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Congressman Allen West - Banquet Keynote Speaker
Lieutenant Colonel Allen West (US Army, Retired) was born and raised in Atlanta Georgia and is third of four generations of military servicemen in his family. His parents instilled in him a very basic principle, love of God and Country. In 2004, when it was time to retire from more than twenty years of service in the US Army, he brought his wife and two young daughters to Broward County, Florida, where he taught high school for one year. He then returned to Afghanistan as an advisor to the Afghan army, an assignment he finished in November 2007. Allen West received his Bachelors degree from University of Tennessee and Masters degree from Kansas State University, both in political science. He also holds a Master of Military Arts and Sciences from the US Army Command and General Staff Officer College in political theory and military operations. "Education is the great equalizer," he says. "With a good education, any child in America can live his dream." Allen West knows that for our children to live their dreams, they need to be safe. He has served in several combat zones: in Operation Desert Storm, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was battalion commander for the Army's 4th Infantry Division, and in Afghanistan, where he trained Afghan officers to take on the responsibility of securing their own country. In his Army career, Col. West has been honored many times, including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals (one with Valor), and a Valorous Unit Award. He received his valor award as a Captain in Desert Shield/Storm, was the US Army ROTC Instructor of the Year in 1993, and was a Distinguished Honor Graduate III Corps Assault School. He proudly wears the Army Master parachutist badge, Air Assault badge, Navy/Marine Corps parachutist insignia, Italian parachutist wings, and German proficiency badge (Bronze award). Allen is an avid distance runner, a PADI Master certified SCUBA diver, motorcyclist, and attends Community Christian Church in Tamarac Florida. Excellence is a West family tradition. His wife, Angela, holds an MBA and PhD. and works as a financial planner. His oldest daughter, Aubrey, attends Archbishop McCarthy HS and his youngest daughter, Austen, attends Parkway Christian School.
Dr. Mark Beliles
Mark Beliles founded the Providence Foundation in 1983. It consists of two major divisions that operate globally: the Biblical Worldview University and the National Transformation Network. Beliles serves as president of the Transformation Network that identifies and connects together not only pastors but also leaders in government, business, schools and media. Leaders are equipped via the internet and also around the world through partnership with local churches and educational institutions. Beliles, along with his colleague Stephen McDowell, President of the Worldview University, has already trained tens of thousands of leaders in over 100 nations how to bring liberty, prosperity and virtue in their culture. Beliles has personally traveled and spoken to religious, academic, business and political leaders in 40 nations to date in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Mark has written (or co-authored) many books, some of which are below:
America’s Providential History, 1990
Liberating the Nations, 1992
Watchmen on the Walls, 1995
Churches and Politics in Jefferson’s Virginia, 1999
Contending for the Constitution, 2005
The American Dream: Jamestown and the Planting of the American Christian Republic, 2007
Transformation of Nations: Reformation of the Seven Key “Mountains” of Culture, 2011
Mark has been married to Nancy Golden since 1982. She was born and raised in Africa by her missionary parents. Mark and Nancy home-schooled three children who now as adults are serving God, and are proud grandparents of three children.
Dr. Paul Jehle
Paul Jehle is the Executive Director of Plymouth Rock Foundation and Senior Pastor of New Testament Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Dr Jehle has long been an advocate for accurately portraying the Providential History of our Colonial Forefathers to preserve the rich Christian heritage of America. In 2012, he will celebrate 25 years of ministry at The New Testament Church in Plymouth.
As Pastor, he also founded The New Testament Christian School which is well known for producing students whose worldview is thoroughly Biblical. To share his educational philosophy for starting the school he wrote Go Ye Therefore and Teach All Nations which extensively covers Christian education and is a sought after resource internationally for schools who desire to plant the seeds of American Education that produced our nation. Paul leads tours throughout our nation's historic sites and has written a pocket Visitors Guide to his home town entitled Plymouth in the Words of Her Founders. He is very active in promoting and coordinating the annual Plymouth Thanksgiving Celebration (www.usathanksgiving.com) that attracts over 150,000 visitors and has received national recognition. Paul was also a featured speaker in the soon to be released film Monumental starring Kirk Cameron. The film is a documentary about our Founders and includes footage of the National Monument to the Forefathers, a national treasure Dr Jehle is working to restore along with the State of Massachusetts. This neglected monument stands just over 8 stories tall and is located in Plymouth. Paul travels internationally speaking on a wide variety of topics that provide relevant Biblical world and life view training for every area of life. His goal is to restore the foundations of the home and the traditional American family as a means to restore the nation. Paul hold his Doctoral Degree in Education and has a BA in Mathematics.
Dr. Peter Lillback
Best-selling Author, Peter Lillback, No living person today has more insight into the life and faith of our country’s father than Dr. Peter Lillback, author of best-seller, “George Washington’s Sacred Fire.” Dr. Lillback’s book, a national best-seller, represents the culmination of 20 years of primary-source research and scholarship, for which the author has received wide scholarly acclaim and international media coverage, including recent appearances on the Glenn Beck Program and Strategy Room on Fox News.. Dr. Peter A. Lillback is the president of The Providence Forum, the non-profit scholarly organization committed to preserve, defend and advance the faith and values of America’s founding and founders. He is also the president of Westminster Theological Seminary, one of the world’s leading institutes of higher theological education. He recently retired after 20 years as senior pastor of Proclamation Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has also been Professor of Church History at Reformed Episcopal Seminary in Philadelphia. Dr. Lillback holds degrees from Cedarville University (B.A.), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.), and Westminster Theological Seminary (Ph.D.). He is the author of numerous books and has published many articles. He is also a contributor to the History News Network, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Bulletin. Beyond his historical interests, Dr. Lillback is a very popular speaker and writer on many worldview issues, and has participated in many highly popular debates with Christians, atheists, government, and secular leaders and personalities. He is a leading expert on the foundational history of the United States, the intersection of faith, politics, government, and the public square, and on the separation of church and state, and is a frequent guest and spokesperson on television, radio, and in the mass media. Dr. Lillback’s speaking schedule this year will have included Italy, Scotland, China, Indonesia, South Korea, South Africa, and Australia. His unparalleled scholarship, warm disposition, and unique style have made him a much sought-after speaker at secular, religious, historical, and academic events and venues around the world.
Dr. Michael Myers
Educational
Graduated from Gettysburg Area High School in 1971
BS in Biology, cum laude, Albright College, Reading, PA, 1975
MA in Education, summa cum laude, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, 1986
EdD degree, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, 2011
Professional
Science Teacher, Solanco School District, 1975-1986
Science Department Chairman, Solanco School District, 1985-1986
Pastoral Ordination, 1988
Founder and Headmaster, Dayspring Christian Academy, Lancaster, PA, 1987- present. Dayspring is an interdenominational school that currently enrolls 245 students, Pre-K – grade 12, with over 70 churches represented. Students drawn from Lancaster City, Lancaster County, Berks County, Chester County, Dauphin County, York County, Cecil County (Maryland) and Newark (Delaware)
Adjunct Professor, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, 1999
ACSI Central Pennsylvania District Representative, 2010-present
Dr. Lance Hurley
Dr. Hurley is a graduate of the University of Texas, where he majored in history, and minored in Speech and Drama. He served his country as a captain in the Marine Corps.
He is also an ordained minister and has a doctorate from Phoenix University of Theology. He is in his 22nd year of ministry and portrays both Patrick Henry and George Washington.
He has written three books, and his most recent is Christian America Come Back to Me.
The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge has awareded him the "George Washington Honor Medal."
For a bit of trivia.....Dr. Hurley's direct ancestor was a drummer boy in the Continental Army, who served under George Washington at Valley Forge, and the Battle of Yorktown. He is also a distant relative of George Washington.
Lieutenant Colonel Allen West (US Army, Retired) was born and raised in Atlanta Georgia and is third of four generations of military servicemen in his family. His parents instilled in him a very basic principle, love of God and Country. In 2004, when it was time to retire from more than twenty years of service in the US Army, he brought his wife and two young daughters to Broward County, Florida, where he taught high school for one year. He then returned to Afghanistan as an advisor to the Afghan army, an assignment he finished in November 2007. Allen West received his Bachelors degree from University of Tennessee and Masters degree from Kansas State University, both in political science. He also holds a Master of Military Arts and Sciences from the US Army Command and General Staff Officer College in political theory and military operations. "Education is the great equalizer," he says. "With a good education, any child in America can live his dream." Allen West knows that for our children to live their dreams, they need to be safe. He has served in several combat zones: in Operation Desert Storm, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was battalion commander for the Army's 4th Infantry Division, and in Afghanistan, where he trained Afghan officers to take on the responsibility of securing their own country. In his Army career, Col. West has been honored many times, including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals (one with Valor), and a Valorous Unit Award. He received his valor award as a Captain in Desert Shield/Storm, was the US Army ROTC Instructor of the Year in 1993, and was a Distinguished Honor Graduate III Corps Assault School. He proudly wears the Army Master parachutist badge, Air Assault badge, Navy/Marine Corps parachutist insignia, Italian parachutist wings, and German proficiency badge (Bronze award). Allen is an avid distance runner, a PADI Master certified SCUBA diver, motorcyclist, and attends Community Christian Church in Tamarac Florida. Excellence is a West family tradition. His wife, Angela, holds an MBA and PhD. and works as a financial planner. His oldest daughter, Aubrey, attends Archbishop McCarthy HS and his youngest daughter, Austen, attends Parkway Christian School.
Mark Beliles founded the Providence Foundation in 1983. It consists of two major divisions that operate globally: the Biblical Worldview University and the National Transformation Network. Beliles serves as president of the Transformation Network that identifies and connects together not only pastors but also leaders in government, business, schools and media. Leaders are equipped via the internet and also around the world through partnership with local churches and educational institutions. Beliles, along with his colleague Stephen McDowell, President of the Worldview University, has already trained tens of thousands of leaders in over 100 nations how to bring liberty, prosperity and virtue in their culture. Beliles has personally traveled and spoken to religious, academic, business and political leaders in 40 nations to date in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Mark has written (or co-authored) many books, some of which are below:
Best-selling Author, Peter Lillback, No living person today has more insight into the life and faith of our country’s father than Dr. Peter Lillback, author of best-seller, “George Washington’s Sacred Fire.” Dr. Lillback’s book, a national best-seller, represents the culmination of 20 years of primary-source research and scholarship, for which the author has received wide scholarly acclaim and international media coverage, including recent appearances on the Glenn Beck Program and Strategy Room on Fox News.. Dr. Peter A. Lillback is the president of The Providence Forum, the non-profit scholarly organization committed to preserve, defend and advance the faith and values of America’s founding and founders. He is also the president of Westminster Theological Seminary, one of the world’s leading institutes of higher theological education. He recently retired after 20 years as senior pastor of Proclamation Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has also been Professor of Church History at Reformed Episcopal Seminary in Philadelphia. Dr. Lillback holds degrees from Cedarville University (B.A.), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.), and Westminster Theological Seminary (Ph.D.). He is the author of numerous books and has published many articles. He is also a contributor to the History News Network, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Bulletin. Beyond his historical interests, Dr. Lillback is a very popular speaker and writer on many worldview issues, and has participated in many highly popular debates with Christians, atheists, government, and secular leaders and personalities. He is a leading expert on the foundational history of the United States, the intersection of faith, politics, government, and the public square, and on the separation of church and state, and is a frequent guest and spokesperson on television, radio, and in the mass media. Dr. Lillback’s speaking schedule this year will have included Italy, Scotland, China, Indonesia, South Korea, South Africa, and Australia. His unparalleled scholarship, warm disposition, and unique style have made him a much sought-after speaker at secular, religious, historical, and academic events and venues around the world.
Educational
Dr. Hurley is a graduate of the University of Texas, where he majored in history, and minored in Speech and Drama. He served his country as a captain in the Marine Corps.