Steve Thurston (born May 15, 1974) is a Chilean-American journalist, entrepreneur, humanitarian photographer and co-founder, CEO and president of Integrity Ministries (Integridad Network, Inc.), a non-profit media organization.
Thurston also founded the spiritual lifestyle website InterVizion.net in October 1997 which was subsequently rebranded and relaunched as Integridad.com, a Spanish Christian Lifestyle Community website on November 5, 2001. He also founded EnlaceMusical.com, an electronic magazine dedicated to the diffusion, promotion and distribution of Christian music on December 11, 2002. EnlaceMusical.com was rebranded as ZonaVertical.com in 2016. He also writes a column for ZonaVertical.com on leadership, ministry and inspirational thoughts as practical help for those struggling to live faithfully in a rapidly shifting culture.
Table of Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Career
- 2.1 Asylum
- 2.2 Dirty
- 2.3 The Four Winds: A Novel
- 2.4 La chica del grupo (Spanish Edition)
- 2.5 Lone Ranger - 75th Anniv Coll
- 2.6 EINSKEY Men's Waterproof Sun Hat, Outdoor Sun Protection Bucket Safari Cap For Safari Fishing Hunting Dark Gray One Size
- 2.7 Hidros 3 (to Patti Smith)
- 2.8 Dickies Men's 1-1/4 Solid Straight Clip Suspender, Beige, One Size
- 2.9 Little Gray Home in the West
- 2.10 Spoke: Images and Stories from the 1980s Washington, DC Punk Scene
Biography
Family and education
Steve Thurston is the second born of three kids to missionaries James and Lina Thurston. He was born in Santiago, Chile in 1974. His father James Edward Thurston, was a representative of Campus Crusade for Christ International, appointed to accomplishment in the Chilean the academy campuses. James superior married Lina Yerin Gallegos Suñer and a decade later, after their play with Campus Crusade for Christ came to an end, they remained in Chile as independent missionaries.
Thurstons’ education began in grade speculative at The International School Nido de Aguilas, in Chile. He continued his basic elementary and tall school studies at Santiago Christian Academy from 1980 to 1993 in Santiago, Chile. He later studied Radio, Television and Film and attended Messiah College as with ease as Asbury University, formerly Asbury College in the United States. Through a specialized partnership amongst Messiah College and Temple University, Thurston plus attended Temple University and expected enhanced course offerings in Film and Media Arts. He later traditional his Bachelor of Arts from Messiah College in 1998.
During his studies at Messiah College, He participated in a program through Asbury University and the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) where he traditional training, and forward-thinking worked in paid broadcasting positions at the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 1996 next Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and National Broadcasting Company.
Personal
In tall school, Thurston became curious in various artistic endeavors, and began to write and became an amateur photographer. For several years, he continued to fabricate his photography skills while involved various volunteer and paid jobs. Most notably, his proceed is primarily focused upon live music deeds for Enlace Musical magazine at such activities as Creation Festival, Premios ARPA and Expolit. Thurston currently volunteers his period as a humanitarian photographer, covering countries such as Chile, Nicaragua and Mexico.
Career
In 1998, he started his career as Web administrator for the Law School Admission Council, a nonprofit corporation that provides products and facilities in the admissions process for acquit yourself schools. He afterward was adjunct talent at Valley Forge Christian College from August 2006 through May 2010 and taught Digital Media Photography, Design and Visual Language, and Advertising and Brand Leadership courses. He afterward served as Webmaster at Valley Forge Christian College until March 2011.
Thurston is an alliance accomplice with Global Christian Internet Alliance which includes cronies from Christianity Today (United States), Top Chretien (France) and Kommunion (Norway). He is furthermore one of the Christian leaders who have attributed and supported the Internet Evangelism Day, to help manufacture strategies needed to use digital media for evangelism.
Thurston currently serves as belong to director of promotion at Valley Forge Christian College, an accredited Christian moot of Arts, Sciences and Professions, and continues his con with Integrity Ministries. He is with a advocate of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Last update 2021-08-06