Teach
Make truth clear and practical.
Faith & ministry
A life poured out.
For Bill, ministry has always been personal: loving God, strengthening people, and staying faithful to the call.
The heart beneath the work
People before platforms.
His influence has never been about prominence. It has been built in conversations, prayers, shared meals, honest counsel, and decades-long friendships.
Personal testimony
A lifetime of equipping leaders.
Bill Scheidler served as a pastor and elder at MANNAHOUSE (formerly City Bible Church and Bible Temple) in Portland, Oregon from 1974-2005. During that time, he functioned as a professor at Portland Bible College specializing in the Local Church, Pastoral Ministry and Church Planting. For fifteen years he also oversaw the Pastoral Department of the church and the church planting process. He was actively involved in mentoring church leaders and church planters within City Bible Church and also assisting other churches in developing their leadership and church planting ministries.
Bill was involved in the formation of Ministers’ Fellowship International (MFI) in 1986 and worked alongside Dick Iverson, Frank Damazio, Wendell Smith, and the Apostolic Leadership Team of MFI as the National and International Director from 1997 to 2005. He has been actively involved in training leaders, writing and assisting in the growth and development of churches both nationally and internationally for decades.
In October of 2005, he and his wife JoAnne moved to South Africa where they served the vision of City Life Church in Johannesburg (a church plant of City Bible Church) as well as mentoring pastors, church leaders and church-planting ministries primarily in southern African nations.
In 2012, Bill returned to the States, where he has been giving himself to personal coaching, church consulting, leadership training, conference speaking, and the development of additional resources. He and his wife JoAnne spent a season in Meridian, Idaho and a season in Eagle Point, Oregon. At present, Bill resides in Battle Ground, Washington and serves with the team at City Harvest Church in Vancouver.
Bill is the author and/or co-author of several books including The Local Church Today, Apostles, Growing Strong Churches, Principles of Church Life, Present Day Truths, and Maintaining Balance (with Dick Iverson). In addition, he has produced a discipleship series of three books, Next Steps 1.0, Next Steps 2.0 and Next Steps 3.0. His latest book, Watch Out for Wolves, comes with a discussion guide as well, making it ideal for small groups or classes to study together.
Bill owes a great deal of his ministry direction and spiritual understanding to his primary mentors in the 1970’s—Dick Iverson and Kevin J. Conner.
Ministry in the everyday
Eldership, teamwork, and joy.
Bill served as an elder not only in boardrooms and pulpits, but also on the court. This photograph is a reminder that faithfulness often looks like showing up, staying in the game, and loving people in ordinary moments.
Team and fellowship
Friendships forged in ministry.
Many of Bill’s deepest relationships grew not from formal programs but from shared life: teammates, fellow elders, and friends who labored together over decades. This photograph belongs to those ministry years — a gathering of men who shared sport, service, and faith.
Strengthen
Help leaders remain whole and faithful.
Send
Release generations to serve with courage.
A resource for leaders
Church Leadership Resources
One of Bill’s great passions is equipping pastors and church leaders through ChurchLeadershipResources.com and its companion iPhone and Android app. The site extends the same heart Bill has lived out for decades: helping leaders stay healthy, faithful, and effective.
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Bill’s ministry teachings and apps
Watch teaching videos, listen on the go, and access leadership resources through Bill’s channels and apps.
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