Dr. Karl David Coke

   Founder and Author of The Timothy Program International

Born
November 10, 1942
Rock Springs (Sweetwater County), Wyoming U.S.A. 

Spiritual
Born Again:  1957 - Coos Bay, Oregon Foursquare Gospel Church
Baptized in Water:  1957 - Coos Bay, Oregon Foursquare Gospel Church
Baptized in the Holy Spirit:  1957 - Camas, Oregon Camp Crestview
Called into Ministry:  1960 - Coos Bay, Oregon Foursquare Gospel Church
Licensed Minister:  1964 - International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Ordained Minister:  1967 - International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Current Credentials:  1999 - Present - Restoration Fellowship International

Membership
Evangelical Theological Society
Strathmore's Who's Who in America 

Dr. Karl David Coke is a stimulating Bible teacher whose primary purpose and call is to teach all Christians how to be useful and more effective in their ministry.  His secondary purpose is to help bring a measurable unity to the Body of Christ.

His experience as a Bible teacher is extensive.  Since 1963, he has taught in most denominations and synagogues.  He has taught in most of the world.  He has founded and pastored 3 churches as well as helping to establish many other congregations.  He serves churches in an apostolic ministry ranging from establishing congregations to assisting in their administration.  He is the founder of the world-wide Bible college curriculum called "The Timothy Program International."  He appears frequently as a guest and host on national radio and television programs.  He has been a national conference speaker for such organizations as Women's Aglow, Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship, Institute in Basic Life Principles and Christian Believer's United.  He also addresses camps such as Blue Mountain Christian Retreat in Pennsylvania and World M.A.P. in California, Oregon and Washington.  He especially enjoys ministry to small groups who want to grow spiritually.

Dr. Coke has produced hundreds of teaching items on such important issues as:  "Water and Fire Baptism," "Satan's Traps," and "Going Through Wildernesses."  His series on "Getting To Know Jesus" has been a blessing to many who desire to live Jesus' "faith."  He is noted for his series on "Things Jewish."  This two-album, 20-CD series reveals the impact of Hebrew and the Jewish culture on the New Testament.  All of Dr. Coke's teaching contains the language of Hebrew and the culture of the Middle East.  His style of teaching brings new and fresh clarity to God's Word. (To learn more about The Karl Coke Evangelistic Association (KCEA) founded in 1974 click here).  His latest book, A Proper Education, is a textbook on "how to put God back in education."  He has written the four-section, 200-page Beginner's Hebrew Workbook which is used world-wide by all denominations.  You may purchase his teaching notes, CDs, books and DVDs at www.andybooks.com.

Because Dr. Coke studies and teaches the Bible from its original languages, his sermons enhance any meeting.  All who listen develop a new hunger for God's Word.  Among his responsibilities, he enjoys teaching week-long Hebrew seminars to those hungering to learn how to study for themselves.  His captivated students learn how to properly study the Bible in a relaxed, informal atmosphere characterized by his skillful use of teaching techniques that make learning purposeful and meaningful.  He has become important to pastors in third-world countries because he gives them the ability to study "on their own."

He has invested his life since 1957 and hundreds of thousands of dollars in foreign missions.  Dr. Coke is licensed to guide in Israel by the Notre Dame Centre, Jerusalem, Israel. Most importantly, he believes in and teaches that Jesus is the Messiah, Son of the Living God.  

1.     Academic Degrees

THD             Biblical Life College & Seminary             2007    Christian Education

PHD             California Graduate School of Theology  1973    Church Administration 

MDIV           California Graduate School of Theology   1972    Theology 

BTH             L.I.F.E. Bible College                           1964    Theology 

Hebrew Mentor   1974-1995   Butrus Abd-al-Malik, Ph. D., Princeton University, 1936  

2.    Relevant Professional Experience 

1980-Present   Chancellor, Timothy Program International, Charlotte, North Carolina 

Responsible for curriculum development, administration and accreditation of a three-level college program designed to produce qualified graduates for leadership positions in the Church.  Created and built mentoring centers in Muttom, India, Puebla, Mexico, and assists in centers located in Jackson, New Jersey, Nashville, Tennesee and Pocahontas, Arkansas for “on-sight” examination of distant learning curriculum.  These centers have faculty apartments, dormitories, dining facilities, classrooms and a major library.  Responsible at these centers to provide (on location) annual leadership conferences.  Certify all students who graduate from the Timothy Program International and attend and lecture at as many graduations as possible. 

1990-Present   Hebrew Professor, Biblical Life College & Seminary, Marshfield, MO 

Responsible for the writing, development and administration of course “Biblical Hebrew.”  Remain available to students in North America to guide them through this introductory course by preparing them for written and oral examinations.  Certify the achievement of each Hebrew student. 

1974-Present   Certified Guide, for Middle East and Israel Tours 

Responsible for the itinerary, accommodations and administration of 16-day and 21-day tours to the Middle East and Israel.  Written an 82-page, diary, map, photo logs, itinerary, special notes and personal information booklet describing the complete tour.  Responsible to the Israeli Government for the safety and health of all tourists.  Responsible to the Roman Catholic Church to keep current on relevant information concerning sites in Israel and archaeological finds. 

1995-Present   Senior Editor and Contributing Author, Restore Magazine, Atlanta, GA 

Responsible for a quarterly 3-page article, a quarterly 1-page article about Hebrew and editing oversight for the 36-page quarterly publication known as Restore Magazine.  Distribute and publicize this publication and organize and participate in annual colloquia produced by Restoration Foundation, publisher of Restore Magazine.  Facilitate colloquium discussions regarding the ongoing need to have dialogue between Jews and Christians.

1974-Present   Leadership Conference Speaker, Karl Coke Evangelistic Association, Charlotte, NC

Responsible for being “keynote” speaker at large leadership gatherings around the world.  Producing usable, informational notebooks for attendees at conferences for Bill Gothard, IBLP; Jim Jackson, CBU; Women’s Aglow, FGBMFI, CBMF, Pastors’ Conferences in USA, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Ghana, Canada, Israel, Egypt, India, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Botswana. 

1974-Present   Television Programmer, ReDirection, Charlotte, NC 

Responsible for content, production and distribution of teaching television programs.  Currently producing “Yeshiva With Dr. Coke” scholarly, interactive dialogue program seen throughout the world on website www.karlcoke.com.

3.   Professional Affiliations

Restoration Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia
Evangelical Theological Society
Restoration Fellowship International, Cleveland, Tennessee
Racers For Christ, Scottsdale, Arizona (Founder - Emeritus)
Rock Bible Centre, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Strathmore’s Who’s Who in America

4.  Ordination and Licenses

Ministry - Restoration Fellowship International, Cleveland, Tennessee
Israel Guide - Commission of Christian Pilgrimages, Notre Dame Centre, Jerusalem, Israel

5.  Publications

Coke, Karl D., God is Charismatic, Redding, California, AndyBooks Publications, Copyright 1983, Revised 1995 – A book appealing for unity around the controversial subject commonly known as the “Gifts of the Holy Spirit.”  This work is now used in the curriculum of The Timothy Program International Level One.  

Coke, Karl D., Beginner’s Hebrew Workbook, Charlotte, North Carolina, AndyBooks Publications, Copyright 1994 – A 4-section, 240-page workbook which includes a DVD, CD and flashcards, designed to introduce an English-speaking student to Biblical Hebrew.

Coke, Karl D., Manna, Charlotte, North Carolina, AndyBooks Publications, 2003, ISBN 0-9743493-0-5 – A 100-page book on the hermeneutic of Jesus taken from Luke 24 by using “Manna” as treated in the Torah, Nevieem, Ketuveem, Gospels, Epistles and Revelation. 

Coke, Karl D., A Proper Education, Charlotte, North Carolina, AndyBooks Publications, 2007, ISBN 0-9743493-5-6 – A 352-page book discussing the need to have God in education.  This work discusses the Biblical mandate for education, the problems caused in education by secular humanism and a fresh idea about designing curriculum without excluding God. 

Coke, Karl D., Timothy Program Level One Curriculum, Charlotte, North Carolina, AndyBooks Publications, Copyright 1998, - A 2-year, 8-quarter, Bible curriculum dealing with the basics of faith.  This curriculum was developed for third-world students and includes theological, historical, geographical, cultural and grammatical information.  It is in outline form so that it is easily translated into foreign languages and useful to train families once absorbed by the student.  This entire body of work is translated into Spanish. 

Coke, Karl D., Timothy Program Level Two Curriculum, Lubbock, Texas, AndyBooks Publications, Copyright 1992 – A 4-year Bible college curriculum accredited by the American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions, The Western Collegium of Bible Schools and the Accrediting Commission International.  Textbooks used in many seminaries are used with study questions, examinations, papers and other assignments designed by Dr. Coke. 

Coke, Karl D., Timothy Program Level Three Curriculum, Charlotte, North Carolina, AndyBooks Publications, Copyright 1998.  A 3-year Bible curriculum offering a Master (two years) and a Doctorate (1 year) of Biblical Studies for third-world Church leaders.  The purpose of this program is to offer the opportunity for third-world students to have their Master’s thesis and Doctoral dissertation published in their own nation. 

6.   Other Research and Periodicals 

Coke, Karl D., research for David Benson, How Leadership Style Affects Church Growth, unpublished and presented by David Benson in fulfillment of his Masters’ degree at Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, 1978 

Coke, Karl D., 1995-present, quarterly, 3-page articles and 1-page “Hebrew” page for Restore Magazine, Atlanta Georgia.  These many articles develop the themes around Jewish and Christian dialogue and the unity that is desired.  It is a periodical awakening the Gentile Church to her Biblical, Jewish origins.