Bill Freeman, Director
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
3135 Tenth St.
Bethlehem, PA 18020
610-865-1700 Phone
610-428-1499 Cell
610-867-4623 Fax
bfreeman@priorityone.org
Entrepreneur, former Young Life Director, Seminary student, volunteer, husband, father, friend. Bill Freeman brings a depth and variety of experience to his Priority One ministry that will help him relate to men on every level.
For nearly 20 years, Bill managed all facets of a small business, including office administration, personnel, and sales and marketing - giving him important skills for successfully managing a fledgling ministry and a critical perspective for helping other entrepreneurial men.
As a Young Life Area Director in Maryland prior to joining Priority One, Bill enjoyed a crash course in specialized ministry work. He handled fund-raising, event planning, pastoral care for volunteers and staff, as well as direct ministry to both churched and unchurched teenagers.
As the Director of Priority One/Lehigh Valley, Bill's objective is to connect men to God and to each other and to equip, nurture, and guide others in their relationship with Jesus Christ. His ministry style is relational evangelism, sharing his excitement about Jesus Christ and training others how to connect with their friends with God's powerful message.
Bill, also, earned a Master of Arts in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, which helps him to have a strong theological foundation for his ministry.
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My wife, Pat, and I love to travel, especially to where our children and their families live. We have been fortunate to travel enough internationally to get “the bug” to travel to more spots around the world. Scotland, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Italy are but a few locations that they hope to see together.
Hiking is another passion of Bill’s. At one time, in his deep, dark past, he had plans to hike the entire Appalachian Trial, beginning to end, but he got married instead. He still loves to get outdoors and enjoy God’s beautiful creation, whether alone or with family and friends. He, also, enjoys going to the gym regularly to exercise. Swimming laps is his main source of a good, satisfying, all-around routine.
 Reading is another passion of Bill’s. He enjoys reading all kinds of history, but seems to end up focusing around the World War II era, especially centered on Winston Churchill’s writings. He also enjoys reading about men’s issues, theology, and Emerging/Missional Church issues.
As for vegging in front of the TV, Bill loves ESPN’s Sports Center and Pardon The Interruption, as well as just about anything on the History Channel. Some of his friends have gotten him hooked on “24”, the action thriller, which he will only watch on DVD with his wife.
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 Listed below are some of my favorite books, movies, web sites and people. Please see our Resources section for a complete listing of the staffs favorite recommendations.
Books
I cannot restrict to 2 books (and I have so many more that I like! These just represent some of the newer ones that I like.
2 by Reggie McNeal – Practicing Greatness and A Work of Heart
anything by Brian McLaren – A New Kind of Christian,
Generous Orthodoxy, The Secret Message of Jesus
Blue Like Jazz, by Donald Miller
Velvet Elvis, by Rob Bell
Movies
Braveheart
Chariots of Fire
Gladiator
Web Sites
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THE FAMILY
Pat (my wife) and Bill; our three children – Caitlin, Josh, and Mark; Caitlin is married to Jordon Adelson and they have two children, Esther (4) and Isaac (1); Josh is married to Heather, and they have two children, Bailey (3) and Zoe (1); and Mark is a senior in college.
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