Wayne King become Executive Director of Mission Journeys on October 1, 2022.
Wayne has been serving on staff with Mission Journeys since 2019. In August of 2019, Wayne retired from the Kentucky Department of Education and began an expanded role with Mission Journeys as Associate Director in charge of the Global Bible School (GBS). His work with GBS includes teaching and training church leaders in the Philippines, Pakistan, Tanzania, Zambia and Guyana.
Wayne brings a unique set of qualifications and abilities to Mission Journeys. His formal education includes a Bachelor's degree from Winston-Salem Bible College in Missionary Aviation and Bible, Bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky in Education and a Master of Arts degree from the University at Omaha in Urban Studies and Aviation Management.
Wayne has served as a bi-vocational minister for churches in North Carolina, South Carolina and Kentucky. He has extensive involvement in church leadership in several congregations, serving as youth leader, choir director, teacher, Sunday school superintendent, deacon and elder.
In his business career, Wayne began working in the aviation industry in the mid 1980’s as a flight instructor and aircraft maintenance technician. In 1990, he started a rigorous and successful high school aviation program in Lexington, KY, remaining in that position for over 10 years. In 2001, he started working for the state of Kentucky as a consultant in the Department of Education, working with over 90 schools in a continuous improvement process.
Wayne and his wife, Kim, have been married for 38 years and reside in Lawrenceburg, KY. The Kings are active members at Fox Creek Christian Church.
