Dr. Sam Earp

Dr. Sam Earp - Chair Los Gatos, California Sam is the founder and president of the National Association of Mission Pastors as well as serving in leadership for the California Association of Mission Pastors (CAMP). He currently serves as Lead Professor and Adjunct Professor for San Jose Christian College and Adjunct Professor for Western Theological Seminary, as well as the Senior Executive Pastor at Calvary Church of Los Gatos, California.

Rev. Mark Hanke

Rev. Mark Hanke - Vice-Chair Fort Collins, Colorado Mark serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Fort Collins, Colorado. Over the past eighteen years, he has served as pastor in one other church and is an adjunct professor in theology at Denver Seminary. His personal mission is to be an agent of God’s grace by inviting people to enjoy Him and encouraging them to live life completely and compassionately for His glory.

Mrs. Barbara Mill

Mrs. Barbara Mill - Secretary Wheaton, Illinois Barbara is a member of First Baptist Church, Wheaton, Illinois. She is a homemaker and mother of two children. She and her husband, Manny, are involved in Koinonia House National Ministries, Inc., a post-prison ministry equipping others to bridge the gap from prison to the local church. Barbara has also served with World Relief and Philadelphia Biblical University, and is a trained instructor for Prison Fellowship’s In-Prison Seminars.

Dr. Hans Finzel

Dr. Hans Finzel Littleton, Colorado Hans has been President and CEO of WorldVenture since 1993. He travels throughout the world encouraging missionaries and addressing ministry issues of the mission. He is a well-known author, whose books are published in various languages for use in training leaders throughout the world.

Dr. Peter Pendell

Dr. Peter Pendell Basking Ridge, New Jersey Peter is senior pastor at Millington Baptist Church in Basking Ridge, NJ, a position he has held since 1981. He has served a number of times on our board of directors, and loves the mission as much now as he did during previous terms of service. He says that, “Service with WorldVenture helps draw God’s best from me as I seek to love Him well.”

Mr. Sam Williams

Mr. Sam Williams Rancho Cucamonga, California Samuel (Sam) Williams serves as Assistant Pastor of Business Administration/Missions at Community Baptist Church, Alta Loma. He also serves on the boards of two compassion outreach ministries and facilitates a Bible Study Fellowship discussion group. Most of Sam’s career was in management with the Target Corporation.  During this time Sam worked in numerous countries.

Dr. Dan Clausen

Dr. Dan Clausen Foreston, Minnesota Dan serves as senior pastor of Milaca Evangelical Free Church, Milaca. He recently served as president of Oak Hills Christian College in Bemidji. Dan has 37 years of ministry experience, and for the past 11 years has been a “pastor to pastors” in the Upper Midwest. Dan also focuses on training, coaching and networking church leaders.

Rev. Martin Giese

Rev. Martin Giese Park Rapids, Minnesota Marty has been senior pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Park Rapids, Minnesota since 1994. Marty sensed God’s call to pastoral ministry while a student at Oak Hills Bible College in Bemidji, Minnesota, and began his ministry in 1977 at First Baptist Church, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota.

Rev. Greshwin Grant

Rev. Greshwin Grant Ossining, New York Gershwin serves as senior pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Ossining, New York. Prior to entering the ministry, he worked in the field of architecture. He has also served as the assistant director of the New York Gospel Outreach and as the Associate Director of the New York Christian Higher Education Consortium.

Mr. John Chapin

Mr. John Chapin  Sunnyvale, California  John Chapin is a retired CFO from Kaiser Aerospace & Electronics Corp. He also served 28 years in the U.S. Naval reserves. John is an active member of First Baptist Church, Los Altos and is a member of the church's school board.

Mrs. Carol Taylor

Mrs. Carol Taylor Mesa, Arizona Carol is a retired public school educator, now serving as head of the Education Department at Southwestern College in Phoenix, Arizona. In her position, Carol is actively training and placing biblically grounded teachers all over the world. These teachers spread God’s word through their profession. She is a member of First Baptist Church, Tempe, Arizona.

Mr. Kevin Dueck

Mr. Kevin Dueck Aptos, California Kevin is a member of Twin Lakes Church (CB) in Aptos and has been involved in the Children’s Ministry, Awanas, and the small group ministry, and has assisted in directing various church events.  In 1993, Kevin began his career in the family furniture business and is currently the general manager of WorkSpace and HomeSpace furniture stores in Santa Cruz, California.