our staff
Senior Team
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
BRAD BAKER
Executive Pastor: New Life Student Ministries
DANIEL GROTHE
Associate Senior Pastor, Lead Pastor: New Life Friday Night
STEPHANIE HENDERSON
Executive Pastor: Women, Media and Communications
BRIAN NEWBERG
Executive Pastor: Business Administration
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
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
Congregations & Adult Ministry
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
MALACHI ABELOE
Director: Student Ministry, New Life Downtown
ANDREW ARNDT
Associate & Teaching Pastor: New Life Friday Night
DAVID ARNOLD
Liason to Veterans and Military Families
ILEANA ARNOLD
Director of Serve Processes & Projects
MATTHEW AYERS
Pastor & Director: Dream Centers
LISA BECK
Meal Groups Director: New Life Downtown
JAY BENSON
Pastor of Outreach & Teams: New Life Downtown
SARAH BRAM
Young Adults Creative, Discipleship Coordinator
JOSH CALDWELL
Pastor: Young Adults Ministry
BETHANY CANTRELL
Executive Administrative Assistant: Children & Families, and Young Adults Assistant
DR. RACHEL CHEN
Pastor: Chinese Church
MARTHA COLE
Executive Assistant & Finance Coordinator: New Life Downtown
LANCE COLES
Executive Pastor: Central Operations
BRETT DAVIS
Pastor: Congregational Care, New Life Manitou
JOY DAVIS
Director: KIDs at New Life Manitou
SALENA DUFFY
Pastoral Care Assistant: Women’s Ministry
LORI DUNCAN
Assistant: Spiritual Formation & Liturgy, New Life Downtown
BETH FOLTA
Sections Administrator
BEKAH FRIESEN
Coordinator of Events, Guests & Teams: New Life Downtown
TAMMY GLENDENNING
Administrative Assistant & Pastoral Care: Women’s Ministry
JESSICA GONZALEZ
Director of Outreach: Nueva Vida
BECKY GROTHE
Pastor: Membership and Guest Relations
DAVID GROTHE
Pastor: Marriage and Pastoral Care
JOANNA HARDING
Administrative Assistant: Military, Men's & Benevolence
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 at New Life Downtown
GABE JENKINS
Pastor: Men's Ministry
TORI KABAYASHI
Coordinator: Volunteers
CHRISTINE KING
Pastor: Section Community
ERICA KIRKENDALL
Pastor: Worship and Community at New Life Manitou
DR. JOE KIRKENDALL
Lead Pastor: Manitou Springs
JEFF KOZYRA
Pastor: Healing Care
CHRISTINA LEAL
Pastor: Healing Care
JACQUI LOCHRIDGE
Pastor: Guest Connections
JENI MASON
Pastor: Family Care
LINDA MILLER
Administrative Assistant: Healing Care
YOLANDA MONROY
Youth Pastor: Nueva Vida
JANELLE MOORE
Assistant: Marriage & Family Ministry, New Life Downtown
KAITLYN MORGAN
Administrative Assistant: Marriage & Pastoral Care
KELLY MORGAN
Executive Administrative Assistant: Senior Pastor
TARA NOVOTNY
Administrator and Executive Assistant: New Life Friday Night
ALLY ONDECHEK
Administrative Assistant: Chinese Church
HOLLY PACKIAM
Parent Ministry Director: New Life Downtown
MEGAN PAUGH
Team Coordinator: Guest Connections
JOAN QESTERI
Pastor: Outreach Connections
BEATRIZ QUEZADA
Children's Pastor: 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
Kid's Ministry Director: New Life Downtown
CHRISTINE SUNDQUIST
Pastor: Healing Care
ANA TAMAREZ
Women's Pastor & Administrator: Nueva Vida
JEREMIAS TAMAREZ
Lead Pastor: Nueva Vida
LEAH TISTHAMMER
Administrative Assistant: Women’s Ministry
MATTHEW TISTHAMMER
Pastor: New Life Friday Night & Military Ministry
SARAH TOLENTINO
Director of Administration & Personnel, Young Adults and Service Coordniator: 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
MAYRA YATES
Administrative Assistant: Nueva Vida
BOB ZODL
Cafe Assistant
ROBIN ZOOK
Coordinator of myNewLife Systems and Process Management
Family Ministry
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
SHANNON BAER
Operations Director: Family Ministries
KENDRA BAKER
Coordinator: Family Ministries PreK/K Discipleship
LAURIE BENNETT
Director: Family Ministries Early Childhood
ANDREW CANTRELL
Pastor: Family Ministries Worship and Production
PATTI FENTON
Pastor: Family Ministries Parenting and Families
CATHERINE GERSTENBERG
Family Ministries Jr. High Assistant
RAYSHAWN HAYES
Elementary Coordinator: Family Ministries Friday Night
KRISTY HOLLINRAKE
Family Ministries Midweek Administrator & Friday Night Nursery Assistant Coordinator
TRINA HOOSIER
Director of Volunteers and Family Relations: Family Ministries
VICTOR MENDOZA
Student Ministries Pastor: Discipleship
HOLLY NEWMAN
Pastor: Family Ministries Elementary & Spiritual Parenting
NEVA RINGDAHL
Coordinator: Family Ministries Adoptive & Foster Family Support
LAUREN SAYERS
Family Ministries Production Coordinator
TIM SHEPARD
Pastor: Student Ministries
EVIE SWART
Mid-week Director: Family Ministries
CHRISTY THOMAS
Nursery Coordinator: Family Ministries
CASEY THOMPSON
PreK- Kindergarten Ministry Coordinator
LEAH TISTHAMMER
Food & Event Coordinator: Family Ministries
LORI WELCH
Volunteer Coordinator: Family Ministries Friday Night
CHASE WINDEBANK
Associate Student Ministries Pastor: Student Leadership
MARY WINDEBANK
Elementary Teacher & Ministry Coordinator: Family Ministries
Administrative Ministry
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
JUSTIN ARCHULETA
Facilities and Maintenance
KEITH ASHER
Maintenance Technician
DALAL BEDROUS
IT Server and Network Administrator
STEVE BINDER
Director: Facilities
CHRISTY CALLAHAN
Mailroom & Campus Assistant
MICHAEL CALLAHAN JR.
Director: Events Care Team & Hospitality
CHRISTOPHER COLES
Events & Hospitalilty Care Team
VICTORIA DUDEK
Administrative Assistant: Reservations
BERT FITZPATRICK
Life Safety Team
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
Human Resources Specialist & Payroll Administrator
CHRISTINA HURST
Events & Hospitality Care Team
GABRIEL JORDAN
Mac & iOS Administrator
SUSAN KARR
Help Desk Technician
KATHY LUCIA
Director: Human Resources
BILL MACKIRDY
Director: Accounting
MARK MASON
Senior Accounting Manager
CHERYL MCKEE
Accounts Payable and Income Processing Coordinator
CALEB NEWBERG
Events & Hospitality Team Lead
BEA NOLTE
Lead Receptionist
MONICA RAMUNNO
Human Resources Specialist
DANNY RODRIGUES
Events & Hospitality Care Team
SETH SHELTON
Events & Hospitality Team Lead
JOHN SIMMONDS
Director: Hospitality & Campus Services
ZAC SMITH
Team Leader: Events & Hospitality
CHRIS ZOOK
Director: Life Safety
Creative Ministry
(LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
BRYAN BETTIS
Worship Pastor: New Life Downtown
BRIGGS BOYD
Video Editor: Communication, Creative & Website
ABBY BURLEY
Worship Leader: New Life North
EVAN DURAN
Audio Director
BECKY EASTERLING
Video Director
JON EGAN
Worship Leader/Songwriter: New Life North and First Wednesdays
MATTHEW FALLENTINE
Worship Pastor: New Life Friday Night. Operations: New Life North
DAN GLASS
Audio Visual Technician
TRAVIS HENDERSHOTT
Coordinator: Worship, New Life Downtown
DANICA HENRY
Executive Administrative Assistant and Worship Leader
DANNY LAGUNA
Associate Worship Leader
SCOTT LEBEAU
Lead Lighting Designer
JILLIAN LYNN
Director for Musician Training and Development, Worship Leader
JOHN LYNN
Music Director
KAYLA MOORE
Project Manager
BRUCE NEHER
Lyrics and Graphics Specialist
AARON OLSON
Pastor: Creative, Communication and Conferences
SETH PUTNAM
Worship Pastor
AMIR RESTO
Track Production and Management, Drummer
SAVANNAH RODGERS
Creative & Events Coordinator
DAVID SAMUEL
Director: AV-Tech
BLAKE SANDERS
Assistant Audio Engineer
KATIE WILCOXSON
Worship Leader, Staff & Volunteer Voice Coach
JOSH WYSS
Audio Engineer
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