Rev Ken Merrifield’s is a long-serving pastor in Texas.  Ken served as lead pastor of New Life Bible Fellowship in Dallas, and more recently, served as the Restart-Pastor at Living Grace Church in Tyler.  Ken grew up in southern Mexico where his parents translated the Bible for the Chinantec speakers of that region.  He and his wife, Janet, spent 10 years on the mission field planting churches in Romania and working with HIV positive kids. Ken and Janet have six children and 12 grandchildren. Ken is currently working for the Christian Association of Youth Mentors (www.CAYM.org) helping churches start mentoring programs both nationally and internationally on multiple continents.

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Rev. Dr. James W. Lewis is the Senior Pastor of The Park, Houston. He is a native of Houston and is the second of ten children born to his faithful and loving parents.  He grew up in Acres Homes area of Houston.  He was married to the love of his life, the late Barbara Kaye Lewis for 44 years.  God blessed them with two daughters, Andrea Nicole [husband, Jayson] and Kimberli Chantrelle [husband, George].  Two beautiful granddaughters, Ameris Joy and Nya Simone, also continue to bring great joy to him.  Dr James received a BS in Mathematics, an MBA in Finance, a PhD in Theology from Duke University. Pastor James Lewis began his twenty-four-year teaching career in 1992 at Anderson University, Anderson, Indiana.  He is now Dean Emeritus of the Anderson University School of Theology and Christian Ministry.  Pastor Lewis continues to enjoy an extensive and varied ministry of preaching, teaching, and workshop leadership.  He loves to be with his family.  HE enjoys reading, walking, traveling, and watching sports.  His greatest desire is to love God more perfectly, to live in the world more faithfully, and to equip and encourage God’s people more passionately.  He feels especially called to sharing the Good News of the gospel of Jesus Christ to a hurting and divided world.