Speakers.
Main Speakers
Ethan Jago
Dr. Ethan Jago is the Lead Pastor at 5 Bridges Church. He and his wife, Dianne, have three children: Kaiden, Skye, and Cora. Ethan served in the U.S. Air Force as a SERE Specialist for 16 years until his call into full-time ministry. Following his career in the military, he served as the Young Adults Pastor at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. Ethan feels honored and blessed to serve at 5 Bridges as he seeks to equip its members to grow in their knowledge and love for the Lord, in addition to helping them know why they believe what they believe.
Darrell B. Harrison
Darrell B. Harrison serves as Dean of Social Media at Grace to You, the media ministry of John MacArthur, pastor-teacher at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA.
In his role at Grace to You, Darrell is responsible for developing and implementing the ministry’s social media strategy. Darrell has a blog called “Just Thinking . . . for Myself,” which, as of March 2022, has more than 74,000 subscribers. He is also lead host of the Just Thinkingpodcast, one of the most influential long-form Christian podcasts in the world, with more than 4.4 million episodes downloaded since its debut in December of 2017.
Darrell is a fellow of the Black Theology and Leadership Institute (BTLI) at Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) in Princeton, New Jersey, and is a graduate of the Theology and Ministry program at PTS. Darrell is currently in the final phase of becoming certified as a biblical counselor with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). He and his wife Melissa, who is also in the process of becoming certified with ACBC, reside in Valencia, California.
Darrell and Melissa have three adult children—Collin, Naomi, and Yasmine—each of whom resides in their native state of Georgia.