Stand Strong Pastor's Summit
Speakers
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General Boykin
A North Carolina native, Lieutenant General William G. “Jerry” Boykin currently serves as the Executive Vice President of the Family Research Council in Washington, DC. He previously served as the Wheat Professor of Leadership Studies at Hampden-Sydney College in Farmville, Virginia. LTG Boykin’s last military assignment was at the Pentagon as Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, overseeing the gathering and exploitation of intelligence during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
LTG Boykin began his military career in 1971 when he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Infantry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). In his thirty-six years in the Army, he served for more than 24 years in Joint Special Operations, with a command at every level. He was one of the original members of the US Army's Delta Force and was privileged to ultimately command these elite warriors in combat operations. He participated in clandestine operations around the world, beginning with Desert One, the failed 1979 mission to rescue American hostages held in Iran after the Islamic revolution that toppled the shah. He participated in the invasions of Grenada and Panama in 1983 and 1989 respectively, participated in the capture of Manuel Noriega, and headed the chase to capture Colombian drug czar Pablo Escobar in 1992. In 1993, he clashed with Muslim warlord Osman Atto in Somalia, chronicled in the film Black Hawk Down. LTG Boykin ultimately served as the Commander of the US Army Special Forces Command and as the Commandant of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. LTG Boykin also served six years in Intelligence (two with the CIA) and was a member of the National Security Policy Coordinating Committee for Terrorism and Coordinating Sub-Group for Homeland Security. His memoir, Never Surrender: A Soldier’s Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom, was released in 2008. He has also authored three novels, Danger Close, Kiloton Threat, and The Coalition. LTG Boykin’s latest book, The Warrior’s Soul, was co-authored with Vietnam era 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Officer, Dr. Stu Weber. LTG Boykin continues to support our military and promote a strong national defense as a board member with Freedom Alliance. He also serves as Chaplain for the Denver Chapter of Healing Waters, a wounded warriors’ program.
His most important mission is as an ordained minister and Founder/President of Kingdom Warriors, a non-profit ministry that encourages Christians to be bold in their faith. He and his wife, Ashley, have five children and six grandchildren.
LTG Boykin began his military career in 1971 when he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Infantry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). In his thirty-six years in the Army, he served for more than 24 years in Joint Special Operations, with a command at every level. He was one of the original members of the US Army's Delta Force and was privileged to ultimately command these elite warriors in combat operations. He participated in clandestine operations around the world, beginning with Desert One, the failed 1979 mission to rescue American hostages held in Iran after the Islamic revolution that toppled the shah. He participated in the invasions of Grenada and Panama in 1983 and 1989 respectively, participated in the capture of Manuel Noriega, and headed the chase to capture Colombian drug czar Pablo Escobar in 1992. In 1993, he clashed with Muslim warlord Osman Atto in Somalia, chronicled in the film Black Hawk Down. LTG Boykin ultimately served as the Commander of the US Army Special Forces Command and as the Commandant of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. LTG Boykin also served six years in Intelligence (two with the CIA) and was a member of the National Security Policy Coordinating Committee for Terrorism and Coordinating Sub-Group for Homeland Security. His memoir, Never Surrender: A Soldier’s Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom, was released in 2008. He has also authored three novels, Danger Close, Kiloton Threat, and The Coalition. LTG Boykin’s latest book, The Warrior’s Soul, was co-authored with Vietnam era 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Officer, Dr. Stu Weber. LTG Boykin continues to support our military and promote a strong national defense as a board member with Freedom Alliance. He also serves as Chaplain for the Denver Chapter of Healing Waters, a wounded warriors’ program.
His most important mission is as an ordained minister and Founder/President of Kingdom Warriors, a non-profit ministry that encourages Christians to be bold in their faith. He and his wife, Ashley, have five children and six grandchildren.
E.W. Jackson
E.W. Jackson was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1970 and was honorably discharged in 1973. He went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude with a Phi Beta Kappa Key from the University of Massachusetts at Boston in 1975, and from Harvard Law School in 1978. While in law school, he studied at Harvard Divinity School and was licensed as a Baptist minister. He was ordained as a Pastor in 1979 and consecrated a Bishop in 1998.
He pastored a church and practiced law for 15 years in Boston, and was an adjunct professor at Northeastern University and Strayer University. He is the Founder of The Called Church headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia and S.T.A.N.D. – Staying True to America’s National Destiny, a national nonprofit organization with a mission to bring Americans together across racial and cultural lines to preserve our Judeo- Christian values and heritage. Through his church, he and his wife, Theodora, founded the Chesapeake Martin Luther King Leadership Breakfast and the William Jackson Youth Center.
He is the host of “The Awakening” a national radio talk show on American Family Radio, with 200 radio stations and live streamed around the world. He is the author of two books: “Ten Commandments to an Extraordinary Life” and “12 Principles to Make Your Life Extraordinary.”
Bishop Jackson has been a candidate for U.S. Senate and the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor of Virginia. He and his wife, Theodora, have been married for 50 years, have 3 children and reside in Suffolk, Virginia.
He pastored a church and practiced law for 15 years in Boston, and was an adjunct professor at Northeastern University and Strayer University. He is the Founder of The Called Church headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia and S.T.A.N.D. – Staying True to America’s National Destiny, a national nonprofit organization with a mission to bring Americans together across racial and cultural lines to preserve our Judeo- Christian values and heritage. Through his church, he and his wife, Theodora, founded the Chesapeake Martin Luther King Leadership Breakfast and the William Jackson Youth Center.
He is the host of “The Awakening” a national radio talk show on American Family Radio, with 200 radio stations and live streamed around the world. He is the author of two books: “Ten Commandments to an Extraordinary Life” and “12 Principles to Make Your Life Extraordinary.”
Bishop Jackson has been a candidate for U.S. Senate and the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor of Virginia. He and his wife, Theodora, have been married for 50 years, have 3 children and reside in Suffolk, Virginia.
Stephen McDowell
Stephen McDowell is co-founder and President of the Providence Foundation, a Christian educational organization whose mission is to train and network leaders of education, business, and politics to transform their culture for Christ. In 37 years of full time work with the Foundation, Stephen has trained people from 100 countries to apply Biblical truth in all spheres of life. He has traveled to 40 nations in six continents where he has consulted with government officials, assisted in writing political documents, advised political parties, and started Christian schools and Biblical worldview training centers.
He has authored and co-authored over 40 books, videos, and training courses including Liberating the Nations and America's Providential History. His recent project, Monumental: Restoring America as the Land of Liberty, was done in conjunction with Kirk Cameron as a follow-up course to Cameron’s Monumental film. Stephen’s books and writings have been translated into 18 languages and distributed to more than one million people. McDowell holds a master’s degree in geophysics, served for several years as a pastor, and has been an adjunct professor at Regent University. Stephen and his wife Beth live in Charlottesville, Virginia, and have four children and six grandchildren.
He has authored and co-authored over 40 books, videos, and training courses including Liberating the Nations and America's Providential History. His recent project, Monumental: Restoring America as the Land of Liberty, was done in conjunction with Kirk Cameron as a follow-up course to Cameron’s Monumental film. Stephen’s books and writings have been translated into 18 languages and distributed to more than one million people. McDowell holds a master’s degree in geophysics, served for several years as a pastor, and has been an adjunct professor at Regent University. Stephen and his wife Beth live in Charlottesville, Virginia, and have four children and six grandchildren.
Chad Williams
Chad Williams is a former U.S. Navy SEAL, having served his country with distinction on SEAL Teams 1 and 7. While on active duty, March 14, 2007, Chad’s life was eternally changed as he apprehended the weaponized-message of the Gospel. A new man with a new mission, he understood that his future mission in life was to advance ground for God’s Kingdom. After completing 6 years of service, Chad went on to author the best-selling book SEAL of God (over 100,000 copies in print). Today, Chad has spoken at over 300 faith-based events, fortune 500 companies, and contributes expert analysis related to military affairs for major news networks.
Chad's deepest passion and desire in life is to communicate the life-changing message of the Gospel by drawing from his experiences in the SEAL Teams on and off the battlefield, to convey overcoming a lack of purpose, hope and meaninglessness. Chad has a unique ability of passing on to others a deeper understanding and appreciation for our soldiers who have shed their blood for our earthly freedom; and most of all, the Savior who shed His blood for our eternal freedom.
Chad's deepest passion and desire in life is to communicate the life-changing message of the Gospel by drawing from his experiences in the SEAL Teams on and off the battlefield, to convey overcoming a lack of purpose, hope and meaninglessness. Chad has a unique ability of passing on to others a deeper understanding and appreciation for our soldiers who have shed their blood for our earthly freedom; and most of all, the Savior who shed His blood for our eternal freedom.
Saturday
June 26
9 am - 4 pm
Layz S Ranch, together with Calvary Chapel Fluvanna, presents a Pastor's Summit this June.
A movement of God is needed in our churches. We must stand for the Word of God and believe that the Old & New Testaments contain the entire word of God and should be the final authority for faith and life. The hope is that God will use this summit to equip and refresh pastors to send them back to their church renewed in the Spirit of God to further His work.
See below for an inspiring line-up of speakers with more to be announced soon! Continental breakfast and lunch provided.
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