Who We Are

We are a people rooted in a deep awareness of God's love and saving grace through faith in the Messiah and hope of glory--Yeshua. God has drawn us into a rich and dynamic relationship with Him through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. God has called us according to His divine will and purpose to passionately reflect and disburse the light of His grace and glory. The sense of God's presence compels us to draw His people unto Him, and help them engage in a rich and fruitful relationship with Him.

We are ever so grateful that God has reached into our lives, and has made known to us His sanctifying grace. Truly, God's love has touched us in very real and wonderful ways. We are, therefore, ever so mindful that we have been nurtured by a loving Father, befriended by His faithful Son, and are continuously comforted and regenerated by His Holy Spirit.

We also hold the same perspective and worldview that Yeshua and His disciples embraced: a Hebraic worldview based on a covenant relationship with God, grounded in His Word and administered by His Spirit. Such a worldview is based on the rich heritage of the relationship God cultivated with the Hebrew people, as depicted in the Old Testament and affirmed in the New Testament through the actions and words of Yeshua and the apostles. This awareness gives us a holistic perspective of the Scriptures, drawing us to respond to God in an active way.

Our mission, therefore, is to do our part in restoring the roots and spirit of such a heritage that has largely been lost by God's community of faith in this generation. Our hope is that you will enjoin with us, allow us to touch your heart with God's love and truth, and help you engage in a progressively growing relationship with the LORD your God.

Harvey Diamond

Harvey serves as Director of Arise in Glory Ministries, and is the developer of The Pathways to Zion(TM) Interactive Bible Study / Discipleship / Spiritual Growth study program. Raised as a Jew in Brooklyn, N.Y., Harvey experienced God's divine providence at age 19, and two years later embraced Yeshua as Messiah and Lord. Since 1984 he has been leading small church groups and teaching in various congregational settings. He has also served in the publishing industry for 22 years. He earned a B.A. in Communications Arts from New York Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. from Hofstra University.

Gary O'Neal

Gary is a worship and prayer leader as well as teacher. Gary has lived in Israel, and also led worship in Messianic settings. He is a graduate of Christ for the Nations Institute, holds a B.S. in Biology from Dallas Baptist University and a M.S. in Science Education from University of Texas at Dallas. He currently teaches at Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, Texas, and leads Bible classes and church groups.

Rodney Barnes

Rodney is an intercessory prayer leader as well as Bible teacher. He served for 12 years in the U. S. and Japan for the Air Force as a communications specialist, and has also worked in the computer networking field. He has spoken and taught in various church settings in the San Francisco Bay area. Rodney earned a B.S. in computer science and engineering at San Jose State University.