EXECUTIVE BOARD

Founder and President: Wayne Connell, BA

Wayne has an extensive background in retail sales, management and telecom engineering. He obtained a BA in Television and radio broadcasting in 1990 from Colorado Christian University. Wayne also has further training in many areas of business and speaking. Wayne has been married to Sherri since 1994. They do not have any children, because of Sherri's illness, but they do have an adorable Shih-Tzu named, Snickers and 3 pet goats. People are surprised when they find out Wayne asked Sherri to marry him, despite her disabilities. Wayne just knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Sherri, even if it meant dealing with pain and suffering. However, Wayne had no idea that his decision would lead to having a heart for all who live with chronic illness and pain. Wayne's desire to help others who struggle with disabilities has become a passion for him. Wayne has seen so many friends, families and even churches torn apart by chronic conditions. This is why he founded this organization, Where Is God Ministries. His desire is to reach out to this community through speaking engagements, booklets and articles to help bridge the gap of understanding and support, as he continues this journey with WIGM.

Vice President: Carole Mitchell Carole is retired from a career of fashion, modeling, radio sales and property management. Her most recent accomplishment was founding an organization for Singles 50+ in her area, that grew very quickly to around 300 members. Carole's pride and joy of her life are her 2 daughters, son, 2 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Carole knows first hand about Invisible Disabilities, because both she and her daughter, Sherri Connell, struggle with debilitating illness. 

Secretary: Robert Dixon, MBA Robert, his wife Renee, and their four cats live in Parker, Colorado. Robert has worked for over ten years in the Business side of HealthCare. He has a B.S. in Marketing and an M.B.A. in Human Resource Management from Azusa Pacific University in California. Robert has taken part in mission trips to Mexico and an Indian Reservation in Arizona. His mother is a Home Health Nurse caring for disabled children and the elderly. Robert and his parents have served as volunteers to Red Cross Disaster Services. From an early age his passion has been for ministering to the needs of hurting people. Robert sees Where Is God Ministries as a way to empower others to serve the needs of those persons with chronic illnesses.

Board Member: Bill Honsberger, MA 

Bill has been working with and around cults for over twenty years. For the past thirteen years he has worked for Haven Ministries, which focuses on evangelizing people in cults, the New Spirituality and other non-Christian religions. Bill has a Bachelors degree in Pastoral Theology, a Master of Arts Degree in Systematic Theology and is nearing completion of his PhD. Bill Honsberger and his wife Terri have eight children, including five who have been adopted. He has a heart for those living with disabilities since one of their sons has autism.

ADVISORY BOARD

Carrie Carter, M.D. - Pediatrician Dr. Carter is a pediatrician, professor, mother and speaker. She is also the author of Thrive! A Woman's Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle and Mom's Health Matters. She is a regular columnist for MOMSense Magazine, co-hosts a weekly women’s health radio show called “Thrive Live with Dr. Carrie Carter” and is a frequent guest on other national and regional radio programs. She was named "2003 Writer of the Year" by San Diego Christian Writer's Guild and received two other book awards: National award from Foreword Magazine -- Thrive! was named a finalist for the "2003 Health Book of the Year." Also, Mom's Health Matters was named "runner-up" for "Health Book of the Year" by San Diego Book Association. Visit her website at: www.CarterOnHealth.com Read an interview with Dr. Carrie from HopeKeepers, "When the Doctor Becomes Ill." 

Paul and Diane Dike - Founders and Authors Paul and Diane are the Founders of Second Chance with Saving Grace, Inc. at www.DianeDike.org. Diane has a BA in Physical Education, Recreation and Health with a Minor in Theology. She has a Masters equivalent in Behavior Disorders and a Ph.D. in Human Services. Diane earned her Reverends License from Gospel Crusade Ministries and is current with her credentials. Diane is a passionate and popular speaker, author and singer. She is the author of two books: Gracie Comes Home: The Adventures of Gracie and Diane, the first installment of the children’s series and God Made Only One of Me, an autobiography, foreword by Michael W. Smith.

Pastor John Hubley, Th.D - Pastor Pastor Hubley is the Founder and President of Kingdom Online Ministry, Inc. KOM is an online community for the disabled and homebound, providing friendship, devotionals and prayer on a daily basis through email. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, a core of some thirty volunteers accept donations of computers to give to those with disabilities without any fees or charges. KOM provides spiritual support for qualified people in the Phoenix area as well as communities around the globe. . He is also the author of Decisive Praise and Worship... Read Full Bio

Gordon R. Lewis, PhD - Professor Dr. Gordon Lewis, senior professor of Christian philosophy and theology, joined the faculty of Denver Seminary in 1958. He earned his Ph.D. degree in philosophy from Syracuse University with a dissertation on Faith and Reason in the Thought of Augustine. Dr. Lewis served as a president of the Evangelical Theological Society (1985) and the Evangelical Philosophical Society. He founded Evangelical Ministries to New Religions. Dr. Lewis’ books include Decide For Yourself: A Theological Workbook which has sold over 100,000 copies, Confronting the Cults, Judge for Yourself, Testing Christianity’s Truth Claims and with colleague Dr. Bruce Demarest, Challenges to Inerrancy and the three volume Integrative Theology. Read Dr. Lewis' article, "Where Is God When Tragedy Happens?" right here on this website! Read Full Bio

Wes Connell, M.Div & Melanie Connell, M.A. Wes and Melanie were married in 1990 and have four boys, Isaac, Zephaniah, Levi and Nathanael. They wanted to serve on the board of WIGM to help reach out to those who are suffering silently because no one believes they have a problem. Both Wes and Melanie have BFA's from Colorado State University and went on to get their Masters Degrees at Denver Seminary. Wes has been a pastor and Melanie has been a counselor for the past 14 years and have helped many people through difficult times.

Chris Miller, PhD - Counselor Dr. Miller is a Marriage and Family Counselor with Deer Creek Counseling Services in Littleton, Colorado. He has D.Min. and M.Div. degrees from Denver Seminary and M.A. and B.S. degrees from the University of Colorado. He has conducted divorce recovery workshops, retreats, and seminars in the Denver area for over 15 years. Read an excerpt of Dr. Miller's book, "A Holy Pain" right here on this website!

INTERCESSORY PRAYER TEAM

 Prayer Team Leader,  Sue Bryan

Prayer Team Members:

Nancy Ballard, Nita Buchanan, Melanie Connell, Art & Joy Fowler, Alice Garrett, Rob & Cherilyn Geislinger, Dr. Gordon R. Lewis, Kim Mills, Dr. Chris Miller, Ron Mitchell, Paul and Lisa Myhill, Nora Nikkel, Pastor Ed Tafilowski, Susan Whitlock. 

ADVISORY BOARD

Jeffrey H. Boyd, M.D., M.Div. M.P.H. After a year at the Carl Jung Institute in Zürich he decided to go to medical school. From 1972 until 1976 Boyd attended Case Western Reserve Medical School in Ohio, graduating as president of the class in 1976. From then until 1980 he did his residency in psychiatry at Yale University, also obtaining an MPH degree in public health and epidemiology from Yale. For seven years he served on the medical faculty at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and was centrally involved in the Epidemiologic Cathment Area (ECA) Study.

In 1987 he joined the Waterbury Hospital (www.waterburyhospital.org), one of the teaching hospitals of Yale, where he has been Chairman of Behavioral Health for more than a decade, and was also Chairman of Ethics for eight years. He has published sixty-two professional articles or chapters in books, on forty-two of which he was the first author, including an article in the New England Journal of Medicine. He has presented seventy-one papers to learned societies or scholarly organizations. Dr. Boyd has reviewed articles for the Science, New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Epidemiology, and a variety of leading psychiatric and theological research journals. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Religion and Health.

Dr. Boyd has published a new book due to be available in the Spring of 2005. Being Sick Well - Joyful Living Despite Chronic Illness. Visit Dr. Boyd's Site! 

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Dr. Groothuis received his Ph.D. degree in philosophy from the University of Oregon. He holds an M.A. degree in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has been an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University, the visiting instructor in apologetics for Westminster Theological Seminary in California and an instructor at the University of Oregon.

He is the author of Unmasking the New Age, Confronting the New Age, Revealing the New Age Jesus, Christianity That Counts, Deceived by the Light, Jesus in an Age of Controversy, The Soul in Cyberspace, Truth Decay, On Pascal and On Jesus. He has written for scholarly journals such as Religious Studies, Sophia, Research in Philosophy and Technology, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Philosophia Christi, Trinity Journal and Asbury Theological Journal as well as for numerous popular magazines such as Christianity Today, Moody Magazine, The Christian Research Journal, Christian Counseling Today, Modern Reformation and Perspectives. He has also written editorials published in the Rocky Mountain News, Denver Post and the Seattle Times. 

Read Dr. Groothuis' article, "Seeing Invisible Disabilities" right here on this website!

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Pastor John Hubley, Th.D Pastor Hubley is the Founder and President of Kingdom Online Ministry, Inc. KOM is an online community for the disabled and homebound, providing friendship, devotionals and prayer on a daily basis through email. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, a core of some thirty volunteers accept donations of computers to give to those with disabilities without any fees or charges. KOM provides spiritual support for qualified people in the Phoenix area as well as communities around the globe. Their web site is at www.kingdomonline.org. 

Dr. Hubley is also one of the founders of the Mindheart Foundation for Biblical Studies that is currently publishing his workbook, Decisive Praise and Worship: Actualizing our Devotion to the Lord. The Mindheart web site features much of Dr. Hubley's writing and is located at www.mindheart.com. He has served as pastor in four local churches, and taught biblical languages and theology at the college and seminary levels.

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Dr. Gordon R. Lewis Dr. Gordon Lewis, senior professor of Christian philosophy and theology, joined the faculty of Denver Seminary in 1958. He earned his Ph.D. degree in philosophy from Syracuse University with a dissertation on Faith and Reason in the Thought of Augustine. Earlier studies were done at Baptist Bible Seminary, Gordon College, Faith Theological Seminary and Cornell University.

Dr. Lewis served as a president of the Evangelical Theological Society (1985) and the Evangelical Philosophical Society. He founded Evangelical Ministries to New Religions. He served as a visiting professor at Union Biblical Seminary, Yeotmal, Maharashtra, India. 

Dr. Lewis’ books include Decide For Yourself: A Theological Workbook which has sold over 100,000 copies, Confronting the Cults, Judge for Yourself, Testing Christianity’s Truth Claims and with colleague Dr. Bruce Demarest, Challenges to Inerrancy and the three volume Integrative Theology. 

Read Dr. Lewis' article, "Where Is God When Tragedy Happens?" right here on this website!

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