Background
Sheldon, M. Lavay was born on March 8, 1947 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Michael J. and Gwen (Fancher) Sheldon.
Sheldon, M. Lavay was born on March 8, 1947 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Michael J. and Gwen (Fancher) Sheldon.
Bachelor of Science in Radio Production, John Brown University, 1969. Postgraduate, Temple University, 1974.
Missionary, radio news director, Radio Victoria, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles, 1969-1972;
administrative assistant, National Religious Broadcasters, Morristown, New Jersey, 1972-1976;
director communications, New Jersey School Bds. Association, Trenton, 1976-1977;
account executive, Iverson-Norman, New York City, 1977-1980;
account executive, Ballard & Puckett, Atlanta, 1980-1982;
president, Common Ground, Stone Mountain, Georgia, since 1982. News producer International Congress On World Evangelism, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1974, International Congress for Itinerant Evangelist, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1983, 86.
Member of advisory board Christian and Missionary Alliance, Nyack, New York, 1984-1985.
President Rockbridge Elementary Parent-Teachers Association, Stone Mountain, 1984. Board directors Lilburn (Georgia) Alliance Church, since 1985.
Married Laurie Abrams, June 15, 1968. Children: David, Cindy, Mark.