BIO

Biography

Early in life

Verda

knew that she

wanted to be a teacher.

H

er

first

teaching

experience

was assisting

in a Sunday school class of 2nd grade boys

when she

was 12 years old

.

From th

ere

her love for

teaching

continued to grow

and she took

advantage of every opportunity to work with kids.

While living

in

Southern

California,

Verda

taught

Good

News Clubs

and

led

Kid’s

Crusades.

Later

Roger

and

Verda

moved to Salem, Oregon

,

where they

and their

children

were

active

in ministry

at

the

People’s Church. Verda directed the bus ministry, and

also taught Good News Clubs in their

home

for 5 years.

S

he joined the

pastoral

staff

at People's

as Children’s Ministry Director (

and

children's

coordinator for

"Jesus

Northwest")

and served in that capacity for 7 years.

In

1998

she began

serving

as

the National Children’s Ministry Consultant and Junior Bible Quiz

Coordinator for

the Assemblies of

God.

Verda's

education includes a BS in Family Studies

and

a

Masters in

Education

.

She

has written

numerous teaching articles and

has

led teacher training workshops in

various

parts

of the

country

,

including INCM’s

National

Children’s Pastors’

Conferences. She has contributed articles

to the

Christian

Education Counselor,

Enrichment Journal,

Radiant Life Curriculum

,

and

Make Your

Day

Coun

t

magazine

.

Verda

wrote

Step One: A Guide for Teachers

(

GPH)

,

and was a

contributing author

to

Give

Them What They

Want,

and

Make a Difference, Be a

Teacher!

She has

been an adjunct

I

nstructor

at Central Bible

College

and

Oral

Roberts University

, and is currently an Instructor for

Children's

Ministry University

Online.

Roger

and

Ver

da are blessed with four

grown childre

n

and their

spouses,

and

six

grandchil

dren.