our staff
Senior Team
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
ANDREW ARNDT
Lead Pastor: New Life East
BRAD BAKER
Senior Executive Pastor
DANIEL GROTHE
Associate Senior Pastor, Lead Pastor: New Life Friday Night
BRIAN NEWBERG
Senior Executive Pastor
DR. GLENN PACKIAM
Associate Senior Pastor, Lead Pastor: New Life Downtown
Executive Team
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
DR. MICHELLE ANTHONY
Executive Pastor: Family Ministries
LANCE COLES
Executive Pastor: Central Operations
STEPHANIE HENDERSON
Executive Pastor: Women, Guest Relations
RIAAN HEYNS
Executive Pastor: Outreach
DR. JOE KIRKENDALL
Executive Pastor: Manitou Springs
DR. PETE SANCHEZ
Executive Pastor: Worship
MATTHEW TISTHAMMER
Executive Pastor: New Life Friday Night, Military Ministry, Section Communities
Congregations & Adult Ministry
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
MALACHI ABELOE
Director: Student Ministry, New Life Downtown
DAVID ARNOLD
Director: Military Services
ILEANA ARNOLD
Director: Serve Processes & Projects
MATTHEW AYERS
Pastor & Director: Dream Centers
JAY BENSON
Pastor: Outreach & Teams, New Life Downtown
SARAH BRAM
Young Adults Creative, Discipleship Coordinator
JACEY CALDWELL
Administrative Assistant: Young Adults
JOSH CALDWELL
Pastor: Young Adults Ministry
BETHANY CANTRELL
Executive Administrative Assistant: Student Ministries & Alpha
DR. RACHEL CHEN
Lead Pastor: Chinese Church
MARTHA COLE
Executive Assistant & Finance Coordinator: New Life Downtown
LANCE COLES
Executive Pastor: Central Operations
GABRIELA COLINDRES
Communication Director & Worship Leader: Nueva Vida
BRETT DAVIS
Associate & Teaching Pastor: New Life Friday Night
JOY DAVIS
Director: KIDs at New Life Manitou
LORI DUNCAN
Assistant: Spiritual Formation & Liturgy, New Life Downtown
BETH FOLTA
Administrator: Section Communities
BEKAH FRIESEN
Coordinator: Events, Guests & Teams, New Life Downtown
TAMMY GLENDENNING
Administrative Assistant & Pastoral Care: Women’s Ministry
JESSICA GONZALEZ
Director: Outreach, Nueva Vida
BECKY GROTHE
Pastor: Membership
DAVID GROTHE
Pastor: Pastoral Care
DANI GROPPI
Executive Assistant: New Life Downtown
DR. RUSTY HAYES
Teaching Pastor: New Life East & New Life Friday Night
THEUNIS HEYNS
Director: Cafe
BREANNA HICKS
Executive Administrative Assistant: Outreach
DEKKA HUNLEY
Departmental Administrative Assistant: Outreach
MICHELE IDLE
Director: myNewLife Systems & Processes
JASON JACKSON
Associate Lead Pastor: New Life Downtown
SARAH JACKSON
Director: Spiritual Formation Ministries, New Life Downtown
CHAD JEFFREYS
Coordinator: Men's Groups – Fireteams
GABE JENKINS
Pastor: Men's Ministry
CRYSTAL JENNINGS
Administrative Assistant: Military Services
TORI KOBAYASHI
Coordinator: Volunteers
ERICA KIRKENDALL
Pastor: Worship and Community, New Life Manitou
DR. JOE KIRKENDALL
Lead Pastor: Manitou Springs
JEFF KOZYRA
Pastor: Healing Care
CHRISTINA LEAL
Pastor: Healing Care
JACQUI LOCHRIDGE
Pastor: Guest Relations
LINDA MILLER
Administrative Assistant: Healing Care
YOLANDA MONROY
Pastor: Students, Nueva Vida
JANELLE MOORE
Assistant: Marriage & Family Ministry, New Life Downtown
KAITLYN MORGAN
Administrative Assistant: Family Care
KELLY MORGAN
Executive Administrative Assistant: Senior Pastor
TARA NOVOTNY
Set Up & Support: New Life Friday Night
ALLY ONDECHEK
Administrative Assistant: Chinese Church
HOLLY PACKIAM
Pastor: Parent Ministry, New Life Downtown
ELLEN PAUGH
Administrative Assistant: Pastoral Care
MEGAN PAUGH
Team Coordinator: Guest Relations
ORLANDO PEREZ
Building Manager & Worship Leader: Nueva Vida
SHAWNA PERRY
Executive Administrative Assistant: New Life Manitou Springs
JOAN QESTERI
Pastor: Outreach Connections
BEATRIZ QUEZADA
Pastor: Children, Nueva Vida
EVAN REEDALL
Executive Pastor: Marriage & Family Ministries, New Life Downtown
SARAH RINGDAHL
Administrative Assistant: Volunteers
NATALIE RUNION
Associate Pastor: Women's
KATHARINE SANCHEZ
Director: Kid's Ministry, New Life Downtown
MATT STICKEL
Operations Director, New Life Downtown
COLLIN STODDARD
Executive Pastor: New Life East
CHRISTINE SUNDQUIST
Pastor: Healing Care
ANA TAMAREZ
Pastor & Administrator: Women, Nueva Vida
JEREMIAS TAMAREZ
Lead Pastor: Nueva Vida
LEAH TISTHAMMER
Administrative Assistant: Women’s Ministry
MATTHEW TISTHAMMER
Pastor: New Life Friday Night, Military Ministry, Section Communities
SARAH TOLENTINO
Director: Administration & Personnel; Coordinator: Service and Young Adults, Nueva Vida
BETH VACCARO
Pastor: Volunteer Process and Engagement
MELTON VAN DER MERWE
Pastor: Local Outreach
MEL WATERS
Pastor: Pastoral Care
KELSEY WILSON
Executive Administrative Assistant: Women's Ministry
SUSAN WOOD
Executive Administrative Assistant: New Life East
MAYRA YATES
Administrative Assistant: Nueva Vida
BOB ZODL
Assistant: Cafe
ROBIN ZOOK
Coordinator: myNewLife Systems and Process Management
Family Ministry
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
SHANNON BAER
Director: Operations, Family Ministries
KENDRA BAKER
Coordinator: Family Ministries PreK/K Discipleship
LAURIE BENNETT
Director: Family Ministries Early Childhood
ANDREW CANTRELL
Pastor: Worship Ministry
PATTI FENTON
Associate Pastor: Family Ministries
CATHERINE GERSTENBERG
Assistant: Family Ministries Jr. High
RAYSHAWNE HAYES
Elementary Coordinator: Family Ministries Friday Night
KRISTY HOLLINRAKE
Administrator: Family Ministries Midweek; Assistant Coordinator: Friday Night Nursery
TRINA HOOSIER
Chaplain and Director: Family Care
JENI MASON
Pastor: Family Care
VICTOR MENDOZA
Pastor: Discipleship, Student Ministries
HOLLY NEWMAN
Pastor: Family Ministries Elementary & Spiritual Parenting
LAUREN SAYERS
Coordinator: Production, Family Ministries
TIM SHEPARD
Pastor: Student Ministries
SHAYLEEN SMITH
Children’s Director: New Life East
EVIE SWART
Director: Mid-Week, Family Ministries
CHRISTY THOMAS
Coordinator: Nursery, Family Ministries
CASEY THOMPSON
Coordinator: PreK- Kindergarten Ministry
LEAH TISTHAMMER
Coordinator: Food & Events, Family Ministries
LORI WELCH
Coordinator: Family Care
CHASE WINDEBANK
Associate Pastor: Student Leadership, Student Ministries
MARY WINDEBANK
Director: Family Ministries Elementary
Administrative Ministry
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
JUSTIN ARCHULETA
Facilities and Maintenance
DALAL BEDROUS
Administrator: IT Server and Network
STEVE BINDER
Director: Facilities
CHRISTY CALLAHAN
Assistant: Mailroom & Campus
MICHAEL CALLAHAN JR.
Director: Events Care Team & Hospitality
CHRISTOPHER COLES
Events & Hospitalilty Care Team
VICTORIA DUDEK
Administrative Assistant: Reservations
ROY FLEGEL
Facilities and Maintenance
JEFF FORREST
Director: Information Technology
AMY GESKE
Executive Administrative Assistant: Business Administration
DAN GESKE
Facilities and Maintenance
DANAE GLASS
Receptionist
JEANI HALL
Administrator: Human Resources Specialist & Payroll
GABRIEL JORDAN
Administrator: Mac & iOS
SUSAN KARR
Help Desk Technician
KATHY LUCIA
Director: Human Resources
BILL MACKIRDY
Director: Accounting
MARK MASON
Senior Accounting Manager
CHERYL MCKEE
Accounting Specialist
CALEB NEWBERG
Events & Hospitality Team Lead
BEA NOLTE
Accounting Clerk
ROCCO PINO
Events & Hospitality Team
MONICA RAMUNNO
Human Resources Specialist
DANNY RODRIGUES
Events & Hospitality Care Team
SETH SHELTON
Events & Hospitality Team Lead
JOHN SIMMONDS
Director: Hospitality & Campus Services
EMILY SMITH
Reservations Assistant: Hospitality and Facilities
ZAC SMITH
Events & Hospitality Team Lead
ALI STANTON
Receptionist
MATTHEW WATERS
Events and Hospitality Care Team
EMMA WHITE
Events and Hospitality Care Team
SCOTTY WINDER
Events & Hospitality Team
CHRIS ZOOK
Director: Life Safety
Creative & Production Ministry
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
BRIGGS BOYD
Video Editor
EVAN DURAN
Director: Production
BECKY EASTERLING
Director: Video
DAN GLASS
Audio Engineer
SCOTT LEBEAU
Director: Creative Visuals
ALISON MACPHAIL
Graphic Designer
KAYLA MOORE
Project Manager
BRUCE NEHER
Coordinator: Events, Production
AARON OLSON
Pastor: Creative and Production
SAVANNAH RODGERS
Coordinator: Creative & Communications
BLAKE SANDERS
Lead Audio Engineer
DREW SHRIVER
Lead Lighting Technician
LYDIA SPRECHER
Creative Assistant
JOSH WYSS
Audio Engineer
Worship Ministry
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
BRYAN BETTIS
Pastor: Worship, New Life Downtown
ABBY BURLEY
Worship Leader: New Life North
JON EGAN
Pastor: Worship, New Life North and First Wednesdays
MATTHEW FALLENTINE
Pastor: Worship Operations
TRAVIS HENDERSHOTT
Coordinator: Worship, New Life Downtown
JEFF HENDERSON
Worship Leader: New Life East
DANICA HENRY
Associate Worship Leader
DANNY LAGUNA
Associate Worship Leader
JILLIAN LYNN
Director: Musician Training and Development, Worship Leader
JOHN LYNN
Music Director
MICAH MASSEY
Pastor: Worship
SETH PUTNAM
Pastor: Worship
AMIR RESTO
Track Production and Management, Drummer
KATIE WILCOXSON
Pastor: Worship and Voice Coach
Church Elders
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
SAM CAMERON
CRIS DOORNBOS
BRAD FALLENTINE
CHRIS FOWLER
DANIEL GROTHE
Associate Senior Pastor, Lead Pastor: New Life Friday Night
GARVIN MCCARRELL
TIM MIDDLEBROOK
BRIAN NEWBERG
Executive Pastor: Business Administration
DR. GLENN PACKIAM
Associate Senior Pastor, Lead Pastor: New Life Downtown
SCOTT PALMER
Church Overseers
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
JIMMY EVANS
Gateway Church
JACK HAYFORD
The Church On The Way
TOM LANE
Gateway Church
ROBERT MORRIS
Gateway Church
LARRY STOCKSTILL
Bethany Church