{"id":74181,"date":"2023-01-03T09:59:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/?post_type=news-release&#038;p=74181"},"modified":"2023-02-14T10:04:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:04:58","slug":"josh-mcdowell-ministry-announces-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"news-release","link":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/news-release\/josh-mcdowell-ministry-announces-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh McDowell Ministry Announces New CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact: <\/span><b>media@josh.org<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Immediate Release<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Zack Wilson Named as New CEO for Josh McDowell Ministry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Plano, TX<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Josh McDowell Ministry, a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cru Ministry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, transitions to a new CEO effective January 1, 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zack Wilson joined Josh McDowell Ministry in 2018 to usher in the next generation of communicators. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While studying business management, God captivated Zack&#8217;s heart for the world and reoriented him toward vocational ministry. Since then, Zack has helped launch and sustain Christian movements in Central Asia, Richmond, Virginia, and now with Josh McDowell Ministry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Over the last five years, Wilson has led the Global Events and Speakers teams at Josh McDowell Ministry, which is headquartered near Dallas, Texas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duane Zook, who is exiting the CEO role to serve as the Ministry\u2019s Executive Vice President and Director for Global Strategies and Partnerships, says Wilson\u2019s demonstrated abilities have capably prepared him for the CEO role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cZack has exhibited a mature walk with the Lord, a commitment to Cru\u2019s mission, and a clear understanding of the Josh McDowell Ministry\u2019s role in that mission. He has led strategically while collaborating in an environment that has enabled our Ministry team to thrive,\u201d says Zook. \u201cWe look forward to God using Zack to lead and position us for effective Kingdom ministry in the coming decades.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zack Wilson is optimistic about the future. \u201cI believe that Josh McDowell Ministry is well positioned to have significant influence on the current generation and those to come. And I am humbled to help Josh lead into the future,\u201d says Wilson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Josh McDowell, founder, states: \u201cZack has qualities that our ministry has been built upon for almost 60 years. I am looking forward to walking through this next chapter of Josh McDowell Ministry with Zack, serving others\u2026 until the whole world hears about Jesus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For further information on the leadership transition, please contact us at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:media@josh.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">media@josh.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">##<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Josh McDowell Ministry:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Josh D. McDowell has been applying God\u2019s truth to cultural trends for almost 60 years. The Josh McDowell Ministry delivers breakthrough moments and messages that lead to clarity, conviction, confidence, and connection for people seeking meaning and purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through a combination of live events, podcasts, and print and digital resources, we seek to serve until the whole world hears about Jesus. We serve students, parents, leaders, churches, and virtual movements through innovative events and resources in the heart languages of people globally.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-74181","news-release","type-news-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-release\/74181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news-release"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}