John O. Yoder, Program Director

John is a church planter and has been a full time pastor for more than 20 years. Before entering pastoral ministry, he was a radio announcer and radio program producer. John is also a musician. He has been active as a singer with a variety of choral groups and ensembles. He is a committed believer who is passionate about the Bible, the Word of God. John and his wife, Arlene, live in Manheim, PA.

 

 

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Ralph Malin, Program Director Emeritus

Ralph was involved at the conception and birth of Sunday School Meditations; he moderated every program during the first 40+ years. Ralph was involved in church ministry, since his ordination in 1945, as a young minister of the Gospel, and feels a deep sense of God’s leading and blessing through his involvement with Sunday School Meditations. Ralph says, “This has pretty much been my life, and I thank the Lord each time I sit down to prepare for a lesson”. Ralph and his wife Erika currently live in Malvern, PA and attend Providence Mennonite Church.

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Roy Kolb, Recording Engineer

Roy’s interest in recording began as a hobby in his youth, sending recordings of church services to foreign missionaries. He was thrilled to be asked to record for Sunday School Meditations beginning about 1959. Over the years, he has added to and updated the equipment in his home studio. He currently has a library of nearly 500 songs by various Sunday School Meditations groups, most of which were recorded in his studio. Roy and his wife, Alice, live on a dairy farm and milk processing plant near Spring City, PA.

Ben Kolb, Assistant Recording Engineer

Ben is Roy Kolb’s nephew, and has been assisting him in the recording studio since 1995. On several occasions, Ben has also provided and operated the sound equipment for our annual chicken Bar-B-Q fundraiser at Tel Hai. He is the sound room technician at his church. Ben and his wife, Karen, live near Spring City, PA, where he works in construction, since selling out of dairy farming several years ago.