Alex Robinson

Alex is a fundraising team member for Stadia, give through his campaign here.

Alex says that his calling in life is to “tell the Story;” the story of what God has done in his life, what God is doing through Stadia and the church planters and leaders Stadia serves, and how God is at work in the world to reconcile, restore, and redeem all things. He likes spending time with his family, hiking, watching documentaries and movies or the latest Netflix Originals, reading (especially comic books graphic novels), and is curious about the art and science of anything brewed.

Amber Craft

Amber is a fundraising team member of Stadia; give through her campaign here.

Amber originally hails from sunny Sarasota, Florida, but found her home in Kissimmee, Florida after graduating from Johnson University Florida with a B.A. in Humanities and Biblical Studies in 2017. Amber is married to her best friend and college sweetheart, with whom she shares a love of the arts, binge-watching Netflix originals, collecting postcards, and experimenting in the kitchen with plant-based foods. In the Spring of 2023, Devon and Amber joined the launch team at Kissimmee Fellowship. Devon serves on the worship team, while Amber helps with Kissimmee Fellowship’s administrative needs. Both through the impact at Stadia and at Kissimmee Fellowship, Amber is eager to be a part of the Church’s work to reach people who are far from God.

Andrea Wells

Andrea is a fundraising team member for Stadia, give through her campaign here.

Passionate about the church and the people she’s been called to serve, Andrea has spent the entirety of her professional career in ministry, specifically with church planting. She spent a residency at Community Christian Church in Baltimore focused on global missions and outreach events. She then served for 9 years as a director at Mosaic Christian Church, where she and developed the Kids Ministry into a thriving environment for children to encounter Jesus and built the global mission’s program into a sustainable, focused endeavor. She has served as Global Development Director and Director of Households Relationships for Stadia and now as Northeast Regional and International Director, using her relational giftings to partner with others to see more churches planted. From leading trips across the world to leading pre-k volunteers, Andrea has seen the very real impact of the local church on a given community, and it has only stoked her passion to see God’s lost children come home. Andrea is married to Christopher and became “bonus mom” to 3 when she gained children with marriage!  If she’s not at her favorite local coffee shop, you can find her working out, traveling with her husband, exploring Baltimore’s freshest restaurants, or hanging with friends or family.

Ashley Stegeman

Ashley is a fundraising team member for Stadia, give through her campaign here.

Ashley’s passion for ministry began at a young age through her involvement in two church plants with her family. This early exposure to building and serving the church shaped her heart for ministry. Over the years, Ashley has gained extensive experience leading church teams across various ministries, equipping others to serve with purpose and passion. She has also served globally, sharing the love of Christ across cultures. Ashley deeply values the role of the church in a child’s life and works to create environments where children can grow in their faith. Ashley enjoys spending time with her four children in Cincinnati, OH, or connecting with her girlfriends when she’s not at church or serving in the community.

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Ben Cachiaras

Ben Cachiaras is from Minnesota, ministered in Tennessee, and has served since 1997 as Lead Pastor with Mountain Christian Church near Baltimore, Maryland.  A graduate of Minnesota Bible College (renamed Crossroads College), he has studied at Bethel Theological Seminary and Fuller Theological Seminary, and graduated with the Master of Divinity degree from Emmanuel Christian Seminary where he is currently working on his Doctor of Ministry final project.  Ben has served on Boards for Emmanuel Christian Seminary, Milligan College, Standard Publishing as well Contributing Editor with Christian Standard and President of the North American Christian Convention. He is the co-founder of MOVE Northeast, a church planting network.

With its beginnings in 1824, the story of the Mountain Church is remarkable. The Northeast is a vital mission field with a high concentration of unchurched people, and God is using Mountain to make a regional and global impact. With a mission to make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world, Mountain is known for its impact in the local community and as a multi-ethnic, multi-site church of over 6000 that gathers in four locations. One campus is also a community center with a focus on changing the trajectory of under-resourced children.

Ben and his wife Karla, have three awesome children, Nathan, Andrew, and Ellie. He has an irrational devotion to his Minnesota Vikings, bats around a lot of tennis balls, gets a kick out of skiing on water and snow, and remembers when he did more rock climbing. Most of all, he loves his family, has a passion for preaching and leadership, and wants to build Jesus-shaped communities that draw people to the love of God.

Chris Griffith

Chris Griffith is the lead pastor of Rhythm Chicago, a vibrant and beautifully diverse church in the heart of the city. He and his wife, Sarah, who pastor together founded Rhythm with a simple purpose: to help people become who they were created to be by practicing the way of Jesus, together.

Raised as the son of pastors, Chris has been immersed in ministry from a young age and has served in a wide range of roles that shape his leadership today. In addition to pastoring, Chris has a deep love for music as he is a singer, songwriter, producer, and author who loves coming alongside people to help them thrive. He also serves as a church consultant, specializing in church revitalization, creative branding, and navigating the complexities of multiethnic ministry.

For fun, you can catch Chris taking in an NBA, NFL, or MLB game, hanging with friends, or cheffing up an incredible meal for his wife, stepkids, and grands.

Chris holds a B.S. in Counseling and Pastoral Care from Southeastern University. He is currently pursuing two master’s degrees at Southeastern University: an M.A. in Licensed Professional Counseling and an M.A. in Ministerial Leadership.

Christine Sepulveda

Christine M. Sepulveda is a dynamic leader who thrives at the intersection of business and ministry. For over 11 years, she served as the Director of Business Development at Cidrines, helping expand the beloved bakery brand through transformational sales growth, partnerships with key leaders, and product innovation with her amazing team. Today, she continues to support Cidrines through her own company, Selah Consulting, LLC, offering Marketing, Public Relations, and Sales services—while dedicating the majority of her time to vocational ministry.

Christine now serves full time as the Expansion Pastor at Greenhouse Church, where she serves with church planting efforts across Florida. She has been part of the church planting journey from the very beginning: serving on the launch team of Greenhouse South Florida in 2013, helping pioneer and plant Greenhouse Tampa in 2020, and now planting Greenhouse Church Orlando. With a passion for both entrepreneurship and church planting, Christine has found deep joy in watching these two worlds beautifully complement one another in advancing God’s kingdom.

She is the proud wife of Kelly J. Sepulveda who is her greatest encourager, partner, and teammate in life and ministry. She is also the mother of their wonderfully spunky 7-year-old daughter, Sophia, who is already a little evangelist in her own right.

Daniel Escobar

Daniel Escobar was born and raised in Baja California, Mexico.  He relocated to Virginia in 2002, two years after getting married.  He first planted Iglesia La Red in Williamsburg, Virginia in 2005.  Seven years later he and his family moved to Washington DC to plant the second church in 2015. In 2017, he and his wife founded La Red Network, which is a church planting network in the US and Latin America that he is the director of.  This is now his main focus in ministry. La Red Network has taken him many places around the world and allowed him to live in Mexico and Argentina. He is currently a business owner in different industries in the private and government sectors. He is residing in Williamsburg, Virginia with his wife Misty and their three kids, Michelle, Samuel and Julian.

Daniel Yang

Daniel is the Director of the Send Institute, leading and overseeing all of its initiatives. Prior to directing the institute, he planted a church in Toronto where he also helped recruit, assess, and train church planters through the Send Network and the Release Initiative. Daniel has served on various church staff including Northwood Church, led by Bob Roberts Jr., where he was trained as a church planter and involved in global and multi-faith engagement. Prior to church planting, Daniel was an engineer for eighty ears. He earned an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan, and is currently a Ph.D.Intercultural Studies student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is also the co-author of the upcoming book Inalienable: How Marginalized Kingdom Voices Can Help Save the American Church (InterVarsity, May 2022).

Danielle Reeves

Danielle Reeves has served in a variety of ministry contexts over the past 30 years, ranging from urban immersion to city-wide collaborations to various church staff positions. These all converged in her current role as the Lead Pastor at Resilience Church, a multicultural community that meets after hours in a local coffee shop and apartment complex clubhouse.

Danielle loves her work, as it combines the ministry skills of her MA in Organizational Leadership with the theological training of her Master of Divinity. She values doing life together with those from all different ages, backgrounds, races, abilities, and experiences as they learn what it means to walk the journey of faith together. Danielle spends most of her free time outside, where she enjoys hiking, kayaking, and hanging out with her husband David, four adult kids, and their families.

Dave Jane

In 1994, Dave Jane moved to central Illinois from England to pioneer a missions program. His plans to return to England after a few years changed when he met Kasey, who grew up in Washington. They were married, and for over 20 years they have been working in churches together across Illinois. They have three children, Benn, Will and Emma.

In 2013 they felt like God was leading them to plant a church in their hometown of Washington. Their love for the community, and their desire to see their unchurched neighbors and friends discover Jesus was the inspiration behind this big step.

Devin Deuell

Devin grew up in a suburb of Tacoma, Washington. After a lonely childhood full of image management to meet the lofty expectations of his family, he began following Jesus while a sophomore at the University of Washington. It changed everything and he dove into sharing Jesus with others. Devin and Kate met each other as students at UW and helped start a church near UW after graduating. They’ve been married 15 years and have 3 kids: Hudson (13), Elliot (11), & Adelaide (5). In 2017, they started The Commons LA near UCLA.

Ethan Magness

Ethan is the Senior Pastor at First Christian of Johnson City, Tennessee. Ethan is originally from Elizabethton, Tennessee, and graduated from Swarthmore College. He received his Master of Divinity from Emmanuel Christian Seminary and served for 10 years at Mountain Christian Church in Joppa, Maryland.

Ethan founded and directs the Semester in Ministry program at Milligan College where he serves as an adjunct professor.

Greg Nettle

Greg Nettle is the President of Stadia, a global church-planting organization dedicated to starting churches that reach the next generation at spiritual risk. At 23 years old, Greg planted his first church in Dublin, Ireland. Previously, Greg led the RiverTree Movement in Ohio for 25 years, growing it from 100 to over 3,000 people and helping start 50 churches. A visionary leader, Greg has helped Stadia grow from supporting a handful of church plants to starting hundreds worldwide each year. His adventurous spirit has taken him to Everest Basecamp, Kilimanjaro, Cotopaxi, and Whitney, where he has climbed to raise funds for children in need. An author, speaker, and consultant, Greg has co-authored Small Matters, One Of, and Disciples Who Make Disciples. He shares insights at gregnettle.com and @gregnettle. Above all, Greg and his wife, Julie, are committed to leading their children, Tabitha and Elijah, to fall deeply in love with Jesus.

Heath Haynes

While Heath is originally from Atlanta, GA, he now lives in Houston, TX with his wife of 20 years, Amber and their two teenage kids. He has been serving in full-time ministry in different capacities, roles, and contexts since he was 19 years old (right at 30 years now). Heath traveled the country leading music for camps and conferences in the early part of his ministry. He has been a part of ministering in rural and urban areas, was a part the leadership team of new church plant while in college, and served as a worship pastor and associate pastor in a multi-site church of over 50,000 members. Heath felt called out to plant a church in 2013. The Bridge Montrose was the result and existed as a traditional model small groups church driven until 2020. Catalyzed by the pandemic, The Bridge Montrose (now The Bridge HTX) shifted its paradigm to exist as a decentralized network of simple (micro) churches where Heath went from being the lead pastor to one of the elders and the Movement Director. Heath assesses and coaches church planters with his denomination (EFCA) as well as with the Houston Church Planting Network (HCPN). Heath always enjoys a good coffee shop, any kind of time with friends or family, and new experiences in new places.

Heidy Tandy

Heidy is a fundraising team member for Stadia, give through her campaign here.

Heidy Tandy serves on the Stadia Team as the Senior Director of Discovery. Through her experiences in 18 years in higher education and church leadership, Heidy helps leaders discern, in the context of community, their calling, competencies, readiness and role in starting a new church. Heidy and her husband, Josh, are also church planters, passionate about starting new churches for the next generation (including their 2 rambunctious and awesome children).

Hoon Kim

Hoon planted and serves as the pastor of Anthem Church in Edison, New Jersey—a missional, multiethnic, multiplying church. He is married to Shelly, and together they are the proud parents of Sean, Liam, and Colin. He grew up in Italy and came to faith in Jesus while attending Lehigh University. He is an avid fly fisherman and soccer player (though he is reminded that the time to hang up the boots is quickly approaching), and enjoys cooking for family and friends, who regularly invade his home on weekends. Prior to ministry, he worked as a consultant for the Iacocca Institute at Lehigh University, where he earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. He earned his M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing a D.Min. at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the author of Creative Bible Lessons in Genesis (Zondervan), co-author of 365 Devotions for Youth, and has written for YouthWorker Journal.

Janie Mehaffey

Champion of People. Advocate for Clarity. Celebrator of God’s work through starting thriving, growing, multiplying churches for the next generation.Janie serves the Stadia team as International Catalyst, helping US and Australian church planters understand their calling, competency, and readiness for church planting. With over 30 years of experience, Janie has served as Communications Director of Traders Point Christian Church in Indianapolis and as a Communications Strategist with Fishhook, an innovative creative services company that consults with churches of all sizes across the country. She has worked with church planting teams in Manchester, CT, and Miami, FL, and a wide spectrum of non-profit organizations, including Exponential Network, the American Diabetes Association and Kappa Delta Sorority. She and her husband, Matt, live in Pittsburgh, PA, with their two sons, who are originally from Taiwan.

Jason Lantz

Jason Lantz has been leading and loving the local church in Northeast Ohio in various roles over for 25 years. He is a church planter, house church practitioner, local church pastor, mega church and apostolic church movement leader, and advisor to Christian business leaders. He loves to connect leaders of different spheres of influence for multiplicative Kingdom impact in regional church movements all over the world. He is an advisor and friend to many apostolic leaders for their wholistic health and success in the unique dreams that God has given to them. Jason currently serves as a pastor in a multi ethnic, multi generational city church in the promised land of Canton, Ohio. His two adult children, Caris and JJ, are his first disciples and favorite people in the world, and his greatest desire is the grace to know Jesus more deeply every day.

Jehieli Calderon

Jehieli is a fundraising team member for Stadia; give through her campaign here.

Jehieli aka “Hey-ellie” hails originally from Puerto Rico but now calls Kissimmee, Florida home, alongside her husband Christian, two adorable kids Matias and Ellie, and their beloved dog Laika. With an MA in Visual Anthropology from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and her experience of working at Hunger Corp. in Puerto Rico as their Social Media Manager, Jehieli has honed her skills in communication and community outreach. Beyond her professional endeavors, Jehieli’s passion lies in fostering meaningful relationships to showcase God’s love. When not engaged in ministry, Jehieli and her family enjoy bonding over games and exploring new places to go out and eat.

Jenni Keller

Jenni Keller serves as Director of Catalyst Groups and Leadership Development for Multiply Indiana and is a coach and consultant with Jenni Keller & Co. Jenni grew up as a pastor’s kid, and served for 20 years in a multi-site, megachurch, before God interrupted her story and led her into church planting. She currently serves on the teaching team and as an advisor for a new church plant, Shepherd Church in Westfield, IN. She is passionate about the intersection of ministry and people development. She desires to see more ministry leaders serve and lead to their full potential, for the glory of God. Jenni and her husband love live music, the Pacers, and spending time with their four teenagers and dog, Molly, at home in Carmel, IN.

John Wasem

John has been engaged in the starting of new churches since 1983 as a strategist, coach, professor, and concept pioneer. He has filled a variety of roles with Stadia since 2004. John is approaching 50 years of ordained ministry having led churches in 5 locations – one of which he planted in 1994. He and his wife, Leslie, live in Candler, NC, and have 3 married children and 6 grandchildren.

Josh and Meri Benadum

Josh and Meri Benadum are disciple-makers and community builders in Orlando, Florida. Together they serve a burgeoning network of house churches, and partner with Youth for Christ in reaching underserved youth. Josh has a MA degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and specializes in training and deploying lay ministry leaders. He also works with Brave Future: a collaboration of thought leaders, organizations, and church networks dedicated to research and development for the future of the church.

Katelynn Batts

Katelynn is a fundraising team member for Stadia, give through her campaign here.

Katelynn lives outside of Raleigh, NC with her husband, Travis, and their two pets. Katelynn has served in the youth ministry of a local church plant for the past 6 years and is passionate about investing the in next generation. Katelynn graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 2022 which has equipped her to leverage her skills of strategy and execution for the greatest Kingdom Impact. In her free time, Katelynn loves to read, play board games, and visit her family in Wilmington, NC.

Keith Hileman

Keith Hileman serves as a Church Planter Coach with Stadia. He brings over 30 years of ministry experience, including pastoral leadership, organizational development, and cross-cultural ministry. Keith is passionate about helping church planters realize their clear calling, develop catalytic partnerships, and maximize their impact as servants of God’s mission.

As the Multicultural Lead at Run Free Company and a Director at WeAreThreaded.org, Keith facilitates cultural intelligence workshops and racial reconciliation conversations nationwide. His expertise in collaborative leadership, process design, and conflict resolution equips him to guide church planters through the unique challenges of establishing new faith communities.

Keith holds a Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and has served in various pastoral roles including Lead Pastor, Executive Pastor, and Pastor of Discipleship. He specializes in creating environments where leaders can thrive, ministries can align with their mission, and diverse communities can work together for lasting kingdom impact.

Kristin Scates

Kristin is a fundraising team member for Stadia, give through her campaign here.

Kristin lives with her husband and two boys in Berne, IN. From helping launch her childhood church home in Fishhawk, FL to serving on staff at Calvary Christian Church in Omaha, NE, Kristin’s heart has alway been to serve. She started with Stadia in Fall of 2020 and has served in a variety of roles in her time. When she is not working you can find her on a walk with a chai latte in hand or with her boys at a local park. Family means everything to Kristin, and helping families find a place to belong is her greatest desire.

Larrie Fraley

Larrie was a founder member of Christ’s Church of the Valley, Inc. in Peoria, Arizona (CCV). The Church was started in April 1982, and presently, around 50,000 people attend CCV at 16 locations throughout the valley.

Larrie has been with CCV for 24 years and is the Lead Global Outreach Pastor. He is married to Sheila. In their 54 years of marriage, they raised two daughters, seven grandchildren, and, most recently, a great-grandson.

Larrie serves on various international boards dedicated to fulfilling the great commission inspired by the great commandments. He has traveled to more than 80 countries, many more than once. Larrie delivered the keynote address on Strategic Planning at the University of Law and Politics in Xian, China, and the University of Beijing in Beijing, China.

Larrie created STARS Youth Sport, Inc. Since its inception in 2004, the organization has expanded to include over 25,000 youth athletes and 1100 coaches annually. The organization only covers the entire valley. Coaches travel the world teaching soccer to disadvantaged youngsters in Africa and Latin America.

Larrie is the founder of StreetlightUSA, an organization that rescues children who are being trafficked for sex in our community. Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable young children are currently exploited, abused, and sold on our city’s streets.

Before becoming a pastor, Larrie worked as the Director of Technology at Intel Corporation for 19 years. He led Intel’s Information Technology Centers worldwide. Intel is the world’s leading maker of microprocessors for both personal and commercial use.

Larrie holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s in biblical theology.

Lauren Hart

Lauren is a fundraising team member for Stadia, give through her campaign here.

As Director of Marketing at Stadia, Lauren blends strategic thinking, storytelling, and just the right amount of caffeine to help new churches thrive, grow, and multiply. With a background in Student Ministry, Graphic Design, and User Experience, she brings clarity and creativity to campaigns that connect people to the mission of helping new churches reach the next generation in meaningful ways. She’s passionate about big ideas, small details, and celebrating every milestone—preferably with a sweet treat. When she’s not crafting messages that move people, she’s enjoying time with her husband, daughter, and two wild pups. Together, they live in Kansas City.

Leilani Sizemore

Leilani is a fundraising team member of Stadia; give through her campaign here.

Leilani lives with her husband and two children in Dallas, GA. Leilani is a former Stadia employee, as well as a church planter. She and her husband planted Creekside Church in September 2019, and she currently serves on staff as Executive Pastor. In her spare time, she loves to run and listen to podcasts!

Lisa Bennett

Lisa Bennett is a story lover who grew up a Preacher’s Kid. She fell in love with and married her college crush, then set off for 8 years of ministry. Enter Church Planting, which led her to this current spot on the timeline—another 17 years down the road with lots more stories to tell. Lisa is a PanCan survivor who fully understands the weight of that statement. She is partner to husband, Jeff, host of Stadia’s Plant Strong Podcast, and treasures the fact that her favorite people ever, Madi and Macy, call her mom.

Madi Bennett

Hi! I’m Madi, a freelance creative who loves telling stories through photography, videography, and social media. For the past four years, I’ve worked in both film and ministry, blending production and marketing experience. Church planting has been a big part of my life growing up as a planter’s kid, so I’m really excited to be joining Stadia! Outside of work you’ll probably find me hiking or drinking way too much caffeine.

Mapi Byler

Mapi was born and raised in Lima, Peru.  At age 23, she moved to Akron, Ohio to pursue her MBA at the University of Akron, where she met her now husband, Chris. Together they have 3 girls, Alexa, Camila, and Ellie Rose. Chris was who introduced Mapi to Christ. Ever since then, Mapi has pursued knowing more about Jesus, his unending love and grace.

After she finished her MBA, Mapi worked for a company that specialized in fundraising, managing the overall direction of specific nonprofit organization’s accounts.  After the birth of her third child, she became a full-time mom and a health and wellness coach.  Mapi felt a call to seek the Lord in 2016 and she was introduced to a youth center in the area of Kenmore, called First Glance, whose mission is to connect students to Christ and the church through real, loving, and non-threatening avenues.  She became a regular volunteer at First Glance and learned it is our job to love people and the Holy Spirit’s job to convict, the importance of making disciples, saturating the city with the word of God and being obedient to the next step while surrendering it all to Jesus.  In connecting with students, Mapi realized she has a fire inside to serve God while growing His kingdom on earth.  In response to God’s calling, in 2020 Mapi and her family moved from the suburbs (Uniontown) to the city of Kenmore and started homeschooling her kids, while working with Stadia and continued volunteering at First Glance.

Mapi’s heart beats for sharing Jesus with anyone that she comes in contact with and loves people like Jesus would.  Her favorite part of the day is the time she spends with Jesus, whether it is sitting on her favorite chair at home with a hot cup of coffee and His word on her hands, or worshipping Jesus while she drives through the city.   Prayer and worship have become her favorite things.  And Jesus is her favorite to be with!

Marc Lucenius

Marc Lucenius serves as the Lead Pastor of 938 Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, where he is committed to building healthy, multiplying churches that reach new people. He brings over two decades of experience in pastoral leadership, preaching, and organizational development. Along the way, Marc has helped lead church mergers and partnered in launching and strengthening multiple church plants throughout the greater Philadelphia region. He is passionate about developing leaders, clarifying vision, and creating sustainable ministry systems that fuel long-term gospel impact. Marc is also an author and entrepreneur, leading a small local business alongside his ministry work. He holds an MDiv and DMin and lives in Chester County with his family. He and his wife, Kathleen, love spending any time they get with their three children in college, and he is serious about his Philadelphia sports teams.

Matt Mehaffey

In 2018, Matt and Janie Mehaffey (along with their two sons Chase and Jackson) moved to Pittsburgh where he serves as Lead Pastor of Discovery Christian Church. Heaven on earth to him looks like a baseball field, golfing with his sons, and vacationing with his family at a Disney Park (just don’t call him a Disney adult). Matt has a heart for church planters and leaders and to help then discern God’s call for their life. His hero from the Bible is Barnabas who was a door-opener for younger leaders so they could take the gospel further than he could.

Michelle Fredericks

Michelle Fredericks  is a seasoned ministry leader from Australia, married to Matt, with three adult children and four beloved grandchildren. Having grown up in church from the age of five, Michelle has spent her life deeply rooted in faith and service.

She served for 18 years at a multi-site church as an Executive Pastor overseeing worship, including five years as a Campus Pastor. For the past eight years, Michelle has also led the Australian Christian Churches Women’s Department for Queensland and the Northern Territory, championing and equipping women in ministry across the region.

In 2022, she became the Queensland and Northern Territory State Director for Alphacrucis University College, and now works with Scripture Union Australia in the national event space. Michelle is also a qualified Professional Supervisor, drawing on her extensive experience to support and strengthen leaders in ministry.

Mike Tooley

Mike Tooley is one of those rare people who has been fortunate enough to blend the pursuit of two professional passions:   leading and practicing employment law at a national law firm for 30+ years and serving as Leadership and Strengths Coach of Upstream Principles LLC.

From more than 30 years of experience representing employers in the faith-based and secular worlds, Mike discovered that the “secret sauce” for winning workplace disputes was to prevent them from arising in the first place, and the best way to do that is by helping organizations create better workplaces in which their employees are developed, cultivated and engaged.

Mindy Caliguire

Mindy Caliguire is the Founder and President of Soul Care (www.soulcare.com), which emerged from her experience of church planting in Boston. She served in executive leadership at Gloo (www.gloo.us), and at Willow Creek Association (now Global Leadership Network), and engages organizations including Cru, Compassion International, ECFA, National Christian Foundation, and many churches and ministries across the US and beyond. Mindy’s books include Discovering Soul Care, Spiritual Friendship, STIR, and Ignite Your Soul.

Mo Hofman

With heavy hearts, we share the passing of our treasured teammate, Mo Hofman. We are so fortunate to have known Mo and will forever be changed by the ways she loved Jesus and valued people. As a Stadia Project Manager, Mo was instrumental in starting many new churches. Her influence and impact on those works continue, and her example and legacy are to be celebrated. We trust that she was met with, “Well done, good and faithful servant!”

Mo Hofman has over 15 years’ experience in organizational planning, team development, and maximizing project goals, with  6+ years specifically in church planting, multisite, and church logistics. She loves the church and enjoys the behind-the-scenes work in sharing the gospel.  In her spare time, you will find her walking her dog Shadow, crocheting blankets, working out with friends, and on the field cheering for her kids at their sports events.  Mo and Aaron have been married since 2001 and have two teenagers Maddie and Austin.

Nick Boring

Before arriving as Stadia’s Collaboration Catalyst, Nick served 20 years in corporate America as a Sales & Marketing executive at Fortune 500 companies. He left the corporate arena in 2003 and joined the staff of Kensington Community Church, in Troy, MI, where he served as their Director of Church Planting. Most recently, Nick served as the U.S. Catalyst for Vision360 and led a team of 12 City Catalysts across the U.S. focused on collaborative church planting. Nick travels extensively throughout the U.S., networking, connecting and empowering collaboration between churches of many tribes, networks, church planters and church planting teams.

Obe Arellano

Obe Arellano is the founder and CEO of Exponential Español. He has 20 years of experience planting churches in North America and Latin America. Obe also provides coaching to pastors helping their churches have a healthy leadership culture, vision to multiply, and establish proven systems that help them have greater impact. Obe is passionate about planting new churches and has a vision to catalyze healthy church movements that multiply and leave a legacy of multiplication throughout the Americas. He has been married to his wonder woman, Jacqueline, for 19 years.

Obe Arellano es el fundador y CEO de Exponential Español. Tiene 20 años de experiencia plantando iglesias en norteamérica y latinoamérica. Obe también brinda asesoramiento a pastores para ayudar a sus iglesias a tener una cultura de liderazgo saludable, una visión de multiplicación y establecer sistemas comprobados que les ayuden a tener un mayor impacto. Obe es un apasionado de plantar nuevas iglesias y tiene la visión de catalizar movimientos de iglesias saludables que se multipliquen y dejen un legado de multiplicación en todo América del Norte, Centro y Sur. Está casado con su mujer maravilla, Jacqueline, desde hace 19 años.

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Rev. Courtney Wright

With a degree in business, Courtney spent almost 30 years in corporate America and has held many officer and managerial-level positions. She worked for a Fortune 100 company, for 26 years and for a Georgia-based domestic insurance company, where she held the positions of Vice President of Sales and President for several years. Her list of accomplishments is numerous and her performance stellar, in her field.  She was ranked in the top 2% of all Managers and Leaders for over 20 years.

After much deliberation, Courtney made the pivotal decision to leave corporate America to work with her husband in their family-owned business, the Wright Financial Group, LLC as a licensed Principal, Stockbroker, and Financial Advisor. The Wright Financial Group offers financial counseling, retirement planning, and investment advising to consumers and small to mid-size corporations.

Courtney has always served in ministry, in her local church. In 2012, Courtney began to follow her life’s purpose and became the Pastor of Apostolic Ministries at Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral and the Chief Operating Officer of Christian Alliance of Pastors, Inc. (CAP).  In this capacity, she is responsible for providing strategic oversight and creating organizational programming and structure for CAP which supports Church Planters and incumbent Pastors of churches. She is the Dean of the Dale C. Bronner Institute of Ministry and Leadership Development, which provides theological and spiritual formation education to Pastors, Ministers, and Church Leaders. She is also a Certified Life-forming Leadership Coach, who does Executive Coaching with selected clients.

Rodney Wardwell

Rodney Wardwell is the Lead Pastor of Newhope Church, a thriving church in the Pacific Northwest. Marked by their mission to present hope and develop people, they are one church with multiple locations. Rodney is a church planter at heart who serves as a member of the field base team for the Church Multiplication Network of the Assemblies of God. Rodney and his wife Kate and their two kids, Kierstyn and Ryan planted a church in Oklahoma City prior to moving to the Puget Sound Region. Rodney loves to invest in the next generation of pastors, planters, and leaders. He also provides oversight for Newhope’s School of Leadership and Ministry and the Newhope Church Planter Residency in Puyallup, Washington. In addition to pastoring, Rodney is also a life and ministry coach and has a heart to invest in pastors, planters, and leaders of all backgrounds.

Sam Chacko

Sam is a fundraising team member of Stadia, give through his campaign here.

Sam Chacko serves as the Lead Pastor at LOFT City Church in Richardson, TX. He helped plant the church in 2011 and has seen the church become a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural church community. Sam is a second-generation Indian American and a third-generation pastor. He’s also been a bi-vocational church planter, having served 15 years on staff at Marketplace Ministries. Church planting is something near and dear to Sam and his family. He has a heart to see more minority-led multi-ethnic church plants and to see bi-vocational pastors flourish in ministry.

He serves on the board of the Ethnos Network (a decentralized, global church planting network that catalyzes multiethnic church plants in urban spaces around universities), Advance Initiative (a ministry that exists to see a movement of gospel-centered, multiethnic churches planted by or among Indian Americans) and Threaded (a ministry committed to inspiring relationships, reconciliation, and collaborative action among the diverse body of Christ).

Sam has been married to Ann since 2003, and God has blessed them with three incredible children—Nicole, Timothy, & Micah. In his free time, he enjoys reading, traveling and enjoying all sports connected to Philadelphia (Eagles, Sixers, Phillies).  Yes, he is an Eagles fan in Cowboys territory!

Tabitha Tuccillo

Tabitha is a fundraising team member for Stadia; give through her campaign here.

Tabitha resides in Milledgeville, GA with her husband, Joey, and son, Luke! But don’t let that fool you, she was born in Ohio and claims all their sports’ teams. From being involved in the church her whole life, Tabitha knows the impact and importance the church has on the next generation. You can find Tabby at a coffee shop, shopping at TJMaxx, serving in student ministry with Joey, or hanging out with her family on any day. She finds her passion in connecting and forming relationships to help people understand the hope that Jesus has for their lives.

Tim Celek

Tim is a fundraising team member for Stadia, give through his campaign here.

Tim lives in Costa Mesa, CA with his wife of 40+ years, Sue. In 1988, Tim planted The Crossing Church, and over 30 years had the opportunity to see the Crossing grow, reflect, and impact the coastal community of Orange County. On the church’s 30th birthday, Tim intentionally handed off leadership of The Crossing Church. During Tim’s tenure, The Crossing Church resourced 5 new churches, which makes Tim’s role of Senior Director of New Church Growth with Stadia the perfect fit for this Harley-loving church planter. Tim also enjoys sailboat racing, and when he isn’t on boats or motorcycles, he loves to spend time biking and building Legos with his grandsons (and their moms, who happen to be Tim’s daughters!)

Will Blanchard

Will Blanchard serves as a teaching pastor and leader of the Multiplication Team at Fellowship Bible Church in Northwest Arkansas. He and his wife, Sarah, have been married twenty-one years and have been blessed with four beautiful children. Will intentionally invests his leadership in the cultivation of healthy, multiplying churches and leaders who know and express the authentic Christ. His academic studies include Arkansas Tech University (BS Business), Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (MA), and Dallas Theological Seminary (DEdMin). In his spare time, Will and his family enjoy outdoor adventures together on the trails and rivers in the Ozarks.