Our Team 我們的團隊
Pastored for 16 years. Former Dean and Executive Vice-President for Western Seminary in San Jose and Portland. He holds a B.A.(Philosophy), M.Th., M.Div., and Doctor of Philosophy (Hebrew Studies and Old Testament). He studied at Oxford University in England from 1982–1986 to work on his doctorate, and received his Ph.D. in Old Testament and Hebrew from Golden Gate Seminary.
Dr. Eckman was supervised by Professor James Barr at Oxford University. He is a contributor to the Thomas Nelson New King James Version Study Bible.
大衛·艾克曼博士曾牧會16年，隨後在聖何西和波特蘭市的西部神學院擔任院長兼副校長7年。他擁有哲學學士（B.A）、兩個碩士學位（M.Th和M.Div），以及希伯來文和舊約博士學位。
大衛·艾克曼博士著有多部書籍，是一位國際演講家和教育家，也是《新英皇詹姆斯研讀聖經》的撰稿人之一。
大衛·艾克曼來自於一個失能型不健康家庭。當他最終經歷父神的真實之愛後，他獲得了情感上的真自由。1997年，他與人共同創辦了成為合神心意事工(BWGI)，旨在幫助人們了解他們在基督裡的身份，以促進靈命轉變。
Pastor Ming holds a Master of Arts in Bible Study from Dallas Theological Seminary. He went to the University in Melbourne in Australia for a doctoral degree in Chemistry.
He started his full-time ministry at a church in the San Francisco Bay Area for 6 years before moving back to Melbourne to shepherd his current congregation in 2019.
Pastor Ming Chen擁有達拉斯神學院聖經研究碩士學位，並在澳大利亞墨爾本大學取得化學博士學位。
他曾在舊金山灣區的教會全職事奉六年，2019年回到墨爾本牧養現在的會眾。
Reverend Tom Chiu was born in China and raised in Hong Kong. He holds a B.S. in Physics from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from MIT. After spending over 30 years in the semiconductor industry, he was called to a full-time ministry and earned his M.Div. from Western Seminary in 2012. In 2024, he completed his D.Min at Fuller Seminary.
Following his M.Div graduation, Rev. Tom and his wife, Lucia, served churches in Shanghai and Hong Kong. He is an ordained Cantonese Minister at Lord's Grace Community Church.
Tom Chiu牧師生於中國，在香港長大。擁有麻省大學羅威爾分校物理學士及麻省理工學院核工程碩士學位。在半導體行業服務逾30年後蒙召全職事奉，2012年獲西部神學院（Western Seminary）道學碩士，2024年完成富勒神學院（Fuller Seminary）博士學位。
畢業後，Tom Chiu牧師與妻子Lucia在上海及香港的教會事奉。他是主恩社區教會的粵語按立牧師。
Dr. Kimberly Grassi is a professor of Old Testament studies at Western Seminary. She has her M.Div. from Western Seminary and her Th.M. and Ph.D. from Gateway Seminary.
Kimberly is the author of two Bible studies: Proverbs and Hebrews, as well as small group study guides on 2 Corinthians, Apologetics, and Topical Studies for High School students.
Kimberly Grassi博士是西部神學院舊約研究教授，擁有西部神學院道學碩士及Gateway神學院神學碩士和博士學位。
她著有兩本聖經研讀書：《箴言》和《希伯來書》，以及《哥林多後書》、護教學和高中生主題研究等小組學習指南。
Gary pastored for 20 years. He holds a Master of Divinity from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, and a Doctor of Preaching from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He is currently the President of an Executive Development Company.
Gary was highly decorated as the youngest Drill Instructor in U.S. Army history at age 18. He was also awarded the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award for valor in combat. Gary has published two books, "Stranded in the Wild" and "Purpose Centered Public Speaking." His third book, "The Journey to God," will be available in early summer of 2026.
Gary Rodriguez曾牧會20年。擁有俄勒岡州波特蘭西部神學院道學碩士，及麻薩諸塞州南漢密爾頓戈登-康威爾神學院講道學博士學位。目前擔任一家高管培訓公司的總裁。
他以18歲之齡成為美國陸軍史上最年輕的軍士教官，並榮獲銀星勳章——美國第三高等的戰鬥英勇勳章。著有《荒野求生》和《以目的為中心的公開演講》兩書，第三本書《通往神的旅程》將於2026年初夏出版。
Gayle graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in Biological Sciences and University of San Francisco for her M.B.A. in Management & Marketing. She was the Operations Manager for the Services & Support Division of North America for ThermoFisher, a Fortune 100 company. In 2017, she left her career to serve as Executive Director for BWGI. Gayle graduated in 2026 from Johns Hopkins University with an M.S. in Digital Age Learning and Educational Technology to strengthen BWGI's discipleship impact by designing pedagogically sound, technology-enabled learning experiences that scale Dr. Eckman's teaching to an international digital audience.
Gayle畢業於舊金山州立大學（生物科學學士）及舊金山大學（管理與營銷MBA碩士）。她曾擔任ThermoFisher北美服務與支持部門的運營經理，工作近20年。2017年，她回應神的呼召，辭去工作崗位，全時間擔任BWGI事工的行政管理主任。Gayle於2026年從約翰斯·霍普金斯大學取得數位時代學習與教育科技碩士學位，旨在透過設計具有教學理論基礎、科技輔助的學習體驗，將艾克曼博士的教導推廣至全球數位受眾，從而加深BWGI門訓事工的影響力。
Irene grew up in Brazil and moved into The Netherlands where she received a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Delft University of Technology. She has worked in Brazil, Germany, and the US as an SAP (a major ERP system) functional and Technical consultant.
Irene received salvation, attended and served in a bible-teaching church for over 15 years, but it was only through BWGI ministry and Dr. Eckman's materials that barriers were removed to truly experience God the Father's transforming love and bring the truth of the Bible into her heart.
Irene Oei在巴西長大，後移居荷蘭，於代爾夫特理工大學（Delft University of Technology）取得電腦科學學士及碩士學位。曾在巴西、德國和美國擔任SAP（一種主要的企業資源規劃系統）顧問。
Irene得救後，在一間聖經教導型教會服事逾15年，但直到透過BWGI事工和艾克曼博士的材料，她才真正經歷天父轉化生命的愛，讓聖經的真理進入她的心。
Olivia has a Graduate Diploma in Theology, and a Diploma in Financial Planning. She is from Hong Kong and speaks English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. After a decade or so in business she became a church worker, led in the founding of a church plant, and became the Executive-Pastor of that church. Because of her family background she has a great interest and compassion for those who have become Christians from such backgrounds.
Olivia Tsui持有神學研究生文憑及財務規劃文憑。她來自香港，能說英語、粵語和普通話。在商界工作約十年後，她成為教會工作者，參與創辦了一所植堂教會，並擔任該教會的行政牧師。由於家庭背景的緣故，她對從類似背景信主的人有深切的關懷和同情。
Jijian was born and grown up in Shandong Province, mainland China. She got her BA in China and came to the US for her Master in International Relations in 1990. She is the 5th generation Chinese Christian. She and her husband and 3 children had lived in China for 15 years. Her family then moved back to the US and now lives in Southern California.
Jijian在中國山東煙台出生長大，在國內獲得本科學歷，1990年來美國獲得國際關係碩士學位。她是她家第五代基督徒。她和先生、3個孩子在中國生活了15年，後來搬回美國，目前居住在南加州。