Pastor Ralph F. Wilson

Dr. Ralph F. Wilson Dr. Ralph Wilson is the director of Joyful Heart Renewal Ministries. He has an intense interest in using the Internet to teach the Bible and to train disciples.

Christian Experience

  • Made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ at age nine, the child of Christian parents.

Statement of Faith

  • He is an evangelical Christian with an openness to the working of the Holy Spirit in our day. He agrees with the statement of faith of the National Association of Evangelicals, though he is not presently a member of that fine organization.
  • He strongly believes in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament as our authority for faith and practice.
  • While he is an active member of a denomination, he believes in the essential unity of all believers in Jesus the Lord and is non-sectarian in his approach.

Online Ministry

Pastoral Ministry

  • Since retirement, he has served on the Leadership Team, and presently serves as a Lead Greeter/Usher, a member of the Communication Team, and as a discipler at Rock Harbor Covenant Church, Rocklin, California (2014-present).
  • Interim Pastor, First Baptist Church of Nevada City, California (2010-2013).
  • Ministry Development Pastor, Community Covenant Church, Rocklin, California (2004-2009).
  • Community Outreach Pastor, Sierra Christian Church, Loomis, California (2002-2004).
  • Church Planting Pastor, Church of the Live Oaks, Rocklin, California (1988-2001).
  • Ordained under the auspices of the American Baptist Churches, USA (1977).
  • Pastor, Lindley Ave. Baptist Church, Tarzana, California (1976-1988).
  • Assistant Pastor, Arcadia Christian Center, Arcadia, California (1974-1976).
  • Assistant Pastor, Bethesda Christian Church, Los Angeles, California (1967-68 and 1970-74).

Overseas Ministry

  • About 40% of online subscribers are outside the US.
  • Two of his books have been reprinted by Christian Literature Centre in North East India. JesusWalk: Beginning the Journey has been translated into Spanish and is available in Kindle and PDF formats for distribution in Latin America. A partial translation has been made into the Tamil language (used in Malaysia).
  • Since 2007, he has made five trips to western Kenya to train pastors.

Education

  • Doctor of Ministry (1984), Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California
  • Master of Divinity (1976), Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California
  • Bachelor of Arts, Biology (1967), Occidental College, Los Angeles, California

Tent-Making

  • Former editor and publisher, Web Marketing Today,® pioneer business e-mail newsletter on Internet marketing (1995-2012). Also editor and publisher of Doctor Ebiz® and Web Commerce Today® newsletters.
  • Quoted in national and international news media, such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Business Week, Financial Times, etc.
  • Author of more than a dozen books in the Internet marketing field, including Planning Your Internet Marketing Strategy (Wiley, 2001; also in Russian and Japanese), and massive books -- The E-Mail Marketing Handbook (2003) and The Shopping Cart Report (2004), now out-of-print.
  • Spoke in the US and abroad on Internet marketing at many major industry conferences (1997-20120).

Hobbies

  • Pastor Ralph has been painting watercolors since fall of 2012.
  • He also plays the guitar. He has two -- a 1963 Martin 00-18 and a Taylor GS Mini. He is also learning to play the alto recorder.

Family

  • Pastor Ralph has been married to his wife Jean since 1968. They have three grown children and four grandchildren.

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