Dick Gruber has been actively serving in ministries to children since March 1975. He serves as the Children’s Ministries Specialist at Valley Forge Christian College in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

Natalie Rogge is passionate about influencing the next generation to be Christ-followers. This is evident through her involvement with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada over the last twelve years as their National Children’s Ministries Coordinator, a curriculum writer and most recently as part of the Mission Canada team. Along with her responsibilities at a national level, Natalie enjoys pouring her life and God’s love into kids by serving as Children’s Pastor at New Life Church in Milton, Ontario where she and her husband, Dan, have pastored for the past 16 years.

Since March 2003, Kevin Geer has served as the Children’s Ministries Director for the Northwest District Council.

Pastor Julian Toriz is that man who chose to rise to the occasion. He grew up around the streets of East LA. By age 12, the gang had become his family and fighting was his way of life. God in His mercy, touched Julian and he turned from a life of crime to a life in Christ. By age 15 he was helping the other kids in his local church and by 19 was in full time ministry with Teen Challenge. Once declared incorrigible by the courts, he’s now a man of integrity and purpose, a man making an eternal difference in the lives of many. Julian Toriz is married to Graciela and has three children; Jet, Alegra, and Trinity. They live in the city of Los Angeles. He is the founder/president of Metro Kidz International and has been the subject of articles in Charisma magazine, Billy Graham’s ‘Decision magazine’ and seen on the nationally televised program for the Los Angeles Dream Center.

Jim is an internationally recognized voice in children’s and family ministries. He is a speaker, teacher, author, personal leadership coach, as well as church ministries consultant who has over 30 years experience in helping churches thrive.

Brian is the Kids’ Pastor at First Assembly in North Little Rock, Arkansas, where he and his team minister to over 500 children weekly.

Rev. Douglas Marsh has served as national Royal Rangers director since early 2007. His vision is to grow Royal Rangers by building a responsive and relevant evangelistic program for boys, by developing young men into effective leaders, and by ministering to every boy at home and abroad. An AGWM missionary, Doug also serves as the Director of Royal Rangers International, which he founded in 2002. Additionally, he served as the training coordinator, and later the coordinator, for Royal Rangers in Latin America and the Caribbean, from 1989-2002. While residing in Costa Rica from 1993-2002, Doug and his wife, Kerry, co-founded Camp Summit, an 80-acre evangelism center for men and boys.

Candy is the national Girls Ministries Director. Her extensive background includes missions, children’s ministry, women’s ministry, and music ministry. She has written numerous articles and co-authored Unlimited! . . . Bible Studies for Today’s Pentecostal Woman.

David Boyd has served as director of the national Children’s Ministries Agency/BGMC since 1999.

“He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God!” Psalm 40:3. In 1981, this verse initiated a call from God to me, and a change in my life’s direction. I began to pursue an understanding of praise and worship, which lead to a concert/teaching ministry and staff position at Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL. Five years later, after marrying Chris Thomason and relocating, I became a worship leader at Christ Community Church in Franklin, TN.