History

Lee Gugliotto, Ph.D, grew up Roman Catholic in Brooklyn , New York . Converted to Protestantism in Jacksonville , Florida , he pastored in several churches over the next four decades. Regarded by many as an insightful, practical expositor of the Word, Lee has taught biblical languages and principles of biblical interpretation at several seminaries and currently serves as Professor of Biblical Interpretation for Griggs University . The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association awarded Lee a Gold Medallion, the equivalent of an Oscar for Christian writers, for his Handbook for Bible Study, proclaiming it the international, interdenominational Bible Study Book of 1996!

Lee and his wife Jolynn enjoy enabling lay people of every faith and age for ministry and believe that Christ-like service relies on a solid foundation of God's Word. So, they frequently present seminars, workshops, and short courses that empower people to investigate the Scriptures for themselves. Together, they co-founded the Empower Ministries Corporation--a non-profit group of disciples--dedicated to the teaching and promotion of Bible study skills for direct interaction with Christ and fulfillment of the Great Commission.

A seasoned pastoral team with a worldwide congregation, the Gugliotto's have developed the EmpowerToolbox™ - a complete line of simplified Bible study helps called EmpowerTools™ - for anyone interested in Bible study. The response to their presentations is nothing short of remarkable. Young and old of many faiths report that they have gained basic life skills everyone needs to live and grow with Christ, from attending their field schools. Equipping people with EmpowerTools to interact directly with God through His Word has blossomed into a full-time ministry. The need to equip, enable, and empower people is so great that the Gugliottos moved to Montana to open Bible Study Institute - where lay people can train to study as well as to teach, preach, and counsel from the Bible.

A speaker-in-demand to youth as well as adults around the world, Lee is also an avid amateur astronomer who develops new and exciting materials for study between travels as president and presenter of Empower Ministries, and his duties as School Leader of Bible Study Institute. He and Jolynn make their home in the North Valleys of Reno, Nevada where they operate Bible Study Institute and live with a very large telescope, a mini-wiener dog named "Bambi," and two feisty cats: "Abby Tabby" and "Miss Kitty."