Executive Director, Jeanie’s Vision
Anne Grizzle is an author, spiritual director, family therapist, and retreat leader who serves as Chaplain of the Boys Home of Virginia. These experiences enrich her work with Leighton Ford Ministries, where she serves on the Board of Directors, oversees mentoring communities for global ministry leaders, and provides coaching for pastors.
She regularly hosts spiritual retreats at the Bellfry near Lexington, Virginia, which she envisioned and created as a place of welcome, rest, renewal, and solace. Anne is associate faculty for Shalem Institute for Spirituality, where she offers workshops on group spiritual direction and young adult leadership. She also serves on the board of Bittersweet Creative and is co-chair of World Vision’s Every Last One campaign to end extreme poverty.
Anne received her B.S. (Magna Cum Laude) from Harvard College with a concentration in Psychology and Social Relations, her M.S. from the Columbia University School of Social Work, and her Post Masters Certificate in Advanced Clinical Social Work and Family Therapy from Hunter College of New York. She is a member of the American Family Therapy Association, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and National Association of Social Workers.
She has authored two books, contributed to two more, and been a featured speaker on national television, including Oprah and Donahue. Anne and her husband, David, have three sons, two daughters-in-law, and seven grandchildren. They live in Lexington, Virginia.
President, Belhaven University and Chair of the Board, Leighton Ford Ministries
Dr. Roger Parrott is President of Belhaven University, one of the fastest growing Christian universities in the United States with 5,000 students on nine campuses. During his tenure, the number of full-time faculty has quintupled, undergraduate academic majors have dramatically expanded, and a general core Christian World View curriculum was created. Dr. Parrott also serves on the Executive Committee of the Lausanne Movement and on the boards of Mission America, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
Retired Executive Chairman, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Jim Morgan is a Christian business leader who has led six different companies, including Executive Chairman of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Chairman/CEO of Wachovia Securities. He is on the board of Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., The YMCA of Greater Charlotte, and Youth Commission International.
In helping lead Krispy Kreme’s successful turnaround, he said of his approach, “I wanted to be like Jesus to the employees. They just needed someone to love on them. That’s all I did.” Leighton and Jim are longtime members of the Leadership Breakfast Group in Charlotte.
Psychologist and Leadership Coach
Dr. Jim Osterhaus is the Senior Executive Coach at Leighton Ford Ministries with extensive experience helping ministry leaders and organizations move through change, conflict, and reorganization. He is co-author of Thriving Through Ministry Conflict (Zondervan, 2010) which deals with the ministry discord that so often derails people.
Jim has diverse and nationally-recognized experience, from facilitating the Organizational Culture Component of the U.S. Army Staff Redesign, to teaching seminars at major universities and seminaries, to directing the counseling centers for two churches, to being interviewed by Sam Donaldson of ABC News.
In addition to his coaching role, Jim has teamed with Leighton Ford to conduct leadership mentoring retreats in the United States and Canada.
Chief Catalyst, Leighton Ford Ministries
Kevin Ford is Chief Catalyst and CEO for Leighton Ford Ministries (LFM), founded by his father, Leighton Ford. He is the co-author (with Jim Singleton) of Attentive Church Leadership (InterVarsity Press, 2024) and chief architect of the Transforming Church Insight congregational survey that includes over 11 million records in its database. He holds a B.A. from UNC Chapel Hill and an MDiv from Regent College in Vancouver BC.
God began working in Kevin at the young age of 4. On the way to the airport with his mother, Jean Graham Ford, Kevin asked her how to ask Jesus to come into his heart. They pulled over on the side of the road, and Jean led him in that prayer.
Kevin’s life turned upside down at age 16 when his brother, Sandy, died on the operating table during heart surgery. In his grief, he began to sense that his life’s call was to make a difference in people’s lives for the sake of the Gospel. As a young man, he began taking on leadership roles through his church youth group, and then through InterVarsity Christian Fellowship as a student at UNC Chapel Hill. He was profoundly impact by the Amsterdam Conferences for Itinerant Evangelists, convened by his uncle Billy Graham. In his 20s, he served as the Evangelism Director for a local church and then as a Regional Evangelism Specialist with InterVarsity.
Through his experience on InterVarsity staff, Kevin was particularly drawn to leadership principles and organizational change. God continued to help Kevin discern his truest calling over the next thirty years as a leadership and change consultant through the company he founded, TAG Consulting.
Kevin was the senior consultant for the redesign of the U.S. Army Staff and an organizational consultant for large federal agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and large non-profits. His books include Transforming Church (David C. Cook 2008), The Secret Sauce: Creating a Winning Culture (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2015) and The Leadership Triangle (Morgan James Publishing, 2013).
While Kevin enjoyed a successful business career, his passion was always for the local church. Increasingly, God opened doors for Kevin to utilize his visioning and organizational abilities to support local churches, provide leadership development for ministry leaders, and help ministry organizations manage necessary change and transition.
In 2019, Kevin Ford, along with his partners, sold TAG Consulting so that he could focus on supporting healthy leaders who sustain thriving ministries through LFM. Kevin and his beloved wife Caroline are active at their local church, where Kevin plays bass and acoustic guitar. Caroline teaches at the preschool, helps lead worship, and leads the children’s choir. They are proud parents of two adult daughters and one son-in-law.
President, Leighton Ford Ministries
The Rev. Dr. Dave McKechnie served for 25 years as Senior Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Houston, one of the largest congregations in the denomination. Under his leadership, Houston Christian High School grew from a dream into a 50-acre educational institution serving 550 students, and the Houston campus of Fuller Theological Seminary was launched. Dave has served as Interim Pastor of Bel Air Presbyterian in Los Angeles, First Presbyterian in Houston, Eastminster Presbyterian in Wichita, and Carmel Presbyterian in Charlotte. He served as President of the Texas Theological Foundation and has a passion for educating and mentoring young pastors.
Retired CEO, Technology Sector
Rick Noling is a passionate Christian business leader who has remained active in church ministry while serving as a C-Level executive for several technology companies. During his business career, he provided leadership that culminated in two successful IPO’s, three corporate mergers, and the revitalization of underperforming companies into market leaders. In his ministry career, he has served as Minister of Administration for two churches and led the Forest Home Christian Conference Center. Rick came to Christ at the 1963 Billy Graham Los Angeles Crusade and later graduated from Fuller Seminary.
President, National Christian Foundation (South Florida)
Stephan Tchividjian is the Founder and President of the National Foundation of South Florida and Co-Executive Director of Lifework Leadership of South Florida. The eldest grandson of Billy Graham, Stephan proudly carries on his family’s tradition of ministry, serving as Chairman of the Board at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale and Associate Pastor.
He has more than 25 years of experience serving on a variety of boards of directors and leadership teams for both for-profit and non-profit organizations. Stephan has lived in South Florida since 1979 where he and his wife, Lisa, have raised their five children.
Watauga County, NC – Hurricane Helene Response
