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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