Alejandra Rivera was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico. She grew up with her parents, Pastors Luis and Tere Espinosa, and 2 brothers, Luis and Marco. From an early age Alejandra developed a passion for the Lord and helped her parents at church in various ministries, ie.. theatre, teaching, and worship. She has a bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering, and a minor in Statistics. Alejandra also finished 2 years of Bible Institute with the Assembly of God denomination. She moved to Massachusetts 16 years ago after marrying her husband Jonathan Rivera, and together, they have 2 boys, Matthew (13) and Daniel (10). Ale serves at the Providence Alliance Church as the women’s leader, bible school teacher, and assistant pastor’s wife.
David has been married to his wonderful wife Nicole for over 26 years and has three awesome children.
In fulltime ministry for over 25 years, He has been the pastor of the Elizabethtown Church of God for over seven years and recently helped lead the church in shifting to a House Church model of ministry. He also serves as the chairperson for the Church Health Commission in the ERCCOG. David loves the outdoors, building stuff, spending time with his family and dogs, traveling, watching movies, and marital arts.
I've been married to Donna for 39 years. We have 3 grown children Samuel (wife Sara, son Lewis, daughter Mary Emma) Rachael, and Philip. I pastored the Bare Memorial Church of God from 1988 - 2008. I've been the Director of Church Health since 2008. I like to garden and have over 300 Hosta's. Ilike to hunt.
I'm the pastor of Fortress Lutheran Church in Harker Heights, TX, a five-year-old church plant near our country's largest military installation in Fort Cavazos. As a convert to the Lutheran Confession in 2019, I came with about 10 years of experience in church work and ministry. I'm currently finishing up the SMP program at Concordia St. Louis and hope to continue my theological education while serving my congregation and seeing God's Word bear fruit in the lives of His people here in central Texas.
I was originally born in Mexico, but I have been serving in my local church here in Suwanee, GA for the past 10 years. Currently I serve my church as the Youth leader and part of the governing board. A few years ago the Lord called me to prepare myself for a special calling. After finishing seminary, the Lord showed me the next step which is planting a new church. I am starting this new journey with a lot of expectation as I continue to prepare myself for what is ahead.
I’ve been in College Station, home of Texas A&M University (Gig ‘em) for most of my ministry. I’m the lead pastor of a great staff of folks who are dedicated and determined in communicating Christ Crucified and Risen in a contagious way. Many members of Holy Cross are connected with the University, so there’s never a dull moment. I've been involved with many organizations in town, most notably...THE COALITION FOR LIFE. I’m an avid, addicted hunter who never passes up an opportunity to harvest a deer and spend time in the outdoors with family and friends. I am married to my wife Michelle and we have two kids, both married, and just welcomed our first grandson into the mix.
Raised in St. Kitts-Nevis and Jamaica by missional parents, Rev. Kirtsiyn Herbert is passionate about empowering young people in vulnerable communities with the gospel of Christ. Currently, he serves as the Lead Pastor of the EDGE Urban Church, a hip hop church in Grand Rapid, MI that creatively uses the Arts to disciple youth. Through his innovative and engaging teaching style, Kirt Herbert has
inspired hundreds of youth and youth workers to combine creativity and faith in a way that gets youth more actively involved
in their learning.
Pastor Josh is a third-generation pastor who started ministering and preaching to adults at the age of 13. In his early 20’s, he planted his first church in a very rural area. That church achieved county-wide influence building a strong, healthy congregation with a brand new facility that ministered to the community. He went on to tackle a struggling church bringing it back to vitality, health, and fruitfulness. Pastor Josh has a true heart for pastors and loves to help them raise their own leadership quotient. He also has a heart for the local church and has a great gift mix to help churches become what God has destined them to be! Pastor Josh is full of vision, passion, fire and inspires others to greater levels of living and ministry!
Daniel has been at St. Paul Harlingen in April of 2019. He and his wife Celia have 4 daughters, Lila (8), Macy (6) Tinley (2) and Stella (1). Daniel grew up in Harlingen and attended St. Paul where he met his wife while they both attended the church's Great Beginnings Early Education in Pre-K. Daniel attended and graduated from Concordia University Texas with a BA in Christian Education with a specialization in Music & Worship. Before going home to Harlingen, Daniel served at churches in Decatur, IN and College Station, TX. In his free time Daniel loves to spend time with his family, playing music, making videos and exercising. He has a heart for giving back to the church and community and bring people to know the Love of Christ.
Taylor co-pastors the church he and his wife planted in the Iowa City area called Infuse Church, which also has a location in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He has his Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary, with a Certificate in Church Planting. He serves on the Iowa District Health Initiative Committee. His heart is to start churches for unchurched people where God’s love transforms them into future church leaders. In his limited free time, he loves hanging out with his three young daughters on their farm and also flys as a corporate pilot.
My wife Jess and I reside on the north side of Lansing, Michigan along with one of our five children still at home. In career I am a pastor of 24 years currently leading missional communities, a new non-profit business, serving in the Greenhouse Network. I am also, an adjunct at Spring Arbor University, and a Hospice Chaplain, board certified with the National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains and the Spiritual Care Association. I earned a Dmin from George Fox University under Dr. Leonard Sweet and my Masters degree in spiritual formation from Spring Arbor University. Aside from career, Jessica and I enjoy, camping, traveling, movies, and dinning out. I also enjoy hunting, fishing, reading/writing, and working my classic car.
My name is Colby Middlebrooks and I am the lead pastor and church planter of Revive Church of the Nazarene in Northern California. I have been married 12 years to my beautiful wife Kellie and we have two young girls Macie 11 and Emilie 9. I have held various ministry titles including High school youth pastor, outreach director, Operations, associate pastor and now lead pastor and church planter. Revive Church held our first service on May 28th 2023 with the support of the Sacramento District and our mother church Hope Point church of the Nazarene in Yuba City, CA. Our mission statement at Revive church is to Love, Serve and Sacrifice. "Jesus came to Love, Serve and Sacrifice for us, so we are called to do the same for our neighbor."
The Rev. John Scheusner grew up Racine, WI. He holds a BA in theology from Oral Roberts University and an M Div from Fuller Theological Seminary, with additional graduate work at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, OH. He served in church music ministry for ten years prior to ordination.
Ordained into the North American Lutheran Church in 2011, Scheusner served as pastor of All Saints Lutheran Church in Arlington, Texas from 2012 through 2020. In 2021 he entered the ministerium of the LCMS through colloquy. He has served as Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Tyler, TX since August 2021.
He is married to Katharine, a Family Nurse Practitioner. They have four children between the ages of three and eighteen.
Elder at Hope which is in year 2 of Exponential and just became lead evangelist trainer for Area A in the Texas District.
Ray Brandon serves as the Director of Church Planting at EveryEthne. He utilizes his leadership abilities to mobilize the church in reaching every ethnic group in North America through the multiplication of disciples, leaders and churches. Ray founded Emmanuel Korean Church in Wilkes Barre, PA, and Northbridge Church in Kalamazoo, MI, where he served as the teaching pastor for twenty years. Within the last decade, Northbridge established CityGate Church. Ray actively coaches church planters, including one who founded Christ Fellowship Church in Ray's neighborhood. Ray is married to Grace, and together, they have four children and three grandchildren. On Saturday evenings, they gather with together to end the week with the Lord's Day Dinner.
I was raised in a loving Christian home where we were taught generosity, engagement with the marginalized, and how to support the work of God's Kingdom. I married my college sweetheart and graduated from Canadian Nazarene College. Together, we began to co-pastor a Nazarene church in a small Alberta town. Our ministry was ignited with a God-sized dream called Kidztown. We worked as staff at a couple of churches, led a church plant, and had just stepped full-time into Kidztown when my husband died suddenly of a heart attack at age 36. God continued to lead as I entered a second marriage, pastored a church, and am now leading a district in renewal with the vision 'Here, As It Is In Heaven'. Ready to learn from the Spirit and from all of you.
Son of the King, Grateful Husband of Denyse, Proud Father of Ethan, Caleb and Aaron. Also: Lead Pastor, Mission Planter, & Yoga Instructor.
Christina and her husband Joel planted Crossroads Vineyard Church in Fredericksburg, VA, in 2008. Christina is a big-picture thinker and creative visionary who finds great joy in preaching and teaching, leadership development, and building systems that foster church health and growth.
In the Fall of 2021, after a massive "Reorg" within the Vineyard Movement, Christina was offered the brand-new role of Associate National Director of Church Health & Development. She is passionate about equipping and empowering churches in the Vineyard to multiply at every level and is excited to learn and grow in this cohort!
My wife Cassie and I live in Wilmore, Kentucky. We are both students at Asbury Theological Seminary and I will graduate with an MDiv in December. Right now I serve as the Youth Minister at Trinity Hill Global Methodist Church. Cassie and I lead one of our church's home groups and are currently praying about how the Lord may use us to multiply disciples in the future. We will be married for 4 years in January, and enjoy camping, pickleball, and all kinds of books and board games.
I am a child of God, servant of God, forgiven sinner, married to Lissette for the past 15 years, and have 4 children, Brianna, Bella, Dylan, and McKenzie.
I serve as the pastor of church planting at Cape Cod Bible Alliance Church, and am in the process of planing Lighthouse Alliance Church.
I completed my undergrad at Liberty University, with a B.S. in Biblical and Theological studies, and am currently earning a M.A. at Reformed Theological Seminary.
I was saved by Jesus at the age of 28, in the midst of my sinfulness, while I was pushing my family away and drinking to cover my shame. Jesus reached down and made me new, removed my desire to drink, multiplied my family, and put me on mission.
All to the praise of His glorious grace!
I am a journeyman pastor (30 years) who has been involved in ministries of traditional and contemporary genre, started a church from scratch, currently revitalizing one, been in the midwest and east coast, now in Texas for 3 years. I've done mission work in Africa and observed ministries in Asia. I've become involved in working with the occult, and learned not to put the Lord in my little box. I'm a certified facilitator in Freedom in Christ ministries (Dr. Neal Anderson.) I am also a volunteer chaplain for the City of Sugar Land Police Department. My heart yearns to become more effective in making disciples of Jesus. I'm married to Karen for 31 years and we have four young adult children ranging from 29 to 23.
A. Clay Worrell is a native Californian who spent the first eight years of his adult life as a missionary in Ireland where he planted a Calvary Chapel in Waterford City. The next 7 years he lived in the San Francisco Bay Area where he served as the lead pastor of Calvary Tri Valley in Pleasanton, CA. He is now the Executive Director of CGN. He is happily married to his wife, Jannelle, and they have two lovely daughters, Willow and Winnie.
Chris works part-time for Ignite helping to provide training for non-traditional church planters as well as strategy for church planting in Chicagoland. He has been in ministry 32 years serving as a lead pastor, church planter and church planting director. As well as working for Ignite, Chris is a lead pastor and a therapist, directing a counseling center for pastoral couples in crisis.
My Name is Brad Jurischk and I am the Sr. Pastor of St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Houston, TX. I began serving at St. Timothy in 2007 as the Director of Student Ministry. I was asked by the congregation to become a pastor and in 2014 I was ordained and became the associate pastor. In 2020 I finished my studies and in 2021 I was called to be the Sr. Pastor. I am married to my lovely wife Kim and we have three children, Noah, Leah, and Levi. I have a passion for proclaiming the Gospel and sharing the hope that I have in Jesus with others.
Began working for the National Conference in 2008. Assumed my current role in 2016. Married to Nancy for 20 years.
