our staff
Congregation Lead Pastors
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
ANDREW ARNDT
East Lead Pastor
BRAD BAKER
North Campus Pastor
DR. RACHEL ZHOU CHEN
Chinese Church Lead Pastor
DANIEL GROTHE
Friday Night Lead Pastor
DR. JOE KIRKENDALL
Manitou Springs Lead Pastor
DR. GLENN PACKIAM
Downtown Lead Pastor
JEREMIAS TAMAREZ
Nueva Vida Lead Pastor
Executive Pastors
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
DR. MICHELLE ANTHONY
Family Ministries Executive Pastor
BRAD BAKER
Senior Executive Pastor
LANCE COLES
Central Operations Executive Pastor
DR. PETE SANCHEZ
Worship Ministry Executive Pastor
MATTHEW TISTHAMMER
Section Community & Military Ministry Executive Pastor
MELTON VAN DER MERWE
Outreach Executive Pastor
Worship Ministry
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
BRYAN BETTIS
Downtown Worship Pastor
ABBY BURLEY
Friday Night Worship Leader
ANDREW CANTRELL
Family Ministries Worship Pastor
JON EGAN
Worship Pastor
MATTHEW FALLENTINE
Worship Operations Pastor
DANICA LAGUNA
Associate Worship Leader
AARON KEYES
Worship Pastor
ERICA KIRKENDALL
Worship & Community Pastor
DANNY LAGUNA
Associate Worship Leader
JILLIAN LYNN
East Worship Leader
MICAH MASSEY
Worship Pastor
SETH PUTNAM
Friday Night Worship Pastor
AMIR RESTO
Production Assistant & Track Manager
DR. PETE SANCHEZ
Worship Ministry Executive Pastor
KATIE WILCOXSON
Worship Pastor
Family Ministries
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
SHANNON BAER
Family Ministries Operations Director
KENDRA BAKER
PreK - Kindergarten Discipleship Coordinator
LAURIE BENNETT
Early Childhood Director
PATTI FENTON
Family Ministries Associate Pastor
CATHERINE GERSTENBERG
Student Ministry Coordinator
RAYSHAWNE HAYES
Friday Night Elementary Coordinator
KRISTY HOLLINRAKE
Mid-week Administrator
VICTOR MENDOZA
Discipleship & Student Ministries Pastor
HOLLY NEWMAN
Elementary & Spiritual Parenting Pastor
LAUREN SAYERS
Family Ministries Production Coordinator
TIM SHEPARD
Student Ministries Pastor
EVIE SWART
Family Ministries Mid-week Director
LEAH TISTHAMMER
Family Ministries Food & Events Coordinator
CHASE WINDEBANK
Student Leadership & Student Ministries Associate Pastor
MARY WINDEBANK
Elementary Director
Adult Ministries
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
DAVID ARNOLD
Military Ministry Director
JACEY CALDWELL
Young Adults Administrative Assistant
JOSH CALDWELL
Young Adults Pastor
BETHANY CANTRELL
Executive Assistant
BETH FOLTA
Section Communities Administrator
DAVID GROTHE
Pastoral Care Pastor
THEUNIS HEYNS
Cafe Director
TRINA HOOSIER
Family Care Chaplain & Director
CHAD JEFFREYS
Men's Ministry Groups Coordinator
GABE JENKINS
Men's Ministry Pastor
CRYSTAL JENNINGS
Military Ministry Administrative Assistant
JEFF KOZYRA
Healing Care Pastor
CHRISTINA LEAL
Healing Care Pastor
JENI MASON
Family Care Pastor
LINDA MILLER
Healing Care Administrative Assistant
KAITLYN MORGAN
Family Care Administrative Assistant
KELLY MORGAN
Senior Pastor's Executive Assistant
ELLEN PAUGH
Pastoral Care Administrative Assistant
NATALIE RUNION
Women's Ministry Pastor
CHRISTINE SUNDQUIST
Healing Care Pastor
LEAH TISTHAMMER
Women’s Ministry Administrative Assistant
MATTHEW TISTHAMMER
Military Ministry & Section Communities Pastor
MEL WATERS
Pastoral Care Pastor
LORI WELCH
Family Care Coordinator
Outreach Ministries
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
MATTHEW AYERS
Dream Centers Pastor & Director
BREANNA HICKS
Outreach Ministries Executive Assistant
DEKKA HUNLEY
Outreach Ministries Administrative Assistant
JACQUI LOCHRIDGE
Guest Relations & New Believers Pastor
MEGAN PAUGH
Guest Relations Team Coordinator
JOAN QESTERI
Global Outreach Pastor
MELTON VAN DER MERWE
Outreach Executive Pastor
Creative & Production
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
BRIGGS BOYD
Creative Video Editor
CALLIE BOYD
Creative Assistant & Production Video Technician
TREVOR CABLER
Production Broadcast Audio Engineer
EVAN DURAN
Production Director
BECKY EASTERLING
Production Lead Video Technician
DAN GLASS
Production Audio Engineer
SCOTT LEBEAU
Production Lighting Director
JAKE LOCKETT
Production Lighting Technician
ALISON MACPHAIL
Creative Graphic Designer
ABBY MCCOY
Production Video Technician
KAYLA MOORE
Creative Project Manager
BRUCE NEHER
Production Coordinator
AARON OLSON
Creative, Production & Conferences Pastor
NICOS PIÑA
Creative Video Editor
SAVANNAH RICHARDSON
Creative Coordinator
BLAKE SANDERS
Production Lead Audio Engineer
DREW SHRIVER
Production Lead Lighting Technician
JESHUA SEIFERT
Creative Graphic Designer
LYDIA SPRECHER
Creative Assistant
JOSH WYSS
Production Audio Engineer
Central Operations
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
ILEANA ARNOLD
Volunteer Process Director
DALAL BEDROUS
IT Server & Network Administrator
LANCE COLES
Central Operations Executive Pastor
JEFF FORREST
Information Technology Director
AMY GESKE
Finance Specialist
Executive Assistant to CFO
DANAE GLASS
Receptionist
BECKY GROTHE
Membership Pastor
JEANI HALL
Human Resources Payroll Specialist
MICHELE IDLE
Database Director
GABRIEL JORDAN
IT Server & Network Administrator
SUSAN KARR
Information Technology Technician
TORI KOBAYASHI
Volunteer Process Coordinator
KATHY LUCIA
Human Resources Director
MARK MASON
Director of Accounting
CHERYL MCKEE
Accounting Manager
MONICA RAMUNNO
Human Resources Specialist
SARAH RINGDAHL
Volunteer & Central Operations Administrative Assistant
ALI STANTON
Receptionist
BETH VACCARO
Volunteer Process & Engagement Pastor
Hospitality & Facilities
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
JUSTIN ARCHULETA
Facilities Team Member
STEVE BINDER
Facilities Director
CHRISTY CALLAHAN
Mailroom Assistant
MICHAEL CALLAHAN JR.
Hospitality Director
CHRISTOPHER COLES
Hospitality Team Member
VICTORIA DUDEK
Reservations Coordinator
CARLYLE DURBIN
Facilities Team Member
ROY FLEGEL
Facilities Team Member
DAN GESKE
Facilities Team Member
JOEY GONZALES
Hospitality Team Member
ALEXIS JAKUSZEIT
Hospitality Team Member
KYLE JOHNSON
Hospitality Team Member
CALEB NEWBERG
Hospitality Team Lead
TAYLOR PASLEY
Life Safety Support Technician
ROCCO PINO
Hospitality Team Member
DANNY RODRIGUES
Hospitality Team Member
SETH SHELTON
Hospitality Team Lead
JOHN SIMMONDS
Hospitality & Campus Services Pastor
EMILY SMITH
Reservations Assistant
SCOTTY WINDER
Hospitality Team Member
BOB ZODL
Hospitality Team Member
CHRIS ZOOK
Life Safety Pastor
