Our Speakers
Read about each of our speakers below, including:
Pastor David Whitney
Pastor David Whitney graduated from Rutgers University as a Henry Rutgers Honors Scholar with Honors in History. He received his master’s degree from Denver Seminary. He has pastored churches in New Jersey, Colorado, Florida and Maryland for over 40 years. He is currently the Pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church of Bowie, Maryland.
~Twenty-six years teaching the Christian heritage and history of our country as Sr. Instructor at Institute on the Constitution,
~Appears regularly on MLTV21.org Face the Culture TV program. America Outloud Radio Program Don’t Imbibe the Kool Aid and a variety of in person teaching events. He has also appeared on both PBS and BBC programs that have dealt with our Constitution
~ He has been an invited guest at TP USA events.
Pastor Whitney has authored courses on the Duty of the Jury, Defend the Constitution, The Truth of America’s Founding, the Sheriff and the Citizen and the only course offered anywhere on the Maryland State Constitution.
There are two members of the House of Representatives who were taught by him through the Institute on the Constitution’s U.S. Constitution Course. In the 2020 election cycle, 15 of his students on Maryland’s Eastern Shore ran for office with 12 of them winning their races.
Pastor Whitney is committed to proclaiming the whole counsel of God…
where the Word of God speaks regarding the issues of Law and Government.
There is as Creator God, Our rights come from Him
The only purpose of human civil government is to protect those God given rights.
What People are Saying:
Since 2020, Camp Constitution has been blessed to have Pastor David Whitney as an instructor at our annual family camp. He is expert on a wide variety of topics including The U.S. and State Constitutions, and our nation’s Godly heritage. We highly recommend this national treasure.
~ Hal Shurtleff, Director Camp Constitution and Plaintiff “Shurtleff v Boston” Alton, NH
David Whitney is an exemplary instructor in a variety of civic topics and our experience of him as a teacher spans more than 15 years. We have attended David’s classes on a variety of constitutional topics and appreciate his teaching from source documents directly, rather than author or textbook interpretations of those documents. He always provides an opportunity for robust interaction with attendees and students, providing each question with serious, informed and meaningful answers. He makes the subject matter interesting, understandable and relevant for today.
Because of his skill and breadth of knowledge, we asked him to provide weekend classes to groups in our area on at least 3 separate occasions and to give lectures at several more... David provided the first ever class to all Carroll County government employees on the constitutional role of
government. David Whitney is an upstanding family man, consummate professional and excellent teacher. We highly recommend him to you.
~ Kathy and Wayne Fuller
See more of Pastor Whitney’s work at theamericanview.com
Founder & Board Chair of Sweatshirt of Hope
For over 50 years, Terry has been an entrepreneur, starting several businesses, but God’s plan was different than he ever imagined. God took Terry on a journey into uncharted waters when his daughter started experiencing severe migraines 37 years ago. Terry and his wife of 56 years visited doctors and emergency rooms regularly, doctors giving his daughter oxycodone like M&M’s. Back in the 90s, doctors did not want anyone to struggle with pain, so the pattern of providing more pills continued week after week. By the age of 22, his daughter was addicted to legal drugs. When doctors and hospitals started tracking pill shopping, they cut his daughter off cold turkey, and his 29-year-old daughter was introduced to heroin.
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Outcomes:
On Thanksgiving morning 2013, God gave Terry a clear vision while lying in bed. He visualized his daughter sitting on their front porch step, hood up and zoned out on drugs. That was the beginning of Sweatshirt of Hope. On a beautiful day in 2018, God gave Terry another vision to launch a free community event filled with music, food, and resources for those dealing with life’s struggles. The goal was to bring law enforcement, non-profit organizations, churches, and the business community together to create a healthier, transparent community.
What People are Saying:
What an amazing weekend!! From Saturday morning of the recovery walk to fellowship, stories, music, testimonies, getting rebaptized, and feeling God all around me, meeting Ben Fuller and surrounding myself with believers! God is so good!
Terry Derstine
Brian Shelly
Brian has a B.S. in Theology, an M.A. in Organizational Leadership, and a PhD in Religion and Society Studies, doing part of his work at Oxford U, England.
He founded and pastored an evangelical church for 20 years.
He was the dean of Central Penn College Lancaster campus and a professor, teaching courses in Historical Perspectives of the Constitution, Critical Thinking, Philosophy, Ethics, The Bible and Science, Origin of Modern Civil Rights and Liberties, Conflicts in American Government, State and Local Government, Congress and the Presidency, Presidents and First Ladies, American Civil War, and PA History.
He does presentations at Philly area Convention of States meetings and teaches the PA Constitution, the Federalist Papers, the U.S. Constitution, and the Need of the Electoral College for PA State Representative Wendy Fink at her district office.
He published a book on using critical thinking to interpret the Bible called: “Have You Lost Your Mind?” He had articles published in the “Journal of Higher Education.” He leads two weekly Bible studies.
Brian has been married to wife Sharon for 51 years, has two married daughters, five grandkids, and 10 great-grandkids.