Reasons to Believe
Joel Wood is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in donor relations, coaching, and sales within the financial and educational sectors. As the Donor Relations Manager at Reasons to Believe since September 2019, Joel has honed skills in relationship management. Prior to this role, Joel served as a Success Coach at Los Angeles Pacific University from August 2017 to September 2019 and worked as a Mortgage Loan Originator at both Synergy One Lending, Inc. and Mountain West Financial, Inc. Earlier career highlights include inside sales roles at LM2 Network, LLC and PICS Auditing, LLC, where multilingual customer service was provided. Joel holds a Bachelor's degree in International Business and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from Jönköping International Business School, as well as a Master's degree in Psychology from Los Angeles Pacific University.
Reasons to Believe
Reasons to Believe (RTB) exists to spread the Christian gospel by demonstrating that sound reason and scientific research- including the very latest discoveries- consistently support, rather than erode, confidence in the truth of the Bible and faith in the personal, transcendent God revealed in both Scripture and nature. We specifically engage influencers, educators, pastors, and other leaders with our integrative creation model, while we encourage and equip fellow believers to participate with us in our mission. RTB's leadership team affirms the following distinguishing characteristics as ministry core values : 1. A high view of both Scripture and science 2. Apologetics for the sake of evangelism 3. Constructive integration 4. Commitment to application 5. Ongoing development of a testable creation model 6. Readiness to give reasons... (1 Peter 3:15a) 7. ...with gentleness, respect, and a clear conscience (1 Peter 3:15b)