Dr. Jerry Newcombe serves as the executive director of the Providence Forum. Jerry also serves as the senior producer and as an on-air host for Truth that Transforms, the flagship television broadcast of D. James Kennedy Ministries (DJKM). Jerry produces TV segments, co-produces television documentaries, and writes a weekly column for DJKM.

Jerry earned his B.A. in history with honors at Tulane University (1978), his M.A. with honors in communications at Wheaton Graduate School (1983), and his D. Min. (Doctorate of Ministry) from Knox Theological Seminary (2008).

For D. James Kennedy Ministries, Jerry has produced or co-produced more than 80 television documentaries dealing with a variety of issues from a Christian perspective. Jerry is the author or co-author of 33 books, including 17 written with Dr. D. James Kennedy and one with Dr. Peter Lillback. Jerry has appeared on numerous talk shows, including Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (ABC-TV), In the Market with Janet Parshall, The Eric Metaxas Show, and Point of View. He has also appeared on Moody Radio, TBN, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Channel, and C-Span2’s “Book Notes.”

Jerry is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) and serves as an assistant pastor at New Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Wilton Manors, FL. Jerry and his wife Kirsti have been happily married since 1980. They have two children and three grandchildren and reside in South Florida.

David Bowden is from Oklahoma City where he lives with his wife, Meagan, and their two boys, Ezra and Eli. He has a BA in Bible and Biblical Languages from Oklahoma Christian University and an MA in Theological Studies from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
David first discovered spoken word poetry during his undergraduate years while serving as the Preaching Minister for a small church. Between 2009-2011, David crossed several milestones, performing poetry at his first conference for over 10,000 people and releasing his first video to reach over 1 million views.
He published two books—“When God Isn’t There” and “Rewire Your Heart.” Focusing on reaching a generation with the Gospel. God allowed David to release poetry videos and speak at youth conferences, reaching over 2 million people with the beauty of the Gospel.
David founded The Poetic, Inc. It later became Spoken Gospel, dedicated to speaking the Gospel out of every corner of the Scripture in every corner of the world. This ministry has shared the gospel over 70 million times since its founding.
In 2024, God called David and Meagan to step back into public speaking and book writing while continuing to lead Spoken Gospel. Founding the Bowden Family Foundation allowed David and his family to raise support for missionaries going to unreached people groups by contributing 100% of speaking and writing revenue to the Foundation.

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