Frank was born and raised in a large Catholic family. He believed in God but had little understanding about His grace. After many turbulent years, both personally and relationally, Frank surrendered to Christ as a university senior. Motivated by a deep desire to know and share the gospel, Frank founded a chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. After deciding against a professional football career, he chose instead to enter seminary.

Frank pastored for eight years before Father opened his eyes to the glories of the New Covenant and what Jesus secured for us on the cross. He saw that Jesus was more than Lord and Savior. He was also our Life, offering everything He is to meet all our needs at the moment we trust Him in faith. Not surprisingly, his focus took a dramatic turn. In Frank’s words, “I used to minister knowledge, but now I seek to minister the Life that’s found only in Jesus!”

For more than 30 years, Frank was the teaching pastor of Grace Life Fellowship in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is married to Janet, and they have four children: Les-Leigh Cargill, Ben, Morgan, and Avery.

Born to 1st-generation immigrant parents, John grew up in the Roman Catholic church. He’s even a godfather! But despite the best efforts of many parochial school and catechism teachers, he found God harsh and demanding. So he kept a safe distance.

That changed in 1975 when he trusted Jesus as Savior after reading ‘The Late Great Planet Earth’. Marriage, career, and family followed, as did a history of leadership and service in local churches. But his life changed dramatically when Father opened his eyes to the New Covenant and what really happened at the cross.

Since then, John’s focus has been simple – to understand Christ’s Life in him and to share that Life with others. For more than 30 years, he’s worked alongside Pastor Frank and others to teach and apply the New Covenant in the local church.

He wears several hats for Our Resolute Hope – board member, host for the ORH Podcast, and contributing writer and editor. Terri and John married in 1979 and together they have ten children (five by birth, five by marriage) and nine grandchildren … but always hope for more!

Roberta was born in Cajun country, but as soon as she and her husband Frank Schroeder married after graduating from LSU in 1978, they took off for points all over the US, doing television production for Christian ministries. In 1996, she retired from the production industry to raise and homeschool their adopted son, Daniel.

Roberta began working with Frank Friedmann in 2007.

She handles the Our Resolute Hope resource sales and bookkeeping, and assists in some of the projects that are in development.