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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.

kidMinistry

Team Leader

Jason Sheaffer

Director of kidMinistry

Christina Galbraith

kidMinistry Development and Operations Director

Dani Spencer

kidMinistry Creative Coordinator

Jill Ranck

kidMinistry Strategy and Operations Coordinator

Kristy Horn

kidMinistry Resource Coordinator

Leah Armstrong

kidMinistry Content Coordinator

Shannon Jones

kidMinistry Project Manager

Student Ministry

Team Leader

Joe Gutierrez

Central Director of Student Ministry

Cara Sahd

Student Ministry Operations Director

Amy Miller

Student Ministry Project and Resource Manager

Kelly Kongvold

Student Ministry Events Coordinator

Lesa Stember

Student Ministry Production Coordinator

Guest Experience

Team Leader

Kelly Maloney

Director of Guest Experience

Alicia Horst

Guest Experience Events Coordinator

Barb Carbaugh

Guest Experience and Retail Coordinator

Kristen Sipe

Guest Experience Director

Paula Walters

Receptionist

Next Steps

Team Leader

Jason Castelli

Central Director of Next Steps

Jason Keener

Next Steps Project and Training Specialist

John Wilkinson

Young Adult Ministry Pastor and Next Steps Content

Pam Christine

Next Steps Project Manager

Care

Team Leader

Emily Streett

Care Director

Carolyn Hoover

Care Project Coordinator

Glenn Burkhart

Video Content Coordinator and Care

Keith Walker

Mens and PRT Director

Global Initiatives

Pearl Parks

Global Initiatives Coordinator

Ministry Sourcing

Jim Whiteman

Central Ministry Sourcing

Worship & Arts

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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.

Production

Team Leader

Sean Mcdermott

Production Director

Ben Muller

Visual Content Designer

Ben Spivey

Regional Production Technician

Brian King

Broadcast Video Director

Caleb Allensworth

Regional Production Technician

Chris Moyer

Regional Production Technician

Tim Moser

Broadcast Production Designer

Programming and Worship Leaders

Amy Smith

Programming Director

Carla Formanek

Series Development Coordinator

Des Whiteman

Gathering Development Coordinator

Jeff Culp

Music Production Director

Leslie McCarthy

Teaching Team

Marcy Weik

Lead Administrative Coordinator

Sara Vaysburd

Associate Worship Leader

Chuck Gibson

Director of Worship Leaders

Manny Hampton

Music Director

Ryan Holmes

Director of Creative Worship

Allison Bannon

Associate Worship Leader - Resourcing

Allison Vargas

Associate Worship Leader

Cameron Zimmerman

Associate Worship Leader - Music Production

Corinne Hengst

Associate Worship Leader-Student Ministry

Campus Ministry

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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.

Campus Ministry

Scott Waltman

Regional Campus Pastor Director

Rob Johnsen

Campus Pastor

Communications and Technology

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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.

Digital

Team Leader

Adam Hann

Digital Director

Ean Hammond

Digital Help Desk Technician

Emily Ament

UI/UX Designer

Gerry Miller

Developer

Jason Shuman

Digital Application Specialist

Jordan Chin

UI/UX Designer

Kevin Wishard

Lead Digital Application Specialist

Stephanie Herman

Digital Project and Ministry Relationship Manager

IT

Team Leader

John Evans

IT Director

Amos Burkepile

Centralized Services Engineer

Communications

Team Leader

Joanna Wishard

Communications Director

Graphic Design

Cory Hunter

Graphic Designer

Drew Colby

Graphic Designer

Sydney Boreman

Graphic Designer

Marketing

Team Leader

Val Eichorn

Marketing Director

Chad Herman

Content Development Director

Mary Hoffman

Marketing Content Producer

Sarah Partridge

Marketing Content Producer

Tyler Kime

Marketing Content Producer

Video Production

Team Leader

Brian Shaub

Video Content Director

Ben Barrett

Video Content Creator

Glenn Burkhart

Video Content Coordinator and Care

Jim Deck

Video Content Creator

Jeff DiLullo

Video and Production Coordinator

Tyler Strausbaugh

Video Content Creator

Project Team

Emily Martin

Project Manager

Grace Hanselman

Communications - Project Manager

Team Development and Resourcing

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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.

Team Development

Team Leader

Paul Atkinson

Director of Team Development

Brent Ott

Training and Development Specialist

Dave Detwiler

Team Development Specialist

Katrina Stangline

Recruiter

Team Resourcing

Team Leader

Tom Gattorna

Director of Operations

Dana Foster

Finance Coordinator

Kim Orsag

Team Resourcing Generalist

DEVELUP

Andrew Alquist

DEVELUP Leadership

Andy Santiago

DEVELUP Leadership

Baird Thompson

DEVELUP Leadership

Cortney Dippery

DEVELUP Leadership

David Gayle

DEVELUP Leadership

Grace Folk

DEVELUP Leadership

Heather Morgan

DEVELUP Leadership

Jonah Latshaw

DEVELUP Leadership

Julia Wartluft

DEVELUP Leadership

Kang Kim

DEVELUP Leadership

Kierstin Claar

DEVELUP Leadership

Sierra Wickman

DEVELUP Leadership

Andrew Miller

DEVELUP Production

Mathias Crespo

DEVELUP Production

Christina Martinez-Swainbank

DEVELUP Worship

Darius DiMaggio

DEVELUP Worship

Irene Adams

DEVELUP Worship

Mackenzie Laudenslager

DEVELUP Worship

Sammi Shaffer

DEVELUP Worship

Finance and Stewardship

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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.

Finance

Team Leader

Kwinn Reed

Director of Accounting

Dana Foster

Finance Coordinator

Heidi Kuipers

Senior Accountant

Megan Galichinski

Accounting Associate

Monique Burge

Accounting Associate

Stewardship

Donna Nicholson Stief

Director of Stewardship

Operations

Team Leader

Tom Gattorna

Director of Operations

Facilities

Team Leader

Ben Santiago

Director of Facilities

Ben Loftis

Building Maintenance Technician

Kevin Damon

Facilities Supervisor

Mark Petersheim

Building Maintenance Technician

Bill Myers

Building Maintenance Technician

Gary Spencer

Custodian

Becky Myers

Operations Administrative Coordinator

Security

Team Leader

Keith Shores

Director of Security

Sarah Snyder

Security Coordinator

Expansion & Advancement

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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.

Expansion

Beverly Gattorna

Director of Location Launches

Craig Bishop

Advancement Care Pastor

Heather Taylor

Real Estate Specialist/Senior Project Manager

Heidi Horst

Project Manager

Jason Hamlin

Director of Community Groups and Community Gatherings

Jim Stuckey

Director of Design & Construction

Laurie Fenicle

Launch Specialist

Madison Taylor

Project Manager/Events Coordinator

Tim Barley Sr.

Expansion Specialist

The Advantage

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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.

The Advantage

Team Leader

Pat Murdock

Executive Director

Andy Martin

Director of Networking & Experiences

Mark Stuenzi

Director of Pastor Care, Resources & Research