Profile of Dr. Paul Risser

Dr. Paul C. Risser, President

Until his selection as president, Dr. Paul Risser served as the Senior Pastor of the Florence Avenue Foursquare Church, in Santa Fe Springs, California. Son of veteran Foursquare ministers, Paul graduated from LIFE Bible College in 1959. From 1959 - 1962, Paul and his wife, Marilee, served as Minister of Youth at the Lynwood, California Foursquare Church. In 1962, the Rissers moved to Brownfield, Texas, to serve as pastors. In 1972, Paul and Marilee were asked to assume the pastorate of the Florence Avenue Church, where they served until July 19, 1998. Under their leadership, the church has became one of the most dynamic congregations in the Foursquare movement.

At various times, covering a period of 25 years, Paul served on the denomination's Board of Directors. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees, LIFE Bible College, Incorporated; the Foursquare Cabinet; and Chairman of the Foursquare Missions Council. The Rissers have three married sons, Brad, Mike and Terry, and seven grandchildren.

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Profile of Dr. Jack W. Fayford

Dr. Jack W. Hayford

President, International Church of the Foursquare Gospel

Dr. Jack W. Hayford serves as president of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (The Foursquare Church) and as chancellor of The King’s College and Seminary in Los Angeles, which he founded in 1997. Best known as “Pastor Jack,” he is also the founding pastor of The Church on the Way (TCOTW), the First Foursquare Church of Van Nuys, Calif., where he served as pastor for more than three decades and saw the congregation grow to more than 10,000 active members.

Pastor Jack continues to be actively involved in hands-on ministry, equipping pastors of many church affiliations who serve diverse communities around the world, and nurturing Spirit-empowered leaders for the church and the community. In addition to providing leadership at The King’s College and Seminary, he also mentors other spiritual leaders during an intensive five-day consultation in a small-group setting of 35 to 45 senior pastors through The Jack W. Hayford School of Pastoral Nurture, a leadership advancement program.

Pastor Jack has been widely recognized for his leadership role in ministry, having been named among the “Ten Most Influential Preachers for the Past 50 Years” in Christianity Today magazine in 2006. He also received the William Booth Award for Christian Leadership from the Salvation Army in 1999.

A prolific and best-selling author, Pastor Jack has penned more than 52 books and composed 600 hymns and choruses, including the internationally known and widely recorded “Majesty.” Two of his books, the Spirit-Filled Study Guides (Thomas Nelson) and Blessing Your Children (Regal Books) received the Gold Medallion award from the Evangelical Publishers Association. Along with other songwriters, he received a Dove Award by the Gospel Music Association for the album God With Us (Integrity Music). He was also the general editor of the Spirit-Filled Life Bible (Thomas Nelson).

Born in Los Angeles and raised in Oakland, California, he has been married since 1954 to Anna Hayford. The couple has four children, 11 grandchildren, and a growing number of great-grandchildren.

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