Pastor Bill Bjork

Senior Pastor

• Personal:
  Born in Virginia, Minnesota , May 4, 1947
  Married Janet Ann Jackson, December 21, 1968
  Four Children: Jennifer Lynn Reed (1971), Jeffrey Ernest (1973), Jaime Elizabeth Harris (1975), and Joshua William (1978)
  Seven Grandchildren
  
  
• Education:
  1965-1969
  Claremont McKenna College
  Claremont, California
  Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
  
  1969-1970
  Harvard University School of Law
  Cambridge, Massachusetts
  
  1972-1976
  Talbot School of Theology
  Biola University, La Mirada, California
  Master of Divinity, Bible Exposition
  
  1980-1991
  Talbot School of Theology
  Biola University, La Mirada, California
  Doctor of Ministry, Church Leadership
  
  
• Pastoral Ministry Experience:
  Ordained, March 10, 1977 – Evangelical Free Church of America
  
  Paramount Evangelical Free Church, Paramount, California
  1972-1973 – Youth Director
  1973-1976 – Senior Pastor
  
  San Clemente Community, Evangelical Free Church, Capistrano Beach, California
  1976-1983 – Senior Pastor
  
  First Baptist Church of Reseda, Reseda, California
  1983-1991 – Senior Pastor
  
  Bethany Bible Church, Phoenix, Arizona
  1991-2001 – Senior Pastor
  
  Grace Bible Church, Sun City, Arizona
  2001 to Present – Senior Pastor
  
  
• Experience in Non-religious Employment:
  1970-1972
  Full-time Salesman (Pharmaceuticals)
  Cooper Laboratories, Bedford Hill, New York
  
  
• Experience in Institutional Ministry:
  1976-1989
  Part-time Instructor (English Bible)
  Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, La Mirada, California
  
  1992 to Present
  Part-time Instructor (Biblical Studies)
  Member, Board of Trustees
  Southwestern College, Phoenix, Arizona
  
  1992 to Present
  Part-time Instructor (Theology/Bible/Church Leadership)
  Member, Board of Directors
  Phoenix Seminary, Phoenix, Arizona
  
  

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