Executive Leadership
Bobby Hill, EdD
Chancellor
Pastor Bobby Hill has served in full-time ministry for 43 years. His early ministry experience came from serving as a missionary in both Western and Eastern Europe. A pioneer at heart, he went on to plant three large churches in Texas prior to coming to Virginia to attend Regent University in 1991.
While living in Chesapeake, Virginia, Dr. Bobby Hill accepted the Senior Pastorate of New Life Christian Fellowship and led its growth from 150 to over 3,000 in eight years as he established 7 congregations using an innovative church multiplication model. Bobby graduated from Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA) with an MA in Practical Theology in 1995. In 2001 he founded Vanguard Ministries which he currently serves as the network's International Director, where he provides a nurturing relational context and strategic resources to pastors and churches. He is broadly recognized as an apostolic leader, and is considered a spiritual father to pastors and leaders across the globe. In 2012 Dr. Hill launched a new church in Northern Suffolk, Riverbend Church that he currently serves as Lead Pastor.
Bobby earned his Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership and Nonprofit Management from Nova Southeastern University in North Miami, FL. Today he serves as an Adjunct Professor with Regent University’s College of Arts and Sciences and School of Divinity. Dr. Hill is the President and Senior Consultant with The Hill Consulting Group that focuses on finding solutions for churches, ministry networks, and nonprofit organizations. Additionally, Bobby travels extensively internationally as a conference speaker and assisting global mission organizations. Dr. Hill leads Vanguard Ministries as the International Director and Chancellor with Vanguard Bible Institute.
Bill Breon
Academic Dean
Pastor Bill Breon has served in full-time ministry for 21 years. While living in Chesapeake, Virginia, Pastor Bill walked away from a lucrative career with General Motors to accept a pastoral position with New Life Christian Fellowship. This was an exciting season of learning and growth. Pastor Bill planted a Church in Great Neck and began leading missions trips to the Amazon region of Peru.
After several years of fruitful ministry Pastor Bill accepted a Senior Pastor position at Immanuel Church in Wilmington Delaware. The church grew from eighty people to over four hundred. Pastor Bill launched several ministries in the Wilmington area. While pastoring a growing church he also continued to lead missions trips around the world. He has been on over 50 trips and enjoys encouraging indigenous pastors in leadership conferences. Pastor Bill authored the Shepherds Manual that is now translated in 4 languages. Over 3,000 manuals have been distributed in pastors conferences.
Bill earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Colorado Theological Seminary, his Masters in Management from Regent University, his Bachelors degree from Virginia Wesleyan University and his Bible diploma from Appalachian Bible College. He serves as President of Global Harvest World Missions and is the Academic Dean for Vanguard Bible Institute.
Faculty
Pastor Steve Morgan
Steve Morgan has been the Lead Pastor of The Bridge Christian Fellowship in Chesapeake, VA since 1995. Steve has a Media Production and Communication Research degree from Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, received his Broadcast Station Management degree from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Steve later returned to Regent University to take Principles of Bible Study courses and courses in Systematic Theology. For 33 years Steve has been engaged in vocational ministry. Steve's passion is teaching and preaching the Word and caring for his congregation as a Shepherd. With extensive ministry experience in many countries, he is a respected minister in Hampton Roads with a heart to reproduce church and ministry leaders locally and around the world. He and his wife Katie have been married for 35 years and are the proud parents of 5 adult children.
Brad Abley
Pastor Brad Matthew Abley is a non-residential missionary to pastors and church leaders in Kenya and Uganda, taking seminary to those who cannot afford to go, and emphasizing sound doctrine in the fruit and power of the Holy Spirit.
He's been broadcasting the gospel every Sunday evening throughout Africa, on Voice of Hope Africa since November, 2017.
A 1992 M.Div. graduate of Regent University School of Divinity, he is the author of several commentaries, including his latest: 1 Thessalonians: A Church with a Powerful Legacy for Today's Christian. He's served five churches as a Senior and Associate Pastor, and has been an Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies and Church History at two Christian colleges, as well as with ELIM Theological Institute in Siaya, Kenya, and with Redwood Coast School of Missions, in Arcata, CA.
John McCloud
Since the first service on Easter Sunday 2005, John O. McCloud has been Lead Pastor at Renaissance Community Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. With over 25 years of Pastoral experience John, with his wife Dianne, have seen God work wonders in their life and ministry. John brings an eclectic background of ministry experience. Whether in the pulpit or in the market place, John lives to see lives transformed by the power of Christ. John received his B.A. from Lee University, Master’s Degree from Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, and is currently working toward a D.Min at Regent University.
Dr. Margaret Fletcher
Margaret received an MDIV, HSC degree, and a DMin in Christian Leadership and Ministry specifically centered on leadership for the local church from Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. She specialized in developing materials for empowering and equipping women to lead in the church alongside men. In the local church, her service has been in various areas, i.e., co-leader for a church service, teaching, life group leader, counseling, and leading in women's ministries. She has been an educator for 30 years. She has taught religion courses at Christian and Community colleges and still does so. She has ministered in the US, Spain, Germany, and South Africa. Her passion for teaching connects faith and the Word of God in peoples' lives that enable a lifestyle that incorporates empowerment to witness for the Lord. She teaches and ministers prophetically through the power of the Holy Spirit with the gifts of the Spirit.
Pastor Dan Bergey
Pastor Dan Bergey was born and raised on a dairy farm in Chesapeake, Virginia. His personal pursuit of the American dream was interrupted by God through the death of his grandfather in 1987 with a call to change life’s direction. After becoming more involved in local church ministry, he relocated his family to pursue his Master of Divinity at Cornerstone Seminary in 1996. He has planted several churches over the years, but in 2002, he was asked by The Bridge Christian Fellowship to plant a church in North Carolina. He answered that call and, along with others, planted the church now known as New Life of Currituck. Pastor Dan went on to receive a Doctorate of Family and Marriage Counseling from Logos University.
Pastor Dan deeply loves Jesus Christ and enjoys sharing that love with others. He is also a true “people person” and genuinely enjoys being around people from all walks of life and being in conversation with them. His greatest joy is spending time with Dorcas, his wife of more than 40 years, his three daughters and their spouses, and his seven grandchildren.
With more than 30 years of experience in ministry, Pastor Dan currently serves as Senior Pastor at New Life of Currituck and as founder and director of the Currituck Resource Center, an organization founded to bring help, healing, and hope to people in life’s hardest times. He enjoys seeing lives transformed by the power of God. Dan also enjoys being outdoors, camping, and restoring cars and trucks. In his free time, he can be found in his garage working on some type of new mechanical or carpentry project.