2012 List of Main Speakers

Ed Hindson

The King Is Coming

Dr. Ed Hindson and his wife, Donna, are natives of Detroit, Michigan. They have been married for 36 years and have three children, Linda, Christy and Jon, and four grandchildren.

Dr. Hindson is a graduate of William Tyndale College. He holds the Master of Arts (M.A.) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and the Master of Theology (Th.M.) from Grace Theological Seminary. He also earned the Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) from Trinity, the Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.) from Westminster, and the Doctor of Philosophy (D. Phil.) from the University of South Africa.

Ed Hindson serves as the President of World Prophetic Ministry and as a Bible Teacher on The King Is Coming telecast. "My greatest desire is to lift up Jesus Christ and proclaim His Gospel to the entire world," Ed has said. "Serving as the President of the World Prophetic Ministry allows me to do just that!" He previously served as the associate pastor of the 9,000-member Rehoboth Baptist Church, in Atlanta, and was the former Dean of the School of Religion at Liberty University.

Steve Herzig

Friends of Isreal

Steve is a Hebrew-Christian who was raised in Orthodox Judaism. He came to know the Lord through a believing sister and brother-in-law, and the ministry of The Friends of Israel. After graduating from college in Ohio, he visited his sister in California, where he trusted Jesus as his Messiah. A year later he relocated to California to fellowship and work with Christians there.

In 1976 he was invited by The Friends of Israel to participate in their summer missionary training program in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He enrolled in Bible college, worked part-time with the Mission, and later directed the summer program, where he met his wife.

Upon graduation in 1979, Steve sensed the Lord’s leading to ministry in the Chicago area. His ministry included home Bible studies, personal contacts, and men’s fellowships. He is also a conference speaker in churches and teaches the “How-to’s of Jewish Evangelism.”

Beginning in 1989, Steve directed the Jewish outreach in the north central states, and in 1991 was appointed Central States Director. In this position he led all of our field staff in 19 states. He also contributes to Israel My Glory, and has made a Christ in the Passover video, which is distributed by The Friends of Israel. He has written two books on Jewish culture and customs.

On March 1, 1996, Steve was appointed Director of North American Ministries and now works from the home office.

Steve is married to Alice. They have four adult children and one granddaughter.

Warren Smith

Author of Deceived on Purpose

Warren Smith (B.A., University of Pennsylvania, M.S.W., Tulane University) is a freelance writer who was formerly involved in the New Age movement. He has written extensively on the subject of spiritual deception and he has been widely interviewed on radio and television. His books include The Light That Was Dark: From the New Age to Amazing Grace, Deceived on Purpose: The New Age Implications of the Purpose-Driven Church, and Reinventing Jesus Christ: The New Gospel.

Thomas Ice

The Pre-Trib Research Center

Thomas Ice is Pastor-Teacher/Church Planter at Community Bible Church, Omaha, Nebraska and Executive Director of The Pre-Trib Research Center in Omaha, which he founded in 1994 with Dr. Tim LaHaye to research, teach, and defend the pretribulational rapture and related Bible prophecy doctrines. He is also an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Liberty University Online. Ice has authored and co-authored about 30 books, written hundreds of articles, and is a frequent conference speaker. He has served as a pastor for 15 years. Dr. Ice has a B.A. from Howard Payne University, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from Tyndale Theological Seminary. He lives with his wife Janice in Omaha, Nebraska and they have three grown sons.

Main Speakers for 2012