Categories: Mentors

Daniel Williams

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Pastor Daniel Williams serves as the Lead Pastor of Terra Nova Church in Saratoga Springs, New York. Daniel was a participant in the L.I.F.T Discipleship program at Camp-of-the-Woods in Speculator, New York, in 2004, which served to deepen his love for the Lord and His Word and clarified his sense of calling to pursue full-time vocational […]

Christopher Gardner

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Chris Gardner is the Senior Pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church, a multi-racial congregation located in Brooklyn, New York. He has served in this capacity for nearly 30 years.  He served as the Pastor of North Wales Baptist Church, North Wales Pennsylvania, from 1985 to 1994. He holds the Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from Taylor University, the Master of […]

Jeff Black

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Dr. Black has over 34 years of pastoral ministry experience, having served churches in North Carolina, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Massachusetts. He moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as a church planter in 1997 to plant New Life Church and currently serves as the Senior Pastor.  He has earned the Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Gardner-Webb University and the Master of Divinity and […]

Rob Martinez

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Pastor Rob Martinez is the Senior Pastor and church planter of the City Rise Baptist Church in Albany, New York. He has 10 years ministry experience and holds the Bachelor of Arts degree in Church Planting, the Master of Arts degree in Church Planting, and the Master of Divinity degree in Biblical Studies from Liberty University.   Rob is married to Mishael, and they have four children.

Keh-Minn Chang

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Pastor Keh-Minn Chang is the former Pastor of the Chinese Fellowship Bible Church, a church Pastor Chang planted from a Bible study group beginning in 2006. Under his leadership, the church plant flourished and quickly grew to 150, purchasing church property in Niskayuna in 2012. Pastor Chang retired in 2017 but still provides consulting and pulpit supply to […]

John Mulligan

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John Mulligan has served as the Senior Pastor of the Open Arms Church in Schenectady, New York, for nearly 30 years. He joined the pastoral team when Open Arms Church was a young and developing church plant meeting at the Northeast Campus of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. John holds the Bachelor of Arts degree from Kean University, Union, New Jersey, and the Master of […]

Ivan Yu

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Ivan Yu has serves as the English Pastor at the Chinese Christian Church of Greater Albany since 2014. He leads all the English-speaking ministries with an emphasis on discipling, training, and equipping leaders and teachers. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Science, Technology, and Society from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Divinity degree in […]

Peter Mason

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Dr. Peter Mason has over 40 years of ministry experience at both church and denominational service with 16 of those years spent as the Senior Pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Rexford, New York, where he currently serves. He holds the Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Wheaton College and the Master of Arts degree in New Testament […]

Steven Harness

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Dr. Steven Harness has 20 years of ministry experience and has been the Senior Pastor of the Wilton Baptist Church, Wilton, New York, since 2009. Dr. Harness has experience as an administrator of a Christian school and serves on the board of the New York Association of Christian Schools. Dr. Harness is also a board-certified Christian […]

Jerry Harmon

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Dr. Jerry Harmon is the Senior Pastor of Grace Bible Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland. He has served in the Senior Pastor role for more than 20 years and has a wealth of teaching experience. He has served as an adjunct instructor at Crown College and Seminary and Faith Theological Seminary. He has also conducted archaeological research in Israel […]