Campmeeting 2005 Lineup of Speakers and Music Ministers

EMD Family Camp: July 24-31, 2005

Brian Allen is the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at his alma mater, Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois.  Prior to this assignment, Brian has served Olivet as Executive Director of University Relations, Assistant to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement and as Director of Alumni.  He also served the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization (LCWE) in Charlotte, North Carolina as Director of Scholarship Development for the Lausanne II Congress in Manila, July 1989.  The major thrust of this congress was to challenge the Church to work together in cooperation for world evangelization.

Brian has had the opportunity to communicate the love of God through music and the spoken word in churches, retreat settings, and conferences.  He has been privileged to participate musically in the Lausanne II Congress, the 23rd General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene, and the Navigators Presidents Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Brian resides in Bourbonnais, Illinois with his wife, Lynda, two sons, Kyle (age 18) and Spencer (age 10), and daughter, Shelby (age 14).

Dr. Louie Bustle is the Division Director for World Mission, Church of the Nazarene.  He is married to the former Ellen Phillips. The Bustles received their A.B. degrees at Trevecca Nazarene College.  Dr. Bustle also earned an M.A. degree at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City.  In 1987 Dr. Bustle was given the honorary doctorate degree by Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville, Tennessee.

Louie and Ellen served their first term as missionaries in the Virgin Islands.  Following their first furlough, they were appointed to the Dominican Republic and were given the responsibility of opening the work of the Church of the Nazarene in this Caribbean country.  Dr. Bustle served the Dominican Republic as Mission Director and the first District Superintendent.  He was involved in church planting and evangelism, as well as construction projects that included many Work & Witness teams.  Ellen also worked closely with her husband in mission activities.

In 1982, Dr. and Mrs. Bustle transferred to Peru where they served as Mission Director for one year.  In 1983, Dr. Bustle was appointed Regional Director for South America, where he served until 1994.  In February 1994, Dr. Bustle was elected by the General Board to serve as Director of the Division of World Mission.

They have a daughter, Beth Ann, a nurse, who is married to Rick Guilfoil, a producer in World Mission Communications.  Their son, John, is a student at University of Kansas Medical Center.  Their granddaughter, Amber Guilfoil, is three years old.

Dr. Gregg Chenoweth is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois where he directs half the institution's professors and coursework over eight departments.  He has published in five newspapers including the Detroit News, four magazines including Christianity Today, and a 20-issue Webzine during a missionary assignment in South Korea in 2002.  As an ordained minister, he has preached in more than 30 cities across the Midwest, Africa, South Korea and Australia, and currently leads a ministry to young adults with his wife of 16 years, Tammy, at Kankakee (Ill.) First Church of the Nazarene.  He has three wonderful children:  Abbey (12), Allison (9), and Aaron (7).  Gregg was raised at Flint Central Nazarene.

Rev. Jack French is an evangelist for the Missionary Church and has traveled around the world preaching the Gospel. Jack grew up in the Michigan District and attended Bethel College and Asbury Seminary. He is a former Michigan District Superintendent for the Missionary Church and served as a missionary to Brazil. He and his wife Joni live in Yale, Michigan.
Allison Durham Speer was raised in the Bluegrass fields of Kentucky, and even a land as vast as that was not big enough to contain her talent. Her early childhood was spent enjoying spring vegetable gardens and sun drying autumn apples; tending cattle and crops, and developing a deep respect for God's creation gave her a down-home sense of self.

Allison communicates the Gospel in all she does, in mega-churches such as First Baptist Atlanta (Dr. Charles Stanley), The Brooklyn Tabernacle, First Baptist Orlando (Rev. Jim Henry), as well as small rural churches. She has also been a featured artist for many Bible study cruises with Charles Stanley and D. James Kennedy. She has also performed with evangelists Luis Palau, Bailey Smith, David Ring, and Johnny Hunt (First Baptist Church of Woodstock, GA). Her appearances on the Gaither Homecoming videos, The 700 Club, and The Trinity Broadcasting Network have left the nation wanting more of this incredible singer.

She has been the guest soloist at the national Southern Baptist Convention, the Nazarene General Assembly, and numerous Praise Gatherings and Family Fest Events hosted by Bill Gaither. Her time has been spent touring with the Gaither Vocal Band and Gaither Trio, and with Mark Lowry and Wayne Watson, as well as keeping a hectic schedule of solo appearances.

Her grounding lies at her home church, First Church of the Nazarene in Nashville, TN. But no matter where she is, a consuming flame keeps her searching for ways to be used, as she says, "to help others identify with the suffering of Jesus and bring clarity to the word of God through music."

The conviction of her heart is to provide music for the church. Choosing songs that will minister to others is her policy. Words that glorify God are her creed. Bringing the scripture alive with music is her artistry. "My music is for people who need Jesus, and we ALL need Jesus. This one similarity overthrows all the politics of our differences. I'm learning that you can make a feast on a mustard seed of faith. So when I sing, I just welcome folks to the table."