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PASTOR PETER TSUKAHIRA
Co-founder & Leader, Carmel Assembly; Director, Mt Carmel School of Ministry
English Adult Services - Sun, 5 Sep, 9am & 11.30am (same message)
Peter Tsukahira is an Asian-American, now an Israeli citizen. The son of an American diplomat, Peter was born in the U.S. and raised in Japan. Peter became a believer in 1973 and attended Christ for the Nations Institute (Dallas, Texas). He completed a Bachelor's degree in economics at Tufts University (Medford, Massachusetts) and enrolled in the American Christian Theological School (Anaheim, California) where he earned a Masters of Divinity degree
Peter and his wife, Rita, a Messianic Jew, moved to Tokyo, Japan in 1982 where they led a growing international fellowship. Peter also worked in the Japanese computer industry.
In 1987, they became immigrants and moved to Haifa, Israel.After the Gulf War in 1991, Peter was instrumental in establishing the congregation of Kehilat HaCarmel (Carmel Assembly) on Mount Carmel and became one of the pastors. He now directs the Or HaCarmel (light of the Carmel) Ministry Center and the Mount Carmel School of Ministry, a two-week intensive school and study tour focused on the prophetic significance of Israel.
Aside from his local ministry responsibilities, Peter writes books and teaches in various countries. Peter is ordained by World Challenge International Ministers' Fellowship founded by David Wilkerson and serves on the Board of Directors of Church Growth International chaired by Dr. David Yonggi Cho.
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DR CORNÉ BEKKER
Associate Professor, School of Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Regent College, Virginia, USA
Teaching & Renewal Seminar (Book of Revelation), Fri - Sun, 24 - 26 Sep
Dr. Corné Bekker came to know the Lord as a young age of 12 and was active in the youth ministry. After completing university and two years of seminary training, he was ordained as a minister at the age of 26. He joined Regent University in 2005. He previously served as the Associate Dean for Academics of Rhema Bible College in Johannesburg, South Africa and now as an associate professor for the School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship. Dr. Bekker teaches in the doctoral programs of the School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship and is actively involved in research on the use of biblical hermeneutics and spirituality to explore leadership. He is the editor of the Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership (JBPL) and the co-editor of Inner Resources for Leaders (IRL). Dr. Bekker is an ordained minister and has traveled in Africa, Europe, the East and North America to present at churches, ministries, seminars and academic conferences on the subject of Christian spirituality and leadership formation. He has been an invited speaker to Universities, Seminaries and Bible Colleges in the US and abroad. He served in South Africa on the board of the South African Council for Theological Education, was nominated to the Standards Generating Body for Theology and Ministry of the South African Qualifications Authority and served on the Consultative Forum of the South African Council of Churches. Dr. Bekker is currently completing a second doctorate (D.Th) in Christian Spirituality at the University of South Africa. Dr. Bekker resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia with his wife and son.
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