WOODLAND PARK — Charis Bible College, which turns 30 this year, is the first entity in Andrew Wommack’s stable of evangelical Christian ministries to enact a multi-phased succession plan. The college announced Thursday that Mike and Carrie Pickett, both executive vice presidents at the main campus in Woodland Park, will be taking on additional leadership roles within the school, which offers a three-year program with courses on Christian ministry, public life, worship, business, practical government, leadership, film and production, other subjects and mission opportunities. The Picketts “have been integral to Charis leadership for nine years,” Wommack said in a statement to The Gazette, and he began thinking about planning for the future seven years ago.
Wommack said he and his wife, Jamie, have been training the Picketts for the leadership role through coaching and other preparation for the past three years. “I plan on living a long, healthy and productive life, but I am aware that each one of us has an expiration date,” wrote Wommack, who turned 75 in April. Now, Wommack and his successors will continue the transitioning process but at an accelerated pace, with more people aware of their evolving role.
Wommack also said that he’s not retiring or stepping down. “I’m going to continue doing everything I’m doing now,” he said, “but I look forward to working even more closely with the Picketts, who I’m confident will take Charis to new heights of influ.