Bishop Arvetra Jones Jr. is the President of the NC,SC Gospel Announcers Guild, www.ncgag.com and CEO of The ALJ Agency, www.alj-agency.com. He is a ministerial shepherd, music business visionary, gospel announcer trailblazer, conference host and gospel music education to millions around the globe. He comes from a deeply spiritual heritage as he is the son of nationally renowned Evangelist Lydia Jones and the late Apostle A. Jones Sr., who traveled all across the country years ago. They were before their time as many of the celebrities during that time visited their church in Pinehurst. As the Co-Pastor of the Come As You Are Evangelistic Center in Aberdeen, NC, Bishop Jones has teamed with Senior Pastor and his mother for the past 18 years as a Shephard in the ministry. Bishop Jones began fulfilling his call to the gospel music industry in 1978 when at the age of 16, his mother, Evangelist Lydia Jones, trained and mentored him to commence and close each of her worldwide radio broadcasts, “God’s way to Good Success and Prosperity.” For the past 26 years, Bishop Jones has championed the music industry as the Gospel Music Director of Fayetteville State University’s 91.9 WFSS, where he now trains and mentors other upcoming radio announcers. Bishop Jones can be heard worldwide via radio and the internet on Sunday mornings. In 1996, national officers of the Gospel Music Workshop of America appointed Bishop Jones as President of the North Carolina Gospel announcer’s Guild (NCGAG), where the mission is to ‘educate and inform announcers of how to produce quality radio while informing the world of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” Deemed as one of the top affiliates, the NCGAG sponsored an annual Music Convention, inaugurated in 1998 and spearheaded by Bishop Jones. This gospel musical affair combines national gospel announcers, with nationally recording artist and new upcoming artists to educate announcers and showcase new artists. Known for his compassionate yet no nonsense approach, Bishop Jones is a well sought after speaker, teacher, and music educator, instructing and mentoring announcers and upcoming artist to be all that they can be in the music business and industry. He maintains and extensive schedule of announcers’ meeting, conventions and speaking engagements, and has been the Master of Ceremony on several national programs and events with artist including: John P. Kee, Donald Lawrence, Byron Cage, Joe Pace, Lamar Campbell, Candi Staton, Harvey Wilkins Jr. of the Canton Spirituals, Christopher Binson, Luther Barnes, Evelyn Turrentine-Agee, William Becton, Darwin Hobbs, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Dorothy Norwood, Rev. Timothy Wright, Troy Sneed, Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, Bishop F.C. Barnes and Dr. Charles Hayes. Bishop Jones is the recipient of many awards including: GAG Announcer of the Year Award presented at the GMWA Annual Convention, The Science of Arts Lifetime Achievement Award from Fayetteville State University and the Gospel announcer of the year Prestige Award. Bishop Jones is also a 2008 Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee. A 66 DEVINE GLORY MAGAZINE DEVINE GLORY MAGAZINE
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