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God has assembled an amazing group of men and women who serve as board members, administrators, and faculty members of FFCU and GATS. They share a heart for training laborers and releasing the power of God for revival and awakening in the nations of the earth.

GATS Leadership

Leadership

Dr. Randy Clark, GATS Faculty
Dr. Randy Clark

President, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Randy Clark

D.Min., United Theological Seminary
M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.S. Religious Studies, Oakland City University
Course(s): Physical Healing 1; Christian Theologies; Eschatology, Renewal Theology

Since the day he experienced a miraculous healing from a car accident at 18, Randy Clark felt led to go into the ministry. He completed his B.S. Religious Studies in 1974 from Oakland City University, a General Baptist institution. He went on to receive his M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY in 1977. On January 20, 1994, a revival broke out in Toronto when he was called to come as the evangelist to the local Vineyard church. The meetings turned into the longest protracted meeting in North American history, lasting 12½ years. In 2013 he completed his D.Min. from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH (affiliated with the Methodists). He entered the doctoral program due to a prophecy that was direct and timely. He also wanted to complete the program because of the professor who recruited him and told him with this degree he could be the president of a seminary. He had vision and now a growing prophetic stream of messages due to his involvement in higher education. Global Awakening Theological Seminary continues to see growth in number of students and in degrees and majors offered. His goal is for it to become one of the most strategic online seminaries in the world.

Dr. Clark in 2013 received the Doctor of Theology degree with specialty in Revival and Healing from Phoenix University of Theology; in 2016 received Distinguished Service Award from United Theological Seminary; and in 2019 received the Doctor of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary.

He has a strong healing anointing, and his growing understanding of the ways of God causes him to see more of the glory of God. Using his extensive educational background and an unmistakable teaching gift, he delineates even the most difficult concepts to the layperson. He has traveled to over 54 countries and continues to travel extensively to see that God’s mandate on his life be fulfilled. Randy resides in Mechanicsburg, PA, with his wife, DeAnne. They have four married children and eight grandchildren.

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Dr. Sam Matthews, GATS Faculty
Dr. Sam Matthews

President, Family of Faith Christian University

Dr. Sam Matthews

D.Min., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.A. Religion, Oklahoma Baptist University
Course(s): Intercession; Five-fold Ministry

Sam and his wife, Kathy, have been pastors of Family of Faith Church since 1983, however he began preaching the gospel at the age of 17. Sam earned his BA in Bible from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK, and then went on to complete both his M.Div. and his D.Min. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

In 1989, Sam had a vision of some property and heard the direction of the Lord to, “Go and buy this property and start a university.” He returned to Shawnee, purchased the land, started recruiting individuals, and has never looked back, however only looks forward to training more laborers and orchestrating a world-wide penetration of the gospel.

Sam entered the life of intercession as God taught him how to pray and believe for the healing of his wife. He was further mentored by Samuel Rees Howells, and continues to speak at the Bible College of Wales. The intercessions for the nations continue and have borne fruit through Family of Faith Ministries (Church, Christian School, and University), and through International Christian Leadership Connections (ICLC). Sam is also a member of the ICLC Apostolic Company and its regional and national teams. He travels round the world to visit and encourage ICLC churches and leaders. He enjoys spending time with (or talking about) his sons, his daughter-in-law, and his four grandchildren.

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Dr. Tom Jones with Global Awakening
Dr. Tom Jones

Vice President of Graduate Academic Affairs, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Tom Jones

Tom’s passion to pursue revival was rekindled at John Wimber's "Signs and Wonders" conference in the mid 1980's and later by the Brownsville and Toronto Revivals. He met Randy Clark in 1999, the beginning of a God ordained friendship. In 2003, Tom had an encounter with the Holy Spirit that changed the course of his life forever. Tom led his local church through revival, spiritually fathering and releasing many into new ministries and nations. In 2005, at the climax of his pastoral ministry, Tom laid everything down in obedience to God’s call. Randy heard of this decision and immediately invited him on staff at Global Awakening. In 2009, Tom received his Master’s in Organizational Leadership from Regent University and then his D.Min. from United Theological Seminary in 2013.

Tom carries a healing anointing, a passion for revival, and the Father’s love. Like his grandfather before him, he provokes people to lift up their eyes and encounter the presence of God, blessing and releasing them to passionately pursue their destiny. He and his wife, Brenda, have two children and two grandchildren.

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Elaine Philips, GATS
Elaine Philips

Provost, Family of Faith Christian University

Elaine Philips

While living in Aberdeen, Scotland, God called Elaine and her husband, John, to Oklahoma to fulfill their longing to train people to go to the nations. Her heart is to use her ministry gifts of teaching and administration in order to equip people to minister to others. She earned her BA in Christian Education from Southwestern University, in Georgetown, TX, and her MA in Christian Education from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK.

At FFCU, she administrates, counsels students, and teaches ministry courses. She is involved with her local community in many ways. Outside of the office, Elaine enjoys reading, baking and connecting with her three daughters and two “sons-in-love.”

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Sara Finkelstein

Doctoral Program Registrar, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Sara Finkelstein

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Faculty

Dr. Mark Boda, GATS Faculty
Dr. Mark Boda

Ph.D., Old Testament, University of Cambridge
M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary
B.Th., Canadian Bible College

Dr. Mark Boda

Ph.D., Old Testament, University of Cambridge
M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary
B.Th., Canadian Bible College
Course(s): Introduction to Old Testament; Pentateuch; Psalms

Contact Dr. Boda for speaking invitations at mboda@familyoffaith.edu

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Dr. Michael Brown

Dr. Michael Brown

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Connie Dawson, GATS Faculty
Dr. Connie Dawson

Ph.D., Renewal History and Theology, Regent University; M.Div., Asia Pacific Theological Seminary; M.A. Theology, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary
M.B.A., University of Colorado; B.A. Business Administration, Doane University

Dr. Connie Dawso

Ph.D., Renewal History and Theology, Regent University
M.Div., Asia Pacific Theological Seminary
M.A. Theology, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary
M.B.A., University of Colorado
B.A. Business Administration, Doane University
Course(s): Revival History courses; Academic Advisor

Currently the lead pastor of Radiant Church in Lincoln, NE where Connie has served since 2011. Connie was powerfully touched and transformed at the Brownsville Revival in 1996 and went out from that experience as a revivalist – an anointing that remains with her to this day. She and her husband, Bruce, served as missionaries in Mainland China for five years where she taught in underground Bible schools throughout the nation – from the northern border touching Siberia to the southern border near Vietnam. From there, they continued to serve as missionaries in the Philippines on the campus of Asia Pacific Theological Seminary, which is an Assemblies of God seminary that attracts students from 32 nations. She earned my PhD in Renewal History and Theology from Regent University where she received the J. Rodman Williams Award for academic excellence in Renewal Theology, was recognized in Who’s Who Among Universities and Colleges, and was the first woman to graduate from the PhD program in the School of Divinity. Her years of ministry include preaching nationally and internationally as a revivalist, teacher, missionary, and pastor. Before entering fulltime ministry, she had a career in non-invasive cardiology where she served as the administrative director and lead teams to found cardiology departments in two hospitals.

Connie became acquainted with Randy Clark and Global Awakening while conducting research for her PhD dissertation on the life and ministry of John Wimber. Then in the fall of 2016, Connie went to Brazil with Randy and his team. It was a life changing experience and she encountered God in a new and profound way and saw first-hand thousands of people healed by the power of God.

Connie and her husband Bruce have two married sons, six grandchildren, and one spoiled rotten Yorkshire terrier.

Contact Dr. Dawson for speaking invitations at cdawson16@familyoffaith.edu

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Dr. Sherri Falco, GATS Faculty
Dr. Sherri Falco

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Sherri Falco

D.Min., United Theological Seminary
Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School
M.B.A. in International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University
M.A. Slavic Linguistics, University of Washington
B.A. Economics and Russian, University of Michigan
Course(s): Spiritual Formation

Sherri explored many paths before she found her identity as a child of God. All of these have led to the place I am today. Sherri has a JD from Harvard Law School, an M.B.A in international business, an M.A. in Slavic Linguistics, and a B.A. in Russian and economics. Her doctorate in ministry is from United Theological Seminary. She and husband have a ministry and a church just north of New York City. Previously, she worked in international business as a finance manager for Procter & Gamble Germany and helped establish Procter & Gamble’s Russian office in Moscow. Sherri also worked as an attorney at Simpson Thatcher and Bartlett in New York City.

Sherri has a passion and love in challenging students to grow in their relationship with the Lord to become the people they were created to be. She also has a deep desire to see revival in the universities, especially the Ivy League. She and her husband can often be found doing prayer walks around college campuses when we are not busy at home.

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Dr. Charles Fox

Professor, Mentor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Charles Fox

PhD, Renewal Studies
MA in Biblical Studies-- Concentration in Church History and Doctrine
BA in Bible with Minor in Pastoral Ministries, cum laude

Dr. Charles R. Fox, Jr., a native of Brooklyn, New York, is the senior pastor and co-founder of Victory Breakthrough Ministries, Inc, author of the The Great Outpouring: Is Your Heart Ready for A Move of God, co-author of the book, William J. Seymour: Pioneer of the Azusa Street Revival and author of Night Vision: Making Sense of Supernatural Dream Encounters (forthcoming 2022)

Dr. Fox also taught at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia at the undergraduate and graduate levels where he served the university in a variety of ways such as Faculty Chair of Religious Studies, Director of Urban Outreach, and Director of Field Education. 

Charles is a seer and gifted communicator with a passion for revival. He also loves to train people in the area of understanding and interpreting their spiritual dreams. Charles loves spending time with his wife of 22 years and their two children.

Contact Dr. Fox for speaking invitations at charfox1@gmail.com

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Dr. Nick Gough, GATS Faculty
Dr. Nick Gough

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Nick Gough

D.Min., United Theological Seminary
Master of Theological Studies, Vanguard University
B.S. Business Admin., University of Southern California
Course(s): Prophecy, Biblical and Today

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Maria Haeflinger

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Maria Haeflinger

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Dr. Alan Hawkins

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Alan Hawkins

D.Min., United Theological Seminary
M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.A. Religion, Mississippi College
Course(s): Systematic Theology 1 & 2

Encountering Christ as a student at Mississippi College in 1972 led to beginning formal Christian ministry in 1975. My pastoral ministry spanned 46 years and included 5 Southern Baptist churches and founding a non-denominational church in 2000 which came to be associated with Global Awakening when the network was begun. Having studied religion and history in college my post graduate studies included a M.Div at Mid-America Theological Seminary, two more years of masters level work at Southeastern Baptist in North Carolina which included another degree. Seeking personal and pastoral renewal led to two years of doctoral work at Fuller Seminary under C. Peter Wagner and Charles Kraft. It was there that the Holy Spirit encountered me with power and pushed my pursuit of more, That degree was unfinished but the personal transformation led to a partnership with Dr Randy Clark and Global Awakening and to a D.Min at United Theological Seminary. As a founding member of the faculty my focus is systematic theology from a renewal perspective. In June of 2021 my church was turned over in order to devote retirement to teaching.

Contact Dr. Hawkins for speaking invitations at alan@newlifecity.org

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Dr. Dave Hess

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Dave Hess

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Dr. Rodney Hogue

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Rodney Hogue

D.Min., United Theological Seminary
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.A. Education, University of Central Oklahoma
Course(s): Deliverance 1

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Dr. Oyin Kokoricha

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Oyin Kokoricha

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Dr. Tom Litteer, GATS Faculty
Dr. Tom Litteer

Assistant Dean of GATS, Academic Advisor

Dr. Tom Litteer

D.Min., United Theological Seminary and D.Min., Fuller Theological Seminary
M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary
Masters Human Resources Management, Pepperdine University
B.S. Psychology, Oklahoma State University
Course(s): Hermeneutics; Christian Ethics; Homiletics; Pastoral Care

Tom Litteer grew up in Oklahoma graduating from high school in 1969. Upon graduation, he served in the U. S. Navy from 1973-76 as the Assistant Director for the Navy’s Drug and Alcohol Education Specialist School during which time he felt called to become a pastor. Tom attended Fuller Seminary and graduated with a Master of Divinity in 1979 and following graduation was the Youth Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Fullerton, California. After six years, Tom and his wife with their two small children left for Sand Springs, Oklahoma to serve the First Presbyterian Church there as Solo Pastor. He served this church for ten years. Tom then graduated from Fuller Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry in 1990. In 1995, Tom and his family moved to Sparta, New Jersey where Tom assumed the position of Senior Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church until 2009.

In 2005, Tom had a powerful encounter with the love of Jesus (through an outpouring of the Holy Spirit) and was completely changed. From that time on, he began to pursue healing ministry and got involved with Global Awakening. In 2011, Randy Clark and Tom Jones invited Tom to participate in a group that would get a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary (UTS) in Dayton, Ohio. Tom graduated in 2013. Since then, Tom has taught as a CHCP (Christian Healing Certification Program) instructor in Physical Healing 2, he has been a Faculty Mentor for other Doctor of Ministry students at UTS, and he has taught Hermeneutics, Homiletics, Christian Ethics, and Pastoral Care and Counseling for Global Awakening Theological Seminary. Tom is also the Assistant Dean at GATS.

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Dr. Thomas Lyons

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Thomas Lyons

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Dr. Kim Maas

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Kim Maas

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Dr. Scott McDermott

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Scott McDermott

Ph.D., New Testament Studies, Drew University
M.Ph., New Testament Studies, Drew University
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
M.A., New Testament Theology, Oral Roberts University
B.A. Biblical Studies, Oral Roberts University
Course(s): Pauline Epistles

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Dr. Mark Roberts, GATS Faculty
Dr. Mark Roberts

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Mark Roberts

Ph.D. Religion, Vanderbilt University
M.A. English, Ohio State University
M.A. Religion, Vanderbilt University
B.A. Religion, Mississippi College
Course(s): Luke-Acts; Introduction to the New Testament

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Ryan Sadberry

, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Ryan Sadberry

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Dr. Robert Sawvelle, GATS Faculty
Dr. Bob Sawvelle

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Bob Sawvelle

D.Min., United Theological Seminary
M.A. Theology, Jacksonville Theological Seminary
B.A. Electronic Engineering Tech., Florida A&M Univ.
Course(s): Evangelism; Evangelism and Discipleship in Small Groups

Dr. Bob and his wife Carolyn are the founding and senior pastors of Passion Church. Bob functions as the primary teaching pastor, ov,ersees curriculum and course development, leadership training, and church business affairs. Bob has Doctorate (DMin) and Master (ThM) degrees in Ministry and Theology and is ordained with Global Awakening ministries led by Dr. Randy Clark. His doctoral dissertation focused upon the validity of Christian healing ministry as it relates to evangelism and church growth.
His newest book, Our Eyes Are on You: Principles to Prevail in Faith and Prayer, is available from Amazon.  He has written two books on healing ministry, Receive Your Miracle Now and A Case for Healing Today, and an encouraging book on living an extraordinary life, Fulfill Your Dreams: Seize the Day and Be Extraordinary, which can also be found on Amazon. Bob writes weekly blog articles that can be found at BobSawvelle.com.
In addition to his pastoral duties and writing, Bob is a DMin doctoral mentor for the Randy Clark Scholars cohort at United Theological Seminary (UTS). He also serves as an adjunct professor teaching masters level classes in evangelism, discipleship, and church planting with the Global Awakening Theological Seminary (GATS), and he is an online course facilitator for Global Awakening’s Christian Healing Certification Program (CHCP)  and Christian Prophetic Certification Program (CPCP).

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Dr. James Shackleford

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Sam Matthews

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Dr. Lesley Taylor, GATS Faculty
Dr. Lesley Taylor

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Leslie Taylor

Ph.D., Design and Evaluation of Ed. Programs, Stanford University
M.A. Educational Technology, Stanford University
M.A. Sociology, Stanford University
B.S. Sociology and Social Policy, University of Wales, Swansea
Course(s): Academic Success in Writing and Research; Academic Advisor

Lesley has a Stanford doctorate in the Design and Evaluation of Educational Programs and over 30 years of experience in education and business that includes developing innovative training programs for schools, start-ups and established corporations. She is the author of 10 books/ebooks plus several academic papers and has been a church leader for over 25 years. You can find out more about Dr Taylor’s work here: Lesley@DrLesleyTaylor.com

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Dr. Randy Turpin

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Randy Turpin

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Dr. Geoff Wattoff, GATS Faculty
Dr. Geoff Wattoff

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Geoff Wattoff

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Dr. Peter Young

Professor, Global Awakening Theological Seminary

Dr. Peter Young

D.Min., United Theological Seminary
Master of Divinity, Denver Seminary
Bachelor of Science, Business Management, Mass. Inst. of Technology
Course(s): Ministry Leadership

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