Meet Our Counselors

Dr. Max Van Dyke

661-978-3225    pastormax@ccbak.org

A mentor, visionary, servant, and member of the Kingdom of God family, Max is known for wearing a lot of hats. From advisor to advancer, he can be credited with many spiritual sons & daughters, with setting people on a straight path. Max has been licensed and ordained for almost 4 decades and has been highly active in local affairs. Max has traveled to 8 nations, seeing thousands saved and healed. Max has served as the dedicated Lead Pastor at Christ Cathedral until its closure. Max is the founder of his current church Kingdom Harvest Alliance.

His personal Mission Statement is “Blessing Fellow Man Through Bringing Clearly Defined Direction for Them to Follow, Thusly Infusing Peace, Hope & Joy into Their Lives.”

He has been married to his wife Nancy for 49 years. He has 2 children, 7 grandsons and 1 great granddaughter & 1 great grandson.

He had spent 27 years as a licensed securities financial planner. He was a part of the official financial planners for the California Optometric Association.

He is a proud graduate of Summitt Bible Collage where he received a Master of Theology and a Doctor of Divinity degree. Max now serves as a Professor at Summitt Bible College where he teaches Personal Deliverance class and the Authority of the Believer class. He loves to encourage the discouraged. His passion is helping people reach “Freedom to The Core” where he ministers healing & deliverance. He has over 3,500 hours logged in this ministry, seeing thousands of people set totally free, of which 95% remain free today. Max has a special place in his heart to see children free from their own life controlling issues.

Max & and his wife Nancy understand that relationships are the key to serving the Kingdom of God and speaks into many leaders’ personal lives. Max has spent many hours in personal and family counseling. Max has a heart to see lives and relationships flourish.

Max spends his personal time enjoying archery hunting, fishing, and enjoying the outdoors.

Pastor Elizabeth Behill

A volunteer minister at Kingdom Harvest Alliace Bakersfield.  She works closely with senior pastors Max and Nancy Van Dyke.  She has been married to Michael Behill, Sr. for over forty years and has three sons, all of whom are married and raising children.  Pasto Behill was raised in a dysfunctional home that included abuse, drugs, rejection, divorce, and many other horrible experiences.  She, therefore, determined to make her marriage work through the good, bad, and ugly.  Elizabeth and Michael have learned to be parents together and are now learning to be grandparents to their five grandchildren.  Life takes work, but the children are worth it.

LMFT Harriet Schaad