Visiting Evangelists

Bro. Ben Farrell, Pastor of Reedy Creek Baptist Church in Lexington, North Carolina

Dr. Dan Knickerbocker

Scott Pauley was raised in the mountains of West Virginia. At a young age he came to know the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. As a twelve year old boy God called him to be a preacher. He attended The Crown College in Powell, Tennessee, and upon graduation served in the ministry of the Temple Baptist Church as Director of Student Ministries.

From 2004 to 2015 he served as Vice President of Crown College and an assistant to Pastor Clarence Sexton at the Temple Baptist Church. Dr. Pauley now travels full time in evangelism. His passion is to preach the gospel and he has a burden to influence this generation for Christ. He and his wife Tammy have three children: Morgan, Lauren, and Grant.  You can learn more about his ministry at Enjoying The Journey.

United States Marine and Evangelist

To escape the world around him, he joined the Marine Corps in 1969. After his training, he received orders to serve in southeast Asia. In March of 1971, he was apprehended by the hand of God along an abandoned grassy trail in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. In that moment, engulfed in smoke, fire and holy vengeance, a land mine explosion severed two lower limbs, and placed in a wheelchair for life a young man who was to carry, without legs, a message from God to a nation.

After his call to preach in 1973, and following a year of itinerant evangelistic preaching, Tim Lee pastored for five years in southern Illinois before surrendering to the full-time ministry of evangelism in 1979. The results in the lives of people was almost immediate as the former Marine began to stir and challenge God’s people across the country. People of all ages listened; among them teenagers, the professional person, United States Congressmen and Senators, Governors, Mayors and elected officials. They heard a clear, uncompromising message grounded deep in old fashioned patriotism, righteous living and biblical revival.

For over 40 years Dr. Farrell has been traveling nationally and internationally proclaiming the good news of the saving grace of Jesus Christ. On Monday evening, July 26, 2021, Dr. Tom Farrell stepped into the presence of his Lord, bringing an end to a life that touched countless.

ADRIAN Originally from Morehead City, NC, Adrian Burden was saved in a junior service at Grace Baptist Church and completed his education in their Christian school. At the age of 16, while at The Wilds Christian Camp, God called him to preach. He followed God’s call to Pensacola Christian College, from which he graduated with an undergraduate degree in ’06 and a Master’s in Biblical Exposition and in ‘08.

Along the way, Adrian counseled at the Bill Rice Ranch and traveled with a ministry called Truth Alive, both ofwhich provided invaluable experience with youth and teen ministry. He also spent three years assisting a church planting ministry in Mobile, AL, under Pastor Chester Keith. Thanks to this practical experience, he can now run a VBS, a teen rally, or a Sunday service with equal proficiency.

Upon graduation, Adrian set out with just $36 in his bank account and a booking for one solitary meeting in South Dakota. Since then, God has provided. Rather than cold-calling churches to introduce themselves, the family prays that their ministry will prompt pastors to refer them to other places where their gifts may be used.

Domestic and international camp work, vacation Bible schools, youth campaigns and conferences, revival services, back-to-school revivals, hosting mission trips, overseas youth ministry—God has opened all these avenues and more for Burden Ministries to invest in this generation. For the majority of their meetings, they travel as a family, just thrilled to serve the Lord together!

Evangelism is needed everywhere; and in 2015, God placed it on the family’s hearts to learn Spanish. Adrian, Tabitha, and the girls have been blessed to impact the Spanish speaking community, both at home and overseas!

https://www.burdenministries.com/

Alan Harris has been a full-time, traveling evangelist since 1982. He is a powerful preacher and gifted vocalist.

Bro. Harris  was saved at the age of nine under the ministry of Dr. A. V. Henderson. He preached his first sermon when he was twelve years old, and at the age of fifteen, answered God’s call to preach the Gospel as a traveling evangelist.

He received degrees from Arlington Baptist College and Great Commission Theological Seminary. He has labored in the field of evangelism for 29 years; emphasizing stewardship, missions, spiritual renewal, discipleship, and relationship ministry.

Bro. Harris  has also won numerous awards as a singer, having most recently been honored with a DIAMOND AWARD nomination for MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR. He has toured with many of the GAITHER HOMECOMING FRIENDS and he continues to have an active concert ministry.

Evangelist Andrew Johnson launched into full-time music evangelism in December 2019 after serving 11 years on staff as the Music Minister for Worth Baptist Church. Since that time, the Gospel ministry has taken him and his family all over the country preaching, teaching, and training others with their unique blend of church music.

Evangelist Benjamin Burks

Evangelist Burks is a Bible school graduate and has worked as an Assistant Pastor, Senior Pastor, and Staff Evangelist. He has been in ministry since 1984, and has watched through the years as family, friends, and acquaintances have had their lives wrecked because of the many addictions that Satan uses to destroy lives. He has seen the destruction up close and from afar, and grew tired of watching lives and families destroyed. God has given to him a burden and a tool to help people who are held captive by their addictions and stubborn habits. “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32)

The Dave Young Evangelistic Association has been in existence since the fall of 1994 and was founded by Evangelist Dave Young. Dave was born in East Tennessee and has been preaching since 1986. His wife is Bethlie, of Newark, Ohio, and they have five children: Abigail, Joshua, Matthew, Jacob and Charity. Dave has preached in over 1,000 churches, schools, colleges, and camps in 44 states and in six different countries, including Canada, Belarus, Moldova, Bahamas, Haiti and the Philippines. They have a three-pronged ministry: Revival and Evangelistic Campaigns, Family Matters Conferences, and overseas missions work.

Evangelist Ed Loney was led to The Lord at the age of six while living in Richmond, Virginia. Not soon after, Ed and his family moved to Arkansas where they began attending Jacksonville Baptist Temple. It was at the age of twelve when he knew God was calling him to preach. Ed was given many opportunities to serve under his pastor, Dr. Ted Patterson. Through these opportunities The Lord was creating a burden within his heart for the ministry. At the age of sixteen, while attending a youth conference, Ed completely surrendered to God's will for his life. He furthered his education at The Crown College in Powell, Tennessee, where he graduated in 2013. He is currently serving as the Staff Evangelist at Jacksonville Baptist Temple in Jacksonville, Arkansas.

Evangelist Eric Goetsch

Eric serve as a Bible teacher and the founder of Onward Ministries. He travels the country, with his family (Lexa, Mason, Logan, and Jude), transparently preaching the Bible expositionally in its cultural context while practically applying the text through its authoritative intent. He firmly believes this is the kind of preaching that God desires to use to transform the world, one life at a time.

Baptist Evangelist, John Wayne Impersonator, and Artist.

Gene "The Duke" Howard went to spend all eternity with his Lord and Savior on October 12, 2020. Gene grew up in Sugarland, Texas, where he eventually graduated high school in 1957.He then attended and graduated from Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. He then earned a PhD in Visual Communication from Great Plains Baptist College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

He was saved in 1958 and faithfully served the lord for 45 years as a minister and evangelist. Gene strived to put God's word on everyone's heart. He made friends with everyone he met often by sharing God's word, and bringing Jesus into the light. He truly ministered every chance he got in hopes of saving someone. Gene spent his whole life teaching his children biblical principles, honesty, to love the lord with all their heart, and to always seek God. Gene spent many days in the Veterans Hospital's sharing Gods word with them, and often entertaining them with his John Wayne persona.

Taylor Gillaspie was born and raised in Cleburne, TX. He was brought up in a Christian home and attended public school. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour when he was eight years old at his church. As a teenager, he began distancing himself from God, his parents and his church. At sixteen, he returned to the Lord and began to grow spiritually, serve at his church and witness at his public high school. A year later he was called to preach. Through Bible college and summer ministries God confirmed in his heart the specific call to full-time evangelism and revival work. Today he travels the country preaching the Bible in churches, Christian schools and camps. Taylor and his wife, Jessica, have been married for five years and are sent out of Gospel Light Baptist Church in Rogers, AR.