Members & Faculty
Reuben Pradhan
Director TSOM
Reuben Pradhan serves as the pastor of Turning Point Church in Siliguri, West Bengal, India. With over 33 years of ministry experience, he is deeply committed to teaching and training believers in the Word of God, equipping them to serve in ministry and advance God's Kingdom.
In addition to his pastoral role, Reuben leads a vibrant city-wide youth initiative known as the Millennial Movement, which focuses on empowering and discipling the next generation. He also directs DEEP Holistic Ministry, an NGO dedicated to addressing various community needs through a Christ-centered approach.
Reuben is also a teaching faculty member at the Haggai Institute, where he contributes to training leaders locally, helping them enhance their impact in ministry.
Stephen E. Atkerson
(M.Div., Mid-America Baptist Seminary) helps bi-vocational, house church, and small-church leaders discover shepherding ideas given by Jesus to the early church. These practices are also designed to get everyone involved. He serves as one of the bi-vocational pastors of an intentionally-small Baptist church he planted in 1991, and for over 30 years has worked with evangelists, missionaries, church planters, and pastors in Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Africa. He is president of the New Testament Reformation Fellowship (NTRF.org), which is dedicated to helping small churches have a big disciple-making impact.
Rev. Timothy J. Mercaldo
Tim has been an ordained Christian/Evangelical minister for years in NYC and Florida for 40 years, serving primarily in the local church context. His passion is to equip churches of all denominations in fulfilling the Two Great Commandments and the Great Commission at home, in the community, and through strategic partnerships overseas.
Currently, he is the Executive Director and primary consultant of “WORSHIPPLUS.org”, a ministry designed to “inspire transformation through the power of the Arts in the Local Church and its Community”.
He is married now, 36 years to his bride, AnnMarie, has raised 4 girls who married 4 serious men of God. Currently, Tim and his wife are enjoying 10 grandchildren with more to come!
Tim completed his BA in Theology/Greek from Moody Bible Institute, MA in Apologetics from Liberty University and MA Program in Worship Studies and Leadership Development from Trevecca University.