Alumnus of the Year
DON LOUGH, JR. (‘84)
W ord of Life Bible Institute alumni all over the world have embraced the challenge of reaching this generation with the gospel of Christ. As a ministry, we take great joy in seeing students launched from this place, who, regardless of where they serve, are committed to fulfill their primary role as ambassadors for Jesus Christ. Each year we single out an alumnus to honor and, more importantly, to present to you as a prime example of what God can do in and through a life that is yielded to Him. This year’s Alumnus of the Year graduated from the Bible Institute in 1992 and later earned his Ph.D. at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. With a burden to see Muslims come to faith, he and his wife served for a period of time as missionaries in Southeast Asia. He later became the College Pastor at Homestead Heights in North Carolina. In December of 2001, this same church voted to call him as Lead Pastor of what was relaunched as The Summit Church. He immediately cast a vision to engage the Raleigh/Durham (RDU) area with the gospel. Under his pastoral leadership, Summit has become known for its gospel focus and sending culture. Considered one of the fastest growing churches in America, the church today ministers to 10,000 people every weekend in multiple locations. Over the last 10 years, the church has sent out more than 650 people to engage with church planting teams in North Carolina, across the United States, and around the world. He has authored a number of books and has a passion for preaching the Word of God. He and his wife, Veronica, are blessed with four “ridiculously cute kids” and live in Raleigh, North Carolina. J.D. was recently elected President of the Southern Baptist Convention.
J.d. Greear (‘92)
Pastor at The Summitt Church, B.A. Campbell University, Ph.D. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
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