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2011 PVCC Speaker Bios:

Chris Goldman


Chris Goldman is the preaching minister for the Northwest Church. He is a graduate of both Abilene Christian University (BS) and Pepperdine University (MS). He is the husband of Kim Goldman of Puyallup and father of Ashley and Joshua, students at Pepperdine University. After graduation from ACU in 1987, he served for 18 months in Ft. Worth, TX before moving to California in 1988. He was blessed to serve the Tri-Valley church in Livermore, CA for six years and the Cordova church in Sacramento for 14 years before relocating to the Pacific Northwest in August of 2009. Goldman has been a speaker at both ACU and Pepperdine University as well as regional events such as the Great Northwest Evangelism Workshop (GNEW) and Renewal Northwest. He has directed at four youth camps during his ministry and more recently served as a keynote speaker at camp events and retreats. His passion is the preaching and teaching of God's Word and leadership development.

Jim Byerly

Jim Byerly, DWS, M.A. has been professor of music and worship studies at Boise Bible College since 1990. He has experience and education in Bible, Psychology, Drama, Music, Ministry and Chaplaincy. His undergraduate degree is in Bible and Psychology (Milligan College, TN), his masters is in Music/conducting (Kansas State University) and his doctorate is in Worship Studies (Institute for Worship Studies, Jacksonville, FL). Dr. Byerly completed a one-year/two unit internship at St. Luke's Hospital in their resident Chaplaincy program. He has created coursework in Art and Christianity, Creative Writing, Trends in Christian Music and has written published and unpublished articles and books, even some children's books. As of July 1, 2011 he is Coordinator of Alumni Relations for BBC. He, and his wife of nearly forty years, Lorrie; live in Boise, Idaho with their grandson, Austin and one dog, three cats, and a partridge in a pear tree. They enjoy hiking, camping, music, art and boating.

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