{"id":845,"date":"2017-07-13T06:58:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart\/demos\/?page_id=845"},"modified":"2021-05-06T14:57:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T18:57:33","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluecreekvalley.com\/michaelstevens\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;opacity-video-bg&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619537872971{margin-bottom: 8vh !important;padding-top: 32vh !important;padding-bottom: 30vh !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/bluecreekvalley.com\/michaelstevens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bg.jpg?id=7121) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1499517305703{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-center&#8221;]\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"wd-608850eacd7b6\" class=\"title-wrapper  woodmart-title-color-white woodmart-title-style-default woodmart-title-width-40 text-center woodmart-title-size-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"left-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title  woodmart-font-weight-\" >Who We Are<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"right-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"wd-60943c13044ff\" class=\"woodmart-button-wrapper text-center inline-element\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluecreekvalley.com\/michaelstevens\/booking\/\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-color-white btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-default\">Booking<\/a><\/div><div id=\"wd-60882f5e6615a\" class=\"woodmart-button-wrapper text-center inline-element\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluecreekvalley.com\/michaelstevens\/contact\/\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-color-white btn-style-bordered btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-default\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619538252413{margin-bottom: 10vh !important;}&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column]\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"wd-6088321a4b48a\" class=\"title-wrapper  woodmart-title-color-default woodmart-title-style-default woodmart-title-width-100 text-left woodmart-title-size-large vc_custom_1619538463255\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"left-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title  woodmart-font-weight-500\" >About Me<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"right-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Dr. Michael A. Stevens, Sr.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23777777&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619538425844{margin-top: -25px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;hidden-sm hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619538488934{margin-bottom: 4vh !important;}&#8221; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494857398526{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619538568407{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<em>Dr. Michael A. Stevens, Sr. <\/em>is the visionary founder and Chief Executive Officer of Michael A. Stevens Consulting Services and Michael A. Stevens International Ministries.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Stevens currently serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2018-present).\u00a0 Dr. Stevens is an ordained Superintendent in the Church of God in Christ\u2014the largest Pentecostal and second largest African-American denomination in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Stevens has an earned Doctorate of Ministry degree (2012) as well as a Masters of Practical Theology degree (2009) from Oral Roberts University and is a graduate of North Carolina A&amp;T State University (1992) located in Greensboro, NC where he received his Bachelors of Science degree in Political Studies.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Stevens has also served as the African-American Outreach Director for Christians United for Israel (2008 to 2016). CUFI is the world\u2019s largest pro-Israel Christian organization with over 10 million members<em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Stevens has hosted radio talk shows such as \u201c<em>Faith and Values in Urban Community\u201d <\/em>on NewsTalk 1110 WBT, Charlotte, NC (2007 to 2009) and \u201c<em>On the Mic with Pastor Mike<\/em>\u201d on Radio One\u2019s Praise 100.9 FM in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Stevens has gained local and national recognition through his many accomplishments, some of which include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em> Author of \u201cWe Too Stand: A Call for the African-American Church to Support the Jewish State\u201d (Creation House 2013)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Author of No More Excuses: Creating a Culture in the Church that Reaches African-American Men (Creation House, 2008)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494857394949{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619538587094{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]Dr. Stevens has been interviewed by national and syndicated media shows such as <em>Fox News, CNN, TBN, CBN\u2019s 700 Club, Word Channel, Harvest Show and KTLA <\/em>in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Stevens is a global visionary. He has been privileged to preach coast-to-coast and abroad in such countries as US Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Kenya, Belize, Israel, Peru, and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Stevens makes his home in the greater Charlotte metro area of North Carolina. He is married to his college sweetheart\u2014the incomparable Sharon Lindsey, and together they have been phenomenally blessed with three children, Michael Anthony Jr., Matthew Courtlin, and Charisma Lindsey.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619538495941{margin-bottom: 4vh !important;}&#8221; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;rgba(10,10,10,0.12)&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1499600318751{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"wd-60883245a2b27\" class=\"title-wrapper  woodmart-title-color-default woodmart-title-style-default woodmart-title-width-100 text-left woodmart-title-size-large vc_custom_1619538505981\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"left-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title  woodmart-font-weight-500\" >Why Me?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"right-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494857398526{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619706728149{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]I grew up attending and serving in all types of African American church denominations with their various traditions and structures.\u00a0 From deep Southern Baptist to the fiery Pentecostals\u2026 from Apostolic to AME Zion\u2026 I\u2019ve studied, I&#8217;ve served and I&#8217;ve led many in the African American church.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve also shared the joy of working with many ecumenical groups and intra-denominational African American church groups &#8211; Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC), Samaritan\u2019s Feet International and Central Carolinas Banking Group (CCCBG).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1494857394949{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1620324208055{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]I love what I do and I am committed to staying rooted in the African American and Jewish commitment and relationship building. I strive to understand each organization goals, strategies, structures and cultures in order to help source key organizations win in these tough times. As such, I am able to engage deeply with clients to provide tailored capacity building that fits their needs and through a framework that both embodies and advances solidarity and educational awareness.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619539976627{margin-bottom: 10vh !important;padding-top: 8vh !important;padding-bottom: 8vh !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/bluecreekvalley.com\/michaelstevens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/BG1-1.jpg?id=7136) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;1&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619542053757{margin-bottom: 8vh !important;}&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column]\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"wd-60883ff1b3d1d\" class=\"title-wrapper  woodmart-title-color-black woodmart-title-style-default woodmart-title-width-50 text-center woodmart-title-size-large vc_custom_1619542006271\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"left-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title  woodmart-font-weight-500\" >Quotes About Dr. Stevens<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"right-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"carousel-7810\" class=\"testimonials testimonials-wrapper testimonials-slider testimon-style-standard testimon-align-center testimon-text-size-  woodmart-carousel-container woodmart-carousel-spacing-30\" data-owl-carousel data-speed=\"7000\" data-wrap=\"yes\" data-hide_pagination_control=\"yes\" data-hide_prev_next_buttons=\"no\" data-desktop=\"1\" data-tablet_landscape=\"1\" data-tablet=\"1\" data-mobile=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" owl-carousel owl-items-lg-1 owl-items-md-1 owl-items-sm-1 owl-items-xs-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial column \" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;\u2026In his moving, comprehensive, and engaging book, Dr. Michael Stevens offers a voice and not an echo to his generation. He does this in the same way that John the Baptist confronted his generation with truth\u2026 Dr. Stevens represents a forerunner to the African American community. In the spirit of revelation he explains why and how Christians should support Israel and why Israel has the right to exist and the right to defend itself.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. John Hagee\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>President Christians United for Israel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial column \" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Thank you for the comfort and confidence \u2018the pastor\u2019 brings to this relationship and partnership\u2026it\u2019s still a \u2018spiritual thing!&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeorge Anderson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Executive Director Fountain of Praise in Houston, TX<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial column \" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;\u2026promises to accurately inform and instruct the Christian community on the increasing importance of supporting Israel with prayers with a unified presence, Dr. Stevens gives several practical motives and reasons the Christians church\u2014namely the African American church. He also encourages the church to lay aside its differences with the Jewish community and embrace its biblical mandate to support the Jewish people.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBishop Harry R. Jackson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial column \" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;\u2026passionate about reaching the men of our generation especially among the African-American community. I greatly appreciate his passion for combating the shortage of men in our church. His conviction and competence are greatly evident in this ministry of teaching and preaching among the body of Christ.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBishop Charles Blake, Sr.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Former Presiding Bishop, Church of God in Christ<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial column \" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;\u2026has created a biblical paradigm for the African American church and the Jewish people to work together in supporting Israel. Using a scriptural foundation that will have a more lasting affect in bringing the two faith communities closer than shared painful memories in its integration into American society.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Chief Rabbi of Efrat Founder, Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial column \" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;\u2026has joined the chorus of courageous and passionate-for-truth Christian heroes standing in support of Israel. He is traveling the world to preach his courageous message. His voice resonates from America to Africa.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRabbi Aryeh Scheinberg\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Leader of Congregation Rodfei Sholom. 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