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Sonja Waltman

Sonja Waltman

Director of Central Ministries

Sonja joined staff in 2005 and has served in multiple ministry roles at various levels within the church. Today, she serves on LCBC's Strategic Leadership Team and oversees several central ministry teams including: Care, Global & Local Initiatives, Guest Experience, kidMinistry, Ministry Sourcing, Next Steps, and Student Ministry.

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kidMinistry

Jason Sheaffer Photo Team Leader
Jason Sheaffer
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Director of kidMinistry

Christina Galbraith Photo
Christina Galbraith
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kidMinistry Development and Operations Director

Dani Spencer Photo
Dani Spencer
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kidMinistry Creative Coordinator

Jill Ranck Photo
Jill Ranck
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kidMinistry Strategy and Operations Coordinator

Kristy Horn Photo
Kristy Horn
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kidMinistry Resource Coordinator

Leah Armstrong Photo
Leah Armstrong
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kidMinistry Content Coordinator

Shannon Jones Photo
Shannon Jones
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kidMinistry Project Manager

Student Ministry

Joe Gutierrez Photo Team Leader
Joe Gutierrez
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Central Director of Student Ministry

Cara Sahd Photo
Cara Sahd
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Student Ministry Operations Director

Amy Miller Photo
Amy Miller
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Student Ministry Project and Resource Manager

Kelly Kongvold Photo
Kelly Kongvold
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Student Ministry Events Coordinator

Lesa Stember Photo
Lesa Stember
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Student Ministry Production Coordinator

Guest Experience

Kelly Maloney Photo Team Leader
Kelly Maloney
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Director of Guest Experience

Alicia Horst Photo
Alicia Horst
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Guest Experience Events Coordinator

Barb Carbaugh Photo
Barb Carbaugh
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Guest Experience and Retail Coordinator

Kristen Sipe Photo
Kristen Sipe
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Guest Experience Director

Paula Walters Photo
Paula Walters
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Receptionist

Next Steps

Jason Castelli Photo Team Leader
Jason Castelli
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Central Director of Next Steps

Jason Keener Photo
Jason Keener
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Next Steps Project and Training Specialist

John Wilkinson Photo
John Wilkinson
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Young Adult Ministry Pastor and Next Steps Content

Pam Christine Photo
Pam Christine
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Next Steps Project Manager

Care

Emily Streett Photo Team Leader
Emily Streett
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Care Director

Carolyn Hoover Photo
Carolyn Hoover
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Care Project Coordinator

Glenn Burkhart Photo
Glenn Burkhart
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Video Content Coordinator and Care

Keith Walker Photo
Keith Walker
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Mens and PRT Director

Global Initiatives

Pearl Parks Photo
Pearl Parks
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Global Initiatives Coordinator

Ministry Sourcing

Jim Whiteman Photo
Jim Whiteman
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Central Ministry Sourcing

Matt Goss

Matt Goss

Lead Worship Pastor

Matt joined staff in 1999 and has served in multiple ministry roles at various levels within the church. Today, he serves on LCBC's Strategic Leadership Team and leads our Worship & Arts Team as the Lead Worship Pastor.

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Production

Sean Mcdermott Photo Team Leader
Sean Mcdermott
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Production Director

Ben Muller Photo
Ben Muller
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Visual Content Designer

Ben Spivey Photo
Ben Spivey
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Regional Production Technician

Brian King Photo
Brian King
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Broadcast Video Director

Caleb Allensworth Photo
Caleb Allensworth
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Regional Production Technician

Chris Moyer Photo
Chris Moyer
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Regional Production Technician

Tim Moser Photo
Tim Moser
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Broadcast Production Designer

Programming and Worship Leaders

Amy Smith Photo
Amy Smith
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Programming Director

Carla Formanek Photo
Carla Formanek
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Series Development Coordinator

Des Whiteman Photo
Des Whiteman
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Gathering Development Coordinator

Jeff Culp Photo
Jeff Culp
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Music Production Director

Leslie McCarthy Photo
Leslie McCarthy
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Teaching Team

Marcy Weik Photo
Marcy Weik
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Lead Administrative Coordinator

Sara Vaysburd Photo
Sara Vaysburd
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Associate Worship Leader

Chuck Gibson Photo
Chuck Gibson
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Director of Worship Leaders

Manny Hampton Photo
Manny Hampton
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Music Director

Ryan Holmes Photo
Ryan Holmes
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Director of Creative Worship

Allison Bannon Photo
Allison Bannon
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Associate Worship Leader - Resourcing

Allison Vargas Photo
Allison Vargas
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Associate Worship Leader

Cameron Zimmerman Photo
Cameron Zimmerman
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Associate Worship Leader - Music Production

Corinne Hengst Photo
Corinne Hengst
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Associate Worship Leader-Student Ministry

Mike Albon

Mike Albon

Director of Campus Pastors

Mike joined staff in 1998 and has served in multiple ministry roles at various levels within the church. Today, he serves on LCBC's Strategic Leadership Team and leads our Campus Pastors as the Director of Campus Pastors.

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Campus Ministry

Scott Waltman Photo
Scott Waltman
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Regional Campus Pastor Director

Rob Johnsen Photo
Rob Johnsen
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Campus Pastor

James Byers

James Byers

Executive Director of Ministry and Operations

James joined staff in 2015 and has served in multiple ministry roles on our Central Team. Today, he serves on LCBC's Strategic Leadership Team and leads our Ministry Leadership Team as the Executive Director of Ministries and Operations.

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Digital

Adam Hann Photo Team Leader
Adam Hann
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Digital Director

Ean Hammond Photo
Ean Hammond
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Digital Help Desk Technician

Emily Ament Photo
Emily Ament
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UI/UX Designer

Gerry Miller Photo
Gerry Miller
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Developer

Jason Shuman Photo
Jason Shuman
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Digital Application Specialist

Jordan Chin Photo
Jordan Chin
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UI/UX Designer

Kevin Wishard Photo
Kevin Wishard
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Lead Digital Application Specialist

Stephanie Herman Photo
Stephanie Herman
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Digital Project and Ministry Relationship Manager

IT

John Evans Photo Team Leader
John Evans
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IT Director

Amos Burkepile Photo
Amos Burkepile
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Centralized Services Engineer

Communications

Joanna Wishard Photo Team Leader
Joanna Wishard
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Communications Director

Graphic Design

Cory Hunter Photo
Cory Hunter
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Graphic Designer

Drew Colby Photo
Drew Colby
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Graphic Designer

Sydney Boreman Photo
Sydney Boreman
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Graphic Designer

Marketing

Val Eichorn Photo Team Leader
Val Eichorn
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Marketing Director

Chad Herman Photo
Chad Herman
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Content Development Director

Mary Hoffman Photo
Mary Hoffman
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Marketing Content Producer

Sarah Partridge Photo
Sarah Partridge
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Marketing Content Producer

Tyler Kime Photo
Tyler Kime
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Marketing Content Producer

Video Production

Brian Shaub Photo Team Leader
Brian Shaub
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Video Content Director

Ben Barrett Photo
Ben Barrett
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Video Content Creator

Glenn Burkhart Photo
Glenn Burkhart
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Video Content Coordinator and Care

Jim Deck Photo
Jim Deck
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Video Content Creator

Jeff DiLullo Photo
Jeff DiLullo
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Video and Production Coordinator

Tyler Strausbaugh Photo
Tyler Strausbaugh
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Video Content Creator

Project Team

Emily Martin Photo
Emily Martin
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Project Manager

Grace Hanselman Photo
Grace Hanselman
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Communications - Project Manager

Paul Atkinson

Paul Atkinson

Director of Team Development

Paul joined staff in 2010 and has served in multiple ministry roles at various levels within the church. Today, he serves on LCBC's Strategic Leadership Team and leads our Team Resourcing and Development Team as the Director of Team Development.

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Team Development

Paul Atkinson Photo Team Leader
Paul Atkinson
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Director of Team Development

Brent Ott Photo
Brent Ott
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Training and Development Specialist

Dave Detwiler Photo
Dave Detwiler
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Team Development Specialist

Katrina Stangline Photo
Katrina Stangline
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Recruiter

Team Resourcing

Tom Gattorna Photo Team Leader
Tom Gattorna
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Director of Operations

Dana Foster Photo
Dana Foster
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Finance Coordinator

Kim Orsag Photo
Kim Orsag
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Team Resourcing Generalist

DEVELUP

Andrew Alquist Photo
Andrew Alquist
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DEVELUP Leadership

Andy Santiago Photo
Andy Santiago
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DEVELUP Leadership

Baird Thompson Photo
Baird Thompson
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DEVELUP Leadership

Cortney Dippery Photo
Cortney Dippery
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DEVELUP Leadership

David Gayle Photo
David Gayle
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DEVELUP Leadership

Grace Folk Photo
Grace Folk
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DEVELUP Leadership

Heather Morgan Photo
Heather Morgan
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DEVELUP Leadership

Jonah Latshaw Photo
Jonah Latshaw
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DEVELUP Leadership

Julia Wartluft Photo
Julia Wartluft
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DEVELUP Leadership

Kang Kim Photo
Kang Kim
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DEVELUP Leadership

Kierstin Claar Photo
Kierstin Claar
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DEVELUP Leadership

Sierra Wickman Photo
Sierra Wickman
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DEVELUP Leadership

Andrew Miller Photo
Andrew Miller
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DEVELUP Production

Mathias Crespo Photo
Mathias Crespo
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DEVELUP Production

Christina Martinez-Swainbank Photo
Christina Martinez-Swainbank
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DEVELUP Worship

Darius DiMaggio Photo
Darius DiMaggio
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DEVELUP Worship

Irene Adams Photo
Irene Adams
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DEVELUP Worship

Mackenzie Laudenslager Photo
Mackenzie Laudenslager
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DEVELUP Worship

Sammi Shaffer Photo
Sammi Shaffer
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DEVELUP Worship

Dwight Kreiser

Dwight Kreiser

Executive Director of Finance & Stewardship

Dwight joined staff in 2008 and has served in multiple ministry roles at various levels within the church. Today, he serves on LCBC's Strategic Leadership Team and leads our Finance and Stewardship Team as the Executive Director of Finance and Stewardship.

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Finance

Kwinn Reed Photo Team Leader
Kwinn Reed
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Director of Accounting

Dana Foster Photo
Dana Foster
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Finance Coordinator

Heidi Kuipers Photo
Heidi Kuipers
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Senior Accountant

Megan Galichinski Photo
Megan Galichinski
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Accounting Associate

Monique Burge Photo
Monique Burge
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Accounting Associate

Stewardship

Donna Nicholson Stief Photo
Donna Nicholson Stief
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Director of Stewardship

Operations

Tom Gattorna Photo Team Leader
Tom Gattorna
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Director of Operations

Facilities

Ben Santiago Photo Team Leader
Ben Santiago
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Director of Facilities

Ben Loftis Photo
Ben Loftis
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Building Maintenance Technician

Kevin Damon Photo
Kevin Damon
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Facilities Supervisor

Mark Petersheim Photo
Mark Petersheim
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Building Maintenance Technician

Bill Myers Photo
Bill Myers
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Building Maintenance Technician

Gary Spencer Photo
Gary Spencer
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Custodian

Becky Myers Photo
Becky Myers
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Operations Administrative Coordinator

Security

Keith Shores Photo Team Leader
Keith Shores
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Director of Security

Sarah Snyder Photo
Sarah Snyder
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Security Coordinator

Jeff Kahler

Jeff Kahler

Executive Director of Expansion & Advancement

Jeff joined staff in 2016 and has served in multiple ministry roles at various levels within the church. Today, he serves on LCBC's Strategic Leadership Team and leads our Expansion Team as the Executive Director of Expansion and Advancement.

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Expansion

Beverly Gattorna Photo
Beverly Gattorna
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Director of Location Launches

Craig Bishop Photo
Craig Bishop
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Advancement Care Pastor

Heather Taylor Photo
Heather Taylor
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Real Estate Specialist/Senior Project Manager

Heidi Horst Photo
Heidi Horst
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Project Manager

Jason Hamlin Photo
Jason Hamlin
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Director of Community Groups and Community Gatherings

Jim Stuckey Photo
Jim Stuckey
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Director of Design & Construction

Laurie Fenicle Photo
Laurie Fenicle
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Launch Specialist

Madison Taylor Photo
Madison Taylor
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Project Manager/Events Coordinator

Tim Barley Sr. Photo
Tim Barley Sr.
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Expansion Specialist

David Ashcraft

David Ashcraft

Founder & President, The Advantage - Pastor Emeritus, Teaching Pastor

David Ashcraft graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Business Administration. He earned a Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. In 1991, David began serving as the Senior Pastor of LCBC (Lives Changed By Christ) Church in Manheim, Pennsylvania. Under David’s leadership, LCBC grew from one location with a weekly attendance of 150 people and a staff of one, to nineteen locations across the state of Pennsylvania and a combined average weekly attendance of over 25,000 and a staff of over 280. In 2022 David completed leadership succession of LCBC, and led the effort to launch The Advantage. David also serves on the board of the Global Leadership Network, and the National Association of Evangelicals. David is married to Ruth, have two grown adult children, and 2 grandchildren, and make their home in Lititz, PA.

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The Advantage

Pat Murdock Photo Team Leader
Pat Murdock
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Executive Director

Andy Martin Photo
Andy Martin
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Director of Networking & Experiences

Mark Stuenzi Photo
Mark Stuenzi
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Director of Pastor Care, Resources & Research

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