Speakers & Worship Leaders

Pastor Bob has served as Lead Pastor at Valley Chapel in Uxbridge, MA for more than 30 years. He and his wife Sharon have four children and ten wonderful grandchildren. Pastor Bob loves people and always enjoys conversation and fellowship. He also serves as Chaplain for the Uxbridge Fire Department. A passionate shepherd and gifted preacher and teacher, Pastor Bob seeks to equip people to live the full and holy life to which God calls us.

Mark O. Wilson teaches practical ministry and Bible courses as an Associate Professor of Christian Ministry and the Religion Program Coordinator at Southern Wesleyan University. Prior to assuming this role in 2017, he served for 26 years as senior pastor of Hayward Wesleyan Church, a small-town congregation in Wisconsin. Under his leadership, the congregation grew significantly and was instrumental in planting and revitalizing several other churches.    

Mark is the author of two books: Filled Up, Poured Out and Purple Fish and holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in Transformational Preaching from Wesley Seminary.  He also serves as the District Ambassador for the South Carolina District of the Wesleyan Church. Mark and his wife, Cathy, have five grown children, and five grandchildren. They live in Central, South Carolina.

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“I will go. Here I am, Lord. Send me.”
 

From a young age, the Lord began calling me to follow His will. Many times, He used the influence of others in my life. Most evident is my strong, Christian family with generational roots of pastors and missionaries. When I was in middle school, the Lord called me to go on multiple short-term trips in the U.S. and abroad which lasted throughout high school. I began seeing perspectives from the global church and seeing God’s heart for all peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations to be reached by the Good News and light of Jesus.

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When I started attending Asbury University, I began growing immensely in my faith and practicing ministry even more on and off campus. I participated in a three-month midterm experience with WGM in Paraguay during the summer of 2021. The Holy Spirit met me countless times through various ministries and miracles I witnessed. The call of God was so evident in the middle of that summer to return to Paraguay full-time to serve others so they might know Jesus. Jesus called me very clearly and said, “Will you serve with me for my kingdom’s cause, Gabe? Will you shine my light in the darkest places?”

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I am in ministry today because I feel a deep sense of urgency and importance to meet the needs of others in the name of Jesus while also evangelizing and discipling them. Saying yes to Jesus opens many doors for the purpose of His kingdom and Gospel to reach all people.

I began serving in Paraguay in January 2023 and am involved in discipleship ministries through the local evangelical churches with youth and young adults, and community development and church planting among the indigenous peoples, specifically with the Ava Guaraní, Mbya Guaraní, and Aché tribes. Follow my journey - find my links on WGM!