Doctor of Ministry

Dr. Wayne Cordeiro is the founding pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii with over 11,500 in weekend attendance. New Hope is also listed as one of the top ten most innovative churches in America by Outreach Magazine, listing them as one of the “top five churches to learn from.” New Hope has seen over 110,000 first time decisions in Hawaii since its inception 33 years ago. He is a church planter at heart with over 150 churches planted in the United States and around the world. Wayne has over 40 years of ministry leadership experience, authored twelve books, and is general editor for the Life Connect Bible.

A UK resident, Dr. Krish Kandiah is the founder and director of Home for Good, a charity seeking to find loving homes for the world’s most vulnerable children. He has authored 13 books and a globally-recognized speaker. As an expert on the integration of faith and development, faith literacy and communication, Dr. Kandiah has worked with several global organizations and government agencies and has been invited to teach at multiple universities. Dr. Kandiah lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and seven children, including several foster and adopted children. Dr. Kandiah teaches in both our Strategic Leadership and Formational Leadership concentrations.

Rick is the Chair of The Church and Ministry Leadership Department at Lancaster Bible College and Capital Seminary & Graduate School. He has served as a Professor of Student Ministry, Leadership, and Spiritual Formation for the past 12 years. His passion is cultivating spiritual health in emerging and seasoned leaders, resulting in healthy leadership which then impacts their respective families and ministries. Rick received a Bachelor of Science in Christian Education from Lancaster Bible College, a M.A. in Leadership from Columbia Biblical Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from George Fox Evangelical Seminary in Global Leadership. Over the past 22 years, he has served in Student Ministry and Pastoral roles at Lebanon Valley YFC, LCBC, Calvary Bible Church, and Riverbend Community Church. Rick and his wife Naomi live in East Petersburg, PA with their two children, Grace and Eli.

Dr. John Wheatley recently retired from the US Army after 26 years as a Chaplain attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His final assignment was as a Grief Counselor & Family Liaison Chaplain for the US Army Mortuary Liaison Team, Dover Air Force Base, Dover, DE caring for the Families of Fallen Soldiers. He was deployed to the Pentagon recovery mission on “9-11” where he ministered to those at the Pentagon; then recently served as a chaplain for family grief support to the family of the US Ambassador lost in the Benghazi attacks. He has served as a consulting trainer for the US Army Recruiting Command, Ft. Jackson S.C.; he has been afforded the opportunity to teach graduate programs in mental health counseling at South University. Prior to his two year assignment to the Dover Port Mortuary he served as a readjustment counselor and chaplain at Fort Dix, NJ for redeploying Soldiers from overseas. His pastoral ministry has included serving throughout New Jersey for over fourteen years. He holds several military citations being awarded the Legion of Merit upon retirement. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Bible from Lancaster Bible College; a Master of Divinity degree from Eastern Baptist Seminary; and a Doctor of Education degree, University of Sarasota in Pastoral Community Counseling. Chaplain Wheatley was ordained a Deacon in the United Methodist Church in 1983, and an Elder in 1986 retiring from the UMC in October, 2016.