Elaine Watkins comes to Precept with fifteen years of non-profit experience and her faith at the forefront of her ministry. She served at Mission India in Grand Rapids, Michigan as the Vice President of Development, and prior to that served as the Director of Ministry Services for the Bible League USA in Chicago, Illinois. During her years in the Chicago area, Elaine worked as an insurance agent while she also kept busy raising her family and finishing her degree in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. Elaine and her husband Tony have four wonderful children.

Dallas lives to see and ensure that hearts and minds are freed and transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He grew up in Las Vegas and praises God constantly that he was introduced to Precept Bible study shortly after Christ saved him at the age of 15. He is a long time Inductive Bible Study student which served him well as he attended Liberty University’s Bible college where he majored in Biblical Studies and Christian Ministry. He began Development work at Alliance Defending Freedom in Scottsdale, AZ where he strengthened ADF’s relationships with donors, churches, and ministries. He answered God’s call to Precept in May of 2016. Dallas lives in Gilbert, Arizona with his wife Stormie and their two sons, John, and Luke.

Jolynn has enjoyed the privilege of ministry, especially within the local church. Building on an undergraduate degree in Bible, she has shared a passion for ministry and theology, alongside her husband Matt, who has been a pastor for 28 years. Most recently, Jolynn worked as the Director of Development at Geneva College. She serves Precept as the Regional Development Director for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Jolynn and her husband have two grown children.

Raised in rural Utah, the daughter of a Baptist Minister, Shannon has a heart for the lost and a desire to walk alongside others in their faith. Shannon feels specially called to love on those in need and to be of service to others in her daily work. Shannon comes to Precept after a long career in nonprofit healthcare fundraising. Most recently at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and previously at the Epilepsy Foundation of Texas she has spent more than two decades building meaningful relationships in order to create impact in people’s lives and move the mission of the organization forward.

Shannon attended Baylor University where she earned a degree in Sociology. Shannon and her husband Cliff live in Galveston, Texas and have 2 college aged daughters.

Shannon is excited and grateful that God has called her to be a part of the Precept family.

God called Heidi to Precept after many years of serving givers in Christian ministries. She has a Political Science degree from Old Dominion University and has served in a pregnancy center, churches, and children’s social services. It is a great joy for her to partner with givers to grow the kingdom of God, and she is full of gratitude that God allows her to serve His people.

Heidi read the Bible for many years before she was introduced to the life-changing method of inductive Bible study, and now she is passionate about sharing it with as many people as possible so that they, too, can have a deeper relationship with the God who loves them so deeply. Heidi and her husband, Marc, love spending time in nature, boating, hiking, and leading youth ministry. Every day she spends caring for His people and living in the beautiful state of Tennessee is a blessing.

Adam joined Precept in 2019, after 10 years in retail management. He loves serving others and contributing to their success. Early in his Christian walk, he attempted to follow God without being thoroughly grounded in His word. This resulted in much frustration. As he grew in faith, he came to realize how essential it is to “let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.” Adam is humbled and honored to be invited into God’s work through Precept as a co-laborer, establishing people in the truth of Scripture.

Mackenzie joined Precept in 2020 after graduating from Shorter University with a degree in Communications. While there, she served in multiple leadership capacities including leading worship, girl’s ministry, and writing curriculum for small groups. She is a native of Gainesville, GA, but considers Chattanooga her second home. Mackenzie is excited to be part of the incredible work God is doing with Precept and cannot wait to see more lives transformed through Scripture!

When she was fifteen, Bianca’s life changed as she studied and understood Scripture for the first time at a Precept Boot Camp. In 2018, she had the privilege of serving as a summer intern with the ministry. Since then, her passion has been helping people encounter God through Scripture.

With a degree in Public Relations from Anderson University, Bianca desires to connect people to each other and to God’s powerful, life-changing Word.