Bio: Noel & Kyle Becchetti
Biographical Profile
Current Assignments
- Noel Becchetti was named Vice President for Leader Development, effective October 1, 2012.
- Kyle Becchetti currently serves as Administrator for Leader Development for A3.
Previous Posts
- Prior to this post, Noel served as Executive Director for Truthseekers International, a ministry committed to spiritual and social freedom for the oppressed lower castes of India. He previously served for 13 years as President of Center for Student Missions (CSM), an urban short-term mission and service ministry working in the United States and Canada. He also enjoyed over 12 years at Youth Specialties, where he launched and directed Youthworker Journal and eventually served as Vice President, Publishing.
- Before her involvement with A2, Kyle served as Director of Operations for Truthseekers. Previous to her time with Truthseekers, Kyle served 17 years with CSM, first as Chicago City Director and eventually as Vice President of Operations. Before her service with CSM, she was an attorney, first with the City of San Diego and subsequently in private practice. She maintains an active license to practice law in California.
Church Involvement
Noel and Kyle are members of Community Covenant Church (CCC) in El Cajon, California, where Noel served 12 years as director of missions and Kyle served 10 years as a member of the elder board. They are also part of CCC’s jail ministry team and Noel enjoys an occasional call to fill in with the CCC worship band. CCC is a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church of America (ECC). Noel served two terms on the ECC National Executive Board, and Kyle served two terms on the Board of Trustees for North Park University and Seminary, including three years as Chair of the Board.
Personal
Noel and Kyle live in El Cajon, California. They have two children, Elise and Evan, and two grandsons, Noah and Desmond.
ARTICLES RELATED TO NOEL & KYLE BECCHETTI
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Created on 01 July 2014
Asia (A3/MNN) — Persecution is alive and well in Asia.
It’s easy to forget when visiting a country and reveling in its exotic beauty. A3’s national leaders are gracious and, says A2′s vice president for leader development, Noel Becchetti, “I am often lulled into complacency as I visit with our A3 participants...
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Written by Noel Becchetti
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Created on 24 June 2014
Persecution is alive and well in Asia.
This fact sometimes escapes me as I travel in the region. Our A3 national leaders are so gracious that I am often lulled into complacency as I visit with our A3 participants and hear about what God is doing in their area.
I’ve been jarred out of that complacency by some recent flareups of what is in fact simmering at all times…fear and resentment of the growth of the Church in what have historically been Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and/or animistic cultures—or countries where one-party dictatorship has replaced any semblance of representative government. What I’m realizing is that this fear and resentment, and the persecution that can accompany it, never really goes away. Rather, it ebbs and flows, depending on events, political climate, and other factors.
At least two of our A3 countries are currently facing significant harassment and persecution...
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Created on 10 June 2014
Asia (ANA/MNN) — There’s a *people group in Asia about whom this is said: “If you have a chance to save a viper snake or a [member of this tribe], save the viper. It is less likely to kill you.”
Yet, at the same time, they’re fighting for survival. “There’s a refugee situation now where people are being expelled. There's an ethnic cleansing...
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Written by Noel Becchetti
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Created on 01 June 2014
An Extra-Mile Evangelist’s Heart
A3 exists to build into the lives of pastors and Christian leaders throughout Asia. We also discover that we have much to learn from them as well. Take Pastor Charles (not his real name), an A3 participant from South Asia. Years ago, God put it on his heart to reach out to a tribe from a neighboring country whom no one wants to approach, much less evangelize...
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