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Speakers and Musicians

Featured Speakers

Charles Dyer Charles Dyer, provost and dean of Education at Moody Bible Institute, oversees all of Moody’s educational activities. Dyer is an Old Testament scholar and authority on Middle Eastern history and religion, as well as a licensed guide in Israel. He has authored and co-edited many books and articles on the Middle East and the Old Testament. Dyer earned his master of theology and doctor of philosophy degrees at Dallas Theological Seminary. For more information on Charles Dyer, please visit his Web page.
Crawford Loritts

Crawford Loritts is senior pastor of Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, Ga. He has also served as an evangelist, church planter and associate director of Campus Crusade for Christ – USA. He has spoken at evangelistic outreaches, conferences, conventions, churches, colleges and seminaries, as well as to professional sports teams and senior military officers. Loritts hosts the radio program Living A Legacy and is the author of six books, including Leadership as an Identity: The Four Traits of Those Who Wield Lasting Influence. He holds a doctor of divinity degree from Biola University and a doctor of sacred theology degree from Philadelphia Biblical University. For more information on Crawford Loritts, please visit the Fellowship Bible Church Web site.

James MacDonald

James MacDonald is founding pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel. MacDonald’s teaching emphasizes the precise exposition of God’s Word and its practical life application. His daily half-hour radio broadcast, Walk in the Word, airs on more than 650 stations around the country. A new one-minute feature called Listen Up is now in syndication and airs on over 1,100 stations coast to coast. MacDonald is also a prolific author; his best-seller, Downpour: He Will Come to Us Like the Rain, was adapted as a Bible study and has been used in many churches across North America. He received his doctorate from Phoenix Seminary in 1996. For more information on James MacDonald, please visit the Walk in the Word Web site.

J. Paul Nyquist J. Paul Nyquist is the ninth president of Moody Bible Institute. Nyquist comes to Moody from Avant Ministries, where he served as president. Before joining Avant, Nyquist served as senior pastor at First Federated Church in Des Moines, Iowa, and Evangelical Bible Church in Omaha, Neb. Nyquist received a master of theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1981 and a Ph.D. in systematic theology in 1984. For more information about J. Paul Nyquist, please visit Moody's Web site.

Featured Musicians

Brandon Chism Brandon Chism is conference and event program coordinator in the Event and Guest Services Department at Moody Bible Institute. He joined the music ministry at The Moody Church in September 2009. Chism is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, where he studied pastoral ministry and music with emphasis in both vocal and bassoon performance. 
Tim Stafford

Tim Stafford is pastor of Music Ministries at The Moody Church, where he has served for eight years. He is also an adjunct faculty member of the Moody Bible Institute’s Music Department. Stafford received a bachelor of music from Moody Bible Institute and a master of music in choral conducting from Northwestern University. As a vocalist, guitarist and conductor, he is committed to serving the local church by facilitating corporate worship that is God-directed, transformational, and displays the unity of the Spirit.

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