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- ↑ GOD TV Announces New CEO, Ward Simpson - National Religious Broadcasters (NRB)
- ↑ God TV Appoints Revival-Minded CEO - Charisma Magazine, Jennifer LeClaire, 3 October 2016
- ↑ Brownsville Assembly of God Moves Forward – "Ward Simpson, BRSM's executive director, agreed. "We have more faculty now than we ever had," he added. "We also expanded the curriculum. We offer four degrees now instead of just one." - Charisma Magazine, 31 January 2002
- ↑ Church of His Presence - Sermon Series, Ward Simpson
- ↑ Wendy Alec introduces Ward Simpson - Suzette Gutierrez-Cachila, The Gospel Herald, 5 October 2016
- ↑ "A leader in the Brownsville Revival, GOD TV's President and CEO, Ward Simpson is passionate about seeing people revitalised in their faith. He talks revival with a variety of studio guests." - GOD TV