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Battle Ready Ministries

Preparing the World for Jesus' Second Coming

Raising up warriors of God and preparing the saints for the dark days ahead.

Our Mission

To raise up warriors of God in the end times, prepare the saints for the dark days ahead, and to be a training resource for equipping churches and Christian families in the last days.

Our Plan

To welcome the Church community with open arms, train an army of believers who are passionate about living out God’s purpose for their lives, and then to give that army an outlet for sharing the love of Christ through outreach and missions.

Our Future

We will continue our relentless pursuit to reach one more person for Jesus Christ by providing training via in-person and virtual conferences, training videos, book bundles in America and around the world, and going to the ends of the earth to share the hope of Jesus.

Meet The Team

We're an award-winning multidisciplinary team of Christ-followers, based all over the United States, all focused on preparing the body of Christ for what is ahead.

Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board and CEO

Col. David Giammona

Author, Writer, Speaker, and U.S. Army Chaplain (COL) (Retired)

Col. David Giammona is an author, writer, and speaker. U.S. Army Chaplain (Col.) Giammona retired in June 2018 after 32 years of military service. His last assignment was the Installation Management Command (IMCOM) in San Antonio, Texas, where he was responsible for religious support on all 75 Army installations around the world. Giammona is an ordained Assemblies of God minister since 1988. He is a native of Sacramento, California. His education includes a Master of Divinity, Golden Gate Baptist Seminary; Master of Science in Counseling – Marriage/Family Therapy, Columbus State University; and a Master of Strategic Studies (MSS), Army War College. He’s co-author of the #1 bestselling Chosen Books The Military Guide to Armageddon and The Military Guide to Disarming Deception, along with the upcoming book, Your Mission in God’s Army, releasing in April 2024. Learn more at https://davidjgiammona.com.

Vice Chairman and Chief Operations Officer

Troy Anderson

Pulitzer Prize-Nominated Investigative Journalist, Bestselling Author

Troy Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative journalist, #1 bestselling FaithWords/Hachette co-author of The Babylon Code and Trumpocalypse and #1 bestselling Chosen Books co-author of The Military Guide to Armageddon and The Military Guide to Disarming Deception, founder and president of the Inspire Literary Group, vice president of Battle Ready Ministries, former executive editor of Charisma magazine and Charisma Media, reporter at the Los Angeles Daily News, and a regular guest on many television and radio shows. He’s co-author of the upcoming books, Your Mission in God’s Army (Chosen Books) with Col. David Giammona, and Revelation 911 (Salem Books) with Pastor Paul Begley, releasing in April 2024. He writes for Reuters, Newsmax, Townhall, and other media outlets. He’s also the founder and editor-in-chief of Prophecy Investigators (http://prophecyinvestigators.org). He graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science degree in News-Editorial Journalism in 1991. Find out more at www.troyanderson.us and troyandersonwriter.com.

Board Director and CFO

Pastor Coco Perez

Pastor, Evangelist, and World Mission Leader

Pastor Coco Perez has been a pastor, evangelist, and world mission leader for the past forty-five years. He is currently the lead pastor of Horizon Church in West Sacramento, California, and has been for the past twenty-five years. He completed his ministry degree from the Assemblies of God Global Bible Institute. Pastor Perez has been studying biblical prophecy ever since his conversion in 1973 (48 years). In his own words, “I have studied, and researched this subject consistently, and exhaustively, for thousands of hours.” Coco has been teaching biblical prophecy ever since. As a sixties kid, influenced heavily by drugs and the Hippie movement, his sole desire was to become a professional rock drummer. It wasn’t until his experience with God, one hot summer evening, on the banks of the American River, that God changed those plans and directed him toward ministry.  As fate would have it, a new Christian friend placed a book in his hand entitled…The Late Great Planet Earth, by Hal Lindsey. This book sparked an interest in the study of the last days, biblical prophecy, the book of Revelation, and the second coming of Christ.

Distinguished Advisory Board

Advisory Board

Robert F. Dees

Major General, U.S. Army (Retired), President, Resilience Consulting LLC

Major General (Retired) Robert F. “Bob” Dees served for 31 years in the U.S. Army in a wide variety of command and staff positions culminating in his last three assignments as Assistant Division Commander for Operations, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); Commander, Second Infantry Division, United States Forces Korea; and as Deputy Commanding General, V (US/GE) Corps in Europe, concurrently serving as Commander, US-Israeli Combined Task Force for Missile Defense.

Following military retirement in January 2003, Bob served as a Microsoft Corporation executive; followed by leadership of a non-profit outreach to the military. He authored the Resilience Trilogy (Resilient Warriors, Resilient Leaders, and Resilient Nations) and pioneered resilience programs for the military as Vice President for Military Outreach at Liberty University. In the 2016 Presidential cycle, Bob served as National Security Advisor and Campaign Chairman for Dr. Ben Carson. Bob now heads Resilience God Style, a national movement to restore resilience to every area of American life, including recent publication of the Resilience God Style book, study guide, video series, and training game (https://ResilienceGodStyle.com).

As a thought leader on Veterans’ outreach programs, Bob is senior advisor for the newly formed White House Office of Domestic Policy Faith-based Veterans Support Alliance(FBVSA). Bob is also President of the Stone Ridge Foundation (dba National Center for Healthy Veterans) with the mission of “Returning Healthy Veterans to America.” This broad and comprehensive Healthy Veteran initiative ranges from trauma recovery using best practice, faith-based programs to veteran microbusinesses which afford dignified work, skills training, and economic opportunity. Community is a critical element of the initiative, including veteran tiny home villages for formerly homeless Veterans and others. While the Healthy Veteran initiative will help Veterans, the real winner is America with Healthy Veterans positively impacting culture as role models for our youth, as experienced leaders in business, and as standard bearers in every walk of life.

Bob speaks at numerous seminars and conferences, as well as commentary on national security, leadership, and resilience in a wide array of media, military, business and church venues. He was featured as one of 30 “Master Leaders” in America by noted author George Barna and was awarded the Council for National Policy George Washington Military Leadership Award in 2018.

Bob and wife Kathleen have been married for 46 years, and together have two children and seven grandchildren. They are grateful for the privilege of serving God, Nation, and Others during these critical times.

Advisory Board

Chaplain Pete Brzezinski

U.S. Army Chaplain (Retired)

U.S. Army Chaplain (Col.) Pete Brzezinski retired in March 2020 with 33 years of service, 30 of which were as an active duty chaplain.  He earned four units of CPE and served as a hospital chaplain and in other medical settings for more than half of his career, as well as deploying in both OEF and OIF. He was honored to work alongside and to serve Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine and Navy men and women and their families. He became board certified with NAVAC in 2018.

His commitment to veterans has not waned in the brief months since retirement, and he is actively seeking opportunities to honor his call to serve. Chaplain Brzezinski has already met some young OIF and OEF veterans and is investing time to support them and their families. He lives in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, not far from the Myrtle Beach VA Clinic and has expressed interest in serving there as a chaplain on an intermittent basis, or simply as a volunteer if intermittent time isn’t available.

Advisory Board

Pastor Jerry Moses

Pastor, Author

Pastor Jerry Moses is the author of the book, Divine Intervention: Confessions of a Pastor. Jerry is the Assistant to the President at Movieguide, the Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment (https://www.movieguide.org). As an ordained minister, he has pastored large churches in the Bay Area, Portland, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and south Orange County. He was with CBN Founder and President Pat Robertson for many years as Assistant to the President and was given The President’s Award for Excellence in 2002. He has a son who pastors a church in Wheaton, Illinois and a son-in-law who pastors a church in Durham, North Carolina. The theme of His life is, “Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.” Thousands have been touched through his life of ministry of “amazing grace.”

Advisory Board

Chaplain (COL) Scott McChrystal

U.S. Army Chaplain (COL) (Retired)

Chaplain (Colonel) Scott McChrystal was commissioned in 1970 and served 31 years on active duty, 10 as an infantry officer and the remainder as a United States Army chaplain. His line officer experience included a tour in Vietnam as an Infantry Platoon Leader and three assignments with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. As an Army chaplain, he had multiple tours at home and abroad. His final assignment was as the senior chaplain at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He retired from active duty in 2005 and served as the Military/VA Representative and Endorser within the Chaplaincy Department for the General Council of the Assemblies of God from 2005-2019.

His decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Award, the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Master Parachutist Badge, and the Army Ranger Tab.

His education includes a Master of Business Administration Degree, a Master of Divinity Degree, a Doctor of Ministry Degree, and graduation from The United States Army War College. Additionally, he serves as a consultant to the American Council on Education. In recent years, he and his wife have written several Christian devotionals. In addition, Scott co-authored a Christian action-novel and served as the managing editor for the The Warrior’s Bible, an application bible for the military community.

Scott presently serves as the Executive Liaison for The Warrior’s Journey, a non-profit organization that supports the military community. He’s also a member of the Distinguished Advisory Board for Battle Ready Ministries.

Chaplain McChrystal and his wife, Judy, live in Springfield, Missouri, and have 4 children and 12 grandchildren.

Advisory Board

Mary Ann Peluso McGahan

Evangelist

Chris and Mary Ann have been in ministry for over 30 years. Their lives have been dedicated to reaching the lost through evangelism, teaching, preaching, pastoring, mentoring, singing and fine art. They have hearts to see broken lives restored and the church edified!

Chris’ glass blowing is illustrated in his signature vase called Redento Raffinato. Each step in the glass blowing process relates perfectly how God works his plan of redemption in people’s lives through putting pieces of broken glass together, creating a valuable piece of art! Chris’ creations have been displayed in government buildings, public offices, elegant homes and the world renowned Myriad Botanical Gardens in Oklahoma City.

Chris’ Redento Raffinato signature vases have been commissioned for such dignitaries as former Vice-President Dick Cheney and for the Donald J. Trump Christian Inaugural Gala in Washington D.C.

Recently President Donald J. Trump was presented with a Redento Raffinato Vase. We were told he proudly displays it in his home at Mara Lago.

Chris has ministered effectively in churches, business meetings, award ceremonies and glass blowing demonstration events. He has produced a dvd capturing Biblical allegories as it relates to the glass blowing process for his signature Redento Raffinato vase.

Chris is also a student of the word and teaches when the opportunity presents.

Raised in a loving traditional Italian home, Mary Ann Peluso came to know Jesus in 1980 through the death of her father from a drunk driver on a bed of suicide. She worked in Los Angeles with many rock groups and was signed to a major record deal at the time of her father’s death. Simultaneously and miraculously delivered from drug addiction through the prayers of her mother and the grace of God, Mary Ann answered the call on her life to sing and minister to those around the world hurting and lost without hope! Her testimony is powerful and impacting.

Mary Ann sings and ministers the word of God under an anointing that has given her the opportunity to travel around the world. She has been to over 30 nations and has appeared on Christian television networks as well as maximum and minimum jails and prisons. She has done  extensive radio programming and cohosted an international Christian women’s talk show and produced and appeared on her  own television program.

Mary Ann has recorded 4 music projects and been a guest writer for a women’s devotional book. Churches large and small as well as conferences, outdoor concerts, retreats and evangelism events have been a part of her itinerary as well. She worked closely with David Wilkerson in New York City at Times Square Church as well as singing at Yale University serving as his soloist. Mary Ann was a soloist at the Jimmy Swaggart Ministries singing in televised crusades both stateside and internationally.

Chris and Mary Ann are available to minister at churches, conferences, evangelism outreaches and wherever the Lord opens the door, large or small. They count it an honor to serve the Lord through their gifts and talents. They have a heart both for the lost and the body of Christ, revealing and manifesting the love of God wherever they travel.

Advisory Board

Chris McGahan

Evangelist and World-Class Artist

Chris and Mary Ann have been in ministry for over 30 years. Their lives have been dedicated to reaching the lost through evangelism, teaching, preaching, pastoring, mentoring, singing and fine art. They have hearts to see broken lives restored and the church edified!

Chris’ glass blowing is illustrated in his signature vase called Redento Raffinato. Each step in the glass blowing process relates perfectly how God works his plan of redemption in people’s lives through putting pieces of broken glass together, creating a valuable piece of art! Chris’ creations have been displayed in government buildings, public offices, elegant homes and the world renowned Myriad Botanical Gardens in Oklahoma City.

Chris’ Redento Raffinato signature vases have been commissioned for such dignitaries as former Vice-President Dick Cheney and for the Donald J. Trump Christian Inaugural Gala in Washington D.C.

Recently President Donald J. Trump was presented with a Redento Raffinato Vase. We were told he proudly displays it in his home at Mara Lago.

Chris has ministered effectively in churches, business meetings, award ceremonies and glass blowing demonstration events. He has produced a dvd capturing Biblical allegories as it relates to the glass blowing process for his signature Redento Raffinato vase.

Chris is also a student of the word and teaches when the opportunity presents.

Raised in a loving traditional Italian home, Mary Ann Peluso came to know Jesus in 1980 through the death of her father from a drunk driver on a bed of suicide. She worked in Los Angeles with many rock groups and was signed to a major record deal at the time of her father’s death. Simultaneously and miraculously delivered from drug addiction through the prayers of her mother and the grace of God, Mary Ann answered the call on her life to sing and minister to those around the world hurting and lost without hope! Her testimony is powerful and impacting.

Mary Ann sings and ministers the word of God under an anointing that has given her the opportunity to travel around the world. She has been to over 30 nations and has appeared on Christian television networks as well as maximum and minimum jails and prisons. She has done  extensive radio programming and cohosted an international Christian women’s talk show and produced and appeared on her  own television program.

Mary Ann has recorded 4 music projects and been a guest writer for a women’s devotional book. Churches large and small as well as conferences, outdoor concerts, retreats and evangelism events have been a part of her itinerary as well. She worked closely with David Wilkerson in New York City at Times Square Church as well as singing at Yale University serving as his soloist. Mary Ann was a soloist at the Jimmy Swaggart Ministries singing in televised crusades both stateside and internationally.

Chris and Mary Ann are available to minister at churches, conferences, evangelism outreaches and wherever the Lord opens the door, large or small. They count it an honor to serve the Lord through their gifts and talents. They have a heart both for the lost and the body of Christ, revealing and manifesting the love of God wherever they travel.

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