About Us
Mission
The Into The Light Team
John-Michael Bout
John-Michael is Co-Executive Director and Co-Founder of Into The Light Ministries. He holds an M.Div. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, interned at CHBC, and has written for Radical, Christ Over All, and the Lexington Road Magazine. He is a deacon at Hunsinger Lane Baptist Church. He and his wife Jessica have three sons.
Jacob Valk
Jacob Valk is the Co-Executive Director and Co-Founder of Into The Light Ministries. He holds an M.Div. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing his Ph.D at SBTS. Jacob writes for The Gospel Coalition Canada, Radical, and Christ Over All. He is married to his wife, Katie, and is a member of Immanuel Baptist Church.
Will Fannin
Will is the Director of Church Partnerships and Marketing. He is married to his wife, Anna, and is completing a M.Div. at Southern Seminary.
Sherubine Theva
Sherubine is the Executive Assistant to ITLM's directors. She has an MA in Christian Education from Southern Seminary.
Statement of Faith
Into The Light Ministries, and all those on the Board of Directors and Executive Team hold to the historic Christian faith.
WE BELIEVE in One God who exists in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
WE BELIEVE that The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, though human authors, and are the supreme and final authority in all matters on which they speak.
WE BELIEVE that God created the first humans free from sin, but through their disobedience, were banished from God’s presence. As a consequence, all humans inherit a corrupted nature and are incapable of being made right with God through their efforts.
WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God who, fully God and fully man, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died upon a cross for the salvation of the world, was buried, rose again the third day, ascended into heaven, and will one day return to judge the living and the dead.
WE BELIEVE forgiveness of sins, newness of life, and entrance into the Kingdom of God is only possible through the free gift of salvation, made possible by the person and work of Jesus Christ.
WE BELIEVE that the local church is the primary institution that God gave for the spiritual formation and accountability for the Christian life.
WE HOLD to the Nashville Statement on Biblical Sexuality.
WE AFFIRM the Danvers statement.