The Leaders of Faith Foundation
The work among leaders has been taking place for a number of years and with past generations. Many friends throughout the world have been laboring as servants to those in elected office. The Leaders of Faith Foundation was established as a working tool to carry out the mission of discipling leaders. We work with a number of affiliates on Capitol Hill and with state legislators. This non-profit provides the organizational structure and accountability to carry out this mission. The Leaders of Faith Foundation is a registered 501C charitable organization and registered in Pennsylvania through the Department of State as a non-profit.
Our team works towards building into the lives of our leaders eternal and lasting virtues.
Rob Fields, Executive Director and Legislative Chaplain for Pennsylvania
Rob Fields is the Executive Director of the Leaders of Faith Foundation and serves as chaplain to the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
He is a man who has heart for other’s to grow in their walk with Christ. He comes with the pastoral experience of more than 13 years in the areas of administrative, senior, and discipleship. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary (MABS 2003).
Rob co-host a weekly television show called Todays News and Biblical Views that can be seen in Lancaster, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Dover, and Lehigh Valley.
He works with the US Congressional Groups and National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. He also works with state legislators groups meeting in the state houses along with state wide prayer breakfast.
Rob and his wife Bonnie have been married for 34 years. They have one daughter in Lancaster and two grandsons.
Jerry Hale, Legislative Chaplain for Delaware and New Jersey
Jerry Hale served 27 years in the Coast Guard, retiring with the rank of Captain. He is a graduate of the Coast Guard Academy and received an MBA from the University of Connecticut. He became a follower of Jesus prior to leaving home for college. There he learned the importance of integrating faith with all areas of life through his association with the Officer’s Christian Fellowship (OCF). He served on the Governing Board of OCF for 16 years. He was a member of the Executive Committee for OCF’s successful $12.5 million capital campaign. After his Coast Guard service Jerry and his wife Kris moved to Philadelphia to accept a position with Farm Journal Media as a financial manager. He has a heart for young people and served the Valley Forge Military Academy and College in various capacities since 2006, most recently serving as Chaplain and Director of Character Development. He has participated in the National Prayer Breakfast on a number of occasions. He also is very involved in the prayer breakfast for Pennsylvania and Valley Forge.
Jerry brings his love for Jesus and his experience in discipleship to the position of Legislative Chaplain for Delaware and New Jersey.
Christie Leary, Legislative Chaplain for Vermont, New Hampshire, and Connecticut
Christie and Katherine Leary currently live in Windsor VT. They have been married for 34 years and have 2 children.
Christie and Katherine moved to Bennington VT and became involved in and led a ministry with an emphasis on prayer, being active in the state of Vermont and in New England. They served as Vermont State coordinator for the National Day of Prayer and the Strategic Prayer Network under C. Peter Wagner for several years each. They have held solemn prayer assemblies for their state, Pastor prayer retreats and various conferences during this period of time.
During the early 2000’s, Christie regularly visited the VT State House weekly in Montpelier to meet with a government leader(s) to encourage them in their walk with the Lord. Christie and Katherine both continue to work full time in healthcare while also working to establish the Legislative Chaplain Ministry in Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut.
Vonnie Ott, Scheduler for Washington D.C.
Vonnie Ott has been involved in ministries since she was a teenager. Over the years she has been involved with music ministry, teaching women in Bible Study and Sunday School and working as a receptionist in church offices. She has been trained and is currently volunteering as a Biblical Counselor. She has been married to her husband, Bob, for nearly 50 years. They enjoy cycling together on rail trails as well as hiking. She loves spending time knitting and crocheting items, which she donates to needs organizations. Some of her greatest joys, in addition to serving the Lord are her children and grandchildren.
Vonnie volunteers with The Leaders of Faith Foundation by scheduling appointments with member of Congress in Washington, DC.
Bonnie Fields, Hospitality and Office Support
Bonnie Fields is seen as an exceptional encourager and hostess to guest. She is also the amazing wife to Rob Fields. Her experience has been 30 years of teaching and the past 15 years with Bethlehem Christian School in First Grade. She loves being a Nana, mom, wife, and friend to many. She enjoys having friends over to stamp cards through Stampin Up. She is a great addition to the Leaders of Faith team of making disciples of Christ.
Bonnie volunteers with the Leaders of Faith Foundation through hospitality and office support.
Dave Jackson, Spiritual Heritage Tours
Dave Jackson, who lives in Nazareth Pa with his wife Tyla, has had a love for American History from an early age. He is most interested in the period in our nation’s history that encompasses the American Civil War and the American Revolution. He is a Civil War and Rev War Reenactor. His passion is re-telling the story of our past through verbal and visual historical interpretation.
Dave believes, along with many others, that God’s Almighty Hand was and is active, influential and sustaining in the formation, organization, and continuation of our America. Dave wishes to provide a ministry that utilizes our common heritage to prove that God moved through the people of the past in the same way that He moves through the people of the present to greatly impact the here and now for His Glory and to provide a spiritual legacy for those in Christ yet to come.
John and Sandy Stait, Co-Laborers
John served as the former Assistant to the U.S. Senate Chaplain, Dr. Dick Halverson. John has work directly with State Legislators around the country. Dr. Halverson and John worked together with The National Prayer Breakfast. He helped pioneer prayer breakfast through various government venues – Mayors, Lt. Governors, Commissioners and many more. Legislators who attend these gatherings return to their home state with a vision of replicating the prayer breakfast practice within their own legislative body. Leaders give testimony that they have either come to faith or grown in their faith while in office.
The National Prayer Breakfast is held in February when most state legislators attend their legislative sessions in their home state capitols. Many legislators, unable to come to Washington in February, are given the opportunity to have a prayer breakfast at their annual legislative gatherings. Consistent with the support concept of the National Prayer Breakfast movement, a small group of volunteers formed to serve the needs of these events and their legislator organizers. This group, together with their actions, is assisted by Leaders of Faith Foundation.
John and Sandy are serving through music, training of new chaplains, meeting with Members and Staff, and hosting friends from around the world.