Larry Witzel, PhD, MBA, is a respected innovator at the intersection of marketing, technology, and ministry. As founder and president of SermonView, he leads a team that offers technology and services to help grow churches through digital evangelism and local community connection. He is also director of the Propel Conference, the premier annual training event in North America offering inspiration and innovation for church growth.
 

Larry has spent over 3 decades in marketing and public relations. His early resume includes stints at organizations as varied as Intel, Wellsource, La Sierra University, North Pacific Union Communication Dept., and a variety of technology startups. In 2001, he joined It Is Written Television as director of its Digital Media Group, leading a team of 15 young creatives in creating cutting-edge resources for evangelism, before founding SermonView in 2005.
 

Larry has a BA in theology and mass media from Walla Walla University, earned his MBA from the University of Washington's Foster School of Business, and completed his PhD in strategic media at Liberty University. He is a leader and musician at his local church, is chair of the board for Columbia Adventist Academy, and serves on the North Pacific Union Executive Committee. He lives with his wife and two children in Vancouver, WA.