby through) while her husband, Jim, completed seminary, and was a CoMission participant to Russia and Latvia. Having conducted many UnveilinGLORY children's seminars, she very much enjoys making "M&Ms" out of kids (missions-minded youth).
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Debbie Sjogren
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"Gifted", "Talented", "A Joy To Work With", "A Real Leader"...these are just a few of the words which describe Debby Sjogren.
Majoring in Early Childhood Education, Debby has pioneered work in the area of Children's Missions Curriculum, taking her husband's material and putting it into children's form.
A gifted children's communicator, Debby works at not only communicating to the children at her own church her proven and developed materials (The "M & M Kids" material and "Explore and More"), but she is constantly creating new ideas for communicating God's heart as well!
After the birth of their third child, Debby trained Jill Harris who now delivers the children's version all over the world and has become to be the premiere children's missions specialist. Jill later produced the "M and M Teacher's Training Videos Curriculum" with Bob.
Debby published "Explore and More," an additional 13-week curriculum, which is designed to help kids learn about a specific people group or country.
Bob and Debby were married in 1986 and now have four children, Luke, Elise, Abby, and Hunter.
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