Stephen Phelan

Sunday, March 4, Morning Worship Services and

Joint Adult Sunday School

Stephen Phelan grew up in Montgomery, Alabama and earned an undergraduate degree and a law degree at the University of Virginia. While in Virginia, he met his wife, Bradford, a preschool special education teacher. Stephen later received his master of divinity degree from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. After seminary, Bradford and Stephen moved to San Diego, California, where Stephen became the director of Mercy Ministry for Harbor Presbyterian Church and also an assistant church planter. Stephen said, “While in San Diego, God opened the heavens and rained down the blessing of little Ford Phelan, whom we adopted in Los Angeles upon birth. Nine months later, the heavens opened up again as we gave birth to our precious little daughter, Milly Carlisle Phelan, and once again three years later with our daughter Virginia Grace.” Bradford and Stephen, along with an exceptional team, planted Harbor Mid-City Church, a bilingual, multi-cultural church in the Mid-City area that began worshipping in September of 2007 and is seeking to bridge race, class, and culture through the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Their church is actively involved in the work of Christian Community Development through the church’s community development ministry known as Urban Life.

Russ Kapusinski

Sunday, March 4, Joint Adult Sunday School 

Russ Kapusinski is the lead pastor and church planter for Harbor Presbyterian Church in Chula Vista, California. Russ and his wife, Diane, joined the citywide Harbor Church Planting team in the fall of 2003 after serving several years in ministry in Central Florida. Diane and Russ moved to the U.S./Mexico border in Chula Vista with a long-term vision of seeing the San Diego and Tijuana region transformed spiritually, socially and culturally through the gospel of Jesus Christ. In addition to pastoral ministry, the Kapusinskis are active in ministry on both sides of the border through their participation in building homes among the poor and in their work to abolish human trafficking. Russ also directs Harbor’s citywide Church Planting Center in the area of recruiting new church planters, overseeing interns and catalyzing strategic initiatives. Diane and Russ have been married for 19 years and have three children: Joshua (11), Caleb (10) and Kate (3).

Richard Pratt

Sunday, March 4, Evening Worship Service

As founder and president of Third Millennium Ministries, Dr. Richard Pratt is actively involved in all aspects of the ministry, including writing, teaching and strategic development. He also travels extensively to evangelize and teach. Richard holds a Th.D. in Old Testament Studies from Harvard University, a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, and a B.A. from Roanoke College. He is the general editor of the NIV Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible, a translator for the New Living Translation, and a Christian theology consultant for the Islamic Encyclopedia. In addition, Richard was a consultant for Steven Spielberg’s Prince of Egypt and has authored numerous articles and books, including: Pray with Your Eyes Open, Every Thought Captive, Designed for Dignity, He Gave Us Stories, and commentaries on both Chronicles and Corinthians. Dr. Pratt taught at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, and Orlando, Florida, for 21 years. He also chaired the Old Testament Department in Orlando.

Scotty Smith

Wednesday, March 7, Next Generation Banquet

Scotty Smith, a native of Graham, North Carolina, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972, from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1977 and is currently working on a doctor of ministry degree at Covenant Theological Seminary. He served as youth pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem and at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, prior to helping Cortez Cooper plant Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville in 1981. In 1986 Scotty was sent out as the planting pastor for Christ Community Church in Franklin, Tennessee. Scotty served CCC as Senior Pastor for its first twenty years, with the past five years as founding pastor, and has seen its membership grow to over 3,000. During these two decades CCC has also planted four daughter churches. Scotty now serves CCC as pastor for preaching and worship. He also serves as adjunct professor at Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis; Westminster Theological Seminary, Dallas; and Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. Scotty has written six books: Unveiled Hope, with Michael Card; Objects of His Affection; Speechless, The Reign of Grace; and Restoring Broken Things, with Steven Curtis Chapman; and his newest book, Everyday Prayers: 365 Days to a Gospel Centered Faith.

Sandy Willson

Friday, March 9, Evening Worship Service

Sunday, March 11, Morning and Evening Worship Services

Sandy Willson has been the senior minister of Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee, since 1995. During these years, Second Church has continued to grow and expand its mission to urban Memphis and the world. In Memphis, Sandy is a co-founder of Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies; a co-founder and chair of Nexus (leadership mentoring program for emerging adult professional leaders); co-founder and chair of the Memphis Shalom Project (a unified evangelical church ministry strategy for the city); a founder of Reformed Ministries Network (a regional church planting ministry); and a co-founder and board member of the Second Presbyterian Church Foundation for missions. Internationally, Sandy ministers with partners in Africa, Asia, South America, and the Middle East and speaks regularly in North American churches on the topic of world missions. He serves on the Board of Directors for World Relief. Sandy received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Virginia, a master of divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a doctor of divinity degree from Crichton College in Memphis, Tennessee. He previously pastored Memorial Presbyterian Church in Elizabethton, Tennessee and Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Sandy and his wife, Allison, were married in 1972 and are grateful for five children, three daughters-in-law, a son-in-law, and four grandchildren.