Dr. A brings on Chris & Carol Ball to discuss their work in serving churches through Tend Ministries.

To connect with Tend Ministries or learn more about Chris & Carol, visit tendministries.org⁠⁠.

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Chris Ball is a pastor at heart, and a sought-after speaker and mentor. He is a graduate of Elim Bible Institute. He served as Senior Pastor of Lighthouse Community Fellowship in South Butler, NY for 27 years, and watched the church grow from 35 to over 350 in Sunday morning attendance. 

He served as Elim Fellowship’s Syracuse Area Representative for 17 years, and as General Secretary and a member of the Council of Elders for 8. In 2015, Chris was elected President of Elim Fellowship, and faithfully served in that office for 9 years. Today, Chris continues to serve on the Council of Elders.

Carol Ball has spoken and ministered prophetically in conferences nationally and internationally. With Chris, she co-founded and served as co-senior pastor of Lighthouse Community Fellowship for 27 years.

She has served Elim Fellowship since 1998 in various leadership roles, including Syracuse Area Women’s Representative and Women’s Representative for the Central New York Region. In 2013, she accepted the position of Director of the national Women's Department and continues to serve in that role today. Carol is also the founder and director of MADE MVMT, a ministry that encourages and empowers next-generation women in ministry. In 2019, Carol became Assistant US Ministries Director and continues to serve in that position.

Chris and Carol make a great leadership team and are available to minister throughout the US and around the world. They have been married for 37 years and have 3 adult children who are married and three grandchildren.

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Dr. Fred Antonelli currently serves as President of Elim Bible College.

Prior to his role at the college, Dr. Antonelli served on the Board of Trustees as well as attended EBC in the early 1970’s during the Charismatic and Jesus People Movements (the 4th and last Great Awakening) in the United States. Dr. Antonelli was a Senior Pastor for 23 years and hosted Rock Alive, a nationally syndicated Christian Rock show heard over both the CBN and SRN radio networks from 1992-1999. He also founded Life Counseling Center, Inc., with five offices on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware. Dr. Antonelli has a Bachelor's Degree in Theology, a Masters in Clinical Counseling, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. He is an author and writes for national Christian magazines.

He and his high school sweetheart, Debbie, live in Lima, NY and have three children and six grandchildren.