Leadership
Dr. Michael & Lynette Dugal
Dr. Mike and Lynette (Bush) Dugal serve as the president of Beyond the Reef Theological Center. They are no strangers to the island community. Lynette is the daughter of Reverend David and Maxine Bush, missionaries and founders of Beyond the Reef. The Bush family faithfully served on Yakushima (Japan), Okinawa, Guam, Solomon Islands and Nauru (1958-1976). In 1977, Reverend Bush established Beyond the Reef Theological Center (Oregon) as a training center for island pastors. Missionary Memorial Church was established at the same time and soon became a home for Micronesians living in the Northwest.
Mike and Lynette met while attending bible college and married in 1979. In 1981, upon Mike’s graduation, they joined David and Maxine in Oregon to serve as missionaries to the various islands around the Pacific Rim. They left Beyond the Reef in 1985 as Mike pursued his studies to serve as a military chaplain. From 1987 to 2017, Mike served as an Army Chaplain. During his 30 years of decorated and faithful service, when allowed, he and Lynette returned to the annual Camp Meetings sponsored by Beyond the Reef in Aurora, OR, as guest speakers and support staff.
In 2017, upon his retirement from the Army, Chaplain (Colonel) Mike Dugal, PhD, became the president of Beyond the Reef and moved the headquarters from Oregon to Hawaii. He and Lynette, proud parents of Denise and David, now live in Aiea, HI (Oahu) and continue to lead this outreach ministry around the Pacific Rim.
After 62 years of faithful ministry, the vision of Missionaries David and Maxine Bush remains an instrument for the Gospel of Jesus Christ to reach island communities in the Northwest, Micronesia, Nauru, and Hawaii. Beyond the Reef exists for the sole purpose of “Training Island Pastors to Lead Believers to Maturity in Christ.”
Faculty
Dr. Roderick Mills, D.Min., M.Div., M.A., B.A., A.A.S
Dr. Rod Mills serves as the President & Senior Leader of AeroNova, a grassroots multi-national mission committed to spiritual leader development. His teachings & lectures in the AeroNova Teaching Library are syndicated across numerous media platforms and have a listenership in more than 36 countries. Through the AeroNova Aplauso partnership, they have started 19 grassroots seminaries in 10 nations, and virtual pastoral training centers in Africa and Pakistan. He is an Adjunct Professor of Theology, Biblical Studies & Christian Ministry at Regent University, and a Senior Fellow at the Center For Transformational Living. He has served as a pastor, church planter, military & clinical chaplain, university professor, author, and teacher. Dr. Mills has planted more than a dozen churches in the US and overseas. He and his wife Beth live in Colorado and have been married for over 33 years, with five grown children and thirteen grandchildren.
Dr. Randy Furushima
Dr. Randy Furushima is serving his third year as Executive Director of Bible Institute of Hawai'i, and teaches Bible and theology in churches and seminaries internationally in the USA, Canada, and Japan. He is co-founder and President Emeritus of Pacific Rim Christian University in Hawai'i. He earned his B.A. at University of Hawai'i at Manoa, M.Ed. at the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, and Ed.D. in education and religious studies at Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He has served on the local, regional, and national program staffs across five major denominations and has planted three churches on Oahu in two denominations.
Dr. Don Eubank
Dr. Don Eubank currently serves as the Military Chaplain Endorsing Agent for the Foursquare Church. Don has pastored two churches, and is a retired Army Chaplain. Don is a graduate of LIFE Pacific University, Fuller Theological Seminary and Yale University. In June of 2011, he graduated with his Doctor of Ministry from King’s University. He joins the faculty of Beyond the Reef where he specifically teaches the Inductive Bible Study method to pastors and churches. Don and Jackie live in Frazier Park, California.
Dr. Rick Stinton
Born in a village in Angola, Africa, Rick grew up kicking a soccer ball as a missionary kid. He later tackled football with a passion during his teen years in Calgary, Alberta. Sure that his dreams of playing professional football were about to come true when he was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders, he was cut from the team. Rick then discovered his true calling in life as a pastor. He has served churches in Canada and the U.S., being called to Hawaii in 1996. Most recently, Rick and his wife, Martha, planted New Hope Kailua with an amazing group of people.
Rick received his Master of Theology and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Dallas Seminary. In addition to pastoring, he values building into student lives as an Adjunct Professor at PacRim Christian University.
Rick and Martha have four adult sons, and love watching their family grow with 5 grandchildren. They also enjoy traveling the world together teaching God’s Word.
Dr. David Hillis
Dr. David Hillis, retired Army Chaplain (Colonel), served over 33 years on active duty. He presently serves as a Board Member and faculty for Beyond the Reef. His education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from Evangel University, Master of Divinity from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Master of Theology (Th.M.) from Duke Divinity School, Duke University, and Doctor of Ministry from Erskine Theological Seminary. He currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Homiletics at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, Missouri. Dr. Hillis and his wife, Sherry, live in Springfield, Missouri, and have 3 daughters and 11 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter.
Chuck Lynde
Chuck Lynde currently works with Wycliffe Bible Translators USA as a recruiter of new missionaries. Prior to this, he served in the US Army as a chaplain for many years. He also served as a church pastor in Illinois. He is ordained with the Evangelical Free Church of America and lives in Makakilo, Hawaii. Chuck is married to Andrea and is blessed with five children and two grandchildren.
