Core Instructors

It has been said, “You never take a class, you take a teacher.” In this school you will learn from practitioners who are still “doing it” and who will teach you how to “do it.” These men and women will encourage and empower you to find your place of fruitfulness in life, culture, and ministry.

Bobby Alger

Bobby Alger is founding and lead pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Winchester, Virginia (planted in 1998). He has written several books on practical discipleship and equips leaders in the spiritual gifts and community engagement. He has led numerous prayer initiatives with pastors and churches in his own community and provides apostolic oversight to several leaders and ministries within their region.

Wanda Alger

Wanda Alger is an ordained minister, commissioned fivefold prophet, speaker, and author. Her writings have appeared on The Elijah List, Charisma magazine, and numerous online outlets. She also hosts a YouTube and Rumble channel where she posts weekly videos. She has produced five books as well as several video and audio teaching series which are available at www.wandaalger.me and Amazon.

Duane Britton

Duane has served for the past 30 years in a variety of leadership positions in both the church and business world. He served for 17 years as DOVE Westgate’s lead pastor. Duane owns and operates an organizational development consulting and leadership coaching practice which launched in 2008. He holds a master’s degree in psychology/counseling. Duane’s blend of gifts—geared toward equipping leaders and strengthening the body of Christ—include teacher, administrator, church planter, counselor, mediator, and conference/seminar speaker.

Peter Bunton

Peter, originally from Great Britain, lives in Pennsylvania. He serves on the DOVE International Apostolic Council and is a member of the DOVE Europe apostolic team. His main responsibility is the director of DOVE Mission International, where he helps develop and send missionaries from the USA. He has published works in the area of church history and cell groups and has received a PhD in missiology from the University of Manchester, England, for his research in founders’ succession in international Christian movements and organizations. Read more about Peter.

Rex Burgher

Rex is president of Kingdom Life Ministry in Dillsburg, PA. In 1995, Rex and his wife, Lois, were touched by a powerful baptism of the Holy Spirit which propelled them into a worldwide ministry. They traveled around the world for three years assisting Randy Clark in spreading revival in over 15 countries. Rex carries a powerful anointing of the Father’s love that people tangibly feel in every meeting.

Tony Fitzgerald

Tony oversees Church of the Nations, a growing international church movement. He is an Australian who has spent much of his life in England and South Africa, planting and leading churches. Tony now resides in Richmond, Virginia. He and his wife, Marilyn, serve as true spiritual parents to church leaders all over the world. Tony has a clear message from God for the church of our generation.

Dave Hess

Dave Hess leads the pastoral team of Christ Community Church in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. He also provides relational oversight to various affiliated churches and is an author of two books. Dave and his wife, Sheri, have been married over 30 years and have three adult children.

Deryl Hurst

Deryl Hurst is an ordained minister, and the lead pastor of DOVE Westgate Church in Ephrata, PA. He has served in a variety of roles at the church, including small group leader, elder, and executive pastor, prior to accepting the position of senior pastor in 2011. Previously, he had a 22-year career as a business owner, sales manager, and president of the Lancaster County Association of Realtors. He currently serves on the apostolic oversight teams for both DOVE USA, as well as DOVE Latin America, with a focus on Brazil.

Jake Kail

Jake Kail was called to ministry in college after a life-changing encounter with God. He is passionate for the presence of God and to see His Kingdom come and will be done “on earth as it is in heaven.” He preaches and teaches the Word with authority, compassion, and a demonstration of the Holy Spirit’s power. After six years as lead pastor, Jake now serves as the apostolic leader of Threshold Church. He lives with his wife and family in Lancaster, PA.

Learn more about Jake’s ministry!

Larry Kreider

Larry has spent the past four decades training leaders to make disciples with the small group concept. Larry serves as the international director of DOVE International, a worldwide network of over 1,000 churches in 26 nations. Larry has written more than 40 books and travels extensively teaching and imparting practical discipleship to leaders globally.

Catch up on Larry’s blog!

LaVerne Kreider

LaVerne Kreider started out in ministry as a teenager reaching out to street kids in a parachurch ministry. A compassionate “people person,” she has the special ability to connect with people’s hearts as she challenges them to grow spiritually. As an inspirational speaker, encourager, and spiritual mother to many women, her strength is challenging the church to walk in intimacy with the Lord and in the fear of the Lord and ministering the compassion of Christ. Along with her teaching ministry, she spends much of her time ministering to pastors’ wives.

Curt Malizzi

Curt and his wife, Anita, currently pastor a growing congregation in Telford, PA. Curt had a powerful conversion experience with the baptism of the Holy Spirit in 1982, and immediately felt the Lord’s call to ministry. God raised Curt up through the business world, and over the last 16 years he has served in both assistant pastor and lead pastor roles. He has successfully led home groups, led people to Christ, taught in schools of ministry, and led numerous teams on mission trips. He carries a prophetic anointing and gifting as a teacher and has the heart of a servant leader to raise up all believers into the fullness of their calling.

Nelson Martin

Nelson serves on DOVE International’s USA Regional Apostolic Council and coordinates the 24-Hour Prayer Watch. With a unique gift of encouragement and teaching, Nelson enjoys serving in practical ways in order to build genuine community and relationships with the people he serves. He envisions every believer living a victorious life as they connect in relationships with others and function as healthy members. Nelson and his wife, Sue, have three adult sons.

Dale Mast

In 1991, Bishop Bill Hamon ordained Dale as a “prophet who would pastor.” Dale has been the lead pastor since 1983 of Destiny Christian Church, a multi-cultural church in Dover, Delaware. Dale and LuAnne minister to networks, pastors, churches, retreats, Bible schools, church leaders, and the saints both nationally and internationally. His unusual stories of ministry to a head NFL coach, waiters, cashiers, airplane passengers, and those caught in new-age religion will challenge you to step out and be a witness, trusting the Holy Spirit to lead you.

Ron Myer

Ron has been involved in starting and multiplying small groups and churches for over 30 years. He serves as the assistant international director of DOVE International and provides regional leadership to the USA and Europe apostolic teams. Ron travels as a conference speaker, providing leadership training and imparting the life of God to the body of Christ. Read more about Ron or catch up on his blog.

Craig Nanna

Craig Nanna and his wife, Tracie, serve as the campus pastors of Life Church, Reading, PA. They planted this inner-city church over 20 years ago with a mission to reach the nations through a multi-cultural approach. Craig’s passion is to prepare the church for the greatest awakening yet that will touch the nations of the world. Craig contributed much over many years as he led the DOVE Latin America apostolic team.

Tracie Nanna

Tracie and her husband, Craig, live in Reading, PA, where they planted a church over 20 years ago. Tracie serves as the discipleship and life group pastor at Life Church Reading. She enjoys traveling and ministering around the world to see God’s Kingdom advance, healthy leaders raised up and encouraged, and God’s people set free. Her favorite role has been being a mom to their three children.

Ibrahim Omondi

Ibrahim and his wife, Diane, serve on the DOVE International Apostolic Council. Ibrahim is also the leader of the DOVE Africa Apostolic Council. This team oversees over 200 churches in 6 nations of Africa. Much of Ibrahim’s time is spent in training and mentoring leaders for the work of church planting. He and Diane travel to provide leadership training in the form of seminars and equipping classes for leaders and churches in the DOVE Africa network.

Steve Prokopchak

Steve serves on the DOVE International and DOVE USA Apostolic Councils and has been involved in the Christian counseling field for over 30 years. He earned a master of human services from Lincoln University. He is the author of several books, including Called Together, a premarital counseling workbook. He also travels throughout the world teaching and imparting to the lives of many, especially leaders. Read more about Steve or catch up on his blog.

Brian Sauder

Brian has been training leaders for 25 years as the director of leadership training for DOVE International. Brian also serves as a member of the DOVE International Apostolic Council and leads the DOVE Canada Apostolic Council. Brian is a prophetic teacher who loves to see people find their gifts and the courage to use them to minister in the church and the marketplace. He writes training resources and books. Read more about Brian.

Merle Shenk

Merle currently serves as the lead elder of Newport Church in Elm, PA. Merle and his family lived in South Africa for over 11 years as missionary pastors with the church they planted. He and his wife, Cheree, now lead the DOVE South Africa apostolic team. He is the founding director of HarvestNet School of Supernatural Ministry. Merle and Cheree live in Lititz, PA, with their family of five beautiful children.

Marty Smith

Marty and her husband, John, serve in the USA and England with DOVE Europe and Next Level International. Marty conducts workshops on practical application of prophetic intercession, moving in spiritual gifts, the song of the Lord and prophetic singing, and worshiping with flags and banners. She is also available to organize and conduct prophetic presbyteries and to lead prayer/intercessory teams, especially in church planting situations. Marty is recognized as a fivefold minister by DOVE USA.

Sam Smucker

Pastor Sam pioneered and served 40 years as lead pastor of Worship Center. Then in 2017, he and his wife, Sherlyn, transitioned into a new season of ministry. Their desire is to see leaders rise up and lead their people in the strength and power of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Sam currently oversees the Worship Center Ministers Network, which consists of pastors of churches, missionaries, and other stateside and community ministries. He also serves as regional director for the Northeast Region of Rhema Ministers Association International.

Gerry Stoltzfoos

Gerry and his wife, Julie, planted Freedom Valley Worship Center in Gettysburg, PA, in 1992. Since then, God has given them the grace to help more than 50 other churches get started as well. Their goal is to plant more than 1,000 churches in their lifetime, here in the US and around the world.

Barry Wissler

Barry Wissler is the founding pastor of Ephrata Community Church. He is also the founder and president of HarvestNET International. Under his leadership, HarvestNET established Gateway House of Prayer and the Kingdom Ministry School. He also leads the apostolic council of Outpouring Family International, which is a family of churches founded by Alan Vincent. Holding theological degrees from Geneva College and Westminster Theological Seminary, Barry’s passion is to produce churches that are faithful to sound doctrine while also being receptive to the work of the Holy Spirit.

Dave Yarnes

For the past 15 years Dave has been a self-employed private investor whose diversified portfolio consists of commercial real estate food services, banking, pharmaceutical distribution, and hotel operations. Philanthropic endeavors include Springs of Africa Micro Faith Financing, the Bares Foundation, and Horizon Initiative. Dave’s passion is to see the church empowered to reach all of the seven mountains of influence.

Allan Yoder

Allan and his wife, Rebeca, are currently leading Good Shepherd Community Church in Reamstown, PA. They have planted churches in Arizona and California. Allan serves on the apostolic team of the Hopewell Apostolic Network. Together with Rebeca, he also coaches church planters and pastors of turnaround churches. Allan and Rebeca have been married for over 30 years and have three sons and one grandson.

Keith Yoder

Keith’s mission is to help others clarify their personal identity and empower them to fulfill their role in God’s Kingdom. He is the founder of Teaching the Word Ministries, a service to leaders in Christian ministries, congregations, and the marketplace. Keith holds a doctorate of education in educational leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife Marian, an educator, reside in Willow Street, PA.

Brian and Kim Zimmerman

Brian and Kim had a calling to move outside the four walls of a church building and to take prayer, worship, and serving to the street. They have served in the city of Lancaster for over 20 years in church leadership from worship director to elder. In 2007 they founded City Gate Lancaster, a center for prayer, training, and serving. Brian and Kim both pastor Shift Church and are part of the apostolic oversight for House to House Micro Church Network with DOVE USA. They have a heart for raising up leaders and seeing micro churches multiply.

Lester Zimmerman

Lester and his wife, Erma, live in New Holland, PA. They are the founding pastors of Petra Church. Lester serves as apostolic leader of the Hopewell Network of Churches. He has a heart for practical, regional transformation and leadership development. Lester holds a master’s degree from Chesapeake Bible College and Seminary.