GUEST SPEAKERS
Voices for the Journey
We have gathered anointed men of God to pour into pastors and leaders through three powerful nights of preaching, impartation, encouragement, and renewal.
Each speaker brings a unique voice and assignment, but they share one purpose: to strengthen the shepherd and speak fresh life into those carrying the responsibility of leadership.
Bishop Roderick L. Hennings
Bishop Roderick L. Hennings ~ a prolific speaker, renowned teacher, a powerful preacher, an apologist, one used by the Holy Ghost to “change lives in an unchanging world”. He is a lecturer, a coach, and a leadership mentor.
Roderick L. Hennings founded Zion Dominion Global Ministries in 1993. His unique ability to communicate the Word of God without compromise attracts people from different socioeconomic backgrounds, races, and nationalities. He successfully relocated Zion Dominion from a 30,700 square feet cathedral at 360 Genesee Street in Buffalo, NY to the 14-acre campus at 895 North Forest Road in Amherst, NY in order to accommodate a global reach.
Bishop Hennings is a keen advocate of technology and can be found on all social media
outlets @BishopHennings! Along with social media outlets like Facebook, Youtube, Instagram
& X (formally known as twitter), services at Zion Dominion are streamed live from Ziondominion.org and the Zion Dominion App. Bishop Hennings has also been on The WORD Network as well as making guest appearances on TBN Church Praise (Los Angeles, CA) and has been a frequent guest of TCT Christian Television.
Bishop Hennings sits on multiple boards and continues to serve the International and Jurisdictional COGIC churches in several capacities. He is the Co-Chairman of the International Men’s Ministry for the Church of God in Christ, and former Director of Church Growth & Development (COGIC). He is an executive board member of the Joint College of African American Bishops (JCOB). He is also a contributing lecturer for Logos Bible software.
Roderick Hennings is the husband of one wife, First Lady Pamela D. Hennings and the father of two daughters: Ariane & Chloé, and a beautiful grandson Ayden.
Pastor Jerry Gillis
Pastor Jerry Gillis is a native of Atlanta, Georgia who has put down roots in Western New York. He has been serving the people of The Chapel since 2002, and been in vocational ministry since 1992. His formal education includes a degree in Communication from the University of Georgia; a Master of Divinity from New Orleans Seminary; and a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
Jerry is passionate about reaching every man, woman, and child with repeated opportunities to hear and see the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Since becoming Lead Pastor of The Chapel, he has made it his aim to center this local church around that singular mission. Jerry also has the opportunity to speak to numerous pastors and churches around the nation (and even in other nations) as a result of his involvement with a network of churches called Christ Together. This network aims to empower the whole Church to bring the whole Gospel to the whole nation.
Jerry and his wife, Edie, have two sons and make their home in the suburbs of Buffalo, New York. He loves to watch University of Georgia football, coach his sons in baseball, go for a long run, read a good book, and eat a great meal with his family at the dinner table.
Bishop Anthony W. Gilyard
Bishop Anthony W. Gilyard is a native of Tampa, Florida, and has faithfully proclaimed the Gospel for more than 35 years, including 22 years traveling the world as a full-time evangelist, prolific preacher, and revelatory teacher. His burning vision is to see lives transformed through the revelation of God’s Word. Like Nehemiah, he boldly embraces the assignment God has placed in his hands. His mantle is prophetic in purpose, apostolic in function, pastoral in compassion, and evangelistic in outreach.
Bishop Gilyard was apprenticed under two generations of distinguished leadership in the Church of God in Christ and was ordained an Elder at the age of twenty by the late Bishop W. E. Davis, Jurisdictional Prelate of the Southwestern Florida Jurisdiction. In November 2002, God called him into a new dimension of service through the office of Pastor, leading to the establishment of Bethlehem Judah Christian Fellowship C.O.G.I.C., founded upon the CORE values of Love, Excellence, Generosity, Hospitality, and Service.
Today, Bishop Gilyard serves as the Jurisdictional Prelate of the Southwestern Florida Jurisdiction, Church of God in Christ, where under his leadership the Jurisdiction remains committed to its mission of Inspiring, Equipping, and Serving the people of Southwest Florida and beyond. He also serves as Senior Pastor of Bethlehem Judah Christian Fellowship C.O.G.I.C., with locations in Elizabeth and Willingboro, New Jersey, providing visionary leadership with a heart for strengthening believers, developing leaders, and serving communities.
A yielded vessel committed to carrying the message of Christ’s hope and deliverance, Bishop Anthony W. Gilyard continues to impact the Body of Christ through powerful preaching, revelatory teaching, compassionate pastoral leadership, and faithful service. His life and ministry exemplify an unwavering commitment to advancing the Kingdom of God and seeing lives transformed by the power of His Word.