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About Our Senior Pastor  |
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The Rev.Dr. Isaac J. Canales, PhD. is the Senior Pastor
of the great Mision Ebenezer Family Church, in Carson, CA, a
dynamic urban ministry, 3,000 members strong.
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Dr. Canales received his B.A. in Religion with Highest Honors at Vanguard University/SCC in 1974 and his MDIV. at
the Divinity School, Harvard University (class of '78). At Fuller Theological Seminary, he
earned his PhD. ('93) in New Testament under the great British scholar, Prof. Ralph P. Martin.
Dr. Canales rose through the ranks at Fuller, from graduate assistant to the late great George
Eldon Ladd, PhD; GA to the great Leon Morris; GA to the Dean of the School of Theology. He
then moved to Adjunct, Instructor, Adjunct Professor, then Asst. Professor of New Testament
and Director of the Hispanic Ministries Dept. at Fuller Theological Seminary. He served FTS (Fuller Theological Seminar) for twenty years. After twenty years at Fuller he
resigned to serve as President of the historical Latin American Bible Institute (LABI), the first
Spanish Pentecostal Institute in the Western Hemisphere founded in 1926. He is a mighty
exponent of the Gospel, preaching across America cross culturally, and cross denominationally.
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He is in constant demand as a published author, a gifted communicator and has participated in documentary films produced by the Arts and Entertainment Network, "Mysteries of the Bible Series." He was a popular Promise Keeper speaker for many years during its popularity. But his greatest achievement is at home, married to Ritha Brubaker Canales for thirty one years, they are proud and successful parents of three wonderful sons: Joshua, David and Jacob. They are wonderfully married to three awesome women of God: Bunmi, Lizzy and Drea. Pastor and his wife have one brilliant grandson, Elisha Michael Canales, now 1 year old. |
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A NOTE FROM OUR PASTOR -
The Mission is Pentecostal by tradition and was founded in 1960 by Rev. Miguel and Lupe
Canales, our pastor's parents. "He says, we have had humble beginnings. For close to 50 years
we have grown from 15 to over 3,000 people. We enjoy our call to serve as a regional church
strategically located in the heart of South Bay, near all the major Southland Freeways.
Testimonials from friends and family call us a loving family church where just about everyone
feels welcome especially blended families."
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PASTOR'S NOTES:
3-09-08
Beloved,
"Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is new creature, the old things
have passed away, behold, new things have come." (II Cor. 5:19.)
It is hard to recognize someone after an extreme makeover. They
are a new creation, a new person, new eating habits, new clothes,
new haircut, new shoes, a new self. They feel better, think better,
look better. Something similar takes place with spiritual renewal.
When we lose the added weight of a bad past, ugly habits, excess
sin, a destructive attitude, we become a new self. There comes a
time when you just need to stop all the mess and invite Christ to
help you remake your self. Implement your spiritual resources.
Take a deep breath, a hard look at your old self. Do you still want to
be that? Start the journey to a new self. You can bury your old self
never to be that person again. With the help of the Holy Spirit.
Christ can give you a brand new life today and you can start
becoming the new creation St. Paul mentions above. (II Cor. 5: 19).
In Christ,
Pastor Isaac
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