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Founders |
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Mark Zook - Originally from
Belleville, PA, Mark spent 14 years in Papua New Guinea working
among the Mouk tribal people. Mark and Gloria, along with
Mouk believers, planted churches in the Mouk tribe (featured
in the Ee-taow video - the Mouk journey is graphically portrayed,
from a history of murderous sorcery and deceit to a discovery
of God's love and an understanding of truth). In addition
Mark has worked as a church planting consultant and was a
faculty member of the New Tribes Mission missionary training
center in Jersey Shore, PA for four years. Mark and Gloria
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George
Walker - George and Harriett are from Turnersville,
New Jersey. They spent 18 years in Papua New Guinea working
among the Bisorio tribal people who live in the Sepik River
Province. George and Harriett planted a church in the Bisorio
tribe. George also has worked as a church-planting consultant
in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and South America. For 5
years George was a US coordinator of training for New Tribes
Mission. George and Harriett are co-founders of WRG.
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Bob
Strauss - Bob and Carole worked at New Tribes Bible
Institute for 22 years. Bob was the Dean of Students for 11
years and the President of NTBI for 7 years. He has a BA in
Intercultural Ministries and a BA in Human Resource Management
Development. He has a Master of Arts in Missions from Biola's
School of Intercultural Studies. Currently, Bob is a candidate
for a Doctorate of Missiology from Biola University. Bob was
the U.S. Administrative Coordinator of the New Tribes Mission
training program for 7 years. Bob led the revision of the NTM
training program that began in 1994. He and Carole are co-founders
of WRG.
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Adjunct Instructors: |
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Dr. Tom Steffen - Dr.
Steffen is Professor of Intercultural Studies and Director
of the Doctor of Missiology program at the School of Intercultural
Studies, Biola University. Before joining the faculty of Biola,
he planted a church among the Ifugao tribal people in the
Philippines. He is the author of the widely used Passing
the Baton - Church Planting That Empowers and co-author
of the new book Great Commission Companies.
Dr. Steffen's newest resources available, Great Commission
Companies. More
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Mike Matthews - Mike Matthews has worked in Alaska, Canada, and Siberia in various ministry roles over the past 27 years as a cross-cultural church planter, Bible teacher, curriculum developer, field director, and church planting consultant. Mike is a PhD student in religious studies.
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Dr.
David Hesselgrave - Dr. Hesselgrave is retired as professor
of mission and director of the School of World Mission at Trinity
Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of numerous books
about missiology including Planting Churches Cross-Culturally.
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WRG Executive Officers: |
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Bob Strauss, President and CEO
George Walker, Vice-President, Director of Training |
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Board of Reference: |
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Dr. Stuart Briscoe, Elmbrook Church,
Brookfield, WI
Dr. David Hesselgrave, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,
Deerfield, IL
Oli Jacobsen, Chairman of New Tribes Mission, Sanford, FL |
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