Dr. Kevin Harrison is a 25 year ministry veteran who has dedicated his life to starting a revolution of love and integrity in the church world! During this time, he has served in churches as a lead pastor, Christian education, and student ministries. He currently serves as the lead pastor of VLC in Waco, TX (www.vlcwaco.com) and as the president and founder of West Coast Bible College & Seminary (www.westcoastbible.org).
Additionally, he served for 2 years as an Executive Director of Enrollment Services (VP) of Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, TX (www.sagu.edu) and for 6 years on the National Fine Arts executive committee for the Assemblies of God (www.finearts.ag.org). He is also the author of over 600 songs and 3 drama books.
In addition to his current senior pastor position, Kevin serves as the Vice President of Casa do Oleiro Ministries in Brazil (www.casadooleiro.com). The vision of this ministry is to see 1 million people accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior in the next 10 years and they have a strategic plan to see it happen through mission trips and outreaches being implemented throughout the nation. While speaking at conferences, camps, conventions, and stadium events around the world, Kevin has been blessed to communicate the Gospel to hundreds of thousands of people who have accepted Christ and begun their life-long journey as a Christ Follower.
Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science degree with a focus on Christian education from Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Master of Religious Education from Trinity, Master of Business Administration from Madison University, and Doctor of Christian Education from Andersonville Baptist Seminary. He has been married to the love of his life, Becky, since July 3, 1987, and has two beautiful daughters; Mikaela, and Julianna.
*Christ Centered
*People Focused
*Uncompromisingly Bible-based
*Educationally Relevant
*Spirit-led
*Missions-oriented
*Theologically sound
*Great Commission driven
*I believe in the complete and total authority of Scripture and its power to provide direction and purpose for our lives. I believe the Bible is 100% the Word of God free from error!
*I believe in salvation by faith in Jesus Christ who died on the cross as the substitute for our sin. I believe that the grace of God makes it extremely difficult for us to lose our salvation! I believe when people discover our awesome God personally that they will never want to go back to their former way of living! If they do, they never genuinely repented of their sins.
*I believe there is one TRUE God, who is revealed in the persons of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – commonly referred to as the Trinity.
*I believe in the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ; as God's son Jesus was both human and divine. He was born of a virgin and lived a sinless life.
*I believe the Holy Spirit inhabits people at the moment of salvation and fills believers to empower them to live out the fruit of the Spirit and serve as witnesses for Jesus Christ. Additionally, He provides comfort to those who are hurting and direction for those needing guidance, pointing people to Jesus.
*I believe in and practice baptism by immersion as an outward expression of the inward decision to place one’s faith in Jesus Christ, as well as taking communion to remember the sacrifice and suffering of Jesus on the cross.
*I believe Christians should develop in their faith and be committed to a life of personal devotion to God. Commitment is expressed through corporate and private worship, participation in small group Bible study, meaningful service in a ministry, giving financially in a God-honoring way and intentionally introducing others to a personal relationship with God.
*I believe a divinely called and scripturally ordained leadership ministry serves the church.
*I believe in the imminent return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, otherwise known as the Rapture of the Church.