SPEAKERS

Pedro Garcia is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Kendall in South Florida. Born in Miami, Florida, Pedro gave his life to the Lord at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale in 1996 at the age of 21. After graduating from Calvary Chapel Bible College in 1999, he became assistant project manager of a new housing development that was under construction. It was there that the Lord stirred his heart to start what is now Calvary Chapel Kendall. Calvary Chapel Kendall has become one of the fastest-growing churches in the area, meeting in two campuses in Miami. Pedro’s enthusiastic love for the Lord and the lost is contagious. He teaches verse-by-verse through the Word of God, resulting in lives that are impacted, built up, and equipped to do the work of ministry. His humorous, passionate, and contemporary style connects with a wide audience without compromising the truth of the Scriptures. Pedro can be heard on Life Radio, the daily radio ministry of Calvary Chapel Kendall, on stations nationwide. He currently serves on several Boards of Directors including Samaritan’s Purse with Franklin Graham. He is also the founder of LiFE FM 90.9, which is a Christian radio station serving the city of Miami and the Florida Keys.

Dave Sylvester is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel York, England, as well as the director of Calvary Chapel York Bible College. Dave grew up in Arizona and became a follower of Jesus Christ in 1971 at the age of 15. He moved to California later that year and started attending Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in the mid 70s. Dave spent his early years as a believer heavily involved in the secular music industry. The Lord opened his eyes to the emptiness of the direction he was pursuing and revealed the joy of serving Him and the body of Christ through music, which he still continues to do. As a result of a music tour in the UK, the Lord started opening Dave’s heart to the great need for the teaching of the Word of God in what appeared to be a dry and thirsty land. In 1994 Dave and his wife Nancy moved to England to fulfill the Lord’s calling, and in 1996 they started a home Bible study that grew into what is today Calvary Chapel York. In 2000 the Lord stirred their hearts to start an extension campus of CC Bible College out of CC Costa Mesa, California. Dave and Nancy and are experiencing the joy of seeing the Lord work by His Spirit in the church and Bible College in exciting ways. They live in York, England, and have four children and two grandchildren.

Daniel Fusco grew up in a spiritually nominal family and had a radical conversion to Jesus Christ as a senior student at Rutgers University, New Jersey. His conversion redirected his life’s focus from playing bass professionally to teaching the Scriptures. Daniel is the pastor of both Calvary San Francisco (planted in 2010) and Calvary North Bay in Mill Valley, CA, (planted in 2007). In 2004, Daniel planted Calvary Chapel New Brunswick, NJ. Daniel’s first book, Ahead of the Curve: Preparing the Church for Post Post-Modernism, was published in 2011. Daniel is also the founder and director of the Calvary Church Planting Network, a ministry to church planters. His messages and writings can be found at danielfusco.org and podcasts are available on iTunes. Daniel teaches often at universities, seminaries, retreats, and conferences both in the United States and internationally. Daniel is married to Lynn and they have two beautiful children, Obadiah and Maranatha.

Pete Nelson gave his life to the Lord in his senior year of high school. By 19, Pete was teaching Bible studies and was dedicated to youth evangelism and discipleship in Albuquerque, New Mexico. During this time, Pete and two worship leaders from the youth group formed a band, The Kry. With the success of The Kry, Pete moved to Southern California. This began a six-year season of evangelism on a global level for Pete, traveling worldwide, preaching the gospel, and planting churches in Europe, the Balkans, Hungary, South America, Africa, and Australia. During this time, Pete continued Bible teaching in Southern California, as well as speaking at conferences and retreats. Pete moved to Vail, Colorado, in 1998, to help plant a new church. In 2001, Pete became associate pastor at Crossroads Church of Denver where he taught and continued leading international short missions and church planting ventures. Pete returned to New Mexico in 2003 and was the senior pastor at Calvary of Albuquerque until 2006. Pete’s travels and ministry experience has given him a unique perspective on the church, as well as an appreciation for a broad variety of leadership styles. His vision is “to see every individual in the church be mobilized into a ministry … to discover God’s plan and purpose for their life.” Pete and his wife Angie currently reside in Niwot, Colorado, with their three children: Isaac, Lauren, and Seth  Pete is the pastor of White Fields Community Church in Longmont, Colorado.

Bill Welsh is the lead pastor of Refuge in Huntington Beach where he and his family have served since 1997. He was saved in 1970, during the Jesus Movement, and has been involved in worship leading since that time. Bill and his family have served on the mission field in over 30 nations, doing evangelism, conference speaking, food and resource distribution, leading worship, street ministry, and outreach concerts. Bill has been in pastoral ministry for more than 30 years planting churches in the U.S. as well as in Melbourne, Australia. He is a singer, songwriter, and plays multiple instruments but his passion is to equip this generation to serve Jesus Christ with whatever gifts, talents, skills, and calling God has given them.

Evan Wickham is an ordained minister who serves as a Worship Pastor at Horizon Christian Fellowship in San Diego, CA, while also ministering in music and speaking at churches, retreats, and conferences worldwide. Evan has written many songs that are sung corporately in the church around the world including “Hallelujah Jesus,” “Pour Out Your Spirit, Lord,” and “Our Deliverer.” Evan and his wife Sandy reside in the surf community of Oceanside in North San Diego County, CA, with their three boys Gavin, Jadon, and Hendric.