Who We Are

When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?

~ Psalm 11:3 (NIV)

 The mission of Renewing American Leadership (ReAL) is to preserve America’s Judeo-Christian heritage by defending and promoting the three pillars of American civilization: freedom, faith and free markets. We are dedicated to educating, organizing, training and mobilizing people of faith to renew American self-government and America’s role in the world.

Renewing American Leadership Will...

  • Encourage leaders of all denominations to spearhead the renewal of America's culture.

  • Educate, organize and mobilize business owners and community leaders to advance and defend freedom and free markets.

  • Encourage the free expression of personal faith as a cultural norm.

Newt Gingrich
Honorary Chairman

Newt Gingrich is well-known as the architect of the “Contract with America” that led the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by capturing the majority in the U.S. House for the first time in forty years. After he was elected Speaker, he disrupted the status quo by moving power out of Washington and back to the American people. Under his leadership, Congress passed welfare reform, passed the first balanced budget in a generation, and passed the first tax cut in sixteen years. In addition, the Congress restored funding to strengthen our defense and intelligence capabilities, an action later lauded by the bipartisan 9/11 Commission. 

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Dr. Jim Garlow Chairman

Dr. Jim Garlow, author, communicator, commentator, historian, cultural observer and Senior Pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego, CA, is heard daily on over 800 radio outlets nationwide in his one minute historical commentary called “The Garlow Perspective.” In addition he airs a 30 minute broadcast called “The Garlow Perspective Special.”

Garlow has done over 750 radio, TV and print interviews – national and local – covering a wide range of topics: historical, theological, marriage and family issues and cultural trends.

He founded and led the California Pastors Rapid Response Team, a group of several thousand pastors that was committed to preserving the traditional, natural definition of marriage as being one man, one woman, which recently experienced a victorious campaign with Proposition 8 receiving over 7 million votes, 52.3% of the vote.

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Rick Tyler
Founding Director

Rick Tyler has been part of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s team for the last ten years. He currently serves as his Spokesperson. Rick is also the Founding Director of Renewing American Leadership, a 501 c3 organization dedicated to defending and advancing American civilization by restoring our Judeo-Christian heritage.

Rick was a candidate field trainer for GOPAC for ten years. He has trained hundreds of candidates, their staffs, and volunteers to lead successful campaigns for elected office in 26 different states.

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Vivian Berryhill
Board Member

Vivian Berryhill is president and founder of the National Coalition of Pastors’ Spouses (NCPS), a nonprofit, nonpartisan network of more than 2,500+ clergy spouses from varying denominations across the country. She is committed to her organization’s mission to raise awareness through health education, by working through churches and religious institutions to empower women to take action to improve health.

In April 2006, she received the prestigious Presidential Service Award from President George W. Bush for her dedicated service to national and international healthcare initiatives. Her organization co-hosted World AIDS Day 2006 in Memphis, TN. December 1st.

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David Barton
Board Member

David Barton heads WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that presents America's forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious, and constitutional heritage.

David is the author of numerous best-selling books, with the subjects being drawn largely from his massive library-museum of tens of thousands of original writings, documents, and artifacts from early America. He also addresses well over 400 groups each year.

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Ken Hagerty
Vice President, Policy

Ken Hagerty is vice president for policy of Renewing American Leadership. He is also founder and president of the Global Venture Investors Foundation, which is dedicated to developing American-style venture capital communities in emerging economies.

Previously, Mr. Hagerty founded the Global Venture Investors Association (GVIA), which produced international conferences that introduced overseas governments and investors to the financial and developmental benefits of investing in American venture capital firms. GVIA's global conferences were co-hosted by twenty-two venture capital associations from ten countries. Sponsors included: APEC (the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation—a consortium of 21 pacific rim economies), The Economist, NASDAQ, and prominent venture capital service providers.

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