Anton Thery | West Side FWB Church

Minister of Youth/Benevolence - Anton Thery

Anton ministers to our youth. He is also our treasurer and teaches an adult Life Group class. He watches every penny that comes in and out of West Side and attempts to find ways to be better stewards of the Lord's money. He and his wife Raven have three kids. They have a dog named Adri and a cat named KitKat. In addition they have 18 koi in their three koi ponds. Initially four of them had names until they popped out little fishies everywhere. Now they have numbers.

Anton has been with West Side since 2010. He's a permanent student with degrees from 4 different universities and hoping to attend the 5th soon. He is a Square Supervisor as a practicing archaeologist at Tall el-Hammam in Jordan, the proposed site of biblical Sodom. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at Mid America Christian University teaching Old Testament, World Religions, and Christian Theology. His major areas of interest are Apologetics and Biblical Archaeology. He believes if young people are taught how to defend what they believe, they will survive the war of secularism.

He is also the President and CEO of Champion Recruiting Inc.

Academics

Sapulpa High School, 1999

Mid America Christian University, 2006 - B.S. Specialized Ministries

Oklahoma Christian University, 2012 - M.A. Christian Ministries

Luther Rice University, 2016 - M.A. Apologetics; M.A. Biblical Counseling

Trinity Southwest University, (pend) - M.A. Archaeology & Biblical History

Umm Qais City Center Perhaps the location of ancient Gadara where Jesus drove a legion of demons from a man into the swine.	Umm Qais Theatre The Roman theatre was the center for fun and entertainment. Umm Qias was one of the decapolis cities.	Mr. Camel My buddy along the Dead Sea.
Movenpik Resort Overlooking the Dead Sea with Israel in the background	Roman Bathhouse This is the Roman Bathhouse discovered at Tall el-Hammam (Sodom).	Ba'al Perhaps Assyrian blackware dedicated to the Canaanite Ba'al.
Ba'al Found in the ancient temple, this is likely Ba'al.	Socket Stone The door hinge was opened from a stone like this. It is called a socket stone.	Petra The treasury of Petra, a marvelous and fascinating city.
Pottery "in situ" Pottery found within the square is found "in situ" meaning "in place."	Rabbath Ammon The theatre in Amman, Jordan at the ancient site of Rabbath Ammon, the capital of the Ammonite Kingdom.	Artemis A temple dedicated to Artemis who was one of the most venerated Ancient Greek deities.
Rabbath Ammon Ancient Ammonite capital.	Madaba Map The oldest map in the world.	Madaba Map Another picture of the oldest map in the world.
Jerash Entrance Jerash was another of the Decapolis cities of Rome during Jesus' time.	Jerash Another picture of Jerash.	Jerash City Center The Roman city center. This is the place of merchants and busy activity.
Jerash Theatre In virtually all Roman cities, one would find a theatre. They loved entertainment.	Dead Sea The salt formations on the edge of the Dead Sea.	Edom "Edom" means "red."
Dividing Line This would be the territorial dividing line between Reuben and Gad.	Lot's Wife This is a tourist destination. An urban legend of this being Lot's wife.	Bab edh Dhra An incorrect proposed site for biblical Sodom.