Ryan and Megan Lynn Ryan graduated from HSE in the Spring of 2005. He then married HSE graduate Megan Knowles with a vision to serve the Lord as a team in whatever opportunity God opens up. Only months later, Ryan got an opportunity to serve as a youth pastor at Calvary Chapel Borrego Springs, CA. “God had blessed me with the opportunity to reach the youth of Borrego Springs every single day. I am also doing web design, graphic design, church administration, event coordinating, radio and everything else involved in ministry all while the youth are still in school. I am amazed at what God has allowed me to be a part of.” Ryan describes how HSE has equipped him not only for ministry but in every other area of life so that he can serve God with his whole life and at his maximum potential. “HSE will challenge you to take your Christian walk to the next step. The lessons that you will learn will be incredibly valuable for the rest of your life. HSE is not just preparing students for ministry, it also prepares them for marriage, children and every other part of life. Remember to take notes well, stay in contact with friends and don't let anything else get in your way with learning from the Lord while in HSE.”
Chuck Allers, D.Min. – San Diego, CA:
Chuck graduated from HSE in 1990. Chuck is now an Associate Pastor of Horizon Christian Fellowship (since 1991), presently pastors the Horizon North Campus church (Pocahontas) and was interim Principal pf Horizon Christian High School, 2002-2003. He has taught at the Horizon School of Evangelism and at the Horizon College of San Diego since 1991 and 1994 respectively. He holds a Doctor of Ministry from Haggard Graduate School of Theology, Azusa Pacific University, 1999, a Master of Divinity from Haggard Graduate School of Theology, Azusa Pacific University, 1999, a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University of Oklahoma, 1983. He is also an Adjunct Professor At Azusa Pacific University, Graduate School of Theology.
Brooks Gibbs
Ryan graduated from HSE in the Spring of 2005. He then married HSE graduate Megan Knowles with a vision to serve the Lord as a team in whatever opportunity God opens up. Only months later, Ryan got an opportunity to serve as a youth pastor at Calvary Chapel Borrego Springs, CA. “God had blessed me with the opportunity to reach the youth of Borrego Springs every single day. I am also doing web design, graphic design, church administration, event coordinating, radio and everything else involved in ministry all while the youth are still in school. I am amazed at what God has allowed me to be a part of.” Ryan describes how HSE has equipped him not only for ministry but in every other area of life so that he can serve God with his whole life and at his maximum potential. “HSE will challenge you to take your Christian walk to the next step. The lessons that you will learn will be incredibly valuable for the rest of your life. HSE is not just preparing students for ministry, it also prepares them for marriage, children and every other part of life. Remember to take notes well, stay in contact with friends and don't let anything else get in your way with learning from the Lord while in HSE.”
Larry Peltier – Encinitas, CA Larry graduated from HSE in 1978. After graduating from HSE, Larry served for nearly 20 years as a pastor at Horizon Christian Fellowship in San Diego. His ministries at Horizon included 12 years as both director of the Horizon School of Evangelism and Director of Missions. Larry also served on the International Evangelism Team doing ‘Schools of Evangelism’ and ‘Festivals of Life’ in many different foreign countries. He also pastored Horizon Park Chapel in downtown San Diego for 2 ½ years. Since 1995 Larry has been pasturing El Camino Christian Fellowship in Encinitas. Currently, Larry is Chairman of the Board for Care House Life Ministries in San Diego and Kick It, a Substance Abuse Mininstry for teens. He has standing ordinations in both Horizon International Ministries and in the Wesleyan Church where he serves on the Board of Administration for the Pacific Southwest District. He holds a ‘Master of Divinity’ degree from the C.P. Haggard Graduate School of Theology at Azusa Pacific University. He is now the Senior Pastor of El Camino Christian Fellowship in Encinitas, CA.
Scott and Dianne McGuirk – San Diego, CA Scott and Diane met as they attended HSE in the Fall of 2005 and were married the weekend after graduation. Scott went on to attend HSE2 while Diane continued her career as a nurse. “We live in San Diego and have been working with Christ for the City International as Base Missionaries. The goal is to come along side local churches in San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico to help them with outreach and discipleship. We also spend a lot of time with alumni Robert Rose, Darryl Ruess, Janice Freeman and Anna & Bill Brown (their HSE classmates) doing evangelistic outreaches in San Diego and Tijuana. I think HSE helped us form a circle of friends that are "like minded" in the ministry of reconciliation.”
Justin Evans – San Diego, CA Justin graduated from HSE in the Fall of 2006. During his time at HSE, Justin teamed up with S.E.N.D. ministries, a missions organization, and led a team to India for his HSE2 internship. There they preached to many small villages, teamed up with a Bible college to set up church plants, and supported the local churches. Upon graduation Justin served on the leadership team at HSE where
he grew in his leadership skills, learned more about Biblical counseling and discipleship, and gained direction for his life. He now serves as a leader in
S.E.N.D. ministries taking teams out to on five-month international missions trips as well
as discipling them in Christ. “Let God take you on an adventure - not the one that gets you what you want or where
you want to go, but the adventure of getting to know who our Daddy is.”
Carol Christine Colville – San Diego, CA
Christine graduated from HSE in the Spring of 2005. While in HSE, God gave her direction and a passion to serve by working with the radio-broadcasting network to further the Gospel. Upon graduation, Christine was asked to work as an assistant to Tom Phillips at Horizon Christian Fellowship and to assist with the Horizon Broadcasting Network. “The Lord has been so good to me! I am serving Him at Horizon working with the Horizon Broadcast Network (HBN) and other special projects.” “Do you feel God created you with a purpose and just haven't figured it out? Invest the time
in your relationship with Jesus at HSE and let Him speak to you about His purpose for your life.
I feel so grateful that I had the opportunity to spend some special time with the Lord.”
Norton William Smith III (Bill) and wife Sandy
Bill left his Calvary Chapel church home in Massachusetts in Fall 2004 to attend HSE with a vision to get equipped for discipling others and sending them out to change the world. His wife, Sandy, also attended the school a semester later and now serve together in Minot, North Dakota assisting in the building of the Horizon Broadcasting Network. The Lord used HSE to teach Bill the value of relationships and the influence that healthy relationships bring for the Gospel. This has prepared him to minister in an area now that is largely traditional in both ethnicity and liturgy. The ability to form strong relationships with the locals has given him many opportunities to share the Gospel. The ability to form relationships with other evangelical churches provides the opportunity to network with the Body of Christ at large and together build the Kingdom of God. “Do you want to finish your race with joy? Joy isn’t found in self-preservation, self-comfort,
or self-esteem; it’s found in the pouring out of ourselves for the sake of Jesus Christ and His Gospel. HSE exists for the purpose of equipping saints for the work the ministry He has destined for you. Engage God, enroll at HSE, be poured out, and run your race with joy.”
Jeff Williams – Laramie, Wyoming
Jeff graduated HSE in the Spring of 2005. He now serves in Laramie, Wyoming at Horizon Christian Fellowship as well as a full time bus-driver at the University of Wyoming. He and his wife Sharon
also host a home fellowship as Jef teaches and Sharon gets to use her gift of hospitality. “Sharon and I are in Sunday school every other Sunday with 3-6 year olds. It's a blast!
Also I get to go into our county jail every other Saturday and preach and teach!”
“Do it! Go to HSE. It's a blast! You'll be challenged to grow in the grace and
knowledge of our Lord! You'll make friends that will last an eternity! Be a part of a
great movement of the Holy Spirit! You will be equipped for serving our Lord!”
Jesse Phillips – Atlanta, GA
Jesse graduated from HSE2 in the Fall of 2005. He was then asked to assist the college pastor at
The Rock Church to serve on their media and leadership team. He then moved to Atlanta, GA
where he serves as an intern at The Catalyst Conference. “HSE will blow your mind! HSE is the best thing I ever did besides becoming a Christian!
They are doing a great job teaching God's word, and training people to use their
God-given talents to change the world.”
Megan Henkle – Headwaters, VA
God gave me a true perspective on what ministry is like on a daily basis during my time in HSE. He let me see the reality of it opposed to the fantasy of it. I learned that ministry requires a heart to serve Jesus and a willingness to work hard, all for the glory of God. Ministry takes a step of faith. Two months after graduating HSE, God placed me in Head Waters, Virginia. When I arrived, I was put where help was needed the most. Through training and God's calling, I am responsible for the kitchen ministry. Everyday there is an opportunity to share the love of Jesus and the grace of God with a camper or a staff member. God is equipping me for leadership each day I meet with Him.
Jake and Levi Dodge – Quito, Ecuador
Jake and Levi graduated HSE in Spring of 2007. After graduation they obtained missionary status through Horizon Christian Fellowship and launched out to serve as missionaries in Quito, Ecuador. They are working with the Director of Pastoral Services and the head chaplain of Mission HCJB, Pastor German Rhon, in church plants, teaching English, jungle ministry, and opening a community center. The Dodge brothers are graduates of the Horizon School of Evangelism. Their commitment to serve God is an inspiration to whomever they meet. The love of God shows through them with a clear message.
Juan Domingo – Ensenada, MX
Juan graduated from HSE in 1978. Juan was aggressively seeking career in Business at San Deigo State University when God called him to drop everything and seek Him at Horizon school of Evangelism. After graduating from HSE, Juan had a heart for the people of Mexico. He moved to Mexico City from the United States in a VW bus, changed his name, and immigrated into Mexico. God inspired him to establish a church in Mexico City. There he met and married his wife, Tania, who is a wonderful, spirit-filled Christian woman and they have three children. In 1992, the Domingos moved to Queretaro, and again God used their lives to establish another church and a School of Evangelism which continues today. In 1997, God moved the Domingo’s to relocate to Ensenada, Mexico where they started yet another church. Since that time, Juan has launched thriving evangelistic radio and television ministry.
Jim Foote - Cuernavaca, MX
Jim and his wife Christa have been building up God’s church in Mexico for 25 years. They are from Arroyo Grande California, and met on the mission field in Mexico. Jim attended the Horizon School of Evangelism from 1980 to 1981. He went to the Billy Graham Crusade in Mexico City and God called him to Tehuacan, Mexico. Jim and Christa were married in 1984 and lived in Tehuacan with their three girls Bethany, Keilah, and Lia where they planted and pastured a church, Koinonia, for 18 years. In 2005, Jim was asked to pastor a church in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Semilla de Moztaza, where he moved with his family. He currently is also overseeing four church affiliates, Semilla de Moztaza in Taxco, in Mexico City; in San Jose, Costa Rico; and Koinonia in Tehuacan, Mexico. Jim has assisted in many Festivals of Life Outreaches in Mexico and Christa has been writing and recording songs with Mexican Christian artists such as Maria Del Sol. Their girls assist in ministry and work in Cuernavaca. Bethany teaches school, Keilah teaches English as a second language and plans to marry Carlos, who is pasturing the church in Tehuacan, soon. Lia is sixteen and helps with outreach ministries such as street children and youth prisons.
John Payne – Mazatlan, MX
John graduated from the Horizon School of Evangelism in 1988 and was called to Mazatlan in the same year where he has been faithfully serving the church there for 19 years. Some of his responsibilities include worship, missions, leadership training, men’s ministry and serving in the church office. John also started the "Most Excellent Way" which is a drug and alcohol program in 1995 and has been overseeing it since its beginning.
Kamran “Tanto” Husain – Aguascalientes, Mexico
Tanto graduated from HSE in the Spring of 2003. He immediately followed the calling God had given him as an apostle and went out to preach the Gospel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, serving on the Festival of Life Team with Horizon Christian Fellowship. He returned to the US after the Festival was over only to go out to Chiapas, Mexico with another pre-festival team with Horizon Christian Fellowship. Tanto currently serves in youth ministry in Aguascalientes, Mexico. “My experience at HSE showed me how I can make a difference in this world by being a soul winner for the glory of Jesus Christ. HSE has equipped me to become a missionary that lives solely to please God and follow Him.”
Marty Miranda – Southampton, United Kingdom
Marty graduated from HSE in the Spring of 2007 and is now serving in Southampton, United Kingdom. He is supporting the leadership at Calvary Chapel Southampton and Inverness Bible Fellowship (Calvary Chapel Church) as well as working with the youth. Marty is a graduate of Horizon Christian Fellowship School of Evangelism. He is dedicated to spreading the good news of Jesus Christ in Southampton.
Amaris Rivera – Southampton, United Kingdom
Amaris graduated from HSE in the Spring of 2007. She has a vision "for the church to revive, and to serve God whole-heartedly with boldness, power, and without compromise." Having graduated from HSE I & II, Amaris is now serving in Southampton, UK, at Calvary Chapel Southampton. She has a heart for evengelism, servant-leadership, and making a difference for Jesus.
Noelle Swedlow - Valencia, Spain
Noelle Swedlow graduated from HSE in 2004, weeks later she immediately took a step of faith to go onto the mission field where she spent five months in India with S.E.N.D ministries. She returned and served as a team member at the Horizon School of Evangelism where she discipled students and equipped them to get prepared for the mission field. In September of 2006, she answered the call yet again to go into the nations to spread the Gospel and is currently serving in Spain at Alicante. “My mission is to impact the lives around me with the Love of God,” she explains. “God has called me to be His hands and feet and to bring His love in a tangible way. Through weekly evangelistic outreaches, Bible study, building relationships and discipleship, I am able to see God touching people all around me.” “HSE was an incredible discipleship experience for me. I was equipped to go to Spain in many practical ways. I was able to develop my gifts through the teaching, practical ministry opportunities, wilderness trips and International missions experience. The Lord taught me the value of servant leadership through many hands on experiences that have shaped my idea of leadership. I learned how to write an effective prayer letter, build long-term support and develop a care team. Now, I feel completely equipped to serve the Lord in missions. I have benefited from my experience at HSE and am so thankful for how it has shaped my ministry focus. I have learned the value of language acquisition, cultural sensitivity and relationship building. I am able to use my gifts of evangelism and discipleship to help communicate the gospel in practical and meaningful ways.”
Tanya Vaillancourt – Migdal, Israel
Tanya Graduated from HSE in the Fall of 2006. Tanya is now assisting with the mission of Breit Bracha in Migdal, Israel. The work in Migdal involves support and encouragement for people traveling in Israel. She is serving the physical and spiritual needs of those who visit the center. Tanya completed Horizon Christian Fellowship’s School of Evangelism and set out to be a servant for
Jesus Christ.
Robin Miller – Tel Aviv, Israel
After having completed the Horizon School of Evangelism in the Fall of 2005, and also spending some time in the Philippines, Robin Miller is now working with Calvary Chapel in Tel Aviv, Israel. Robin has a burden for homeless and young people, and is assisting the group where she is with outreaches and Christian growth among the people in that city. As a worship leader, a servant loving the children, and a woman following the call of God, Robin is being used to share the love of God.
Marek & Diana Cieslar – Wisla, Poland
Diana graduated from HSE in the Fall of 2006 and Marek graduated in the Spring of 2007. After completing the Horizon School of Evangelism , Marek and Diana Cieslar committed to return to his homeland to bring the love of Jesus Christ to the people of Wisla, Poland. Marek and Diana have served with the Festival of Life in Poland, and have done several missions trips along with the school of evangelism. At present they have joined a ministry in Wisla and are leading outreaches to young people in that community. One of their goals to start a School of Evangelism in that city, equipping young people for lives of service and evangelism.
Rusty Birkeland – Macau, China
Rusty graduated from HSE in 1979 and immediately sensed the Lord leading him to serve the people in China. Today, John "Rusty" and his wife, Kitty, are missionaries in Macau, China. John came to Macau in 1980. He and Kitty were married in 1990. They serve together at Horizon Christian Fellowship Macau.
The ministry consists of outreach to children from the ghetto, teens on the fringe of gangs, adults involved with gambling and crime, and contract workers from mainland China.
Chaz and Terrie Yandall – Bacolod City, Philippines
Chaz and Terrie Yandall have been missionaries in the Philippines since 1991. Terrie was a graduate of the Horizon School of Evangelism (class of 1991), and Chaz had been working as an assistant pastor in Horizon's High School Ministry for four years when they answered the call to the mission field. They ended up in Bacolod City. This was one of the cities visited by Pastor Mike MacIntosh and the 1990 Festival of Life. Chaz and Terrie established a children's crisis center and began accepting children in need on a temporary basis. Years later it became evident that many of these "temporary" children had been abandoned. They now run an orphanage in the Philippines consisting of five children that they have legally adopted and 13 others. In addition to the ministry to children, Chaz has a radio outreach on a secular FM station. For the past six years, Sinbad’s Galley has aired for three hours each on Saturday and Sunday morning. It’s a contemporary Christian music show that shares the Gospel through music and exhortations by Chaz (aka DJ Sinbad). In addition to this he hosts a two hour Sunday night question and answer show on the same station called Deeper. Questions on any topic are dealt with from a Biblical perspective. At the end of April 2006, the Yandalls started Horizon Bacolod. The church started meeting in a hair salon then moved to a function room in a lodging house.
