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Teaching Staff
The Holy Land Experience is privileged to feature a team of dedicated
and passionate teachers and scholars who communicate information
and inspiration to guests.
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Bill Jones, Ph.D.
Currently the Senior Bible teacher for the Holy Land Experience, Dr.
Bill has degrees in Biblical Education and Educational Administration. He has
been a classroom teacher and principal of two large Christian schools and has
served as writer and conference speaker for a large international Christian
school publisher. He has lectured both in and outside the continental U.S.
to pastors and administrators on how to improve educational programs. Dr.
Bill has served on the pastoral staff as Church Educational Minister for
a large Baptist church in Orlando, served as the pastor of Starke Lake Baptist
Church in Ocoee for four years, and he started and is currently the pastor
of Acts Fellowship Baptist Church. |
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George L. Fredericks, Jr., Th.D.
Currently a lecturer/researcher at the Holy Land Experience, Dr. Fredericks has
completed his doctorate in Old Testament archaeology, and further studies in
Dead Sea Scrolls, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Ugaritic, & Coptic. He served
as Academic Dean of South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary, taught
various classes for Moody Bible Institute, Tyndale Theological Seminary and Trinity
International University. He served as a missionary in Honduras for three years
and as a pastor in Texas and Florida. Dr. Fredericks was the editor responsible
for updating the language in the Easy Reading King James Version Bible and has
written articles for various Christian Publications including a number of articles
for The Complete Biblical Library on the Hebrew Letter Gimel. |
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Herbert L. Samworth, Th.D.
Currently a lecturer/researcher at the Holy Land Experience and formerly a part
of Sola Scriptura, Dr. Samworth is also a guest lecturer at Reformed Theological
Seminary, Torchbearers’ School in Holsbybrunn, Sweden, Baptist College
of Florida, and Luther Rice Bible College and Seminary. He was a missionary in
Peru for five years and pastored for 23 years in Pennsylvania involving himself
in all aspects of church life such as preaching, teaching, counseling, administration,
etc. Dr. Samworth is considered an authority on ecclesiastical history and also
has a special interest in American Colonial History. He is a member of the Tyndale
Society and has maintained his interest in missions by serving as a board member
of The Evangelical Alliance Mission. Dr. Samworth has had many articles published
in publications of Sola Scriptura and The Scriptorium that deal with subjects
of Church History and Theology. |
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Rev. G. Michael
Saunders, Sr., M.Div.
Currently a Lecturer/Researcher at
the Holy Land Experience, Rev. Michael Saunders has served as a
pastor for twenty-two years first in Enterprise, Alabama at the
First Presbyterian Church, then in Hammond, Indiana at Covenant
Presbyterian Church and then in Miami, Florida at Granada
Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Saunders has been
actively involved in Christian Counseling for many years and is
a charter member of the American Association of Christian
Counselors. He is also the founder of "A New Beginning Christian
Counseling Ministry" located in Orlando, Florida, and he has
written a book on marriage enrichment called "Marriage
Enrichment: God's Loving Promise." Additionally, Michael is
involved in Couples Retreats, Marriage Enrichment Seminars and
Divorce Recovery Seminars and Support Groups. Rev. Saunders is
currently completing his Doctoral work in Miami International
Theological Seminary. He is pursuing a double degree in Marriage
Counseling and Biblical Studies. He has also written two books
on American Church History and one on the Children's Catechism,
which are in process for publication. |
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