Ron Kelley, Executive Director of the Prestonwood Foundation, joins Kerby in studio to talk about Ron’s leadership of the Cultural Impact Team at Prestonwood Baptist in Plano, Texas. They’ll talk about what churches can do to educate their congregations about social and political issues. Kerby speaks with Dr. Ted Baehr in the second hour with recap of holiday films.
Ron’s business expertise includes a 19-year career serving in various sales and marketing roles within Corning, Alcatel, Fujitsu Network Communications, and several high tech start-up companies. He spent the majority of his business career at Fujitsu where he last served as Vice President - Sales and was responsible for $1.2 billion in annual revenue.
Ron left the business environment in 2004 as he sought to make a tangible difference in the lives of people. Today, Ron serves as Executive Director of the Prestonwood Foundation, providing biblical guidance and training in the area of personal finances and career transition. For more than a decade, Ron has been assisting people in search of employment through teaching networking strategies, resume writing, and providing job leads. He also assists families with developing spending plans, debt reduction and saving plans.
Ron graduated in 1986 from Appalachian State University in North Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. He also was a member of the golf team. In 2009, Ron earned a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Liberty University Baptist Theological Seminary.
Ron and his wife, Gwen, have been married for 24 years and have two children, Meaghan, a recent Texas A&M University graduate who is now studying at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, and Matthew, an accounting major at Baylor University.
These ministry teams are known by various different names - Christian Citizenship Committees, Salt & Light Groups, Moral Concerns Ministries, Current Issues Councils, etc. - but their function is the same: to provide in-house leadership for congregational response to the moral and social issues that impact the community, state and nation. We've chosen to call these groups Culture Impact Ministries. Regardless of what you call yours, helping you to establish an effective one in your church is our desire.