Thomas B. White, M.A.

Founder and President of Frontline Ministries, Tom White conducts an international ministry developing city-wide prayer movements, and teaching in the areas of spiritual warfare, intercession and strategic city-reaching. Tom has emerged as a recognized practitioner and expert in city transformation-building unity among leaders and churches to catalyze vision for more effectively reaching their communities. Currently he serves as a coach for the Mission America Coalition strategy for city-reaching, "Loving our City to Christ."

Tom holds degrees from San Diego State University (B.A., Sociology), and Asbury Theological Seminary (M.A., Theology), where he produced a thesis on the biblical theme of "principalities and powers." Tom traveled for two years as an itinerant teacher with O.C. International, and served as an elder and associate pastor at Northwest Hills Baptist Church (Corvallis, OR) from 1979 to 1983.

In the early 1980's, Tom pioneered and devoloped teaching on a "reasoned, seasoned approach to spiritual warfare" for churches and para-church organizations. He also offers advanced teaching to leaders and intercessors on discerning and dealing with evil supernaturalism. He speaks frequently at conferences, leadership retreats, professional symposiums, Seminaries and Bible colleges. He also serves as a consultant to church leaders and missionary organizations. Tom has ministered extensively in Asia, South America, Europe, Australia and the Middle East.

In 1990, he published The Believer's Guide to Spiritual Warfare (Servant Publications), a best selling and practical work designed for both the leader and lay person facing spiritual warfare issues. In September 1992, Tom served on the Prayer Committee for the Greater Portland Billy Graham Crusade, helping train and mobilize intercessors. 1993 brought the publication of Breaking Strongholds: How Spiritual Warfare Sets Captives Free, practical instruction on the warfare dimension of prayer evangelism. He has recently published City-Wide Prayer Movements: One Church, Many Congregations, a practioners guide to birthing and building a city or regional movement of prayer. He has also published articles in Discipleship Journal and PRAY! Magazine.

Tom White is a leader in the growing movement of prayer in the Body of Christ worldwide. He is an active member of the Mission America Coalition, and in March, 1999 was appointed to serve on America's National Prayer Committee. Tom has facilitated hundreds of Leaders Prayer Summits in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Russia, Australia and Israel, Europe, Sri Lanka, and India. He also serves in a consulting relationship with select cities. Tom's teaching gift is further employed in prayer conferences, particularly where a "city church" paradigm of united prayer and worship is emerging.

Tom and his wife Terri live in Corvallis, Oregon, giving leadership to the "Church of the Valley," a unique movement of prayer among over eighty churches in Oregon's mid-Willamette Valley, and the "CitiChurch of Corvallis." Their son Josh is pursuing a graduate degree in international relations at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington D.C., and their daughter Melissa is serving full time in Mongolia with Christian Veternary Missions and VET-NET.