Dr. Dean and Wanda are seasoned veterans of the ministry. They began speaking in churches when they were teenagers and entered full-time Christian ministry in 1971. They have planted four new churches and assisted in planting seventeen others. They have been serving as the Lead Pastor and Children's Pastor at LFC since October 2007. They are popular conference speakers and he has written six books, including the Walking With Jesus series and Mission Agape. They have three children, all of them are serving in Christian ministry, and eight grandchildren.