SBJS Instructors

Pastor Dennis Sherman

Pastor Dennis Sherman was born in Ottawa, Kansas to Christian parents. From the time he was born, his parents communicated the Gospel to him. By the time he was six, Dennis knew that he was a sinner and that Jesus paid the price for his salvation.

At that young age he trusted Christ as his savior and by the time he graduated from high school, he knew God was directing him to serve either as a missionary or a pastor. Dennis then entered Biola University and majored in Bible.

During his college years, God provided him with various leadership opportunities at Camp Wynola, Carson Bible Church and Imperial Community Church. As he was preparing to begin his senior year, he was asked to fill in as pastor at Irvine Community Church until a permanent pastor could be found.

Dennis began this ministry on September 1, 1968 and it expanded to a permanent full-time ministry when he graduated from Biola in 1969. Dennis and his wife Terry have two sons; Steve is pastor of Christian Fellowship Church in North Brunswick, New Jersey and Mark is preparing to be a missionary pilot with African Inland Mission.

Olivier Melnick

Olivier Melnick

Olivier Melnick was raised in a secular Jewish family in Paris. After meeting Ellen, his future wife, and reading a book on prophecy that she had given him, Olivier began a search which led him to believe in Yeshua (Jesus) as his Savior. Olivier married Ellen, and soon after they settled in the United States where they felt an increasing burden to reach Jewish people for Yeshua.

Olivier has a Bachelor's Degree in Jewish Studies from Moody Bible Institute. He is a bold evangelist and enjoys communicating God's Word. His desire is to help Christians understand the Jewish roots of the faith and he hopes to train many to be effective in Jewish evangelism. His passion is to see Jewish people throughout the world receive Yeshua as their promised Messiah.

Olivier is the author of They Have Conspired Against You, a book on the rebirth of worldwide anti-Semitism and how to fight it, as well as the novel The Rabbi's Triad, an evangelistic thriller. He is also an accomplished artist and has used his God-given talent in several of Chosen People Ministries' publications and evangelistic materials. Olivier serves in Southern California as part of the Chosen People Ministries staff. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Chosen People France. He and Ellen have two children, J.D. and Klaire.

Jeremy Livermore

Jeremy Livermore received his M.A. in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. He hosts the Apologetics radio show weekly on 99.5 fm KKLA, writes articles, and speaks on apologetics internationally.

Micah Chung

A pianist with a passion for putting God's Word to music, Micah Chung has been involved in music ministry for almost a decade. He has taught English in China and previously served as youth minister at a Chinese Baptist Church in Orange County. In 2010 he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Master of Divinity from The Master's Seminary. Micah loves helping others glorify God through worship that is heartfelt and grounded in theological truth.

Racheli Morris

Racheli Morris, M.Ed. received her masters from Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv. She specialized in teaching Hebrew to non-native speakers who immigrated to Israel. In order to teach Hebrew outside Israel, Racheli did an additional year of training in techniques for Hebrew education, including Jewish studies and culture. In 2002, Racheli began teaching Hebrew in the United States. She was part of the experiment in new teaching theories in Hebrew for students. She incorporates the three leading methodologies of Hebrew learning in her teaching. Her classes use a combination of regular dialogues, reading short stories with questions to test reading comprehension, writing short essays to promote fluency, all the while incorporating grammar lessons. She was also the author of a monthly column in Jewish magazines writing about Jewish traditions. Racheli has been an educator since 1994 and has been an instructor at UCI for six years.