The best way to become a good leader, is to learn from great leaders. We have some of the most successful and passionate church leaders working with SAGU Valor. All of our leadership is sold out to the vision of seeing the next generation of church leaders being the best generation yet.

Dr. Ron Crum

Lead Pastor | Griffin First Assembly

With 30+ years in ministry, Dr. Ron Crum has served as youth pastor, senior pastor, executive pastor, board member, academic dean, and in several other roles. Ron has served the church for many years by training up the leaders of tomorrow. Before his time in Georgia, he founded the Appalachian District School of Ministry, which has become the model for district schools of ministry replicated in over thirty additional districts. 

Pastor Crum has ministered leadership internationally in the African countries of Ghana, Kenya, Burundi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa and recently in the eastern European countries of Armenia and Turkey. 

Currently, Ron is the lead pastor & academic dean of Griffin First Assembly. He oversees students from daycare to college. He is a certified administrator of the The Leadership Challenge workshop, he travels internationally to train pastors in different nations, and strives to see the local church truly be the church of Jesus Christ.