On October 1, 2025, René Dekker joined Global Disciples as the new CEO. 

René is a native of The Netherlands and has held a variety of leadership roles in international organizations. Most recently, he served as the Lead Pastor of the Evangelical Church of Bangkok (ECB), Thailand-an international church with over 70 nationalities. 

René says, “Discipleship is the heartbeat of my ministry. I am grateful and excited to come alongside the Global Disciples team, as their core ideology of reaching the least-reached across the globe with the Gospel of Jesus strikes a deep chord in me.”  

Scott is a 1982 graduate of UBCS. He and his wife, Marie, live in Bechtelsville and have three grown children and eight grandchildren. He is an avid sports fan, especially of the Philadelphia Eagles, and soaks up every minute he can get with his grandchildren. Scott has a Bible degree from Pensacola Christian College and Masters of Divinity from Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary. For 10 years, he served as the associate administrator for Calvary Baptist School in Lansdale; he re-joined the UBCS family as administrator in the summer of 2017.