John graduated from Texas A&M University and received his commission as an officer in the U.S. Navy, where he served as a surface warfare officer on the destroyer USS Nicholson. Afterwards, he attended Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and received his first call to Memorial, Katy as associate pastor. He returned to Katy as senior pastor after eight years at Immanuel, Giddings.
He is married to Brenda and is blessed with four children and six grandchildren. He enjoys golf, wishes he could still play baseball, and loves the Astros and college football. He’ll watch anything with his beloved Aggies. His passion is sharing the Gospel and making disciples, so that the community of Christ might be extended wherever we go!
I've been a pastor, educator, and business leader for over 20 years, and in this current season am planting a church with my husband, Adam, in Tacoma, Washington. I've started a lot of different things: businesses, conferences, ministries, even a campus, but planting a church from scratch is the biggest step of faith yet. God is doing something amazing in His Church, and I'm excited for what's ahead. I love Duke basketball, coffee and am obsessed with burrata (IYKYK).
Noemi Guerra is a passionate deaconess and dedicated servant of God, committed to sharing the love of Christ and serving the needs of her community. Born and raised in Panama City, Panama, Noemi is the daughter of missionaries Rev. Luciano Vega-Ayala and Dr. Brenda de Vega-Ayala, who instilled in her a deep faith and a heart for ministry.
Noemi married Rev. Lincon Guerra in 2001, and they have been blessed with three children: Joash, Lincon Aaron, and Lizzie. Throughout her ministry, Noemi has served in various capacities.
Noemi served at Christ for All Nations church in North Carolina from 2001-2004 as a Sunday School teacher and Worship Coordinator. She then served at CFC Lutheran in Houston, TX from 2004-2012 as a church planter deacon
Disciple of Jesus in the process of being conformed into the image of Christ together for the sake of others.
This is my second cohort! I am so excited for digging deeper in disciple making and multiplication.
I currently pastor a church in Boston area. I've been living this area since 2007.
I am believing and praying for the outpouring of Holy Spirit in this region. This is my ultimate desire to see.
I have my wife, Rachel, and a father of two, Priscilla and Eden.
I am looking forward to this exciting time of gathering starting in Nashville.
Andy was elected to the role of District Superintendent in June 2023. His focus is resourcing and inspiring local churches to build up leaders who will plant, revitalize and create all kinds of churches to reach all kinds of people.
Andy began preparing for pastoral ministry in 1996, enrolling at Nazarene Bible College and completing a BA in Pastoral Ministry degree in May 2003. He was ordained in 2004. Before he answered the call to pastoral ministry, Andy worked twelve and a half years for an Industrial Manufacturer, primarily in Technical Sales & Marketing. He also served 12 years in the Army National Guard, ending that chapter as a Platoon Sergeant in an M1 tank company.
Prior to becoming the District Superintendent, Andy and his f
Matt Elliott is serving as the Pastor of House Churches and Church Planting at Reynoldsburg Community Church, A congregation of the Global Methodist Church, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. He is bi-vocational, employed at the Defense Logistics Agency of DoD as Deputy Director of the Office of Small Business Programs in Columbus, Ohio. Matt served as a missionary for 11 years along with his wife, Denise and daughters, Nicoleta, Abigael, and Lyssa, in the country of Romania where he helped plant several churches and maintains close relationships. He served as the Coordinator of In Mission Together of Eastern Europe and the Balkans under the General Board of Global Missions from 2018-21 and is president of Christ the Cornerstone Missions Intl. Inc.
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I live in Lubbock, TX, and I am passionate about wienerschnitzel and Glen Campbell. I’m so excited to learn more about sharing my faith with others!
Derek Sissel is the Regional Executive Director of Open Bible Mountain Plains Region. He is also the Lead Pastor of Reach church Network in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Largo, Florida. He has been married to his lovely wife Angie for 33 years and has two daughters and one son. He also has three grandchildren, two grandsons, and one granddaughter. He enjoys snowboarding in the winter and hanging with his family on the beach in the summers. His two great passions are his family and the local church.
Husband. Father. Church planter in the heart of Seattle. Pursuing Gods presence for revival and renewal in our day.
Originally from Arizona, I have served UM churches in Dallas and Arlington for five years before moving to Fort Worth where I have served for over thirty-three years. I have an undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona, an M.Div. from Perkins School of Theology, and completed the Beeson Institute for Advanced Church Leadership through Asbury Seminary in 1999. I am married with two children and four grandchildren,
Jeremy graduated from Ball State University with a B.A. in sport management and was the executive director of the Toledo District Golf Association in Toledo, Ohio before answering a call to ministry. He also holds his M.A. in Christian Education from Northwest Nazarene University.
He has been directly involved in planting twelve registered church plants in the last 10 years including nursing homes, mobile church plants, as well as recovery church and a special needs church. Jeremys current assignment is the first re-launch of a church he has been involved with. Grace Community has not only seen rapid growth during covid, but also a complete shift in culture.
Nathan Burns, a 2000 graduate of Southern Nazarene University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Ministry, has dedicated his life to pastoral ministry, emphasizing faith, community, and missional leadership. Beginning as a Youth Ministry Pastor in 1997, Nathan demonstrated a genuine commitment to youth and mentorship until 2004. Transitioning to roles such as Executive Pastor in Dodge City and Lead Pastor in Owasso, Oklahoma, from 2004 to 2016, he left an enduring imprint through dynamic leadership and community engagement. Nathan continued to Leesburg, Virginia, where he served as Lead Pastor until 2020, embodying principles of faith, love, and service. In 2020, he assumed the role of Lead Pastor in Mustang, Oklahoma,
My dad was in the Air Force, so we lived around the U.S. and Germany. Amazingly, I have managed to stay put in Kentucky for 28 years. I am currently the pastor of Trinity Hill Methodist Church in Lexington, KY, serving also as the church planting coordinator for the MidSouth Annual Conference. My wife, Jessica, and I have 3 children, and in our spare time we like gardening, camping, and fishing. I am an Exponential groupie-- this is my fourth Learning Community!
I am a big believer that personal growth begins with a willingness to pursue new things. For example, in January of 2023, I left a rewarding 15-year career in agriculture management, to launch my own business.
My business, ENGAGE, helps companies develop and implement strategies to engage their workforce and their customer base.
The art of engagement isn't limited to businesses. Powerful things can happen when communities begin to intentionally engage with each other!
I live in Indiana with my husband and together we have a college-age son and a feisty toy poodle.
I'm a believer. A cancer survivor. A music lover. And I rarely leave home without my camera. After all, God’s beauty is truly everywhere.
I've been in ministry now for 26 years and pastoring 19 of those 26 years. Happily married with three boys. I have BS: Religion in Biblical and Theological Studies from Liberty University. Church Planting Specialist, Director of Southeast Region, National Mobilization Disciple Commission of Churches of God General Conference, and CEO/Executive Director Father's on the Move. I love making disciples who become disciple makers along with developing leaders.
My wife, Annie, and I live in the Tacoma area with our 2 kids, Quinn (6) and Caedmon (4), and God has called us to plant a church in Tacoma. I've spent many years as a Creative/Worship Pastor and deeply care about creating spaces where people can encounter God through worship, prayer, and creativity. I hate the smell of freshly blown out candles, and I am in a committed relationship with fish tacos.
I am a married mother of four. We have two grown children, married and am a grandmother to 3 with a fourth coming April 2024. We also have twin 12 year old daughters. I have always been apart of church ministry most of my adult life but stepped into full-time pastoring in 2017 and have pastored my church in Central Oregon since 2021. Received my bachelors in 2021 for ministry and leadership and will get my masters in may 2024 in theological studies from Life Pacific University.
Born and raised in Dallas, TX, this bio is too short to tell the story of how I ended up the church planter and pastor of Radiant Church in rural Pennsylvania!
Married to Mikayla for 11 years and father to Magnolia, 9, and Jet, 8, some of my loves in life include coffee, reading, hiking, and cooking. Truly, though, one of my deepest joys is found in the work I do at Radiant and 205°F, our coffee truck ministry (brick-and-mortar coming soon!).
We started Radiant fall 2022 as a house church, with the prayer that we will one day grow to be a network of house churches and micro churches. There's a lot on the horizon for us in 2024, but we're just thrilled to be along for whatever God is up to. To God be the glory!
Hello, my name is Leo. I am 24 years old and was born and raised in San Diego. I have been in the youth director position for 11 months now; I am also taking classes through the cross-training program online through Oklahoma Wesleyan University and am working to be ordained through the Wesleyan Church in the coming years.
Ordained Elder, Church of the Nazarene (1984)
Trevecca Nazarene University (1972)
Marshall University (1975)
Church of the Nazarene, Ordained Elder (1984)
University of Kentucky (1994)
Shiloh Center, Director (2003)
Faith Fellowship Ministries, President (2019)
Pastoral ministry, Church Planter in Upstate New York. Church Music ministry, Taught Interpersonal Communication at University of Kentucky and Asbury University. Professional musician.
Living in Lexington, Kentucky. Married. Two children. Two grandchildren.
My name is Scott Sundbye, I have been serving as sole pastor of First Lutheran Church in Texarkana, Texas for seven years. I have a wonderful wife, Lisa, and three children ages 18, 21 and 25. I have lived in Texas my entire life with the exception of four years when attending Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana receiving a master’s in divinity in 1995. My undergraduate was at University of North Texas receiving a B.B.A. in 1986. Currently, I am serving a wonderful congregation averaging around 65 in attendance on Sunday. My hobbies are family and fixing things.
Rodrigo is ordained by LCMS, serves as pastor at Manantiales de Vida Lutheran Church and as Associate Director for the Hispanic Area at LINC-Houston.
He is married to Dayana Fernandez and they have three daughters: Sofía, Estefanía and Romina.
My Name is Dayana Fernandez, I’m from Argentina. I was born in a Christian home, my parents served the Lord for 30 years as Pastors. I always accompanied my parents in the work of the Lord, serving in Worship area, Sunday School and leadership. At the moment, I serve with my Husband Rev. Rodrigo Fernandez at Manantiales de Vida Lutheran Church (Hispanic Mission 16 Years, in Houston Texas). We Have three daughters, our oldest daughter is married and has a son, so I’m grandma and I love this assignment in my life. I’m Director of Worship at Manantiales de Vida, and Lead Evangelist Trainer Area D for Texas District LCMS. I love serving God.
