SUPERBOOK - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Manager of the 700 Club Digital Media
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President & Co - Host, the 700 Club
Ashley Clayton joined CBN in April 2021 to help CBN with search engine optimization, website testing, and a bunch of other geeky marketing things. Born and more or less raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma she lives on a five-acre farm with her husband, two boys, two dogs, and chickens. As a family they enjoy games of all types - video, board, and virtual tabletop role-playing games.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President, CBN International
Ben Edwards joined CBN in May 1984 and now serves as Vice President of CBN International and Vice President of International Operations for Operation Blessing. Ben manages multiple international offices that have both media and humanitarian activities.
Ben has worked at CBN since 2014. He's the sort who will watch historical or geographical videos just for fun. He especially enjoys outdoor activities with his wife and three young boys.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Board of Directors
Benny Yount joined CBN's board of directors in 2009. He is president and chief executive officer of Paramount Automotive Group. He acquired Paramount in 1989 and has expanded the company into multiple new car franchises located throughout North Carolina. These franchises range from Kia to Ferrari and Aston Martin dealerships.
Benny's business strategy includes major emphasis on what he calls GR101, concentrating on the Golden Rule in customer and employee interactions. He also asks his staff to keep their eye on the three C's: Communication, Consistency, and Commitment.
Benny is a graduate of the Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas. He enjoys serving on the Board of his local Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Board of Directors
David Pentecost joined CBN's board of directors in 2009. He is Managing Member of Pandora Jewelry Stores located in Florida, Alabama, and Colorado.
David attended the University of Oklahoma. He is a private IFR-rated pilot and enjoys outdoor activities, especially hiking. David is a member of Life Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President
- Executive Producer of CBN Animation 's
- Executive Producer of the 700 Club
- President and Chief Executive Officer of the Christian Broadcasting Network
GORDON ROBERTSON is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Christian Broadcasting Network, as well as a member of CBN's Board of Directors. He is also President of Operation Blessing, CBN's humanitarian organization; and Chancellor of Regent University.
The son of Pat and Dede Robertson, Gordon graduated from Yale University in 1980 and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Washington and Lee University in 1984. He then practiced law in Norfolk, Virginia, for 10 years.
In 1994, Gordon had a profound encounter with the Lord and moved to the Philippines, where he established CBN Asia. The following year, he founded the Asian Center for Missions (ACM), dedicated to training and sending Asian missionaries throughout the world. ACM is now one of the largest missionary agencies in the Philippines with more than 2,000 graduates trained in cross-cultural missions.
In 1996, Gordon created CBN Asia's flagship television show, The 700 Club Asia, which is now one of the longest-running Christian television shows in the Philippines and is distributed by satellite around the world. Also in 1996, CBN Asia started a humanitarian organization, Operation Blessing Philippines, which has been recognized as "NGO of the Year" by the Philippine government.
Over the next three years, Gordon launched CBN centers in Indonesia, India, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Thailand. He moved back to the United States in 1999 to serve at CBN's headquarters in Virginia Beach.
As Executive Producer of The 700 Club, Gordon oversees all aspects of programming for the ministry. He hosts CBN's original flagship program, The 700 Club; as well as 700 Club Interactive, a daily show airing on Freeform and online; and Miracle Living Today.
Gordon has produced a number of documentaries and features as Executive Producer of CBN Films, including:
Oracles of God: The Story of the Old Testament
Written in Stone four-part series: House of David, Kings and Prophets, Secrets of the Temple, and Jesus of Nazareth
The Asbury Awakening
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland
Treasures of the Second Temple
Christmas: The Story Behind the Traditions
To Life: How Israeli Volunteers Are Changing the World
In Our Hands: The Battle for Jerusalem
The Hope: The Rebirth of Israel
Whose Land Is It? Jewish and Arab Claims to Israel
Made in Israel
Temple of Heaven, filmed in China
Gordon is also Executive Producer of CBN Animation's Superbook, the reimagined animation series. Its guiding mission is to bring the stories of the Bible to the children of the world in their own languages. With over 65 episodes completed, Superbook has been broadcast to millions of viewers in dozens of languages throughout the world. Other Superbook-themed videos are also being produced and released.
Gordon and his wife, Katharyn, reside in Virginia and have three grown children.
Hannah Goodwyn served as a Senior Producer for CBN.com, managing and writing for the award-winning website.
After her undergraduate studies at Christopher Newport University, Hannah went on to study Journalism at the graduate level. In 2005, she graduated summa cum laude with her Master's from Regent University and was honored with an Outstanding Student Award.
From there, Hannah began work as a content producer for CBN.com. For ten years, she acted as the managing producer for the website's Family and Entertainment sections. A movie buff, Hannah felt right at home working as CBN.com's resident film critic. She spent some of her time interviewing filmmakers and actors, Christian music artists, and prominent authors. She also wrote CBN.com's Entertainment blog, Hollywood Insight.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
In 1974, due to a call into full-time Christian ministry, Jim Bramlett retired as a regular officer and Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of distinguished military service. He was led to join Pat Robertson and the Christian Broadcasting Network where he headed and helped pioneer the national and later international network of more than 60 counseling centers. He later served as Vice President in corporate human resources. From 1991 to 2001 he was special assistant to the founder and president of Campus Crusade for Christ International, Dr. Bill Bright.
It was in 1971 that Jim says the Lord first began showing him that we are in the last days, prompting an immediate study and continuing interest in biblical prophecy, but he says it was as though the Lord began to "shout it" to him in 1993.
Jim has a B.A. degree from the University of Miami (Florida), an M.B.A. from the Ohio State University, and he is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and three other lengthy military professional and managment schools. He is married and has three grown sons.
John Jessup serves as the main news anchor for CBN, based at the network's news bureau in Washington, D.C. He joined CBN News in September 2003, starting as a national correspondent and then covering the Pentagon and Capitol Hill.
His work in broadcast news has earned him several awards in reporting, producing, and coordinating election coverage. While at CBN, John has reported from several places, including Moore, Oklahoma, after the historic EF5 tornado and parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. He also traveled to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during the height of allegations of detainee abuse.
Before making the move to Washington, John reported for NBC affiliates in Missouri and Arkansas. He also interned with NBC News at the network's London bureau.
John earned a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri. His passion is telling compelling stories about people, their experiences, and how they see the world.
Job Titles:
- Senior Fellow With the Hungary Foundation
John Wesley Reid is a senior fellow with the Hungary Foundation. Before moving to Budapest, John worked in Washington, D.C. for over six years covering politics, the Supreme Court, and church relations within the political sphere. John studied political science at Biola University and is an alumnus of Hillsdale College's James Madison Fellowship. During his tenure in D.C., John was the editor-in-chief of Liberty University's Freedom Center, a producer with CBN News, digital media director for the Family Research Council, and he is a contributing author for various publications. John is a veteran of the Marine Corps, an avid hiker, a disciple of Christ, and is often inspired by Instagram cooking videos.
Karl Sutton has worked in Christian media since 2009. He has filmed and edited over 200 TV episodes and three documentaries which have won numerous film festivals and Telly awards. He joined CBN in 2019 and resides outside Nashville with his wife and four kids. He loves cycling, playing music, and serving others.
Matt lives in Nashville, TN, and enjoys frequenting DIY stores throughout the year in an attempt to make a beautiful home with his family. He enjoys sports and outdoor activities and studying the Bible. Sushi and Mexican foods are his love languages.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Board of Directors
- Senior Vice - President for Branch Banking
Phil Walker retired as Senior Vice-President for Branch Banking and Trust Co., BB&T now Truist, one the nation's largest bank holding companies, headquartered in North Carolina where he completed a forty-one year career in Corporate Banking.
A native of Tryon, N.C., Phil graduated from Western Carolina University where he later served as Chairman of the WCU Board of Trustees and Chairman of the WCU Foundation.
Nancy Missler attended UCLA where she studied art. She met Chuck on a blind date in 1956 and they married the following year. Through Christian author and speaker Henrietta Mears, Nancy became a Christian, and she devoted herself to her family, raising the Misslers' four children, Chip, Mark, Lisa and Michelle.. Nancy also established a company, Missler Aerial Photography Service, that specialized in aerial and architectural photography.
Job Titles:
- Contributing Writer
- Manager of Digital Interactions
Rich Miller is the Manager of Digital Interactions in the Prayer Center and has been with CBN since 2011. He and his wife live near Columbus, OH and enjoy the outdoors, watching crime dramas and playing video games. An avid history buff, Rich loves studying church history and the parallels we can draw to modern day Christianity.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President, CBN News
CBN Vice President of News | Rob Allman joined CBN to lead the News Department in 2004 after a 20-year career in local news, including stints in Dallas, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.
As CBN Vice-President of News, Rob manages daily operations across three bureaus (Virginia Beach, Washington, D.C., and Jerusalem) that produce content for The 700 Club, the CBN News Channel, CBNNews.com, and CBN social media (YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram).
Before joining CBN News, Rob was the Assistant News Director at KTVT (CBS) in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. Before that, he spent 13 years as the Executive Producer at WJLA-TV (ABC) in metro Washington, D.C., along with News Director positions at WFMY-TV (Greensboro, N.C.) and WLWT (Cincinnati, Ohio).
Rob graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a degree in Communications; he lives in Virginia Beach with his wife, Peggy, and enjoys spending time with their six children and seven grandchildren.
Sharon Jaynes has been encouraging and equipping women through ministry for over 25 years. Through the years, she has taught various Bible Studies, served as a counselor at Charlotte Pregnancy Care, and mentored women from all walks of life. For 10 years Sharon served as Vice President of Proverbs 31 Ministries and co-host for their daily radio feature. She is the author of 16 books. She has also written numerous magazine articles and devotions. Sharon is a frequent guest on radio and television programs. Sharon is the co-founder of Girlfriends in God, Inc., a non-denominational ministry that crosses generational and racial boundaries to bring the Body of Christ together as believers. She, along with her ministry partners, Mary Southerland and Gwen Smith, provide daily on-line devotions read by approximately 300,000 subscribers and turn-key conferences packages.
Job Titles:
- Co - Host, the 700 Club / Founder, Orphan 's Promise
Terry Meeuwsen was born and raised in the Green Bay area of Wisconsin, where she grew up the oldest of four siblings. Gifted from a young age, Terry developed her God-given vocal talent, eventually joining the New Christy Minstrels for two years before turning her attention to a larger stage. Terry was crowned Miss America 1973 and she used her new platform to share her faith.
Winning the Miss America crown helped Terry launch a career in broadcasting that would ultimately bring her to the Christian Broadcasting Network. Since 1993, Terry has been the warm, engaging personality greeting The 700 Club guests on weekday mornings. Serving as co-host, she has shared the love of God with millions of viewers from the CBN studios in Virginia Beach, VA.
Terry is also an accomplished author, with four titles to her name, including The God Adventure, a story of God's power and purpose in her life.
A lifelong advocate for children, Terry and her husband Andy are the parents of seven, including five adopted children. It was this passion for adoption that led Terry to launch Orphan's Promise in 2006. Orphan's Promise is CBN's ministry to children around the world with a mission to take vulnerable children from at-risk to thriving.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Tim Abel has been happily married to Terri since 1984. He is the father of 4 amazing children, who have provided several awesome grandchildren. He holds a PhD in communication and a BA in music. He served as a worship leader for over 30 years. In 2010, Tim joined the CBN team where he now works as a Campaign Manager with CBN's Digital Optimization Center. He also enjoys playing keyboards for weekly worship services at Trinity Church in Virginia Beach, Va.
Tim Tebow is a two-time national college football champion, 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, and first-round NFL draft pick for the Denver Broncos, 2010-2011. After playing in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets in 2012, Tebow joined SEC Nation on ESPN as a sports commentator. He also contributes to a variety of other ESPN platforms.
Tebow is the author of the New York Times best-seller Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms and more recent children's book Bronco and Friends: A Party to Remember (Waterbrook, 2021).
He is pursuing a new professional career in baseball as Left-fielder with the New York Mets organization, 2016-present.
Through everything, Tebow's true passion is the work of the Tim Tebow Foundation, which he began in 2010. The foundation's mission is to bring faith, hope and love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need. The foundation is fulfilling that mission every day by serving thousands of children around the world.
Regarding his personal life, Tim is married to Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters.
Job Titles:
- Member of CBN 's Board of Directors in 1987 and Has Worked With CBN
William (Bill) McConkey became a member of CBN's board of directors in 1987 and has worked with CBN since the late 1960s. Bill is a leader in the field of development and is the chairman of McConkey-Johnston, Inc., an international development and management consulting firm with headquarters in Woodland Park, Colorado; and founder and executive director of MMDI Institute in St. Louis, Missouri.
Bill earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Missouri. He also has a master of divinity degree from the University of Dubuque, graduating summa cum laude.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
William (Bill) McConkey became a member of CBN's board of directors in 1987 and has worked with CBN since the late 1960s. Bill is a leader in the field of development and is the chairman of McConkey-Johnston, Inc., an international development and management consulting firm with headquarters in Woodland Park, Colorado; and founder and executive director of MMDI Institute in St. Louis, Missouri.
Bill earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Missouri. He also has a master of divinity degree from the University of Dubuque, graduating summa cum laude.
Job Titles:
- President of the International Fellowship of Christian
Yael Eckstein is the president of the International Fellowship of Christian and Jews. As President, Eckstein oversees all ministry programs and serves as the organization's international spokesperson. She can be heard on The Fellowship's daily radio program airing on 1,500 stations worldwide.
Before her present duties, Yael served as global executive vice president, senior vice president, and director of program development and ministry outreach. Based in Jerusalem, Yael is a published writer, leading international advocate for persecuted religious minorities, and a respected social services professional. As President of The Fellowship, she also holds the rare distinction of being a woman leading one of America's largest religious not-for-profit organizations.