B.A. Moody Bible Institute, M.Div. The Master’s Seminary.
Jonathan received a Bachelors of Science degree in Bible/Theology from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL. He received a Masters of Divinity from The Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, CA. During seminary, he led an on-campus ministry at the University of Southern California for Grace Community Church. Jon has served as the College pastor at Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter, FL for the past five years. Jon and his wife, April, have four boys.
David Diez
B.A. Florida International University, M.Div. The Master’s Seminary, Th.M. The Master’s Seminary.
David Diez serves as Pastor-Teacher of Miami Bible Church. He also serves as a conference speaker and adjunct professor of expository preaching for MEDA Seminary in Siguatepeque, Honduras. David and his wife, Cheryl, have six children.
Bryan Ferrell
M.Div. Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, D.Min. The Master’s Seminary.
Dr. W. Bryan Ferrell serves as the pastor/teacher of Timberlake Baptist Church in Lynchburg, VA. He earned a Master of Divinity in pastoral ministry in 2003 from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, VA and later, a Doctorate in Expository Preaching in 2008 from The Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, CA. Bryan is married to Tracey and they have five children: three boys and two girls.
Rick Holland
B.S. University of Tennessee, M.Div, The Master’s Seminary, D.Min Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Dr. Rick Holland currently serves as the Pastor of Mission Road Bible Church in Prairie Village, KS. Rick was born and raised in Chattanooga, TN and became a Christian in High School. He served as a youth pastor in Georgia, Michigan, and California and spent 25 years at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA. While at Grace he pastored Crossroads, the college and singles ministry, and served as the executive pastor under Dr. John MacArthur. He regularly teaches at The Master’s Seminary and has earned degrees from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (B.S.), The Master’s Seminary (M.Div.), and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min.). He and his wife, Kim, have three sons.
Shane Koehler
B.A. University of Mobile, M.Div. The Master’s Seminary
Having been raised in an unbelieving home, Shane came to know the Lord at age 17. He attended the University of Mobile and went on to serve 2 years in China with the International Mission Board. Since returning, Shane served for a year in the missions department of a church in Georgia before moving to California to attend The Master’s Seminary, where he received his M.Div in the year 2000. He is currently completing his Ph.D. in New Testament at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Shane has served as teaching pastor at Faith Community Church since 2003. He and his wife, Tara, have been married since 1996 and have four children: Benjamin, Mercy, David and Sophia.
Justin McKitterick
B.A Whitworth University, M.Div. The Master’s Seminary, Th.M, The Master’s Seminary
Justin is the Pastor of Grace Community Church in Jacksonville, Florida. His passion in life is to more deeply know and proclaim Jesus Christ. The Lord graciously saved him when he was in high school. Before moving to Jacksonville, Justin served on staff at Grace Community Church of Sun Valley CA as the pastor/shepherd of the UCLA Bible Study and as the Director of Ministry for Crossroads, the college and career ministry at the church. Justin graduated from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington (BA in History) and earned his M.Div. and Th.M. from the Master’s Seminary. He and his wife, Juli, have two children.
J. Todd Murray
Diploma Moody Bible Institute, B.Mus. University of Arkansas at Little Rock, M.A. Min. Moody Graduate School.
Todd serves as the Family Ministries Pastor at Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter, Florida. Before coming to GIBC in 2011, Todd served as the Pastor overseeing the worship and music ministry of The Bible Church of Little Rock for nearly three decades. In addition to composing, arranging, and recording music for worship, he also shares in general pastoral duties, teaching, and preaching. He is the author of Beyond Amazing Grace: Timeless Pastoral Wisdom From the Letters, Hymns, and Sermons of John Newton . He and his wife Tandy have been blessed with five children.
JohnDavid Thompson
B.A. Thomas Edison State College, M.Div. The Master’s Seminary, Th.M. The Master’s Seminary, Th.D. (In process) The Master’s Seminary
JohnDavid attended the Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, CA where he received his M.Div. and Th.M. in Old Testament studies. While in California, JohnDavid served as an adult ministries intern at Calvary Bible Church in Burbank, CA. JohnDavid is currently completing his Th.D. in Old Testament studies at the Master’s Seminary and in 2014 will be joining the pastoral staff of his home church, Faith Community Church, in Woodstock, GA. JohnDavid is married to Elyse and they have one daughter and another child on the way.
Daniel Warner
B.A. Spurgeon Baptist Bible College, Th.M. Grace Theological Seminary, Ph.D. Trinity College and the University of Bristol.
Dr. Warner has excavated in Israel and Egypt for the past 20 years and is currently senior staff with the Tel Gezer Expedition. He is the founder and president of The Virtual Bible Project (Orlando, Fl) and has authored several study guides for adult church education. He is currently writing and editing a series of books dealing with biblical archaeology. Dan has completed additional studies in archaeology at Harvard, the University of South Florida, Florida State, and the Jerusalem University College, Israel. Dan and his wife Carol reside in Orlando, Florida.
Robert L. Whitney
B.R.E. Grand Rapids Baptist College, M.Div. Temple Baptist Seminary.
Robert serves as the Administrative Dean of The Expositors Seminary. Beginning in 1978, he served two churches as Associate Pastor, including five years at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. In 1986 he was ordained by Grace Church and became the Pastor-Teacher of Fox Valley Bible Church in St. Charles, Illinois, a position he held for 13 years. Robert recently served for five years at Slavic Gospel Association as the Director of Ministry Training where he made over 20 ministry trips to several countries of the former Soviet Union teaching and assisting in the establishment of theological training centers. Robert and his wife Patricia live in Jupiter, Florida. They have been married since 1974 and have four grown daughters and ten grandchildren.
Jerry R. Wragg
B.Th. The Master’s Seminary, D.Min. (In preparation) The Master’s Seminary.
Jerry has served as the Pastor-Teacher at Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter, Florida since 2001. After four years in the United States Air Force, Jerry worked in the private sector as a counter-intelligence representative. In 1991, he joined The Master’s College as the Dean of Enrollment. Beginning in 1993, he joined the staff of Grace Community Church where he served an Associate Pastor and Personal Assistant to Dr. John MacArthur. During his time in California, he was also a Faculty Associate in Homiletics at the Master’s Seminary, a Christian school board member, and Pastor to Family Ministries. Along with his teaching responsibilities, Jerry serves as Chairman of The Expositors Seminary Board of Directors. Jerry and his wife, Louise, have four grown children and five grandchildren.
Dr. George J. Zemek
B.A. Northern Illinois University and Grace College, M.Div. Grace Theological Seminary, Th.M. Grace Theological Seminary, Th.D. Grace Theological Seminary.
Dr. Zemek is the Academic Dean of The Expositors Seminary. In 1975, he began his teaching career in the Greek department at Grace College. During that period he also served as a part-time instructor in the Homiletics department of the seminary. From 1977 to 1988, Dr. Zemek was a full-time professor of biblical languages, theology, and apologetics, serving also as Grace Seminary’s Director of Doctoral Studies from 1985-1988. Beginning in 1988, he taught the biblical languages, apologetic methodology, and theology, for six years at The Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, California. In 1994, Dr. Zemek became the founding Pastor-Teacher and professor, respectively, of Grace Bible Church and The Ministry Training Center in Brandon, Florida. From 2000 – 2009 he served as the Dean of The Ministry Training Center at The Bible Church of Little Rock in Arkansas, where he also served as an elder and Pastor to Seniors and Shut-ins. Beginning in the fall of 2009 he moved to the Jupiter campus of the seminary to serve full-time as Academic Dean, Professor, and Scholar-in-Residence of The Expositors Seminary. He and his wife Judy have been married for over 40 years and currently reside in Jupiter.
