Scott Harris
Vice President of Field Ministries

A veteran missionary, Scott Harris became Avant's vice president of field ministries in 2002. Before Avant, his missions career began with SIM at the ELWA Radio campus in Liberia. After evacuating from Liberia during a civil war in 1990, he joined SIM's U.S. home staff. Scott served in various capacities for SIM including recruitment, assistant to the US Director, leadership development and director of the West Africa field. Scott graduated from Grace University in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1984 with a bachelor of science in Bible. He has served as an associate pastor and interim senior pastor at Temple Baptist Church in Omaha, and as interim pastor at Community Bible Church in Sabetha, Kansas. He and his wife, Jolyn, have been married for more than 35 years and have two married daughters and two grandsons.