Dr. Ralph Wilson is the director of Joyful Heart Renewal Ministries. He has an intense interest in using the Internet to teach the Bible and train disciples.
Christian Experience
Made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ at age nine, the child of Christian parents.
Statement of Faith
He is an evangelical Christian with an openness to the working of the Holy Spirit in our day. He agrees with the statement of faith of the National Association of Evangelicals, though he is not presently a member of that fine organization. He strongly believes in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament as our authority for faith and practice.
While he is an active member of a denomination, he believes in the essential unity of all believers in Jesus the Lord and is non-sectarian in his approach.
Authored eight volumes in the
JesusWalk®
Bible Study Series, including JesusWalk: Disciple Lessons from
the Gospel of Luke
and Manifesto: Sermon on the Mount.
Pastoral Ministry
Ministry Development Pastor, Community Covenant Church, Rocklin, California, 2004 - present
Community Outreach Pastor, Sierra Christian Church, Loomis, California, 2002-2004
Pastor, Church of the Live Oaks, Rocklin, California, 1988 to 2001.
Ordained under the auspices of the American Baptist Churches, USA, 1977.
Pastor, Lindley Ave. Baptist Church, Tarzana, California, 1976 to 1988.
Assistant Pastor, Arcadia Christian Center, Arcadia, California, 1974 to 1976.
Assistant Pastor, Bethesda Christian Church, Los Angeles, California, 1967 - 68, 1970-74.
Education
Doctor of Ministry (1984), Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California
Master of Divinity (1976), Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California
Bachelor of Arts, Biology (1967), Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
Speaker and consultant in the area of Web marketing and e-commerce.
Author of more than a dozen books including Planning Your
Internet Marketing Strategy (Wiley, 2001), The E-Mail
Marketing Handbook (2003), and The Shopping Cart Report
(2004).