You will find all of our tried and true resources consistent with the following beliefs:
If you have questions about our beliefs please give us call.
Stewardship
It’s a churchy word but it’s the Important Thing from which the others
flow. We see ourselves as the caretakers of Holy Spirit inspired material and
that’s why we steward our resources to the highest standards. We hope you can
sense that in our products and services.
Transferability
By a church, for a church, is more than a catchy group of words. It gets to the heart of how we do ministry and steward our resources. Our materials have been developed with and tested by churches, and that means you’ll find them easy to implement, with measurable impact. We’re serious about working through the nitty-gritty details of local ministry.
Story
We love stories and that behind our resources are tried and true stories of
life change. We look forward to hearing more as they are implemented around the
world. On the other end of every resource, before it hits your shelf, is a
story of God using it to change a life.
Value
Traditional value can be defined as a great product at a great price. Beyond
that, with God’s help we hope that there is exponential value in our resources.
We literally pray that every precious ministry dollar that is spent is
multiplied by its eternal impact in the lives of those that use our tools and resources.
Real
We want to provide real resources with real stories yielding real growth. Our
dream is to see real, organic growth that can only come when seeds are planted
deep in someone’s heart that yield fruit for a lifetime, impacting generations
to come.
Jud Wilhite
Jud Wilhite is senior pastor of Central Christian Church in the Las Vegas area. More than 12,000 people attend Central’s campuses each weekend. Jud is the author of several books including Stripped: Uncensored Grace on the Streets of Vegas, That Crazy Little Thing Called Love, and co-author of Deadly Viper Character Assassins with Mike Foster.
Under Jud’s leadership, Central is dedicated to helping people find their way to God. He is known for his authentic and relevant approach to teaching the Bible, and his passion is to equip people to know God and love Him more.
Jud and his wife, Lori, reside in the Las Vegas area with their two children.
Paul Trainor
Paul is the director of Lincoln Christian College: Las Vegas. He has been on staff since 1998. He has a master’s degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Caren, have two daughters.
Mark Whelchel
Mark is the director of Renewing Life Counseling ministry in the Las Vegas area. He holds a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. He and his wife, Christie, have four children.
Mike Bodine
Mike is the Senior Leader at Central Christian Church. He has been on the Central team since 2000, though his service in full- time ministry spans nearly two decades. He and his wife Lisa have four children.
Lee Strobel
Best Selling Author of The Case for Christ, The Case for Faith and former
Legal Editor of the Chicago Tribune
Mark Mittelberg
International Speaker and Author of Building a Contagious Church
I so appreciate how leaders at Pursuit and Central Christian Church consistently keep the "main thing" of the Gospel their own main thing - and the impact of this is powerful!
Mike Foster
Founder of Plain Joe Studios & XXXchurch.com
Central Christian Church and Pursuit Ministries are charting a revolutionary path for the future of ministry. I am so inspired to see such a clear and undeniable movement of God and to watch radical transformation in people's lives. With great humility, integrity, and courage, the leaders of Central and Pursuit have cracked the code on connecting the unconnected with God. There is no doubt in my mind that we should all be taking very good notes and paying very close attention to what is happening in this unlikely place.
Bob Russell
Bob Russell Ministries
Recently retired after forty years as pastor of Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY
Pursuit is a valuable tool for church leaders who really want to see lives transformed by Christ.
Keith H. Ray
President
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
Central is on the cutting edge of reaching unchurched America. Their vision for transforming Las Vegas is exemplary and energizing. I am excited to be in partnership where the roles of education and evangelism are hand-in-hand.
Exceptional resources and training organically developed to help your church extend uncensored grace to those far from God and become radically aligned with the Great Commission.