Joe Jordan - Chancellor & Executive Director of Word of Life Fellowship, Inc. Joe Jordan came to know Christ as Savior through the influence of a Christian businessman who sent Joe to camp at Word of Life Island in 1961. Joe responded to the Gospel under the preaching of Jack Wyrtzen and God changed the life of a troubled teenager into a young man with a burning desire to be used of God to reach others. Joe graduated in 1969 from Tennessee Temple University with a degree in Bible and Theology. In ^ _______________ _________, .......................... _-ter m ^^ar^^en for Argentina, where for the next 20 years, he founded and directed the ministry of Word of Life. In August of 1999, Joe was appointed Executive Director of the worldwide ministries of Word of Life. Joe is married to Melva and they have three married children who are serving the Lord around the world.
Don Lough, Jr. - Director of Word of Life Fellowship, Inc. Don Lough accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior on January 22, 1970. Ten years later, he dedicated his life to the Lord to be used for full-time ministry. In 1984, he received his diploma from the Word of Life Bible Institute and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cedarville University in 1987. Don then went on to Dallas Theological Seminary to receive his Th.M in 1992. After completion of his degree, Don returned to Schroon Lake, New York to take the position of Assistant to the Director of Word of Life International Ministries. Five years later, he was appointed as the Vice President of the Word of Life International Ministries Division. He has ministered in over 50 countries and is the husband of Darla and father of Alyssa, Jonathan, Justin and Ashlyn. In 2006, Don Lough was named Director of Word of Life Fellowship.
Ric Garland - Vice President of the Bible Institute
Ric Garland accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior when he was just six years old. He began to attend a Word of Life Club when he was in the 7th grade. Due to the accountability provided by a faithful youth leader, he was able to develop a daily quiet time. After completing his diploma at the Word of Life Bible Institute in 1977, he continued his education at Tennessee Temple University. While at Tennessee Temple, Ric heard Jack Wyrtzen speak in a chapel service. Ric, following the service, went up to meet Jack Wyrtzen and the Word of Life Local Church Ministries staff. Among the staff who accompanied Jack was Mike Calhoun, who began to disciple Ric and remains one of his best friends to this day. Ric went on staff with Local Church Ministries serving as an Area Missionary, Southeast Regional Director and National Coordinator. Ric was named Vice President of the Bible Institute in 2004 and has a great passion and love for the students every year. Ric and his wife Ellen have three children, Nicole, Eric and Shannon.
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Tom Phillips - Vice President of Florida Ministries Tom Phillips came to know Christ as his Savior in Chattanooga, Tennessee at the age of 14. After he graduated from high school, Tom went to Tennessee Temple University and completed his degree in secondary education with honors. Tom continued his education at the Temple Baptist Theological Seminary and taught in a high school for two years before he became a Word of Life Local Church Missionary. Tom served as an Area Missionary in Tennessee before moving to Anaheim, California. In 1983, He became the Regional Director for Local Church Ministries on the West Coast. Eight years later, Tom moved on to Hudson, Florida to his present ministry as Vice President of Florida Ministries. Tom oversees the ministries in Florida which include the Conference Center, Youth Camp, RV Park as well as the Florida extension campus of the Word of Life Bible Institute. Tom and his wife Fay have three grown sons who are married and serving the Lord.
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