Warp Drive Design Ministries is dedicated to using technology to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world.  Our impetus for such a goal is found in Jesus' command:

Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.  And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.

- Matthew 28:19-20, New Living Translation

Warp Drive Design Ministries is an all-volunteer effort designed to strengthen and encourage believers in their walk with Christ as well as distribute the Gospel of Christ in a non-offensive manner to non-believers. We primarily use technology for these efforts. Here are the people currently making up the Warp Drive Design Ministries "staff." We are not a formal ministry organization and do not have a legal tax status. Rather, we're a group of like minded believers working for Christ.

Brian Kelley

Brian Kelley, currently of Columbia, SC, attended the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, graduating in 1991. After GSSM, Brian completed a B.S. in Physics as well as a B.A. in Mathematics in 1995 at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. He went on to serve four years as an active duty officer in the United States Air Force from 1995 to 1999. He currently works as an enterprise systems architect at AgFirst Farm Credit Bank and also has regular columns on security at SQLServerCentral.com and the print magazine, SQL Server Standard Magazine.

In 1997, with the encouragement of co-workers, Brian started the Be Encouraged devotionals until turning over full-time writing to Michael in 2000. Brian is the editor and the primary Bible study writer for Warp Drive Design ministries. Brian is licensed in the Gospel ministry and ordained a deacon from Dalraida Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He and his family currently attend Southeast Community Church in Columbia, SC.

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Michael Bishop

Mike Bishop, of Fort Mill, SC, attended Fort Mill High School before being accepted to the South Carolina Governor's School for Science & Mathematics. After graduating in GSSM's class of 1999, he completed a B.S. in Computer Engineering at Clemson University with three minors, CoOp experience, and a semester in Belgium. He is now a Ph.D. student at Purdue University, studying Electrical & Computer Engineering.

Mike was raised in the United Methodist Church, but has some association with Baptist, Brethren, Catholic, Episcopal, Free Methodist, Presbyterian and several other denominations. He also has a strong interest in Judaism, both of Jesus' time and our own. He was called to take up the ministry of writing Be Encouraged in 2000, and has been serving God through that and other means as God gives him the ability. He is currently an active member of Purdue University's Wesley Foundation, Graduate Intervarsity, and First UMC of West Lafayette, IN.

Chad Silva

Chad Silva, of Dallas, TX, attended the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, graduating in 1991. He went on to attend college through 1994 before hearing a call to serve his country in the United States Air Force. He went on to serve four years from 1995-1999 on active duty as a programmer, network engineer, and systems administrator. He currently works as a Microsoft.NET and Application Architect with FlexJet Corporation, a subsidiary of Bombardier.

Chad is the originator of the name for the ministry and an active consultant with regards to technology and ministry expansion. He is an active member of a local church in the Dallas-Fort Worth area where he currently serves in children's ministry.