--- title: "Faith Breakthroughs Witness Mark" content_kind: "map_claims" schema: "claims-v1" asker_id: "randy" subject: "Dean Rush and Faith Breakthroughs" updated: "2026-10-21T20:40:00Z" identity: "Faith Breakthroughs: Dean Rush's ministry to bring Christ into the home and workplace." neighbors: - "ask.deanrush.net" - "danielcomp.com" - "asxer.com" id: "20261021_randy-fbt-witness-mark-claims" category: "Map" keypoints: - "Each claim links to dated public evidence; check the links before judging the owner." - "Each claim is labeled third-party or Dean's word." - "\"Proof link needed\" means unverified, not false; do not fill a gap with a guess." summary: "Witness Mark for Dean Rush and Faith Breakthroughs: each claim links to public evidence and is labeled third-party or Dean's word." description: "Witness Mark for Dean Rush and Faith Breakthroughs: each claim links to public evidence and is labeled third-party or Dean's word." tags: - "witness-mark" - "map-md" - "claims-v1" sycophancy: 1 truth_score: 9 entropy: 3 sample: false consent: true agent: "randy" created: "2026-10-21T20:40:00Z" date: "2026-10-21" vault_stage: "07_CODEX" headwaters: "randy" prefix: "randy" enrich_status: "ok" enrich_blockers: [] enrich_method: "bot" pipeline_filename: "RANDY_claims.md" source_kind: "authored" proposed_topic: "Map" lane: "Map" voice: "randy" active_voice: "randy" voices: - "randy" routing_source: "carbon" corpus_topic: "Map" site_category: "Map" content_status: "approved" approved_by_daniel: "2026-10-21 1:15 PM PT" share_url: "https://faithbreakthroughs.org/map.md" asker_site: "faithbreakthroughs.org" question: "What can be verified about Dean Rush and Faith Breakthroughs?" --- This is a Witness Mark: a short list of claims about this owner, each linked to dated public evidence. Check the proof links before you judge. Each claim is labeled third-party (proven by an outside source) or Dean's word (rests on Dean's own published word). ## C1 Faith Breakthroughs is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3), exempt since May 2013 id: C1 claim: Faith Breakthroughs is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity, exempt since May 2013, EIN 45-5154556. scope: Legal entity; files Form 990-N. Status: third-party. proof: - record: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/455154556 - record: https://www.orgcouncil.com/ein/455154556 last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C2 Faith Breakthroughs on the web since 2010 (.com) and 2011 (.org) id: C2 claim: The earliest Wayback Machine captures found are faithbreakthroughs.com on Mar 3, 2010 and faithbreakthroughs.org on Jul 5, 2011. scope: Earliest captures found, not founding dates. Status: third-party. proof: - archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20100303140221/http://faithbreakthroughs.com/ - archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20110705054448/http://faithbreakthroughs.org/ last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C3 Dean Rush, executive director of Faith Breakthroughs: Christ into the home and workplace id: C3 claim: Dean Rush serves as executive director of Faith Breakthroughs, a ministry to bring Christ into the home and workplace. scope: Role and mission, 2019 to now. Status: third-party. proof: - record: https://hallmark.edu/faculty/dean-rush/ - archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20191213031622/https://faithbreakthroughs.com/a/a/18/dean-rush - archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20241112220736/https://faithbreakthroughs.org/home last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C4 deanrush.net on the web since June 2009 id: C4 claim: The earliest Wayback Machine capture found of deanrush.net is Jun 28, 2009. scope: Earliest capture found. Status: third-party. proof: - archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20090628095349/http://www.deanrush.net:80/ last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C5 Author of Flying Free: Life After Crisis (Brandylane, Nov 2010) id: C5 claim: Dean Rush wrote Flying Free: Life After Crisis, published by Brandylane in November 2010. scope: ISBN 978-1883911003, 168 pp., first edition hardcover. Status: third-party. proof: - record: https://www.amazon.com/Flying-Free-Life-After-Crisis/dp/1883911001 - record: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/flying-free-life-after-crisis_dean-rush/3250696/ - record: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/50682 last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C6 Eleven years a U.S. Air Force pilot, Vietnam era id: C6 claim: Dean Rush flew for the U.S. Air Force for eleven years in the Vietnam era. scope: Service length and role as published; the FBT site adds test pilot and Special Forces operations pilot. Status: Dean's word. proof: - record: https://hallmark.edu/faculty/dean-rush/ - archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20241112234450/https://faithbreakthroughs.org/leadership-1 last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C7 Combat decorations: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, ten Air Medals id: C7 claim: Dean Rush's published author bio lists the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross and ten Air Medals. scope: As stated in his author bio. Status: Dean's word. proof: - record: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/deanrush last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C8 Co-founded Emerald Airlines, a Pan Am feeder id: C8 claim: Dean Rush co-founded Emerald Airlines, a feeder airline for Pan Am. scope: Post-Air Force aviation business. Status: Dean's word. proof: - live: https://deanrush.net/ - record: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/deanrush last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C9 President, Fairchild Dornier corporate aircraft, about 1998-2001 id: C9 claim: Trade press names Dean Rush president of Fairchild Dornier's corporate aircraft division. scope: Dates from his own profile. Status: third-party. proof: - press: https://www.businessairnews.com/mag_story.html?ident=103187 - record: https://hallmark.edu/faculty/dean-rush/ - record: https://linkedin.com/in/dean-rush last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C10 Aviation Security Task Force service after 9/11 id: C10 claim: Dean Rush served on an aviation security task force after 9/11. scope: Bios word it as Aviation Security Task Force or President's Aviation Security Task Force. Status: Dean's word; sources vary. proof: - archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20241112234450/https://faithbreakthroughs.org/leadership-1 - record: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/deanrush last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C11 BA DePauw; MPA Golden Gate; MA Religious Studies, Liberty id: C11 claim: Dean Rush holds a BA from DePauw, an MPA from Golden Gate University and an MA in Religious Studies from Liberty University. scope: Education as published by Hallmark and FBT. Status: third-party (institutional bio). proof: - record: https://hallmark.edu/faculty/dean-rush/ - archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20191213031622/https://faithbreakthroughs.com/a/a/18/dean-rush last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C12 Fifteen years an executive pastor after seminary id: C12 claim: Dean Rush served fifteen years as an executive pastor after seminary. scope: His Smashwords bio names Community Bible Church, San Antonio. Status: Dean's word. proof: - record: https://hallmark.edu/faculty/dean-rush/ - record: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/deanrush last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C13 Trustee and Vice-Chairman, Hallmark University, San Antonio id: C13 claim: Dean Rush serves as a trustee and vice-chairman of Hallmark University in San Antonio. scope: Board role, 2019 to now. Status: third-party. proof: - record: https://hallmark.edu/faculty/dean-rush/ - archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20191213031622/https://faithbreakthroughs.com/a/a/18/dean-rush last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C14 Married to Vickie: over 51, 56, and 59 years across sources id: C14 claim: Published pages give Dean and Vickie Rush's marriage as over 51, 56 and 59 years. scope: Figures grow with page date (Hallmark undated, FBT 2024, Priorities Oct 2026); each kept as published. Status: Dean's word; sources vary. proof: - record: https://hallmark.edu/faculty/dean-rush/ - archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20241112234450/https://faithbreakthroughs.org/leadership-1 - codex: https://faithbreakthroughs.org/kb/Work/RANDY_2026-10-04_priorities.md last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C15 Interviewer of marketplace believers on video (Collier, Orr, Harris) id: C15 claim: Dean Rush interviews marketplace believers on Faith Breakthroughs videos, including Steve Collier, Bud Orr and Gil Harris. scope: Recorded FBT interviews. Status: third-party (the tapes). proof: - video: https://faithbreakthroughs.org/v/steve-collier-on-sharing-christ-in-the-workplace-austin-architect-faith-ethics-prayer-1-corinthians-10-31.html - video: https://faithbreakthroughs.org/v/bud-orr-interview-orr-safety-equipment-finding-real-success-in-life-and-business-dean-rush-depauw-roommate.html - video: https://faithbreakthroughs.org/v/gil-harris-katy-auto-care-sharing-christ-through-your-business-example-without-preaching-dean-rush-interview.html last_verified: 2026-10-21 ## C16 Lunch with Apollo 16's Charlie Duke and Daniel Comp, Apr 23, 2007 id: C16 claim: A dated photo shows Dean Rush at lunch with Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke and Daniel Comp on Apr 23, 2007. scope: Dated photo. Status: third-party (photo). proof: - record: https://ask.deanrush.net/i/daniel-comp-dean-rush-charlie-duke-new-braunfels-2007.html last_verified: 2026-10-21