I had the honor of presenting a session at the 2018 Pacific Northwest Gideons Convention in Bellevue, WA.  Although the session was not recorded, I have re-recorded it if you're interested in hearing what I've learned about making effective church presentations.  

Bob Reuter currently serves as the PNW state Membership Coordinator and is the camp president for the King County NE camp in western Washington as well as a church speaker.  

As a member since 1982, he has also served in a variety of leadership roles.  Bob's story is truly inspirational as he had a very serious obstacle to overcome before he could become a church speaker.  Find out how he turned that obstacle into a strength which has opened up the door to making over 500 presentations over the years.

Steve Minnich currently serves as the PNW state GideonCard-Christmas Card program specialist and is the camp secretary & webmaster for the Pend O’reille camp in eastern Washington as well as a church speaker.  

As a member since 2007, he has also served in nearly every leadership role at the camp level.

Peter Herting joined the Gideons in 2004.  He has served in a number of roles, which currently include Camp President and Area Director.  In his professional life, he served over 20 years as an Officer in the Army plus 4 years enlisted, which included tours in Germany and Iraq where he was a Battalion Commander.  Today, he is Director of Operations at a Logistical Services company.

Calvin Gildof has been a member of the Gideons International since 1999 and has served as camp secretary and president and is currently serving as the camp vice-president of the Kent Des Moines camp.  He has been a church speaker for 10 years and really enjoys.  

Originally from Canada he is married and has a 20 year old daughter. 

Chuck Barbo and his wife have been members of the Gideons International since 1962, serving in a variety of leaderships roles.

Don Whitehead has been a member of the Gideons International for more than 10 years and has been a very active member of the Tacoma Northwest Camp.

He has served as Camp Church Ministry Chairman & GideonCard Chairman. He has also been a prolific church speaker over the last 6 or 7 years.

His background as a leader in Systems, Marketing and other roles at IBM for 20 years prepared him for new adventures. After leaving IBM, he was off to China teaching international trade and then to Singapore running operations along the Pacific Rim.

If you or someone you know would be a great guest on an upcoming episode, send me an email at sean.graver@gmail.com or visit our website at www.tgispeaker.com and use the password “tgi” for access.

Proverbs 9:9 says: Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.

Lance Lindsley joined the Gideons in 2006 and became a speaker in 2008.  He has served as camp webmaster, church ministry chairman, treasurer, and president.  He also served as a state church ministry regional program leader (RPL).  In his professional life, he works for Boeing as an airplane instructor pilot. 

Sam Brode and his wife have been members of the Gideons International since 1988, serving in a variety of leaderships roles at the camp and state levels.  Currently, he is a State Regional Director as well as Camp Chaplain and Membership Chairman.  

Welcome to the Gideons Church Speaker program where our mission is to help develop more and better speakers.   Whether you’ve been speaking for decades or just thinking about getting qualified, you will find valuable tips, lessons and inspiration here.

Welcome to the Gideons Church Speaker program where our mission is to help develop more and better speakers.   Whether you’ve been speaking for decades or just thinking about getting qualified, you will find valuable tips, lessons and inspiration here.