Orval Foraker
Elder of Membership
Bio:
Orval is a native Delawarean and became a Christian later in life. He is married to Margie, and they have three sons, Chris(43)Jon(41)and Andrew (35)They are the grandparents of 5 granddaughters and 2 grandsons. He spent all of his professional career in Education, receiving an undergraduate and graduate degree from the University of Delaware. Since moving to Sussex County in 2018, he has been a part of SCBC. In his previous church Orval served as a Deacon, a Sunday school teacher and as a member of the worship music team. Orval shepherds the membership and finance teams and the Growth Group Leadership team. He is currently finishing up his Biblical Counseling Certification.
Orval is a native Delawarean and became a Christian later in life. He is married to Margie, and they have three sons, Chris(43)Jon(41)and Andrew (35)They are the grandparents of 5 granddaughters and 2 grandsons. He spent all of his professional career in Education, receiving an undergraduate and graduate degree from the University of Delaware. Since moving to Sussex County in 2018, he has been a part of SCBC. In his previous church Orval served as a Deacon, a Sunday school teacher and as a member of the worship music team. Orval shepherds the membership and finance teams and the Growth Group Leadership team. He is currently finishing up his Biblical Counseling Certification.
Influential book(s) besides the Bible:
The Masculine Mandate by Richard D Phillips,
Unoffendable by Brant Hansen
Biblical Eldership by Alexander Strauch
The Twelve Lessons for Mentoring Elders by Alexander Strauch
Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
Other influential authors would be Paul Tripp for biblical counseling, Tim Keller and Mark Dever’s approach to sharing the Gospel with younger generations than my own, and R.C. Sproul for his ability to to communicate difficult biblical truths. For a devotional, Margie and I read and discuss My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers.
Hobbies:
Traveling, Watching the New York Yankees, Reading, and spending time with friends and family.
"And he said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.'” - Matthew 22:37–40
The Masculine Mandate by Richard D Phillips,
Unoffendable by Brant Hansen
Biblical Eldership by Alexander Strauch
The Twelve Lessons for Mentoring Elders by Alexander Strauch
Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
Other influential authors would be Paul Tripp for biblical counseling, Tim Keller and Mark Dever’s approach to sharing the Gospel with younger generations than my own, and R.C. Sproul for his ability to to communicate difficult biblical truths. For a devotional, Margie and I read and discuss My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers.
Hobbies:
Traveling, Watching the New York Yankees, Reading, and spending time with friends and family.
"And he said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.'” - Matthew 22:37–40