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Steven J. Musser, PhD
In addition to being a senior partner in Musser & Orke Associates, Dr. Musser is also serving as the District Superintendent of the Eastern District of the Evangelical Free Church of America. This district is comprised of approximately 130 churches in a six-state area running from New York to Virginia. Among other duties and responsibilities, he leads the district's Church Development Team which, in addition to himself, includes several full-time Associate Superintendents. The role of this team is to support the district's churches and to implement the district's vision: "Becoming Churches without Walls."
Before taking on his district responsibilities, Steve served as Senior Associate Pastor at the West Shore Evangelical Free Church in Mechanicsburg, PA, where his duties included preaching, overseeing a large pastoral staff and conducting pastoral counseling. Steve also led the church's leadership development initiative and oversaw the development of the church's comprehensive strategic plan. Before coming on staff at West Shore, Steve also served as chairman of the board of elders, fellowship group leader and small group leader.
In addition to being a popular preacher and church conference speaker, Steve has consulted with numerous churches, denominations and a number of para-church organizations. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Theological College of Zimbabwe.
In the past, Steve has served as Professor of Management, as Chair of the Faculty and as Director of the Center for Leadership Development at Messiah College. He has authored numerous publications on leadership and management and co-founded Musser & Orke Associates, a consulting firm whose clients have included denominations, Fortune 500 companies, state and federal governments, and the U.S. Navy.
He was ordained by the Evangelical Free Church of America and holds a bachelor's degree from Albright College and a Masters and PhD from Temple University. His seminary training was done at Evangelical School of Theology. Steve and his wife Georgette have two married daughters, Jennifer and Rebecca. Jennifer and her family live in Atlanta while Rebecca and her husband live in Mechanicsburg.
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Eric A. Orke, MDiv, MBA
Eric is a Senior Partner in Musser & Orke Associates, a consulting firm which serves a wide range of clients including churches, small companies, Fortune 500 companies, non profits and government. Based on research published in the Journal of Behavioral Science, Eric and Steve Musser have developed an innovative website where individuals can receive extremely helpful feedback on their motives for leading.
Currently Eric serves as a Church Consultant in the Eastern District of the Evangelical Free Church of America. In this position he meets with pastors and leads churches in a vision and strategic planning process.
Eric served in pastoral ministry for a total of 17 years and is ordained in the Evangelical Free Church of America. Most recently he completed 10 years of ministry as the Pastor of Adult Ministries at the Carlisle Evangelical Free Church. His responsibilities included Adult Fellowships, Small Groups and the midweek Equipping Center. He also performed other pastoral ministries such as teaching, training and counseling.
Previously, Eric served as an Assistant Professor at Messiah College teaching management and economics. He has also taught on a part time basis at several colleges including serving in an adult degree completion program. Most recently he taught a course which integrated his church and business background called "Ministry in International Business." In addition, he co-owned his own construction business and worked for a Fortune 500 company in Human Resources.
He has a bachelor's degree from Colgate University, an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Divinity from Talbot School of Theology. He also studied in Norway for a year on a Fulbright Scholarship. Eric is married to Sandy and they have four adult children, Karice, Robert, Kimberly, Julie and their families.
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