Personal Testimony
Anthony Scott Ingram – or ‘Scott’ as he prefers to be called – was born November 22, 1984 in Odessa, TX and raised in a small West Texas oil field town called Crane. Growing up, God graced him with the best family he could have ever wanted. Though they were not rich and Scott was not given a free ride through his adolescence, his parents loved him and did their best to give him everything he needed in life (and a lot of stuff that wasn’t a necessity, as well). Above all, they raised Scott to love God and trust in Him.
Despite their love for God, Scott’s parents’ love for the church was crushed by the time he was four years old due to immaturity in some of their fellow believers. The family left church before Scott turned 4 years old; shortly after his brother was born, and Scott was raised without a church family helping him along.
During this separation from the church, Scott began to try and unite with other believers in F.C.A., fifth quarters, and a few random Sunday invites from friends. Through all that time he never doubted his love for and trust in Christ that his family had instilled in him, but all the talk of “getting saved” became quite confusing.
At 16, Scott decided it was time to get serious about his faith and plugged in to church because it was obviously something lacking in his spiritual life. He contacted the new pastor at the church of his childhood and asked to go to church camp. It was at that camp that Scott understood the message of the Gospel and what salvation really means according to Romans 10:9-10, and he was made certain that his faith in Christ was real and personal.
Since that day, Scott has trusted that Jesus loves him abundantly and will never let him go, and as the years roll by, Scott continues to see the effects of God’s goodness and grace transforming his life little by little.
Scott was “baptized with the Holy Spirit” while in Bible College, and now spends his time preaching the Gospel to the lost, training fellow believers to reach their neighbor and the world, and praying for healing and deliverance to anyone in need. As he waits, with all believers, for the day of final perfection, Scott has the joy and honor of inviting others into this same journey with Jesus that he is on. What a privilege!
“To God be the glory!”
Calling to Ministry
Scott felt the call of God on his life to full-time ministry in 2003, after becoming heavily involved as a student leader in his church youth group. After graduating High School he went on to pursue a degree in Biblical Studies from Arlington Baptist College, in Arlington, TX.
Since 2003 Scott has served the Lord as a youth pastor, missionary intern, associate pastor, missionary-evangelist, and ministry overseer
So far, Scott has been privileged to minister the Gospel in the U.S., Mexico, Ukraine, Panama, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, India, Israel and Haiti. Scott has been credited by many for his ability to communicate clearly the truths of scripture across cultural lines.
So far, Scott has been privileged to minister the Gospel in the U.S., Mexico, Ukraine, Panama, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, India, Israel and Haiti. Scott has been credited by many for his ability to communicate clearly the truths of scripture across cultural lines.
His love of scripture and desire to see others learn to live up to God’s potential for their lives is what continues to drive him forward in ministry. He spends his time sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with others, and seeking to see people encounter God’s love, grace, and freedom in their own lives.
Scott is also a member of the Apostolic Network of Global Awakening and the Christian Healing Certification Program’s Association of Ministers.
Ministry Experience
Bible College
Scott attended Arlington Baptist College in Arlington, TX from August 2003 until May 2007 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Bible – General Studies.
Youth Pastor – Trailwood Baptist Church, Grand Prairie, TX
Scott served at the youth pastor for Trailwood Baptist Church during his college years from November 2003 to May 2007 under the guidance of Pastor Joe Bacon.
Intern – MissionQuest International
Also during his college years Scott served for two years as an intern for Mike Starling, the Director of Mission Quest International, which included multiple trips to Saltillo, Mexico and to the Tarahumara Indians in the Copper Canyons in Mexico; a one-time trip to Ukraine, and oversaw Scott’s first solo trip to Uganda through the World Baptist Fellowship Short Term Evangelistic Program.
Associate Pastor – Redemption Church, Odessa, TX
Immediately after college and Uganda Scott joined the staff of Grace Baptist Church- now Redemption Church. Scott served as Associate Pastor under two Lead Pastors, Cory Ward and Josh Green, from November 2007 to December 2011.
Director of Evangelism – Heart of God International Ministries
In 2009 Scott accepted the part-time, volunteer role of Minister of Evangelism with Heart of God. This became a full-time missionary position in January of 2012, and Scott served as Director of Evangelism until May of 2015.
Christian Healing Certification Program
In 2013 Scott began the Christian Healing Certification Program developed by Global Awakening and sponsored by United Theological Seminary. To date he has finished the first level of all three ministry tracks: Physical Healing, Inner Healing, and Deliverance. Scott is also a member of the CHCP Association of Ministers and because of this program, has also been invited to join the International Society of Deliverance Ministers.
President/co-Founder Sozo Ministires
In 2015, Scott, along with Evangelist, Bobby Mann, formed Sozo Ministries, Inc; where Scott and his wife Liz now serve as missionaries and itinerant ministers, sharing the gospel with the lost, equipping churches and individual believers for the work of the ministry, and praying for healing and deliverance to those who are in need.
Huachichil, Mexico, 2007