ADVISORY BOARD
CHÉ AND SUE AHN
Ché Ahn and his wife, Sue, are the Founders and Senior Pastors of Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena, CA, since 1994. Ché is the Founder and President of Harvest International Ministry, a global apostolic network in over 65 nations with the common vision of “Changing Lives, Transforming Cities, and Discipling Nations.” He is also the Founder of 1RACE4LIFE, and he currently serves as the International Chancellor of Wagner University, an international network of apostolic training centers established to equip the saints for Kingdom ministry. Ché has authored numerous books, including Say Goodbye to Powerless Christianity, How to Pray for Healing, God Wants to Bless You!, and Modern-Day Apostles. He ministers extensively throughout the world, bringing apostolic wisdom with a Holy Spirit impartation of revival, healing, and evangelism.
BILL JOHNSON
Bill Johnson and his wife, Beni, have been pastors of Bethel Church in Redding, CA, since 1996 with a one-word mission statement: revival. Together they serve a growing number of churches worldwide that are passionate for revival and seeing God’s Kingdom established on earth. Bill travels extensively around the world, teaching and equipping people to live a supernatural lifestyle. As a fifth-generation pastor with over 40 years in ministry, Bill is the cofounder of Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry and the prolific author of When Heaven Invades Earth, Strengthen Yourself in the Lord, God Is Good, and many other bestsellers.
SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ
Rev. Samuel Rodriguez has served as the Founder and Lead Pastor of New Season Christian Worship Center, a multiethnic and multigenerational congregation in Sacramento, CA, since 2010. He is the President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), the world’s largest Hispanic Christian organization with 40,118 certified member churches serving over 450,000 churches globally. He also serves on the Board of Directors of some of America’s leading Evangelical organizations such as Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, the National Association of Evangelicals, Empowered21, PCCNA, Liberty Counsel, and Christianity Today.
ERIC METAXAS
Eric Metaxas is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Martin Luther, Bonhoeffer, Seven Women, Seven Men, and Amazing Grace. He has written more than 30 children’s books, and his books have been translated into more than 25 languages. He is the host of the Eric Metaxas Show, a nationally syndicated radio program heard in more than 120 cities around the U.S. He is also the founder and host of Socrates in the City: Conversations on the Examined Life, an event series of thought-provoking discussions on “life, God, and other small topics.”
SHANNON GROVE
Senator Shannon Grove is currently the Minority Leader of the California Senate. Elected in November 2018, Senator Grove is the first woman veteran elected to serve in the California Legislature, and she is proud to serve as the Vice-Chair for the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. She will also serve as a member of the Senate Committee on Health. Prior to her election to the State Senate, from 2010 to 2016, Shannon served as the State Assemblywoman from the 34th District. While in the Assembly, she focused on supporting the disabled community with additional funding, fought for water funding, and increased job growth in her district.
MARLYNE BARRETT
Marlyne Barrett is a successful actress, influencer, and the Congregational Pastor of Harvest Rock DTLA along with her husband, Gavin. She currently stars in the number-one leading television show, the NBC drama “Chicago Med.” Some of her additional well known work includes the HBO series “The Wire,” NBC’s “Kings,” FX series “Damages,” and ABC series “American Crime.” Marlyne is also the owner of the production company Nayokah Sixty-One.
LARRY SPARKS
Larry Sparks is the publisher for Destiny Image, a Spirit-filled publishing house pioneered by Don Nori Sr. in 1983 with a mandate to publish the prophets. Larry is also a regular contributor to Charisma Magazine, conducts seminars on revival, hosts regional Renewing South Florida gatherings, and has been featured on Sid Roth’s “It’s Supernatural,” TBN, CBN, the ElijahList, and Cornerstone TV. He is author of Breakthrough Faith, The Fire That Never Sleeps with Michael Brown and John Kilpatrick, compiler of Ask for the Rain, and co-author of Arise with Patricia King.
MARY QUACH
Mary Quach is the Vice President Emeritus of Harvest International Ministry and was born and raised in the greater Los Angeles area as the youngest of Ché and Sue Ahn’s four children. With a passion for bringing true and sustainable transformation and growth in the areas of government, policy, and finances to the nations, Mary has traveled the world and applied her Master’s Degree of Public Policy from Pepperdine University to her work with VisionFund Cambodia (a microfinance institute and financial subsidiary of World Vision). During her time as an HIM leader, she has made an impact with her passion for the poor and her desire to initiate social change and justice in developing countries, specifically for women and children. Mary’s fresh and unique mandate and vision for the development of Kingdom-minded missions and ministry practices that are practical, reproducible, and spiritually life-giving make her a true forerunner.
TEGRA AND MARC T. LITTLE
Tegra Little is the Founder and Director of No Longer Bound, a ministry that provides a safe place for spiritual healing and deliverance through Jesus Christ to women and men who have been emotionally wounded by abortion and/or miscarriage. Her own personal story of abortion led her to be used as a vessel to heal others who are broken in this area, serving as a lay counselor. Marc Little is a pastor of No Longer Bound and a partner of GriggsLittle, a Los Angeles-based law firm. He is the author of Thomas Nelson’s/Westbow Press “The Prodigal Republican, Faith and Politics,” and the former chief executive officer of Champions for Progress, a nonprofit community development corporation.
MIKE & CINDY JACOBS
Mike and Cindy Jacobs co-founded Generals International in 1985, a prayer-based organization that exists for the purpose of changing lives and transforming nations. They are the founders of the Reformation Prayer Network and co-host a weekly television program called “God Knows,” which reaches a global multilingual audience. Cindy is a prophet, speaker, teacher, and author with a heart for discipling nations in the areas of prayer and the prophetic. She has traveled to over 100 nations and has spoken before hundreds of thousands, including many heads of nations. With 17 years’ experience in the airline industry, Mike is now a private pilot with single and multi-engine ratings, and he speaks internationally about the spiritual dynamics of business.
JIM & ROSEMARY GARLOW
Dr. Jim and Rosemary Garlow are the Co-Founders of Well Versed, a ministry to help governmental leaders in Washington, D.C. and at the United Nations in New York City to understand the biblical principles of governance. Jim is an author, communicator, commentator, historian, cultural observer and has served most of his adult life as a pastor. He is heard daily on over 800 radio outlets nationwide in his one-minute commentary called “The Garlow Perspective.” Rosemary has made more than 70 trips to Israel, many of those leading groups on spiritual pilgrimages. She serves as San Diego, California Director for Christians United for Israel, which has 7 million members in the U.S.
LANCE WALLNAU
Dr. Lance Wallnau is a strategist, futurist, compelling communicator, and the innovator who introduced the “Seven Mountains of Culture” as a fresh template to explain how the church must engage culture at the turn of the century. He has conducted training for the United Nations and spoken at Harvard, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and London School of Theology. With a 30-year background consulting business and nonprofits, Lance’s students represent a global tapestry spanning governments, CEOs, entertainers, and entrepreneurs. He currently directs the Lance Learning Group, a strategic teaching and consulting company based in Dallas, Texas.
DERRICK PETERSON
Referred to as an atmosphere changer, Derrick Peterson is motivated to inspire those within his sphere of influence to be their best selves through introspection with a goal to create unity. Derrick has been blessed with a 33-year career with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office in Portland, Oregon. During this time, he has galvanized and improved working conditions in all work assignments and appointments. Derrick is currently assigned as Captain over the Auxiliary Services Unit. He has been a diversity trainer at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training for over 26 years, and is President of the local NW Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
RON EIVAZ
Ron Eivaz and his wife, Jennifer, have been pastors of Harvest Church since 1998. Harvest is a growing and dynamic church throughout the Central Valley in California. Upon experiencing personal revival in 1999, the Eivaz's began a journey of transformation at Harvest Church that is still impacting the church’s vision today, “Reaching Cities and Influencing Nations.” Ron is also the founder of Harvest Ministry Network, a growing network of pastors and churches. His passion is to equip leaders that impact their world and to build healthy churches that brings transformation to society.
He holds a graduate degree in Organizational Leadership from Regent University and is also a graduate of Oral Roberts University. Ron lives in Turlock, California, with his wife and two children.