Panel of Possibilities - Fall 2008

Our mission includes serving our communities through supporting local ministries. To experience and learn about what God is doing within our community, we are hosting a “Panel of Possibilities”. We are excited to announce a prestigious panel of extraordinary local ministry leaders and faithful servants. We hope you can attend this moving event.

Gabrielle Jackson – Generation Truth (Author)

While in high school, God moved Gabrielle Jackson’s heart to organize See You At The Pole at her school, and start a Christian club which witnessed to the students by hosting interactive discussions, evangelism outreaches, and Bible distribution. She was led to create an informational guide for students to witness to their peers. This project is known as Generation Truth, and encompasses various topics teens face. God has also impressed upon Gabrielle to communicate her passion for this generation through a handbook which would train and equip students to stand for their faith. The book is called “Not Another Teen Rally.”

Rob Dirkse – Serve Partnership Unlimited (Director of Serve Partnerships Unlimited)

Rob Dirkse is a 20 year-veteran of outreach ministry, and has a passion to serve the Church through helping people discover how God can use their "5 loaves and 2 fish" to have a transformational impact on the "Mission fields" they serve in every day. Rob does this through Serve Partnerships Unlimited, a ministry that helps to transform communities through partnerships between local Christian Churches, ministries, and businesses, as well as Families, Small Groups and Individuals.

Janie Johnson – Future Leaders Now (President of Future Leaders Now)

Janie Johnson was born in New York City to two addicted parents of Drugs and alcohol. They had 5 children who were in and out of foster homes. Janie lived in 22 homes. When she was 15, she was adopted by a woman who loved her and taught her how to be a lady and how to love and appreciate GOD in three years. Her mother felt comfortable enough to send her out of town to college. Her life with God started to grow. God took her mother home in 1989, but before she passed, she ask Janie to pay it forward. Janie started Future Leaders Now in 1989 working with disadvantaged youths, making a difference in their lives and letting them know her story and that they too can be successful.