Bill Brooks

“I was amazed when I was able to sit and listen to what Joe and Dave have written. It will be a joyous occasion when I get to experience it as a produced and staged event.”

For 9 years Bill performed in the award winning musical The Promise as “Peter” and the “Narrator.” For six consecutive years he was voted Entertainer of the Year in Texas by the Country Music Review Association. His career includes performing nationally and worldwide and he has worked with Bob Hope, Dick Clark, Garth Brooks, Ronnie Milsop and Barbara Mandrell.

Dr. Dennis Hensley

“This amazing musical reveals the disciples as three-dimensional, vulnerable, genuine human beings. They come alive as they agonize over their mission in life, their obedience to the Master, their love for their families, and their worries about their safety. The rich variety of music provides narrative momentum, giving new vitality to a story that is thousands of years old.”

Dr. Dennis E. Hensley, author of The Jesus Effect and director of the Professional Writing Program at Taylor University.

Dean Wenthe

“The Twelve promises to be a distinctive musical opera that is both fresh and faithful to the Biblical portrait of the apostles. I look forward to attending its debut performance. Congratulations to Dave Frincke and Dr. Joseph P. Gudel on this achievement.”

Dean O. Wenthe, Former President
Concordia Theological Seminary