Leadership


U.S. Team

MARTIN DEACON

PRESIDENT & CEO
BOARD MEMBER

Martin Deacon graduated at the age of 21 from Dallas Theological Seminary. For over 30 years, he has been involved with numerous international start-ups, training, publishing, project management, event planning, mobilization and the connecting with leaders in and from over 100 nations.

Martin initiated or was entrusted with numerous international startups, training initiatives, publishing and event management for major Christian ministries. He loves to see leaders and pastors empowered, equipped and changed thru transformational teaching, tools and training. Martin is married to Anneli, and they are originally from South Africa and now reside in Atlanta.

ANNELI DEACON

PRAYER COORDINATOR

Anneli has been helpmeet to Martin for 31 years in December. She earned a Master’s Degree in Latin from the University of Johannesburg, and serves as the Prayer Coordinator for TEN. They are parents to their son Martin (20) and daughter Linné (23).

CAROL MCLEOD JONES

DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM

Carol graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Computer Science, and over four decades led information technology and quality assurance teams, developing, editing, and managing textual, audio, video, and web content for Fortune 100 companies. At TEN, she leads TEN’s curriculum development, production, and operations for the Creative Team. Carol also serves as a production and pastoral leader for 12Stone Church, as well as with non-profits who ‘serve the underserved’.

DAVID DRUCKENMILLER

SENIOR EDITOR AND PROJECT MANAGER

David is an award-winning producer and editor of documentary film, television & video. He manages production of video projects for TEN’s Office of Global Curriculum. David’s credits span 25 years in the video making industry and include broadcast documentaries, episodic television series as well as fundraising, informational and promotional pieces.

TIM REYNOLDS

SENIOR DESIGNER

Tim is a senior-level designer with expertise in print/web and motion graphics. He is responsible for print and motion graphics related to the development of curriculum. He has worked for organizations such as IBM, Touch Ministries and FamilyNet Television. Tim is also an accomplished painter. He loves the outdoors and is a motorcycle enthusiast.

WESLEY HOBBS

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
HIPPO LAKES SALES MANAGER

Wesley graduated with an engineering degree from the Georgia Tech in Atlanta. He now serves as the Development Director at TEN and the Sales Manager at Hippo Lakes. He is married to Sophia and based in Roswell, Georgia.

International Team

LEE HELLING

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Lee graduated with a business degree from a Johannesburg university. He has been in full-time ministry in Southern Africa for 30 years. Lee serves with general assistance, translations and international partnerships.

STEPHAN DE VILLIERS

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OF BSOW AND TEN CAMPUS

Stephan graduated from the University of Johannesburg with an Honours Degree in Theology. He later completed an MBA through the Millpark Business School. He has been involved in senior management for the past 10 years, including consulting, training, project management and finance. Stephan uses his passion, skills, and experience to not only personally train hundreds of leaders and build key relationships, but also ensure that TEN’s resources and training reach those who need it the most.

MANUEL GONSALVES-BORREIJEIRRO

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

Manuel Gonsalves-Borreijeirro (Manny) was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Manny serves as the Administrative Coordinator recording all dean, student and course registrations, sales, shipping of material, answering emails and phone inquiries.

Faculty Members

BRUCE WILKINSON

UNITED STATES

Core Courses for Bible School on Wheels

DARLENE WILKINSON

UNITES STATES

Becoming a Transformed Woman
Women Who Make a Difference

MARTIN DEACON

SOUTH AFRICA & UNITED STATES

DISCover Yourself and Others
God’s Answer to Racism

MAURICE REDEBE

SOUTH AFRICA

The Basics of Leadership

TOM MULLINS

UNITED STATES

Equipping Leaders: Leaving a Legacy

FRANCIS KAMAU

KENYA

Dynamic Church Planting

PETER TAN-CHI

PHILIPPINES

M.O.T.I.V.A.T.E. – 8 Secrets of Successful Parenting

VINCENT MATHEWS

UNITED STATES

Royal Lessons on Leadership
God’s Answer to Racism

RAMESH RICHARDS

UNITED STATES & INDIA

Preparing Expository Sermons

CASSIE CARSTENS

SOUTH AFRICA

Foundations of Youth Ministry

DR. HOWARD HENDRICKS

UNITED STATES

7 Laws of the Teacher

CHIP INGRAM

UNITED STATES

True Spirituality – Becoming a Romans 12 Christian

ELVIS MVULANE

SOUTH AFRICA

God’s Answer to Racism

TONY EVANS

UNITED STATES

PAUL BECKER

UNITED STATES

Dynamic Church Planting

FRED NEL

SOUTH AFRICA

The Gold Nuggets for Communicating the Gospel to Muslims

PIETER-NEL KLOPPER

SOUTH AFRICA

How to Double Your Church in Africa

ABEL ZUMA

SOUTH AFRICA

How to Double Your Church in Africa

CHRIS MATHEBULA

SOUTH AFRICA

How to Double Your Church in Africa

JOHNSON OGEMA

UGANDA

How to Double Your Church in Africa

HAMILTON OGEMA

ESWATINI

How to Double Your Church in Africa

JOSHUA MTANYELWA

SOUTH AFRICA

How to Double Your Church in Africa

MORGAN PILLAY

SOUTH AFRICA

How to Double Your Church in Africa

ROEDOLF BOTHA

SOUTH AFRICA

God’s Answer to Racism

Ambassadors

DEVENDRA & KOKO RAI

ASIA

ELVIS MVULVANE

SOUTHERN AFRICA

GARY PARSONS

RUSSIAN SPEAKING COUNTRIES

HEIN KOTZE

TEN CAMPUS CHAPLAIN

JASON TAN

PHILIPPINES

JILL MILLIGAN

UNITED STATES

SAMUEL EKLOU

WEST AFRICA

OLIVIER SASSA

CENTRAL AFRICA

Board of Directors

BRUCE & DARLENE WILKINSON

FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN

Bruce’s breakout book, The Prayer of Jabez, was coined the fastest-selling book in history. Bruce has written more than 70 books including several that reached number one on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. He is also a renowned ministry leader, working along-side the primary para-church organizations for decades on Great Commission initiatives with widespread global impact. Bruce is married to Darlene, and they reside in South Carolina.

BILL LEONARD

In 1975, Bill founded Wm. Leonard & Co. which provides commercial real estate advisory services primarily to tenants in negotiating office leases. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, recipient of the Board’s Exclusive Phoenix Award and the Silver Phoenix Award.

DAVE FINLEY

Dave is the owner of LeadsOnline and resides in Dallas with his wife Deb. He has a history of aligning resources to serve those who serve others. Throughout his career, he has made a meaningful impact in entrepreneurial enterprises, Fortune 100 companies, and non-profits.

DR. JEFF LESTER

Jef and Marilyn Lester served as full-time missionaries for 12 years, during which time they led efforts establishing and equipping missionary clinics and hospitals in countries around the world. Additionally, they spearheaded the creation of multiple pastor training centers across Africa.

KELLY CURRY

Kelly and Susan Curry established FICM in 1993. Originally from Kentucky, the Currys have been married since 1977. They have two daughters who were both raised in Ireland. Kelly formerly served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HMA, Inc and Susan is a trained learning disabilities teacher.

MARK LAYNE

Mark Studied Bachelor and Masters of Accountancy at University of Tennessee, is a CPA, and is the Chairman of the Board of the Latimer Foundation. Mark and his wife, Janna, have 7 children.

Board of Advisors

DALE PRITCHETT

Co-Founder Faithlife/Logos Bible
Software
Board member,
Redemption Seminary

SAMUEL CHIANG

Executive Director,
World Evangelical Alliance
Co-Founder, Global Center
for Giftedness

DR. JERRY NANCE

President, Global Teen Challenge

DR. HENRY TAN

President, Cru International
Leadership Consortium

DANNY FRANCES

CEO, Legacy Companies

WILLEM LATEGAN

CEO, RiG Advisory Services

STEPHAN SPIES

Managing Director, Christian
Media Publishing

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