Articles for tag: Brad Dupray

January 14, 2009

Christian Standard

Interview with LeRoy Lawson

By Brad Dupray As the author of 29 published books, Roy Lawson knows a thing or two about what should go on the printed page. His monthly column “From My Bookshelf” in Christian Standard chronicles some of his latest reading material and serves as a guide to church leaders for tools they can use to sharpen their edge. Roy”s storied biography ranges from Christian college professor and president, to board member of several ministries within the Christian church, to president of the North American Christian Convention (1982), to church planter, to senior pastor of fast-growing churches, to his current role

December 17, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Jon Weece

By Brad Dupray In 2005 Christmas fell on a Sunday, so Southland Christian Church (Lexington, Kentucky) used the calendar anomaly as an opportunity for outreach. Canceling Sunday worship services to serve the community was a controversial decision, but it forever changed the way the church conducts ministry. Jon Weece is in his sixth year as senior minister at Southland and in his ninth year on staff at the church. After graduating from Ozark Christian College, Jon spent four years as a missionary in Haiti. He and his wife of nine years, Allison, are the proud parents of 6-year-old Ava and

November 5, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Harry Graham

By Brad Dupray Southeast Christian Church in Parker, Colorado, has benefited from the leadership of men like Harry Graham throughout her storied history. Harry and his wife of 42 years, Barbara, were founding members of Southeast in the early 1970s. Along the way Harry helped manage the church”s finances, taught Sunday school, was among the church”s first elders, and has served as chairman of the elders. Southeast has grown from an initial group of 23 to more than 4,500 in Sunday attendance. Today, Harry continues to serve as an elder and works with staff in overseeing church operations. What kind

August 15, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Dale Newberry

By Brad Dupray Dale Newberry has witnessed every facet of change for Ten Mile Christian Church (formerly Cherry Lane Christian Church), seeing the congregation in Meridian, Idaho, grow from an attendance of 60 to 1,300 in his 28 years as a member. When Dale and his wife, Cherrie, moved to Meridian, he was a nominal Christian, but as he got more involved and his relationship with Christ flourished he began teaching adult Sunday school, took classes at Boise Bible College, and eventually became an elder. He has served in that role for the past 20 years, today as chairman. Dale

July 30, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Ken Idleman

By Brad Dupray Ken Idleman served on the faculty and administration of Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri, for 34 years””27 as president. In 1992, he became the youngest man ever selected to serve as president of the North American Christian Convention. For the past year Ken has been serving as senior pastor of Crossroads Christian Church in Newburgh, Indiana. He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees from Lincoln (Illinois) Christian College and Seminary and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Milligan College in Tennessee. He and his wife of 40 years, Kaylene, have three grown children and 11 grandchildren. As

July 16, 2008

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Interview with Doug Wood

By Brad Dupray Doug Wood spent the last five years as executive pastor at Florence (Oregon) Christian Church. During that time, Doug led the church on a search for its purpose and provided direction to achieve that purpose. As a result, God transformed a traditional church with one full-time pastor into a dynamic, community-based church with a ministry staff of 10. Doug recently accepted a call as colead minister at Craig (Colorado) Christian Church, where he is helping Christians embrace a first-century growth environment. Doug has a bachelor”s degree from Hope International University, Fullerton, California, and a master”s degree from

May 21, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Robert Stradley

By Brad Dupray Harmony Pines Christian Camp, located in the San Gabriel Mountains, just north of Los Angeles, has one of the most unique camp programs in the United States. Robert Stradley, camp director for the past 12 years, and his wife, Karla, provide a home to 18 sled dogs that are used in camp programs to teach leadership and teamwork. Prior to serving with the camp, Robert was a Disneyland “Matterhorn” mountain climber and ultimately became a Disney University leader, teaching Disney corporate philosophy to Disney “cast members” and outside corporations. Robert and Karla have two sons, Talon and

April 23, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Lee Snyder

By Brad Dupray Lee Snyder can observe the positive effect of campus ministry firsthand as faculty sponsor of Christian Student Fellowship (CSF) at the University of Nebraska, Kearney, a campus ministry supported by the Christian churches and churches of Christ of Nebraska. Lee is in his 22nd year as a professor at Nebraska and has been active as a local church elder, in pulpit supply, and as a board member of CSF. Lee and his wife of 37 years, Vicki, are alumni of Kentucky Christian University. Lee holds a PhD from The Ohio State University and has done graduate-level work

April 9, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Kent Fillinger

By Brad Dupray As Kent Fillinger read the first few megachurch reports in Christian Standard years ago, he began to wonder how the success of those churches could be translated into help for smaller churches. With research partner Ben Simms, he began studying what was behind the numbers. That led to the founding of 3:STRANDS Consulting, a church coaching and consulting ministry conceived to “cultivate enduring relationships with churches and church leaders to enhance strengths and generate a better future.” Much of Kent and Ben”s assessment of this year”s megachurch list is highlighted in this issue of the Standard. Kent

February 13, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Cam Huxford

By Brad Dupray In the first 13 years of Cam Huxford”s ministry at Savannah (Georgia) Christian Church, the church grew from 150 to 500. In the past 10 years the church has mushroomed to more than 5,000 in weekend attendance””a testimony to the value of a long-term ministry. Savannah Christian is a missions-oriented church, with 320 people going on short-term missions in 2007and missions giving in excess of $1 million. Huxford is a graduate of Atlanta Christian College and has taken course work at Emmanuel School of Religion. He and his wife, Sarah, are the proud parents of three sons,

January 9, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Ruth Frederick

By Brad Dupray As director of children”s resources for Standard Publishing, Ruth Frederick oversees the development of one of Standard”s cornerstone products””Vacation Bible School. With a bachelor”s degree in Christian education from Lincoln (Illinois) Christian College, active involvement in children”s ministry since high school, and 21 years in development of children”s educational products for Standard, Ruth brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. Ruth and her husband of 31 years, Jack, have four children and one grandchild. They are members of LifeSpring Christian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. I understand that Standard “invented” VBS, is that true? That”s

January 2, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Lynn Anderson

By Brad Dupray Lynn Anderson is one of the most respected authorities on church eldership, not just in the Restoration Movement, but in the evangelical world. His books They Smell Like Sheep and They Smell Like Sheep, Volume 2, have become standard references for those studying the eldership. His real-world experience came from more than 30 years as a senior minister in British Columbia and Texas. Lynn earned a DMin from Abilene (Texas) Christian University and has earned graduate and postgraduate degrees in communication and Bible. He has served as an adjunct professor at ACU for 26 years. Eleven years

November 21, 2007

Christian Standard

Interview with Dawn Prendes

By Brad Dupray On February 1, 2006, Sgt. Henry Prendes of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department responded to a domestic violence call. More than 100 shots were fired in an ensuing shootout and Prendes was ultimately gunned down at point-blank range. His funeral was a major event that shook the city of Las Vegas to its core, with tens of thousands of people hearing his Christian testimony and of his passion for them to respond to the gospel. Since that time Prendes”s widow, Dawn, has carried on his legacy, spreading the message of Christ by any means possible. Their

November 7, 2007

Christian Standard

Interview With Vince Antonucci

By Brad Dupray Vince Antonucci found Christ very simply””by reading the Bible. Vince heard an evangelist speak two sentences on TV and thought it was so ridiculous he decided to investigate the Bible on his own. Soon Vince became a Christian and a few short years later started Forefront Christian Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia, one of the most innovative churches in the United States. Vince holds a degree in political science and philosophy from the University of Buffalo, attended law school at the University of Illinois, and has a master”s degree from Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Vince”s book, I Became

October 24, 2007

Christian Standard

Interview with Jim Tune

By Brad Dupray During his career as a stockbroker in Toronto, Canada, Jim Tune began to feel an emptiness in his life. He pursued answers through the “self-help” route, then one evening, in desperation, he picked up a Bible at his bedside, turned to the Beatitudes, and his life has never been the same since. He and his wife, Claudia, sold their financial consulting firm, and Jim enrolled in a small Bible college in Toronto. Two years later Jim was the preaching minister at Keele Street Church of Christ. After six years at Keele Street, he left to start Churchill

October 10, 2007

Christian Standard

Interview with Bill Putman

By Brad Dupray Bill Putman says, “In 43 years of ministry and 41 years of parenting we have faced just about every crisis imaginable in our family and have experienced the grace of God to get us through it and beyond it.” Having learned from those experiences, Bill has written two books as an encouragement to fellow Christians: Daddy, I”m Pregnant (Standard Publishing) and Life Sure Is Confusing (Heartspring Publishing). His interview as “a father named Bill” on James Dobson”s nationally syndicated radio program, Focus on the Family, has been rebroadcast several times. Bobbi and Bill have four daughters and

September 19, 2007

Christian Standard

Interview with Troy McMahon

By Brad Dupray Troy McMahon has taken the nontraditional route to becoming a church planter. After a stint as a technical manager in the Navy, and then as a manufacturing manager for General Mills, Troy joined the staff of Community Christian Church outside of Chicago. Having served in several roles on that church staff since 1996, he is now facing his biggest challenge as he and his family move to Kansas City to launch a new church. Troy and his wife, Janet, have been married for 20 years and are blessed with three children, Jacob (16), Mitchell (13), and Judiann

August 15, 2007

Christian Standard

Interview with Mike Prior: posted 8/15/2007

MIKE PRIORAs president of Financial Planning Ministry (FPM) since 1994, Mike Prior has been assisting Christians with establishing wills and trusts that benefit Christian Churches and ministries. FPM has arranged estate gifts for about 630 specific churches and 200 parachurch organizations that total about $300 million. Before coming to FPM, Mike was on staff at Central Christian Church in Mesa, Arizona, where he served for five years as the business administrator and five years prior to that in children”s ministry. Mike is a certified specialist in planned giving (CSPG) and an attorney, having earned his juris doctorate from the American

August 1, 2007

Christian Standard

Interview with Pat Gelsinger

By Brad Dupray As senior vice president of the Digital Enterprise Group at Intel, Pat Gelsinger oversees 13,000 employees who account for 60 percent of the company”s revenue (approximately $20 billion). He was the design manager or chief architect of many of Intel”s microprocessors and was the youngest vice president in company history. More importantly, Pat is a dedicated Christian. He has outlined principles for a successful career, a busy family, and a vibrant faith in his book, Balancing Your Faith, Family & Work. Pat and his wife of 25 years, Linda, are the proud parents of four children and

June 20, 2007

Christian Standard

Interview with Eleanor Daniel

By Brad Dupray If there is a “dean of Christian education” in the Christian church, it is Eleanor Daniel. In a career spanning nearly five decades, Eleanor has served as either staff member or Christian education consultant to dozens of churches across the United States, taught in mission stations around the world, written five books on Christian education, taught Christian education on the graduate and postgraduate level, and served as dean at both Cincinnati Christian University and Emmanuel School of Religion. A graduate of Lincoln Christian College and Seminary, she currently teaches at Emmanuel and serves part-time as adult education

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