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ABOUT PASTOR JIM TOLLE

Jim Tolle is an American Pastor, small college president, missionary and radio host based in Los Angeles. After graduating with a degree in theology, he began as an apprentice minister with the well-known pastor, Dr. Jack Hayford and eventually served as the Senior Pastor of that very church, The Church On The Way, an internationally known congregation.  Throughout his ministry, he has held numerous positions including that of being a church planter in Colombia and Argentina and the International Director of a global missions organization involving over 70,000 churches in 120 countries.

Jim is also widely known for having hosted a daily Spanish language program "Respuestas" reaching millions across the U.S. on the Radio Inspiración Network. As a bilingual leader, Jim has often been called upon to share his insights with television, radio, and print media, including CBN, CNN, Fox Español, Univisión and Salem Broadcasting Network. His influence has also extended to Washington, D.C., where he has testified before Congress and met with Presidents. He has also been a participant in various national prayer breakfast in Washington, D.C. Pastor Jim has also served on the board of directors of numerous organizations, including the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Council (NHCLC), The King’s College and Seminary, and Life Pacific University, among others.

Jim has served as a pastor in Colombia and Argentina, as well as the U.S. at the aforementioned The Church On The Way, which was one of the largest multicultural churches in the United States during his tenure. Today, his organization, El Camino Metro, has become an incubator for new leaders who have begun more than 50 other congregations. One of these new ventures is overseen by one of his sons.  Having begun in 2018, VIDA Church has grown rapidly, first in rented facilities and now in their own property (See VIDA Church).

Jim is also passionate about helping people improve their lives through personal development and education. He has served on the boards of directors of several schools in the private and public school systems. Pastor Jim is the president of El Camino Christian College, a school which he and his friend, Dr. Paul Chappell started in 2013, which helps low-income students obtain college degrees (see: El Camino Christian College).

In his early adult years, Jim Tolle served in Vietnam in the U.S. Army and later became an entrepreneur, starting a number of successful small businesses. Jim is happily married to his wife, Alice, and lives in Los Angeles near their close-knit family.