GMI Instructors
Mark R. Perkins has 35+ years of experience as a pastor, professor, and missionary, most notably as the Pastor of Front Range Bible Church in Denver, Colorado.
Mark holds a Master of Divinity, Talbot Seminary, a B.A. in Biblical Literature from Asuza Pacific University and a B.A. in Classical Studies form University of Houston. He currently serves as Chairman of the board for Colorado Biblical University and Institut Biblique de Polynesie.
Mark and his wife currently reside in French Polynesia, training pastors and laymen in the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.
Rev Maxwell I.O. Okoye is a Nigerian and an ordained minister of New Creation Bible Church in The Gambia. He studied Theology – Masters of Divinity and holds a Doctorate of Expository Communication and is honoured to teach Covenants for GMI.
He is happily married to his devoted wife, Muriel Yvonne Okoye, and they are blessed with a son. The family currently resides in Sierra Leon, West Africa.
Bruce M. Bumgardner has served as pastor of Pine Valley Bible Church, since 1994. It is a Christ-Centered, Bible-teaching, nondenominational ministry in Houston, Texas where he lives with his wife. They have 3 adult children.
He attended Dallas Theological Seminary where he received a Th.M. His line-by-line, word-by-word teaching of the Bible has been appreciated by thousands throughout the world. He has ministered to pastors in Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, the Middle East and North and South America.
John Cookey Has a BSc, MSc, and a PhD. in Biochemistry. He has a Masters of Divinity from a satellite seminary and is currently a lecturer in a Bible College and is Resident Pastor of his church in Uyo, Nigeria.
He has been on the mission field in Nigeria and has held administrative positions in both secular and ministry institutions.
John has an overwhelming desire to teach the truth of God’s Word for it alone can bring real and lasting change to individuals and nations.
Nse Babatunde Enoch is a Telecommunications Engineer who loves God’s Word and desires to see the true gospel of Christ taught amongst believers. To this end he has written books, hosted radio programs rightly dividing God’s Word and engag- ing with believers across the globe by any means available.
Babs has served in pastoral capacity in churches and home fellowships in Nigeria and is currently undertaking studies in a theological seminary.
He is married and blessed with four children and lives in Nigeria.
Alex Garcia has served as the Pastor of Fredericksburg Bible Church in Fredericksburg, Texas, USA, since 2020. His ministry includes verse-by-verse preaching, so that God’s people may be strengthened and equipped to do His work, for His glory.There he preaches the word of God to God’s people so they may be strengthened and equipped to do His work, for His glory.
He has a B.A. in History from the University of Houston, a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law, and a Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. Alex was Associate Pastor of Pine Valley Bible Church in Houston, Texas, from 2018 to 2020 and now lives in Fredericksburg with his wife and two children.
Jason Gentry received an M.Div.at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO and he pastor’s a church in Missouri where he lives with his wife and three young children. He trusted Christ for everlasting life in his middle school years.
During his undergraduate education at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Jason was first exposed to expository preaching and discipleship/mentorship, then real transformation began! His passion in ministry is studying and teaching God’s Word and translation work as time allows.
Stefan Gerville-Reache has been a Christian since his teens. He holds a Master of Divinity from Liberty University and was ordained in 2013. He has served as a chaplain in the United States Army Reserve and as an associate pastor of a Bible Church.
Stefan has travelled on gospel missions to countries including Cuba, India, and Ukraine. Stefan currently serves as an adult Sunday School teacher for his church and he resides in Dickson, TN with his wife and three children.
Rick Kolczak has been the Pastor-Teacher of San Antonio Bible Church since 2005.He was Mentored by Wayne Hein, the founder and previous Pastor-Teacher of San Antonio Bible Church (1985-2005).
He is originally from Indiana and served eight years in the US military. Rick has a BAS in Business from Wayland Baptist University and a Masters of Religion from Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary.
He lives in San Antonio, Texas, USA with his wife. They have three adult children.
Paul Miles is the Founder and Director of Grace Abroad Ministries. His focus there is on cross-cultural ministry, relational evangelism and publishing. He is also a founding member of the International Society for Biblical Hermeneutics
Paul has a B.A. in Russian Language, M.A. in Theology from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and a Th.M. from Tyndale Theological Seminary.
He lives with his wife and son in Oklahoma, USA.
J. Morgan Arnold has a BBA from Texas A&M and an MBS from Chafer Theological Seminary. He is the Assistant Pastor at West Houston Bible Church.
He has been a missionary to Albania and Kosovo, and serves on the boards of True Grace Books and Evanelia Tahiti. He is a Bible conference speaker and has contributed to several books and journals.
He and his wife have been married for 33 years and live in Texas.