Pastor Joel Stockstill has been a prophetic voice for believers young and old across the nation for many years. The Lord has given Joel a unique message to the Body of Christ that reaches beyond age, nationality, and cultural barriers. Many pastors and youth pastors seek Joel's insight in the areas of leadership strategy, youth ministry, and spiritual understanding. He desires to see the church focus on the message of the Cross, holiness, and the principles found in the book of Acts that caused the early church to explode in revival and growth.
Many battles have been fought in Joel's life in order to bring him to the place of ministry where the Lord is currently using him. Despite continual attacks on his kidneys since the age of 12, the Lord has used him to raise up one of the largest youth ministries in America, which currently reaches 7,000 young people across the Baton Rouge area each week. The attack of the enemy increased in 2007, as he began to be used more in the mentorship of youth pastors nationally and in equipping the local church as Bethany's North Campus Senior Pastor. In 2008, Joel's precious wife of nearly 3½ years, Amy Hart Stockstill, went to be with the Lord after a nine-month fight against cancer. Through all of these things, Joel's passion for the presence of God and faith for the last day's harvest has only increased as he continues to be used by the Lord.
Richard Crisco has the heart of a father for this generation. Richard served as the youth pastor during the Brownsville Revival, and saw first hand how revival can transform a youth ministry and impact the schools. He watched his ministry grow overnight from 70 to more than 700 as teenagers came and encountered the power and presence of God. Richard has a burning desire to see this generation experience a move of God.
Acclaimed by Ministries Today as "America's Number One Youth Pastor", Jeanne Mayo has thrown her heart and passion into youth ministry for nearly four decades. Her ministry DNA is reflected in her life mission statement: "The motivation and mentorship of Kamikaze Christianity into practicing and potential Kingdom champions."
Jeanne's successful ministry has placed her in high demand as a youth ministry and youth leadership communicator. She has criss-crossed the U.S. and the globe, speaking in countless venues to teenagers, college students as well as their leaders. Now one of her greatest joys during these travels is to re-connect with some of her hundreds of spiritual sons and daughters in fulltime ministry all over the world. In recent years, Jeanne founded Youth Leader's Coach, a non-profit organization that seeks, "To instruct, equip, inspire and encourage the youth pastors and youth leaders of this generation."
David Hall's passion for the supernatural power of God in our lives is so infectious that he travels the world holding meetings with people being changed by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is a regular speaker at churches, conferences, youth events and as well the church he pastors; Miracle City Church in Adelaide, South Australia. David's ministry is accompanied by supernatural expressions of God, such as people being healed, people being filled with God's presence, people being empowered by the Holy Spirit to serve God with a fresh passion and people are saved.
Currently one of America's leading church revivalists, youth communicators, university speakers, and conference speakers, Pat travels globally seeing salvations, miracles, signs & wonders. With high energy, purpose, and a touch of humor, Pat communicates an uncompromising gospel. He has seen tens of thousands saved all across the world including Canada, Australia, Singapore, and Venezuala. His reputation as an evangelist is built upon his passion for the lost, his humor, and his desire to see God's Spirit poured out. In October of 2006, Pat & Karen started The Summit Church at Birmingham to reach their city.
Aaron was called to ministry at the age of 16 while on a mission's trip to Nepal. After high school he attended Southeastern University where he graduated with a degree in missions and a minor in psychology. He is currently pursuing an MBA from the University of Phoenix. In January of 2006 Aaron started Gateway Outreach, a mission's organization to funnel resources to orphans and pastors in India and Sri Lanka. He currently serves as Executive Director and travels frequently to South Asia doing pastor's training and orphanage ministry.
Aaron serves as the Hearts Ablaze pastor at Brownsville Assembly and has a heart to see this generation reached with the gospel. Being a product of Hearts Ablaze has placed a dream in him to see youth raised up that are passionate about seeing a move of God in this world. He desires to ignite a passion to take the power of God to the streets and campuses of Pensacola and the rest of the world.
Evon has been the pastor of Brownsville assembly since September 2006. He commented, "The moment I stepped into the sanctuary at Brownsville I sensed the Spirit of the Lord in a powerful way." He believes the move of the God at Brownsville is continuing. Not necessarily in the same manner, but in a way of speaking into the surrounding community, as well as the Pensacola Gulf/Bay area.
While the revival impacted millions from around the world, there is still a huge need in the poverty, drug ridden, high crime area known as Brownsville. He is leading a charge with area pastors to make an impact in this community. "Brownsville Assembly is literally an oasis in this community of significant need.", says Pastor Horton.
Dr. Horton was raised in a conservative Methodist pastor's home. While pastoring in that same denomination he and Deborah came into a dramatic infilling of the Holy Spirit.
Evon has been married to Deborah for over thirty years. They have two daughters, two son-in-laws, and a grandaughter.