Teaching Staff

The Holy Land Experience is privileged to feature a team of dedicated and passionate teachers and scholars who communicate information and inspiration to guests.

Bill Jones, Ph.D. Currently the Senior Bible teacher for the Holy Land Experience, Dr. Bill has degrees in Biblical Education and Educational Administration. He has been a classroom teacher and principal of two large Christian schools and has served as writer and conference speaker for a large international Christian school publisher. He has lectured both in and outside the continental U.S. to pastors and administrators on how to improve educational programs. Dr. Bill has served on the pastoral staff as Church Educational Minister for a large Baptist church in Orlando, served as the pastor of Starke Lake Baptist Church in Ocoee for four years, and he started and is currently the pastor of Acts Fellowship Baptist Church.

George L. Fredericks, Jr., Th.D. Currently a lecturer/researcher at the Holy Land Experience, Dr. Fredericks has completed his doctorate in Old Testament archaeology, and further studies in Dead Sea Scrolls, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Ugaritic, & Coptic. He served as Academic Dean of South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary, taught various classes for Moody Bible Institute, Tyndale Theological Seminary and Trinity International University. He served as a missionary in Honduras for three years and as a pastor in Texas and Florida. Dr. Fredericks was the editor responsible for updating the language in the Easy Reading King James Version Bible and has written articles for various Christian Publications including a number of articles for The Complete Biblical Library on the Hebrew Letter Gimel.

Herbert L. Samworth, Th.D. Currently a lecturer/researcher at the Holy Land Experience and formerly a part of Sola Scriptura, Dr. Samworth is also a guest lecturer at Reformed Theological Seminary, Torchbearers’ School in Holsbybrunn, Sweden, Baptist College of Florida, and Luther Rice Bible College and Seminary. He was a missionary in Peru for five years and pastored for 23 years in Pennsylvania involving himself in all aspects of church life such as preaching, teaching, counseling, administration, etc. Dr. Samworth is considered an authority on ecclesiastical history and also has a special interest in American Colonial History. He is a member of the Tyndale Society and has maintained his interest in missions by serving as a board member of The Evangelical Alliance Mission. Dr. Samworth has had many articles published in publications of Sola Scriptura and The Scriptorium that deal with subjects of Church History and Theology.

Rev. G. Michael Saunders, Sr., M.Div. Currently a Lecturer/Researcher at the Holy Land Experience, Rev. Michael Saunders has served as a pastor for twenty-two years first in Enterprise, Alabama at the First Presbyterian Church, then in Hammond, Indiana at Covenant Presbyterian Church and then in Miami, Florida at Granada Presbyterian Church.  Rev. Saunders has been actively involved in Christian Counseling for many years and is a charter member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is also the founder of "A New Beginning Christian Counseling Ministry" located in Orlando, Florida, and he has written a book on marriage enrichment called "Marriage Enrichment: God's Loving Promise." Additionally, Michael is involved in Couples Retreats, Marriage Enrichment Seminars and Divorce Recovery Seminars and Support Groups. Rev. Saunders is currently completing his Doctoral work in Miami International Theological Seminary. He is pursuing a double degree in Marriage Counseling and Biblical Studies. He has also written two books on American Church History and one on the Children's Catechism, which are in process for publication.