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Melvin McCullough leads the Christian Network Foundation as its inaugural president. Dr. McCullough was previously the senior pastor of Bethany, Oklahoma, First Church of the Nazarene, a position he held at the 4,500-member congregation in Bethany from 1985 to 2004. During this same time, he was a member of the General Board and served as president for eight years. He served as chairman of the Finance Committee and the USA National Board. He has also served as a member of the various boards and committees for the Church of the Nazarene including; the General Board Investment Committee, the Board of Pensions and Benefits USA, the General Church Loan Fund, the General Court of Appeals, and the Designated Giving Study Committee.
McCullough has held a variety of assignments in the Church of the Nazarene throughout his career, including executive director of the Department of Youth Ministries and district superintendent of the Washington Pacific District. Other pastoral assignments include: Kankakee, Ill., College; Colorado Springs, Colo., First; Shawnee, Kans.; Seattle, Wash., First; and Fort Worth, Tex., Wedgwood where he was the founding pastor.
He was a founding member of the Southern Nazarene University Foundation and the Bethany Community Foundation. He also served as chairman of the board of Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City. Additionally, he has been a member of the board of trustees of Southern Nazarene University and served as chair for twelve years.
He graduated with honors (B.A.) from Southern Nazarene University and earned additional degrees from Nazarene Theological Seminary (B.D.) and Fuller Theological Seminary (D.Min.). He is author of the book, The Inevitable Encounter and co-author (with David Kale) of Managing Conflict in the Church.
His wife Jeannie (Powers) is the creator and teacher of the "Wisdom of the Word" Bible study. They have two children, Ginger and Christopher, and six grandchildren.
Kenneth R. Roney, Executive Vice President of the Christian Network Foundation, assists individuals make lifetime ministry gifts, legacy gifts, and by working with individuals, trusts, churches, districts and schools who want to utilize the opportunities for investment and giving through the Foundation.
For twenty-four years, Ken has been practicing law, in Florida and in Colorado. His practice has been a general civil practice with an emphasis on wills, trusts, estate planning, real estate, corporate law and dispute resolution. Since 1987 he has also served as a mediator and an arbitrator. He has been a trainer of mediators in private industry, state agencies and in courses approved by the Supreme Courts of Florida, Indiana, Tennessee and California. He graduated with high honors from the University of Florida (B.A.) and from Nova University Law School (J.D.). In 2001, Ken was elected as the state secretary for the Gideons in Colorado.
“I am delighted that God has given me this opportunity to use my talents and skills to directly serve in the kingdom. I have enjoyed a successful professional career and now He has given me the opportunity to have a more direct role in the kingdom.”
Dr. Harold Henderson was born in Watertown New York and has served in pastoral ministry for 34 years in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio.
His educational path took him to Eastern Nazarene College, BA; Nazarene Theological Seminary, BD; Eastern Baptist Seminary, DMin, and several continuing educational programs, including the School of Large Church Management. He has held a variety of district responsibilities and has taught in the district ministerial studies program.
In 2002 Harold joined Stewardship Development Ministries, a department of the Church of the Nazarene, as an Area Coordinator for the Eastern Region. His responsibilities included working with local churches and individuals assisting in the areas of estate planning and financial development. Harold is a Vice President of Gift Planning with the Christian Network Foundation and represents the Foundation in the Eastern United States.
Harold holds the Certified Estate Planner certificate and continues in training programs to develop his knowledge of estate planning and the various instruments to assist persons in planning for the future.
Harold has been married to Betty (Caster) for 40 years, and they have three children and seven grandchildren.
Harold enjoys computers, reading, travel, and woodworking.
Daniel Jones comes from a background in missions. He grew up in Sydney, Australia, where his parents, Dr. Al and Kitty Jones were missionaries. After graduating from Point Loma Nazarene University in 1985, Daniel began training for a career in mission aviation. In preparation for mission service he worked as licensed aircraft mechanic, flight instructor, and charter pilot. He also served as Youth Pastor at the Living Hope Church of the Nazarene in Monterey, California.
In February, 1995 Daniel and Annette Jones were appointed to serve as missionaries with Nazarene Mission Aviation in Swaziland. Later that year, he was appointed Director of Aviation for the Africa Region.
In September, 2004 Daniel and family moved to San Diego, California, where he started two businesses, one dealing in aircraft exports, and the other a video based marketing company. He is the Missions Coordinator at San Diego First Church.
Daniel serves the Christian Network Foundation as Vice President of Gift Planning, and is representing the Foundation in the western United States.
Daniel and Annette have three teenage children, Malachi, Noah, and Hannah.
Catherine has served as a trust accountant for nearly 20 years. During this time, she has acquired advanced knowledge in managing the accounting for trusts and ministry gifts from both individual and institutional donors. In addition, Catherine has managed the annual federal and state tax filings and state registrations.
Catherine graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1982 and moved to Kansas City with her husband David so that he could attend Nazarene Theological Seminary. Since then, she has completed two master’s degrees at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. She holds an MBA with an emphasis in Accounting and a Master of Science in Accounting with an emphasis in Taxation.
Catherine is certified as a CPA and holds memberships in the Missouri Society of CPAs, the Mid-America Planned Giving Council, and the Beta Gamma Sigma Society.
Over the years, her local church activities have included serving as treasurer, independent auditor, and finance committee member.
Catherine has been married to David for 25 years. They have twin sons: Jeremy, who is enrolled at Baylor University in Waco, Texas; and Jonathan, who is enrolled at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri.
Sheila Bird joined the Foundation team in August 2007 as the Office Manager. She comes with over 25 years of experience in non-profit administration, the most recent of which was Program Coordinator for Stewardship Ministries for the International Church of the Nazarene. Her service in administrative and staff roles is vast and she has served in churches in Colorado, Maryland, Ohio, and Kansas.
She is a three time graduate from MidAmerica Nazarene University earning an undergraduate degree in Psychology, a Master of Business Administration, and a Master of Arts in Organizational Administration with an emphasis in non-profit administration. She serves as an adjunct professor on the MidAmerica staff teaching Revenue Development in Non-Profits in the MAOA program and as a Project Thesis Advisor for the MHR program.
She is currently in the process of earning her "Certified Stewardship Professional" designation from the Christian Stewardship Association. She has also served a term on the Board of Directors for "The Lighthouse," a local pregnancy crisis center in the Kansas City area. In her spare time she is active in her local church where she provides leadership for Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries, sings on the worship team, and champions the prayer ministry there.
Sheila has been married to her pastor husband, Don, for thirty years, and they are the proud parents of 4 children: Justin, Jessica, Jeremy, and Julie and one daughter-in-law, Lisa. Their 2 year old grandson, Matty, spreads joy around when he turns on his charm to get Nana or Papa to do something for him.
Bob attended MNU graduating in 1981 with a double major in accounting and business administration. After graduating from MidAmerica, Bob did what all good business students do who don’t know what to do with their life, he went to graduate school obtaining an MBA from Kansas University in 1983. After graduate school Bob worked 3three years as a computer systems analyst for an international consulting company.
From 1986 to 1991 Bob served as Vice President and Portfolio Manager for a private money management firm in the Kansas City area and during this time obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. In 1991, Bob resigned to begin his own financial planning practice in Kansas City and relocated to Wichita in 1995.
For the past 19 years Bob has worked in the fields of investment management, financial planning and charitable giving with institutional and individual clients. In 2002 Bob started Planned Stewardship, LLC as a fee only consultant to charities assisting with the development and closure of planned gifts. In this capacity Bob works with a variety of organizations including multiple local churches, a retirement community, a denominational foundation and the Christian Network Foundation.
Bob is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a member of the following organizations: CFA Institute, the Financial Planning Association and the National Committee on Planned Giving.
Currently Bob assists Network Foundation staff in marketing the services of the Foundation with the development of marketing materials, group presentations and web site coordination.