- Born May 17, 1946, Parkersburg,
Wood County, West Virginia
- Born Again March 15, 1952,
First Christian Church, Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Ordination
- Licensed March 24, 1988 —
Christian Fellowship Church, Pleasant Hill, California
- Ordained October 5, 1991 —
Camino Community Church, Camino, California
- Interests
- Messianic Judaism/Christianity and
Ministry
studying for possible eventual ordination as a Messianic Rabbi
- Natural Health and Healing
Certified Natural Health Professional;
studying for a Naturopathic Doctor degree;
operates a Natural
Health Clinic and Herb Shop
- Spending quality time with his
family
- Computers (obviously); particularly,
computers in ministry
- Emergency Service Radio Monitoring
- Science Fiction: Star Trek (all
versions), Babylon 5, X-files, Dr. Who, anything by Pierce Anthony
- Hopes to get into both amateur radio
and general aviation some day when he finally graduates from school
- Family
- Marital Status: Married August 24,
1967, to Barbara Gaye Hart, Lafayette, California
- Wife Born: June 5, 1949, Oakland,
California. Graduated to Glory: December 13, 2008, Marietta, Ohio.
- Son Aaron Paul Sawyer born January 15, 1973,
Walnut Creek, California
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- Adat B'Nei HaMelech
Family Bible Church
Family Bible Ministries,
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Founding Elder, Pastor/Teacher
-
Abundant Life Health Ministries, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Herb Shop & Natural Health Clinic, providing pastoral and wellness
counseling
- First Christian Fellowship,
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Associate Pastor/Teacher
- Ridgeview Baptist Church,
Knoxville, Tennessee
Ordained Minister, Adult Bible Teacher
- Camino Community Church,
Camino, California
Ordained Minister
Pastoral Assistant
Church Chairman/Administrator
- Christian Fellowship Church
[now named Grace Bible Church],
Pleasant Hill, California
Licensed Minister
Christian Education Consultant
Liaison to Grace School of Theology and Ministry
Chairman of Adult Sunday School Department
- Grace School of Theology and Ministry,
Pleasant Hill, California
School Administrator
Cataloging Librarian
MIS Director
- Foothills Community Church,
Moraga, California
Founding Elder
Teaching Elder
Associate Pastor/Teacher
- Golden State School of Theology,
Oakland, California
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Chairman of Curriculum Development and Academic Committees
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Assistant Dean of Directed Individualized Studies
Professor of Theology and Comparative Religion
Instructor of English Grammar and Composition
- Martinez Christian Fellowship,
Martinez, California
Associate Pastor
- Bethel Temple, Walnut Creek,
California
Interim Youth Minister
Junior High Minister
Assistant Choir Director
Bible Teacher
- U.S. Naval Hospital Chapel,
Agaña, Guam, Mariana Islands
Youth Minister
- First Christian Church, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Received Yeshua HaMashiach as personal LORD and Savior at age 6
Began assisting with children’s Sunday School teaching at age 10
Began teaching children’s Sunday School at age 14
Selected to serve as Junior Deacon at age 15
Over 40 years of career
experience in management and administration in a wide diversity of
business environments. Successfully managed staffs of more than 75
subordinates with annual budgets in excess of $6 million. Typical
experience includes, but is not limited to, the following positions:
-
Abundant Life
Herb Shop, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Naturopathic Practitioner and Doctoral Candidate, Certified Natural
Health Professional, Herb Specialist, Iridologist. Provides nutritional
and natural health consultation in the following modalities: Western and
Chinese herbology, nutrition, iridology, body work and relaxation
techniques, applied kinesiology, electromagnetic therapy, Biblical and
pastoral counseling.
- Independent Consultant, San
Francisco, Sacramento, and Knoxville
Provided consultation/contract services in the following disciplines:
- Church Administration and Christian
Education
- Desk-top computer system (hardware
and software) selection, installation, operation, and maintenance
- End-user documentation, training,
and support
- Policies, standards, and procedures
development and administration (including forms design); Systems
analysis, development, and documentation
- Systems and/or information security
(physical and/or logical)
- Physical security, contingency
planning, and/or disaster recovery
- Project planning and management
- First Nationwide Bank, Daly
City and Folsom, California
Senior Information Systems Security Consultant
Director of Data Center Security
Data Security Manager
- The Hibernia Bank, San
Francisco, California
Director of Corporate Information Security
- Central Bank, Concord,
California
Data Center Security Manager
Operations Projects Manager
Assistant Operations Manager
- Fairchild Test Systems Division,
San Jose, California
Senior Business and Systems Analyst
Senior Methods and Procedures Analyst
Division Policies and Procedures Administrator
- Contra Costa County Sheriff's
Department, Martinez, California
Deputy Sheriff-Coroner, Patrol Sergeant
- MBAssociates, San Ramon,
California
Technical Data and Configuration Management Group Manager
Technical Publications Manager
Prototype Lab Supervisor
- National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Neurological Disease and Blindness Research
Center, Agaña, Guam
Technical Consultant in Electroencephalography. Participated in some of
the government's earliest research into Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
and related neuromuscular disorders.
- Government of Guam
Department of Health, Guam Memorial Hospital, Agaña, Guam
Technical Consultant in Neuropsychiatric Technique. Assisted in the
design, construction, and startup of the first civilian neuropsychiatric
facility and electroencephalographic laboratory in the Trust Territories
of the Mariana Islands.
- Government of Guam
Project Head Start
Technical Consultant in Psychology. Assisted in the development of the
first psychological testing materials specific to the ethnic
requirements of the Pacific Islands.
- Honors
- Graduated summa cum laude,
valedictorian from Th.M., Th.D., and D.Min. programs
- Maintained a consistent 4.0+ grade
point average in all upper division, graduate, and postgraduate
studies
- Graduated with honors third in the
class from A.A. program with a 3.96 earned GPA
- Declined nomination for inclusion in
Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1972, 1973
- Admitted to faculty of Spring Valley
Bible College and Seminary while still a graduate theology student
- Graduate and Postgraduate
Work
- Trinity College of Natural Health,
Warsaw, Indiana. Doctor of Naturopathy (N.D.) candidate,
currently enrolled
- Golden State School of Theology,
Oakland, California. Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) with a
specialty in Bible College Administration and Curriculum Development
- Spring Valley Bible College and
Seminary, Alameda, California. Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) with
a specialty in Cults and Comparative Religion
- Spring Valley Bible College and
Seminary, Alameda, California. Master of Theology (Th.M.) with
a specialty in Systematic Theology
- Bay Cities Bible Institute, Oakland,
California. Completed 66 of 90 units toward a Master of Arts
(M.A.) in Biblical Studies before transferring to Th.M. program
- University of Beverly Hills, Beverly
Hills, California. Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
in Organizational Management with an emphasis in Church Administration
- Undergraduate Work
- University of Beverly Hills, Beverly
Hills, California. Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Business
Administration
- Diablo Valley College, Pleasant
Hill, California. Associate of Arts (A.A.) in Administration of
Justice-Peace Officer
- Berean School of the Bible,
Springfield, Missouri
- Johnson Bible College, Knoxville,
Tennessee
- College of Guam, Agaña, Guam
- West Virginia University at
Parkersburg
- Technical Schools
- National Association of Certified
Natural Health Professionals, Winona Lake, Indiana
- DeVry Institute of Technology,
Chicago, Illinois
- Contra Costa County Reserve Peace
Officer Academy, Martinez, California
- Electronics Training Lab,
Emeryville, California
- St. Joseph’s Hospital Medical
Center, Parkersburg, West Virginia. Surgical Technician School
- Hewlett-Packard/Sanborn Service
School. Advanced EKG Technician School
- United States Navy Service Schools
- Hospital Corpsman
- Neuropsychiatric Technician
- Electroencephalograph Technician
- Electrocardiograph Technician
- Primary and Secondary Schools
(Obviously, of interest only to those in the Parkersburg area)
- Parkersburg (W.Va.) High School,
Class of 1963 (last freshman class to attend PHS)
- Jackson Jr. High, Vienna, W.Va.
(first class to attend Jackson)
- Neale Jr. High, Vienna, W.Va. (last
class to attend Neale as a Jr. High)
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