"So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in number daily."--Acts 16:5
Bill Dauer, Daniel York, Dave Mead
Mark Pollack, Daniel York
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DANIEL YORK
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR FIRST CAUSE Our Founder and Director Daniel York first met Jesus at the age of four on the island of Okinawa. Raised by godly parents who served as missionaries with The Navigators, Dan lived in South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and across the United States. After graduating from Faith Academy High School in the Philippines, Dan was selected for admission to West Point in New York. He graduated from there with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in 1981 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He served with the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division and as a Company Commander deployed his unit to the Sinai. In 1986 he joined the Army Reserves where he commanded at the company, battalion, brigade and division level attaining and serving for five years at the rank of Major General before retiring in 2017. Dan served on staff with The Navigators for ten years during which time he received a Master of Divinity from Bethel Seminary (West) in San Diego, California before moving with his family in 1991 to Oregon where he planted and pastored three churches. In 2000, he started First Cause. He has written eight books and recorded seven albums of original music. In 2013 he launched VetREST, a nonprofit designed to help soldiers and veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress (PTS). In 2017 he founded Strength As One Leadership LLC to provide leadership coaching with a team of like-hearted servants. Dan has three children and six grandchildren. Dan's life verse and passion is Psalm 40:3. |
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JAVIER AND PATRICIA IBAÑEZ
PERU DIRECTOR AND LEAD COORDINATOR FOR HISPANIC MINISTRY Javier came to know the Lord at 17 years old and a year after that, in a missionary conference, he received a deep call to serve God. When he was 20 years old, he graduated from college with a Bachelor of Business Administration and began his pastoral ministry in full time basis. He graduated with a Bachelor of Pastoral Theology at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Bible School and got a Master’s degree on Theology at FATELA. He has traveled across country as a National Evangelist. He is the Senior and Founding Pastor of Iglesia Cristiana El Trigal and the Director of El Trigal Bible School. He is both a Leadership Speaker and Writer. He is also the Founder Director of CELIC (Christian Leadership Center) and has an Online TV Program. His motto is “We lead to serve and serve to lead in Christ.” He is married to Patricia Montenegro de Ibañez. Patricia has been in full time ministry for over 20 years, living by faith, trusting that faithful is the One who called her to serve Him. Her heart is to make disciples of Christ to the nations. She served with Operation Mobilization for two years going to more than 20 countries in Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean through one of their ships, Logos 2, and has traveled across the US and in Australia sharing God’s Word. She also served for 5 years among Peruvian jungle tribes through an organization called Segadores. She is the Senior pastor of Iglesia Cristiana El Trigal and Coordinator for First Cause in Spanish. She is an International Speaker, Writer and the official Spanish translator. One of the verses attached to her heart is Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Javier and Patricia live in Lima, Peru with their two children Nathanael and Enhacore and have other two children in heaven, Abigail and Kalev. Their lives are an inspiring testimony of God's faithfulness. 
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Luis Armas
Strengths Coach
Luis is a former pastor and devoted student of leadership. Currently, he is pursuing a Master's in Global Leadership at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and working on my ACC certification from ICF at PCCI, in pursuit of developing skills and knowledge to continue helping others with Leadership Coaching and to take them to the next level of self-awareness and self-discovery. Luis is married to Claudia and has three children. The Armas family lives in Virginia.
Strengths Coach
Luis is a former pastor and devoted student of leadership. Currently, he is pursuing a Master's in Global Leadership at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and working on my ACC certification from ICF at PCCI, in pursuit of developing skills and knowledge to continue helping others with Leadership Coaching and to take them to the next level of self-awareness and self-discovery. Luis is married to Claudia and has three children. The Armas family lives in Virginia.
Daniel, Rob, David
ROB MAHAN
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Rob recently retired as a pastor in San Diego, CA. The Mahan's have three children and two grandchildren. Rob has accompanied Dan York on trips to Peru, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda. Centered in the picture to the left taken in Rwanda, with Dan York and David Joel, Rob has a huge heart for helping people and is a wise servant of God.
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Rob recently retired as a pastor in San Diego, CA. The Mahan's have three children and two grandchildren. Rob has accompanied Dan York on trips to Peru, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda. Centered in the picture to the left taken in Rwanda, with Dan York and David Joel, Rob has a huge heart for helping people and is a wise servant of God.
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Mike Courts
LONG ETERNAL LINE BOARD OF ADVISORS Mike Courts graduated from West Point in 1981. He served as a career officer in the U.S. Army and retired as a Colonel. Mike also served as the Mayor of Dupont, WA. He is a certified ski instructor, avid golfer, and author of two books of which the first, Letters from Baghdad Volume 1: Tea with Terrorists was recently published. Mike is married to Robbie and has two adult children. He serves as an elder in his church, leads a men's group, and with his wife, loves to travel. |
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CRAIG BUZAN
LONG ETERNAL LINE BOARD OF ADVISORS Craig is the Moderator for The Long Eternal Line, our First Cause prayer ministry for cadets and graduates of military academies. He and his wife Felicia, reside in Florida. Craig graduated from West Point in 1981. He and Dan with several other classmates are part of a weekly call-in for prayer spanning from Alaska to Florida. |
PASTOR DAVID AND LENGKAT JOEL
INTERNATIONAL PRAYER MINISTRY LEADER
David Dungji Joel was born and raised in a Christian home as a Pastor's kid; after watching the video on “Burning Hell” on January 2nd, 1983 he made a personal decision to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. He is a Pastor by calling, Teacher by Training and an Apostle by Gifting. He oversees Agape Communion Church Worldwide with Headquarters in Jos, Nigeria. His passion among others is to see nations transformed through intercessory prayer, leadership development; establishing the purpose of God in the family and teaching the truth of God's Living Word. The pursuit of these has taken him to Kenya, Ethiopia, Republic of Benin, Ghana, South Africa, The Democratic Republic of Congo, The Gambia and USA.
David received training at various levels as Pastor, Accountant, Teacher, Administrator, Leadership, Peace and Conflict Management. He is a Television host on the Christian Half Hour on Nigerian Television Authority and Conference speaker. He holds dual Bachelors degrees in Pastoral Ministry with a major in Transformational Leadership, and a Bsc in Accounting. His Post Graduate Diplomas are in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution and also in Education. His Masters degree is in Pastoral Studies and he is currently pursuing a second Masters degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution.
David is married to Lengkat and they are blessed with three wonderful sons-Rotkenen Paul, Nenshang Joshua and David Nenkii Joel. The Joel family lives in Nigeria.
INTERNATIONAL PRAYER MINISTRY LEADER
David Dungji Joel was born and raised in a Christian home as a Pastor's kid; after watching the video on “Burning Hell” on January 2nd, 1983 he made a personal decision to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. He is a Pastor by calling, Teacher by Training and an Apostle by Gifting. He oversees Agape Communion Church Worldwide with Headquarters in Jos, Nigeria. His passion among others is to see nations transformed through intercessory prayer, leadership development; establishing the purpose of God in the family and teaching the truth of God's Living Word. The pursuit of these has taken him to Kenya, Ethiopia, Republic of Benin, Ghana, South Africa, The Democratic Republic of Congo, The Gambia and USA.
David received training at various levels as Pastor, Accountant, Teacher, Administrator, Leadership, Peace and Conflict Management. He is a Television host on the Christian Half Hour on Nigerian Television Authority and Conference speaker. He holds dual Bachelors degrees in Pastoral Ministry with a major in Transformational Leadership, and a Bsc in Accounting. His Post Graduate Diplomas are in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution and also in Education. His Masters degree is in Pastoral Studies and he is currently pursuing a second Masters degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution.
David is married to Lengkat and they are blessed with three wonderful sons-Rotkenen Paul, Nenshang Joshua and David Nenkii Joel. The Joel family lives in Nigeria.
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PASTOR JOSEPH SHIKOKOTI
EAST AFRICA MINISTRY Joseph pastors Trinity Baptist Church. He travels throughout Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to train leaders. Joseph and Rose and their family reside in Kenya. Joseph is a premier disciplemaker with a huge heart for children. He and Rose have kept as many as 21 children in their home. 
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JERRY AND LAETITIA ANZE
AFRICA TRAINING COORDINATOR
Jerry Anze gave his life to Jesus in November 1998 through a dramatic encounter, which later became the starting point of a life-long calling into ministry. He is an itinerant-missionary working with young leaders and Pastors across Africa. He has been in full time missions since 2001 with focus and strength on evangelism, discipleship, missions mobilization and leadership development.
Jerry has a Bachelor of Arts in Evangelism and International Missions and a Master of Arts in Missiology from Evangel Theological Seminary in Jos, Nigeria and is presently a student at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California where he is doing a Master of Arts in Global Leadership. Jerry’s background on missions and evangelism has taken him across Africa, where he speaks in Churches and Youth Ministries training them on missions and challenging the Body of Christ to the Great Commission, as well as strategizing on effective evangelistic approaches for Africa.
Jerry volunteered as Country representative of the International Leadership Institute in Nigeria for 10 years while serving as Global Coordinator for Lifting the Sinkers Ministry, a missions-focused ministry he founded in 2000 that reaches out to the African continent.
He lives in the state of Georgia with his wife Laetitia and three children Mandisa, Jaden and Nathan.
AFRICA TRAINING COORDINATOR
Jerry Anze gave his life to Jesus in November 1998 through a dramatic encounter, which later became the starting point of a life-long calling into ministry. He is an itinerant-missionary working with young leaders and Pastors across Africa. He has been in full time missions since 2001 with focus and strength on evangelism, discipleship, missions mobilization and leadership development.
Jerry has a Bachelor of Arts in Evangelism and International Missions and a Master of Arts in Missiology from Evangel Theological Seminary in Jos, Nigeria and is presently a student at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California where he is doing a Master of Arts in Global Leadership. Jerry’s background on missions and evangelism has taken him across Africa, where he speaks in Churches and Youth Ministries training them on missions and challenging the Body of Christ to the Great Commission, as well as strategizing on effective evangelistic approaches for Africa.
Jerry volunteered as Country representative of the International Leadership Institute in Nigeria for 10 years while serving as Global Coordinator for Lifting the Sinkers Ministry, a missions-focused ministry he founded in 2000 that reaches out to the African continent.
He lives in the state of Georgia with his wife Laetitia and three children Mandisa, Jaden and Nathan.
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DANIEL MUGENI
EAST AFRICA MINISTRY Daniel is a pastor and gifted trainer. He and his wife Aidah live in Uganda. Mentored for the past several years by Dan's father, Ron York, Daniel is adept at helping men grow in their walk with God. Working with triads, he trains men throughout Uganda. 
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