Gary D. Erickson has served as a pastor for twenty-one years and has held numerous administrative positions. He graduated from the Apostolic Bible Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota and received a Master of Theological Studies at the Urshan Graduate School of Theology, St. Louis, Missouri. He is currently a Doctor of Ministry candidate at the Covenant Theological Seminary. He has authored several books and booklets and has written for the Word Aflame Adult Sunday School Literature for many years. In addition, he has written numerous articles for periodicals and symposia. He now serves as the general Sunday school director for the United Pentecostal Church International.

Judy Erickson works for the Sunday School Division.  She previously worked as a public school teacher and as an instructor at Gateway college of Evangelism.  She has held a number of positions in marketing, real estate, and insurance. She received a bachelor of Science degree in English, and Secondary Education from the University of Southern Mississippi.  She also received a Master of Education from the University of Missouri, St Louis. She is the mother of two children, Jason and Kayla.