Christian Doctor’s Digest – November 2018

Cary serves as the President of Museum of the Bible Enterprises and has been involved since its not-for-profit formation in September 2010. Cary is the founder of The Nehemiah Group (consulting to for-profit and not-for-profit organizations). He was also President and CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment/Silver Dollar City Corporation, prior to Museum of the Bible. Over the last 30 years, he has served in an executive role with Abercrombie and Fitch (when it was a sporting goods company) and Bass Pro Shops. Cary founded Churchill Coffee Company, Adventure Legacy and Legends, and Treasures of the Holy Land. He is the founder and Emeritus CEO of Nazareth Village, Nazareth, Israel (first-century village sharing the teachings of and about Jesus in a very difficult part of the world). The Knesset Christian Allies Caucus, together with the Ministry of Tourism of the State of Israel, recognized Cary as the recipient of the 11th Annual “Night to Honor our Christian Allies” Tourism Award for his steadfast commitment to bringing tourism to the State of Israel and for his endless contribution to the Jewish State. He is a graduate of the University of Texas with a mathematic/physics degree, with analytical analysis focus on aerospace engineering. Cary’s passion is studying and teaching God’s Word. He is a recognized international speaker on biblical leadership principles from the book of Nehemiah. He has been a member of the Gideons for more than 40 years. Cary has vast knowledge of Israel, both biblically and the modern state of Israel, having visited there over 100 times.  Cary and his wife Jacque reside near Springfield, Missouri and have been married for 47 years. They have two children and four grandchildren.