Tour Hosts
DR. Mark Jobe
Dr. Mark Jobe serves as president of Moody Bible Institute and host of Moody Radio’s Bold Steps. He is also the founding pastor of New Life Community Church, a Chicago-based ministry with 27 locations. Mark earned a diploma from Moody in 1984, a master’s degree from Moody Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in transformational leadership from Bakke Graduate University. He is author of Unstuck: Out of Your Cave into Your Call (Moody Publishers). He and his wife, Dee, have three adult children.
Dr. Michael Rydelnik
Dr. Michael Rydelnik is professor of Jewish Studies and Bible at Moody Bible Institute and the host of Moody Radio's Open Line. The son of Holocaust survivors, Michael was raised in an observant Jewish home in Brooklyn, New York. Michael trusted in Jesus the Messiah in high school and began teaching the Bible almost immediately. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute, Azusa Pacific University, Dallas Theological Seminary, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where his doctoral research focused on the messianic hope of the Hebrew Bible. He is the co-editor of The Moody Bible Commentary and the author of Understanding the Arab Israeli Conflict and The Messianic Hope: Is the Hebrew Bible Really Messianic? Michael and his wife, Eva, love leading groups to Israel, hiking in the Adirondack Mountains with their dogs, and hearing from their two adult sons who call and write all the time.
Crawford Loritts
Crawford Loritts is president and founder of Beyond Our Generation. He graduated from Cairn University in 1972 with a B.S. in Bible. He is the host of two national radio programs, Living a Legacy and Legacy Moments. Crawford served on the staff of Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) for 27 years and was senior pastor of Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, Georgia for 15 years. He has authored nine books, including Your Marriage Today . . . and Tomorrow, co-authored with his wife, Karen. He has traveled the world speaking at churches, conferences, colleges, and seminaries. Crawford and Karen have four children and 11 grandchildren.
Israel Tour 2022
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