Bill Scheidler

Bill Scheidler served as a pastor and elder at City Bible Church in Portland, Oregon from 1974-2005. During that time he functioned as a professor at Portland Bible College specializing in the Local Church, Pastoral Ministry and Church Planting.

For fifteen years he oversaw the Pastoral Department of the church and the church planting process. He was actively involved in mentoring church planters within City Bible Church and also assisting other churches in developing their church planting ministries.

Bill worked alongside of Dick Iverson and the Apostolic Leadership Team of Ministers Fellowship International (MFI) as the Administrator and International Director of MFI from 1997 to 2005. He continues to serve as a member of the Apostolic Leadership Team of MFI. He is actively involved in training leaders, writing and assisting the growth and development of churches both nationally and internationally.

In October of 2005, He and his wife JoAnne moved to South Africa where Bill has established a School of Ministry for the training of leaders both within City Life Church and within other churches in the area.

He heads up the pastoral department and serves as the associate pastor at City Life Church. City Life Church is a multi-racial congregation that began in June of 2001 and has grown to over 2000 in population.

Bill is in the process of developing curriculum and training resources for all believers and local churches around the world. These materials are being offered for free on the City Life Church website (citylifechurch.co.za) to make it possible for millions to be trained anywhere in the world.

The School of Ministry serves as a basis for further equipping pastors and leaders in South Africa and beyond. At the present time people from 197 nations of the world (all of the nations of the world but five) are using School of Ministry materials from the website.

JoAnne is also very active in the life of the church and is developing a sewing school to empower the poor with skills for survival. Bill is the author and/or co-author of several books including The Local Church Today, Apostles, Growing Strong Churches, Maintaining Balance and Principles of Church Life.