Meet Our Leadership
Our leadership team at the ICEJ hails from around the globe and from all walks of life.
President
Dr. Juergen Buehler, Serves as President of the ICEJ, overseeing the global ministry from Jerusalem and traveling extensively around the world to preach on God’s purposes for Israel, the Church and the nations in our day. A trained physicist (doctorate in chemistry from Israel’s esteemed Weizmann Institute), Bühler is also ordained with the German Pentecostal Federation (BFP).
Vice President of Aid and Aliyah
Nicole Yoder has been engaged in humanitarian aid projects in Israel for over 20 years and currently serves as ICEJ’s Vice President for Aid & Aliyah. From a Mennonite background in Oregon, she moved to Israel in 1992. An important facet of her work involves building relationships between the Jewish, Arab, and Christian communities. She holds a B.A. in Behavioral Science and an M.A. in International Community Development from Northwest University.
Vice President of International Affairs
Dr. Mojmir Kallus is a Mathematician, diplomatic translator, and ICEJ Vice President for International Affairs. Founder and National Director of ICEJ-Czech Republic, Dr. Mojmir Kallus came to faith during the Soviet Communist era and became a church planter and Bible teacher, promoting pro-Israel policies.
Senior Vice President & Spokesman
David Parsons is an author, attorney, journalist, minister and Middle East specialist who serves as Vice President & Senior Spokesman for the ICEJ. On staff in Jerusalem for the past 22 years, Parsons has been interviewed by hundreds of media outlets and travels the world to speak about Israel and our prophetic times.
Vice President of Finance
David Van Der Walt was born in South Africa and moved to Israel in 1996 where he met his wife from Finland and joined the ICEJ in 2002. In 2010, he became the Vice -President of Finance (CFO). David studied in the Jerusalem Management school in Jerusalem. After 14 years of living in Israel, he and his wife moved to Finland where they currently reside with their 4 children. David also serves on the ICEJ Canada Board as the Treasurer and in the past as Chairman. David is passionate about Kingdom Business and good Stewardship.
Vice President of Operations (Out-going) - Incoming Director Finance & Operations ICEJ-USA
Barry R. Denison has his BA in Biblical Literature and his MBA from ORU. He is an ordained Minister of the Gospel since 1983. He and his wife Debbie and his family served in church planting and leadership training in Brazil for 12 years. They then lived as a family in Israel for seven years, 1995 to 2002, serving the Lord and raising their three children. Barry has worked as an Economist and International Business Consultant and served as the Executive Pastor of his home church in Loveland, Colorado. He has been serving with ICEJ since 2014, and he and his wife Debbie live in Jerusalem with their daughter Kelly, son-in-law Travis and their two grandsons Joel and Levi.
Vice President of Operations (Incoming)
Richard van der Beek was born in The Netherlands and completed his formal education in Hotel Management in The Hague. Richard moved to Israel in 2003 working for two decades in tourism. During this time he had the privilege to travel the world extensively as a marketing manager, promoting and speaking about Israel. Richard has had the satisfaction of bringing many thousands of tourists to Israel and witnessed first-hand the impact it made on their lives. As they saw the Land through the lens of the Bible, they experienced the faithfulness of God to His People and to the Land. Richard also has a background in management, business, and Israeli real estate. He is married with three children.