The NCS Board of Advisors is comprised of senior spiritual advisors and senior business leaders who believe in the mission and purpose of NCS and have agreed to advise the NCS Board of Directors on NCS's growth and development.

Paul Baloche

Dove Award-winning songwriter, Paul Baloche, has written hundreds of worship songs. “Open the Eyes of My Heart,” “Above All,” “Hosanna,” “Your Name,” and many others have become church favorites throughout the world.  As a respected songwriter and teacher, Paul frequently travels the world teaching and leading others in worship.  He developed a series of teaching DVD’s designed to help worship teams increase their skill and confidence (www.leadworship.com).

Besides a demanding worldwide ministry schedule, Paul has also served as the Worship Pastor at Community Christian Fellowship in Lindale, Texas, for over 20 years. 

John Brandon

John Brandon has served as Vice President of the Americas and Asia Pacific for Apple, Inc. since June 2001.  Prior to joining Apple, he was President and Chief Executive Officer for Academic Systems, an educational content company. Also, John spent ten years with Adobe Systems, Inc., a graphics software company, where he served as the Vice President and General Manager of North America. Before joining Adobe, he held both sales and sales management roles at General Parametrics Corporation, a presentation graphics hardware company and at Texas Instruments, a semiconductor and computer hardware company. 

Brandon currently serves on the National Board of Trustees for Young Life, on the Board of Directors of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts and as an elder for Central Peninsula Church (Foster City, CA.)

John and his wife, Nancy, live in Atherton, CA and have three grown children.

Greg Brenneman

Greg Brenneman is Chairman of CCMP Capital and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Mr. Brenneman plays an active leadership role in executing the firm’s overall strategy while remaining actively engaged in completing transactions, developing strategies and coaching the senior management of CCMP’s portfolio companies.

In 1994 Mr. Brenneman founded Turnworks, Inc., his personal investment firm that focuses on corporate turnarounds. Prior to founding Turnworks, Mr. Brenneman was a Vice President for Bain and Company. Mr. Brenneman holds a Masters of Business Administration degree with distinction from Harvard Business School and a Bachelors Administration of Business in Accounting/Finance, summa cum laude from Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Commerce degree from Washburn University. Mr. Brenneman serves on the board of directors of Edwards Limited, Francesca’s Collections, The Home Depot, Inc. and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP).

Steve Brown

Steve Brown was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina.

He received a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion from High Point College, High Point, North Carolina and an S.T.B. degree from Boston University School of Theology.

Steve is married to the former Anna Williamson of Dublin, Georgia and is the father of two daughters and grandfather of three granddaughters.

Steve Brown founded and serves as the President of Key Life Network, Inc. (www.keylife.org) and Bible teacher on the national radio program Key Life. The weekday 15-minute broadcast and 60-second Think Spots are currently heard on over 600 outlets. Key Life Network yearly sends out over 350,000 CDs, magazines and printed literature at no charge. Key Life Network also has a ministry dedicated specifically to pastors. (www.poopedpastors.com)

He is the host on the talk show, “Steve Brown, Etc.” (streamed live on the internet on Fridays (12:00 noon – 1:00pm EST) and aired on the Salem Radio Network on weekends. (www.stevebrownetc.com)

Steve is Professor Emeritus of Preaching and Pastoral Ministry at Reformed Theological Seminary and is the former pastor of Key Biscayne Presbyterian Church, Key Biscayne, FL, First Presbyterian Church, Quincy, MA and East Dennis Community Church, East Dennis, MA.

Steve has authored two books with Flemming H. Revell: Where the Action Is (1971) and So Now You Are A Christian (1972) which was republished in 1990 under the revised title Welcome To The Family and eight books with Baker Book House: If Jesus Has Come (1992), How To Talk So People Will Listen (1993), Born Free, Living Free and If God Is In Charge (1994), When Your Rope Breaks  (1996), Jumping Hurdles (1997), When Being Good Isn’t Good Enough (1990) and Follow the Wind (1999) and the following additional books: Approaching God (1996 – revised 2008), A Scandalous Freedom: The Radical Nature of the Gospel (2004) and What Was I Thinking? (2006) by Howard/Simon & Schuster Publishing.

Steve is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Religious Broadcasters and Harvest, USA, is a contributing Editor of Preaching magazine and has authored numerous articles in such publications as Leadership, Decision, InterVarsity, Plain Truth, Today’s Christian Woman and Table-Talk.

He is a former disk jockey and newsman at radio stations in Boston, MA; Greensboro and Winston-Salem, NC and is a much-in-demand keynote speaker and Bible teacher (delivered the Spurgeon Lectures at Conservative Baptist Seminary, Denver, CO).

Bob Buford
 
Until the sale of his company in July 1999, Bob Buford served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Buford Television, Inc., a family owned business that started with a single ABC affiliate in Tyler, Texas, and grew to a network of cable systems across the country.

In 1995, Buford wrote Halftime, a book that came out of his mind and heart on how to find meaning fulfillment in the second half of our lives. Those who read Halftime and Game Plan (published in 1997) often want to know more about the endeavors in which Bob Buford is involved as a result of his own “halftime” experience.  Buford’s third book, Stuck in Halftime: Reinvesting Your One and Only Life, was released in April 2001.

Bob is currently Chairman of the Board of the Buford Foundation. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and of the Owner Managed Program at the Harvard Business School. He has played active roles in Young Presidents’ Organization and World Presidents’ Organization and serves on the board of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard. Bob and his wife, Linda, live in Dallas.

Bill Coyne

Bill Coyne is the principal of WJCoyne Consulting Group, providing strategic consulting services to businesses, private equity firms, and service providers.

Previously, Coyne served for eight years as President and CEO of Raley’s Family of Fine Stores, a privately held chain of supermarkets operating in California and Nevada with over 14,000 employees and revenues in excess of $3.4 billion. Coyne joined Raley’s in 1997 and held positions as General Counsel/Corporate Secretary, Executive Vice President/Business Development, and Chief Operating Officer. In 2002, Coyne was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Raley’s, a position he held until November, 2009.

Prior to joining Raley’s, Coyne was in the private practice of law in Los Angeles and Sacramento, where he specialized in business, financial and real property matters.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he received his BS degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Illinois and his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Southern California School of Law in Los Angeles.  

Coyne currently serves on the Board of Trustees of William Jessup University (Rocklin/San Jose, CA), and on the Board of Directors of New Door Ventures (San Francisco, CA) and LifePoint Church (Incline Village, NV).

Bill and his wife, Maryann, have three adult sons and live in Incline Village, NV.

Larry Crabb

Dr. Larry Crabb is a well-known psychologist, conference and seminar speaker, Bible teacher, popular author, and founder/director of NewWay Ministries. In addition to various other speaking and teaching opportunities, Dr. Crabb offers several week-end conferences entitled The Bridge: Where Men and Women Meet, 66 Love Letters: The Conference, Weekend of Oneness and Life on the Narrow Road throughout the country and a week-long School of Spiritual Direction held in Colorado Springs, CO or Asheville, NC. He currently is Scholar in Residence at Colorado Christian University in Colorado, Visiting Professor for Richmont University in Georgia, and serves as Spiritual Director for the American Association of Christian Counselors.  Dr. Crabb has authored many books including; Inside Out, Understanding People, The Marriage Builder, Finding God, Connecting, Becoming a True Spiritual Community, The Pressure's Off, Shattered Dreams, SoulTalk, The SoulCare Experience DVD, The PAPA Prayer, Real Church and his most recent work, 66 Love Letters.  Dr. Crabb and his wife, Rachael, live in the Denver, Colorado area.  For additional information please visit www.newwayministries.org.


Jack Deere

Jack Deere was converted to Christ when he was seventeen years old through the prayers and witness of a friend. After graduating from Texas Christian University with a B.A. in Philosophy, Jack attended Dallas Theological Seminary where he received a Th. M. and a Th. D. He was a professor in the Department of Old Testament Exegesis and Semitic Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary from 1976-1988. During that time, he helped to start and pastor two churches in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex. From 1988-1992, he served as an associate pastor at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Anaheim, California. Jack is currently working on a number of writing projects as well as speaking at conferences around the world. His three books, Surprised by the Power of the Spirit, Surprised by the Voice of God, and A Beginner’s Guide to the Gift of Prophecy are international bestsellers and have been translated into numerous languages. Jack and his wife Leesa live in Ft. Worth, Texas. They have two grown children. In 2004, Jack planted Wellspring Church in Ft. Worth, Texas, and is currently the Senior Pastor there.

Bob Doll

Bob Doll is BlackRock's Chief Equity Strategist for Fundamental Equities.  Mr. Doll is also the head of the US Large Cap Series equity team and has primary portfolio management responsibility for these products.

Mr. Doll's service with the firm dates back to 1999, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, he served as the President and Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Merrill Lynch Large Cap Series Funds.  Prior to joining MLIM, Mr. Doll served as the Chief Investment Officer of Oppenheimer Funds, Inc.  He received a BS in Accounting and a BA in Economics from Lehigh University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Doll is both a Certified Public Account and a Chartered Financial Analyst.

As of 31 December 2010, BlackRock's assets under management total US$3.561 trillion across equity, fixed income, cash management, alternative investments and real estate strategies.

Os Guinness

Dr. Os Guinness is a writer and speaker living in the Washington D.C. area.

Born in China during World War II, he remained there until 1951 when the Communists forced most foreigners to leave. Since then he has lived mostly in England, Switzerland, and the United States.

Educated in England, he did undergraduate studies at the University of London, and postgraduate studies at University of Oxford where he graduated with a D.Phil in the social sciences from Oriel College.

He has written or edited more than twenty-five books, including, The American Hour, Time for Truth, The Call, Invitation to the Classics, Long Journey Home, Unspeakable: Facing up to the Challenge of Evil, and his latest book, The Case for Civility – and why our Future Depends on it.

Since 1984, he has lived in the Washington, DC, area. He was a Guest Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies and then a Guest Scholar and Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution. From 1986 to 1989 he was the Executive Director of the Williamsburg Charter Foundation, one of he drafters of the Williamsburg Charter, and co-author of the public school curriculum Living With Our Deepest Differences. He is the co-founder of The Trinity Forum and served as Senior Fellow and Vice Chairman of the Board from its inception in 1991 until 2004.

His deep concern is to bridge the chasm between academic knowledge and popular knowledge, taking things that are academically important and making them intelligible and practicable to a wider audience, especially as they concern matters of public policy.

Dudley Hall

Dudley Hall is a recognized teacher who has been blessed with extraordinary gifts for equipping the body of Christ.  He is a sought-after speaker, an effective preacher, and a trusted spiritual father to many.  Dudley serves as president of Successful Christian Living Ministries (SCLM) and the Fellowship of Connected Churches and Ministries (FCCM) in Euless, TX.

Dudley’s formal ministry began in his college years when he led youth evangelism crusades and continued with international conferences on spiritual awakening and development in the 1970s and 80s.  He has helped plant churches in the United States and Africa and was a leader of the Emmaus Road Ministry School.

Dudley’s passion is the centrality of Jesus Christ, and his message is the proclamation and practice of the New Testament Gospel.  He mentors young men, pastors, and ministry leaders, connecting the generations in a single-minded pursuit of Jesus and His transformation.  Dudley also focuses on empowering men to embrace their masculine spirituality and leadership roles.

Dudley is a graduate of Samford University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  He is author of several books including Grace Works, Incense & Thunder, Glad to be Left Behind, and most recently, Men In Their Own Skin. He also develops teaching and discipleship materials for churches and ministries that value his insightful training.  Dudley resides in Grapevine, TX with his wife, Betsy.

Britt Harris

Britt Harris has more than 30 years of investment experience leading several of the largest, most successful, and most innovative investment organizations in America. In addition, Mr. Harris is currently a member of the President’s Working Group for Financial Markets and serves at the New York Stock Exchange on a sub-committee on pensions. He is one of only a few people who have worked extensively in both the public and private sectors. 

Mr. Harris also serves as an Executive Professor teaching a course titled, “Titans of Investing” at his alma mater Texas A&M University. He has also guest lectured on investments and public policy at Harvard, Princeton, Yale and The University of Texas at Austin. In addition, he is a frequent speaker on various spiritual matters associated with our world today.

Mr. Harris has been married for more than 30 years to his high school sweetheart. He and his wife Julia have four children and live in Austin, Texas.

Peb Jackson

Peb’s energy currently helps propels both private sector and non-profit organizations to maximize opportunities and develop leaders.  He is also currently active serving as liaison to various business, government and entertainment leaders.  Previously, he has served with Saddleback Church/Purpose Driven Ministries as Vice President of Public Affairs where he pioneered work in Africa, particularly Rwanda with reconciliation and recovery efforts. Prior to this, he was with Generous Giving where he served as an Executive Vice President.  Generous Giving is an initiative of the Maclellan Foundation that promotes the principle of Christian generosity.  Peb was also Senior Vice President of Public Affairs with Young Life in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  In this capacity, he was part of the executive cabinet and helped lead the overall development effort of the 60 year-old outreach ministry to junior and senior high school students.  Previously, he served as Senior Vice President for Focus on the Family, where he was responsible for Development, Public Policy Activities and International Expansion.  He was a founding board member at Focus on the Family and worked there for 13 years.  Early in his career, he was an executive and developed shopping center complexes and mobile home parks and also co-founded Guttenberg’s Bookstore Café.  Prior to that, he was President of J.D. Bradley Company, a public relations firm in Southern California and formerly Director of Admissions and Financial Aid for Azusa Pacific University in South California.  He has been married to his beautiful wife, Sharon, for 41 years.


Timothy J. Keller

Dr. Timothy J. Keller was born in 1950 and grew up in Pennsylvania, where he attended Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and the Westminster Theological Seminary.  During his seminary training, he met and married the former Kathy Louise Kristy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  They have three sons: David, Michael, and Jonathan.

After graduation, Tim began his ministry experience with three years as an associate on staff with InterVarsity Fellowship in Boston, Massachusetts.  Tim was ordained by the Presbyterian Church in America in Boston and relocated to Virginia, where he served as a pastor for nine years. During that time, Dr. Keller also served as director of church planting for his denomination in the Middle Atlantic region, supervising the development of two dozen new congregations.  During the mid 1980's the Keller family moved to Philadelphia where Tim served on the faculty of Westminster Seminary teaching communication and leadership.  In June of 1989 the Keller family moved to New York City to begin planting what is now Redeemer Presbyterian Church, a church that averages 5,000 attendees throughout Manhattan every Sunday.

John Seel

John Seel is the president of nCore Media, which provides extreme-computing solutions to the entertainment industry particularly in computer-generated images and visual effects.  
 

Dr. Seel was a co-founder and Administrative Director for the Williamsburg Charter Foundation, a national reaffirmation of the First Amendment for the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution as well as The Trinity Forum, a leadership academy contributing to the transformation and renewal of society through the transformation and renewal of leaders. He has served as a Senior Fellow and Research Assistant Professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia.  John and his wife, Kathryn, have three grown children and live in Cohasset, Massachusetts.


Dr. Joseph M. Stowell

Dr. Joseph M. Stowell serves as the President of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  An internationally recognized conference speaker, Joe has also written numerous books including The Trouble with Jesus, Following Christ, Simply Jesus and You, and The Upside of Down. Joe also works with RBC Ministries, partnering in media productions, outreach to pastors, devotional writing, and a web ministry called Strength for the Journey.  He serves on the Board of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Wheaton College and has a distinguished career in higher education and church leadership.  Joe and his wife Martie are the parents of three adult children and ten grandchildren.

Mike Timmis

Mike Timmis was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he has had a distinguished career as both an attorney and businessman. He earned his undergraduate degree from Wayne State University and graduated with highest honors from the Wayne State Law School in 1965. Mike has received honory doctorate degrees from University of Detroit Mercy and Ave Maria University.

Mike serves as chairman of Prison Fellowship International, comprised of 120 chartered countries, and Prison Fellowship Ministries (USA). He also presently serves on the board of Alpha International and is a past member of the board of Promise Keepers and The Navigators.

Mike is a Roman Catholic and a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. He is also a founding member of the National Fellowship of Catholic Men and most recently, one of our newest chapters – NCS Grosse Pointe.

He and his wife, Nancy, minister to the poor in the Third World and have developed self-help projects in Africa and Central and South America. They are also very active in addressing the educational needs of children in Detroit. Mike and his wife are in the Order of Malta.

The Timmises, who have been married for forty-eight years, reside in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, and Naples, Florida. They are parents of two and grandparents of five.

Dr. John Townsend

Dr. John Townsend is a psychologist, business consultant and leadership coach. He has written or co-written 25 books, selling 5 million copies, including the 2 million best-seller Boundaries; Leadership Beyond Reason; and Handling Difficult People.  For more than twenty years Dr. Townsend has engaged with leaders, organizations and individuals around the globe, offering them life-changing solutions to their problems. He is  co-host of the nationally-syndicated talk show “New Life Live”  which is heard in 180 markets with 3 million listeners. He has been interviewed on venues such as Fox News television, and published in magazines such as Personal Excellence and Leadership Journal.

Dr. Townsend works with leaders and organizations by providing team and executive coaching, corporate consulting, and by giving conference presentations.  He conducts his own Leadership Coaching Program for executives, managers and small business owners with settings in Newport Beach, CA, Dallas, TX, and Indianapolis, IN.  John co-founded and directed a healthcare company for ten years, with operations in 35 cities in the western U.S.  It was here that he learned the strategies for change and success which he now employs in his coaching and consulting.
 
Dr. Townsend is active on the board of Mustard Seed Ranch, a residential program for abused children.  A resident of Newport Beach, California, Dr. Townsend and his wife Barbi have two sons.  One of John’s passions is playing in a band which performs at southern California lounges and venues!