陈瑞曾弟兄 (Ray Chen)
陈瑞曾弟兄于16岁重生得救，于1980年毕业于国立清华大学，于1982年前来
美国求学，1988年获加州大学电机博士，1988-1992年在落杉矶门徒之家接受
传道人及牧者培训，1992年来奥斯汀开工成立教会，在此同时应聘于德州大学
奥斯汀分校。陈瑞曾弟兄得救至今一直在作带职服事， 1993年陈弟兄夫妇开荒
建立了传福基督徒聚会,目前在传福教会负责福音、牧养及信徒培训的工作，
在北美基督徒当中常受邀作传福音及信徒培训的工作。
Brother Ray Chen has been saved at 16. He graduated from Ching-Hwa University,
came to US in 1982, and received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from
the University of California in 1988. Between 1988 and 1992, he has received
pastoral training from the “Home of Disciples” at L.A. In 1992, he accepted
the professorship position from the University of Texas at Austin and moved to Austin, TX.
Brother Chen has been serving God with his other professional position since he was renewed.
In 1993, the Chen’s founded the Travis Christian Assembly, and they have
taken the responsibilities for shepherding the church, evangelical missions, and discipleship work,
ever since. Brother Ray Chen has frequently been invited for evangelical and/or discipleship work
among Christians in North America.
馬邦彥牧師 (Ben Maa)
馬邦彥弟兄於1984年來美求學，並蒙主救恩，於 10/21/1984 受浸歸入主名下。1992年弟兄蒙主呼召全職服事，
1994年辭去博士後研究為傳道人。弟兄追求認識在聖靈及聖經中神一切的豐富，經歷神改變生命的大能。
弟兄的負擔與使命是成為合乎主用的器皿，建立神兒女為基督的門徒，為主作見證在社區及國度宣教。
馬弟兄目前是奧斯丁傳福基督徒聚會中文部牧師。
Brother Ben received Christ when he came to US for graduate study in 1984.
He was called by God to serve Him full time when he conducted his post-doctoral
research at USC. He became a full time minister since 1994. Brother Ben is
particularly in love of God’s Word and application of His truth.
He has been experiencing God’s love and the Lord’s grace in personal pursuit of God,
his service, and communion with brothers and sisters. He is currently the Chinese
pastor at Travis Christian Assembly at Austin. Bruce Cook
Bruce Cook, Ph.D., has significant experience in business consulting, fundraising,
private equity investments, business development, marketing, corporate communications,
research and higher education and is considered a leading authority on private equity,
fundraising and philanthropy. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and churches,
resides in the Austin, Texas area, and is married with two grown sons and a grand-daughter.
Currently he is a co-founder and Managing General Partner of Kingdom Venture Partners, L.P (KVP)
as well as the President and Founder of VentureAdvisers, Inc., Kingdom Economic Yearly Summit,
and Glory Realm Ministries. In addition, he serves on the leadership team of Glory House Christian Center.
The mission of KVP is to produce leveraged returns with multiple bottom lines in selective private equity
investments—creating both economic ROI and spiritual and social ROI. The mission of VentureAdvisers is twofold:
to advise and counsel Private Equity Partnerships on Fund development, strategy and placement;
and to prepare and position qualified Private Companies to attract and secure sufficient leadership,
capital, customers and partners to meet their goals and objectives for maximizing revenue, growth,
profitability and ROI. Earlier Cook was Research Coordinator for the $20B University of
Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), where he was a member of the Private Markets team responsible
for alternative asset investments totaling $500 million per year. Prior to that he was Assistant Manager
of the largest bank in Arkansas, Worthen Bank, now owned by Bank of America. Dr. Cook is an author,
ordained minister and contemporary Christian songwriter. He is completing a book entitled Courting Wealth: The History,
Theory, Research & Practice of Fundraising and Philanthropy, and is co-founder and convenor of the Wealth Apostolic Roundtable
(WAR). His CD’s include Songs in the Night (2003), Daddy’s in the House (2004) and Wealth of the Kingdom (2008).
Seven Mountain Symphony: Transforming the 7 Mountains of Culture is set for release in Feb. 2009. Dr. Cook’s responsibilites have included:
- Analyzing, structuring and leading equity investments in a variety of industries, sectors and companies
- Conducting due diligence for multi-million-dollar investments ($10-100M) for a large institutional investor
- Securing and negotiating equity capital investments from venture capital firms, angels, and institutional investors
- Counseling companies and funds Conducting fundability assessments of companies
- Writing and revising business plans, executive summaries, and PowerPoint presentations
- Recruiting management team members and Board members for Private Companies and Limited Partnerships
- Strategic consulting on branding, fundraising, channels, and business model
- Business development activities with potential strategic partners/customers/affiliates
- Managing dept. responsible for $10M in daily transactions for largest bank in Arkansas
- Coordinating corporate media and investor relations efforts
- Overseeing marketing, advertising and trade show initiatives
UTIMCO is responsible for investing and managing the roughly $20 billion endowment for The University of Texas and Texas A&M University Systems.
While at UTIMCO, Dr. Cook was responsible for conducting due diligence research for investments ranging from $10-100 million in the Private
Markets division. This responsibility included background checks on potential General Partners, their portfolio companies,
and the management teams of these funds. In addition, he researched and analyzed underlying economic and technological
trends and factors as well as basic industry statistics and key growth variables for potential investments.
Dr. Cook earned a Ph.D. in Dec., 1994 from The University of Texas at Austin. His doctoral dissertation, entitled Courting Philanthropy:
The Role of University Presidents and Chancellors in Fund Raising, provided pioneering data and theoretical models on the
role of university presidents and chancellors in fundraising. Dr. Cook has published a number of articles in national
trade magazines and scholarly journals and is the co-recipient of the 1998 Grenzebach Award for Outstanding Published
Scholarship on Fundraising from the Council on Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in Washington, D.C. His background also includes:
- Marketing communications management roles for three universities, an e-commerce incubator and a software company
- Co-chairing a university-sponsored regional Invention and Design Contest for several years
- Serving in support roles for four different capital campaigns in higher education totaling hundreds of millions
- Serving on and chairing numerous academic committees, task forces, and nonprofit boards of directors
- Chairing the public relations efforts for a successful $11 million bond election
- Co-founding and serving as chairman of a regional community festival for several years
- Serving as liaison for university lecture series featuring former U.S. Presidents, Cabinet officers, generals, professional athletes, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, U.S. Ambassadors, corporate executives, and foreign dignitaries
- Researching and writing the history of a rural farming community in Arkansas through a grant from the Arkansas Endowment for the Humanities--subsequent book, The History of McRae, Arkansas, was published in 1981
Dan Davis
Davis 牧师現在是奥斯汀建橋者聯盟(ABBA)的執行主任. 這個聯盟含括了城市中的牧師教會和宣教士,
來聯合所有教會資源﹐使市中所有的大人小孩都有機會聽見福音和基督的愛.
過去DAN曾在職場工作了結25年, 1981年他離開職場成立了Hope Chapel教會. 他和妻Joann 育有倆個成年孩子和三個可愛的孫子.
Pastor Dan Davis currently is Executive Director of Austin Bridge Builders Alliance(abba),
a citywide alliance of pastors, churches, and ministries. The goal is to connect the resources
of the church to meet the needs of the city, foremost is that every man, woman, and child would have
the opportunity to see and hear the message of Christ's love for them.
Previously, Dan spent twenty-five years in business. In 1981 he left the business world to become
the founding pastor of Hope Chapel in Austin, Texas. Joann is Dan's wife of 50 years.
They have 2 adult children and 3 wonderful grandchildren.
戴禮德牧師 (David Tai)
David牧师的熱情是專注在使神的國實現在地上,如同主禱文所說﹐尤其在職場中.
為了這個呼召﹐神預備了他一個具有MBA的工程學位, 並在通訊和半導體工業界工作多年.
近倆年他成為全職牧師,牧養加州Irvine的新生命基督徒中心. 今天他和家人們全
心于在職場建立神的國度的事工. David牧师和妻子Tzu-Ann 住在芝加哥﹐有三個女兒.
Pastor David’s passion is the fulfillment of God’s Kingdom on earth.
As Jesus taught us to pray for the coming of the Kingdom in the “Lord’s Prayer,”
David has taken this to heart and is pressing with everything he has to see
“God’s Kingdom come, on earth as it is in heaven.”
Pastor David is particularly keen on the “market place” expression of
God’s Kingdom. God has placed this call in David’s heart by preparing
him with an engineering degree stamped with an MBA.
God also further David’s “market place” experience through many years of
laboring in the telecommunication and semiconductor industries.
In addition, David recently spent a 2 most blessed years as a full
time pastor overseeing the 2nd generation at New Life Christian Center in Irvine, CA.
Today, David and his family are 100% devoted to the ministry and the enterprise of
building the “market place” expression of God’s Kingdom. Pastor David resides in
the Chicago area with his wife, Tzu-Ann, and three daughters, Christianna, Jubilee, and Rhema.
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