* denotes multi-state geographic range
Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, AL
joe.weatherly@weatherlyconsulting.org
Arizona
Coach Bio: Lonnie Bullock, New Church Specialties Executive Director. Lonnie has been a pastor serving as youth pastor, associate pastor and lead pastor for 28 years in Michigan and Indiana. He successfully led the last church he served in Munster, IN through the ReFocusing process two times during his 10 year tenure. The church moved toward increased health during each refocus in remarkable ways and the attendance increased from 125 – 300.
For two years he served as the Mission Development director for the Northwest Indiana District Church of the Nazarene overseeing the efforts of the district in Refocusing, Restarting and planting new churches.
Lonnie joined the staff of NCS as a Senior Consultant is 2000. In December 2010 he was selected to become the executive direction of NCS after serving for several years as the Chief Operations Officer. His areas of specialties include Church Health, Strategic Planning, Assessments (church and individual), Coaching NewStarts, ReFocusing and ReStarts. He has trained thousands of pastors and church leaders in implementing church health strategies and ReFocusing.
He has personally coached over 125 pastors through the NewStart, ReFocus and ReStart process and worked with dozens of judicatories and denominations in the area of assessment and development of action plans to move into God’s future. He has extensive training and skill in doing behavioral interviewing assessments and church assessments. He oversees the assessment training events for NCS. He works with several judicatories/districts helping them develop strategies for implementing a church health multiplication movement. NCS has worked with over 2000 congregations in the area of church health with a focus on developing strategy to move to increased health.
He is a graduate of Olivet Nazarene University with a BA in Theology and a Master’s Degree from Olivet in Counseling. He is also a graduate of the Church of the Nazarene’s School of Large Church Management.
He and his wife Karen live in Mesa, AZ. Karen works for NCS as an administrative assistant. Lonnie and Karen have two daughters. Their oldest daughter Kristie lives in Arizona and works for NCS in the area of assessments. She is also the mother of their grandson Colin. Their youngest daughter, Kasie is married and living in Meridian, ID with their granddaughter and three grandsons.
Phone: 480-659-2547
Email: Lonnie@yourncs.org
Geographic Area: located in MESA, AZ; covering USA
Website: www.yourncs.org
California
COLFAX, CA
markadams@undeniableblessing.org
VISTA, CA
shbentley639@gmail.com
ORANGEVALE, CA
jon.cicle@nccsda.com
PLEASANT HILL, CA
del.dunavant@nccsda.com
MOORPARK, CA
gmikeliv@gmail.com
STOCKTON, CA
Rudolph.peters@nccsda.com
THOUSAND OAKS, CA
wregier@churchassistanceministry.org
SACRAMENTO, CA
vincent.saunders@nccsda.com
TRACY, CA
david@convergepacwest.com
Colorado
Delaware
MILFORD, DE
info@andyismycoach.com
Florida
John Kimball
OVIEDO, FL
pjkimball@ccccusa.com
Duke Matlock
KISSIMMEE, FL
duke@dukematlock.com
Larry Taylor
THE VILLAGES, FL
larryt088@gmail.com
Coach Bio: Mark Weible serves as the Director of Church Planting for the Greater Orlando Baptist Association. He is also the co-founder and strategic Director of the Renovate National Church Revitalization Conference and Directional Leader for ReproducingChurches.com. Mark has been a certified NCD Coach for nearly 20 years.
Email: mweible@goba.org
Phone: 407-293-0450
Geographic Area: Orlando, FL
Website: www.goba.org
Georgia
Larry Cheek
CONYERS, GA
lcheek@stonemountainbaptistassociation.org
Wayne Hendrickson
ELLIJAY, GA
wayne.hendrickson@ymail.com
Phillip Wall
MACON, GA
philwall@gadistag.org
Idaho
Jonathan Dinger
POCATELLO, ID
jdinger@gracepocatello.org
Steve Penner
WEISER, ID
spenner60@gmail.com
Illinois
Bill Blonski
CHICAGO-FLOSSMOOR, IL
deecrease@aol.com
Don Green
LINCOLN, IL
dgreen@lincolnchristian.edu
Josh Matson
AURORA, IL
josh@fccaurora.org
Bryan Moak
PARK RIDGE, IL
bryan@convergemidamerica.org
Gary Rohrmayer
PARK RIDGE, IL
gary@convergemidamerica.org
Scott Sherwood
PEKIN, IL
scottjsherwood@gmail.com
Coach Bio: I have 45 years of experience in churches from single pastorate to multi-staff, and have used NCD in three of those churches I have served. I have served in rural areas (Mt. Pulaski, IL, Moweaqua Il), small towns (Robinson, IL), and in a city setting (Rockford, IL). Every church I have served has experienced numerical growth and discipleship improvement. My strengths are leadership, preaching, and administration.
Email: markweber.weber@gmail.com
Phone: 217-791-2413
Geographic Range: I live in central Illinois and am willing to coach churches in the Midwest
Iowa
Jeffery Griffith
ESTHERVILLE, IA
kralupy@gmail.com
Bruce Pfadenhauer
DES MOINES, IA
bruce@openbiblecentral.org
Tim Purcell
CHARLES CITY, IA
tpurcell@iamndistrict.org
Kansas
Jeff Gannon
WICHITA, KS
jgannon@chapelhillwichita.org
Louisiana
Leroy Divinity, Jr.
FOLSOM, LA
ldivinit@bellsouth.net
Scott Horn
BATON ROUGE, LA
c.scott.horn@gmail.com
Maine
Dan Abbatiello
RAYMOND, ME
dabbatiello@maine.rr.com
Tony Searles
WINDHAM, ME
tssearles@gmail.com
Massachusetts
William Button
STURBRIDGE, MA
bbutton@snedag.org
Loring Carpenter
MENDON, MA
jlcarpentersr@gmail.com
Michigan
David Balicki
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
dbalicki@wmis.net
Mike Kitsko
DAVISON, MI
mikek@emdnaz.org
Galan Walther
ANN ARBOR, MI
galan.walther@michigandistrict.org
Minnesota
Steven Anderson
OWATONNA, MN
pastorstevemn@gmail.com
Ron Hamilton
LAKE ELMO, MN
rhamilton@ccccusa.com
Curtis McGinnis
BYRON, MN
curtis.mcginnis@gmail.com
Missouri
Shawn Hughes
WEBSTER GROVES, MO
shawn@hughesleadershipadvisors.com
Ben Stratton
ST. LOUIS, MO
benpstratton@gmail.com
Mississippi
Nelson Roth
GULFPORT, MS
nelson@relevantministry.org
Montana
Jonathan Wiggins
BILLINGS, MT
jwiggins@rmdcma.com
Nebraska
Isaac Brown
Ministry Consultant
Brown Church Development Group
Certified NCD Coach
Coach Bio: Isaac joined Brown Church Development Group following the completion of his Christian Leadership degree from Liberty University. As a millennial, Isaac provides a unique outlook on ministry and strategies for growth in today’s culture.
In his role as NCD Ministry Coach, Isaac brings passion, enthusiasm, and contagious optimism for organizational health to every ministry he touches. Isaac’s genuine care and concern for the Church allows him to speak frankly about behaviors and issues that may hinder Gospel advancement. Isaac has a unique gift of helping churches tackle
complex issues and find strategic solutions to help them recognize their full potential.
Email: ibrown@churchdevelopment.net
Phone: 888.879.1338
Geographic Region: The United States
Website: www.churchdevelopment.net
Todd Brown
President and CEO Founder
Brown Church Development Group
Certified NCD Coach
Certified StratOP Facilitator
Coach Bio: As the CEO and Founder of Brown Church Development Group, Todd provides the overall leadership for the company and devotes a significant amount of time to coaching and consulting. Todd is driven by his love for Christ and the local church. His passion is to see each church realize its full potential while avoiding the roadblocks to success.
The result has been the relentless development of methods and processes that help the local church clarify its ministry, fulfill its mission, maintain its unity, and remain faithful to its testimony and outreach. An NCD Certified Coach for more than a decade, Todd has helped hundreds of churches discover the barriers limiting their church and provided them with ministry solutions.
Email: tbrown@churchdevelopment.net
Phone: 888.879.1338
Geographic Region: The United States
Website: www.churchdevelopment.net
New York
Lyle Heggemeier
Rochester, NY
lheggemeier@gmail.com
Jonathan Ivanoff
BABYLON, NY
frjonathan@hotmail.com
Claude Valdes
BALDWINSVILLE, NY
claude@theforwardcollective.com
Mike Webster
UTICA, NY
mike@spirit-word.com
North Carolina
Tom Greener
FAYETTEVILLE, NC
tgreener@nccumc.org
Justin Nash
CHARLOTTE, NC
jnash@acgc.us
Claire Young
WILMINGTON, NC
Ignite.HopeandHealth@gmail.com
Ohio
Verle Brubacker
NORTH CANTON, OH
pastorverle@justswamp.com
Coach Bio: Gary Diehl was introduced to the dynamics of what a healthy local church looks like through the Natural Church Development in 1998 while serving as his home church's site coordinator during an “Integrated
Planning” consultation. Gary joined the Living Stones Associates team in 2001 and began consulting with churches out of a growing conviction that many congregations need comprehensive, biblically grounded guidance to become healthy and effective in our rapidly changing world. He was trained and certified with NCD in 2002 and recertified by NCD America and NCD International in 2019.
During his 35+year career in the business world, Gary sharpened his skills in problem solving, leadership dynamics, team development, project management, and strategic planning which he now uses to coach,
guide and equip churches and leaders.
Gary serves pastors, leaders, teams, local congregations and multiple denominations across North America while based in Ohio. Among other certifications, he is a certified NCD Coach with NCD America and NCD International and a lead consultant and NCD specialist with the Living Stones Associates consulting team (www.living-stones.com ). He can be reached at gary73d@aol.com.
Email: gary73d@aol.com
Geographic Region: Alliance, OH
Dan Peterson
POLAND, OH
dan@convergemidatlantic.com
Tom Rupli
VANDALIA, OH
trupli@openbibleeast.org
Coach Bio: Patrick began full-time ministry in 2004 and has served the local church in roles as a worship leader, creative arts director, and operations pastor, as well as helping plant a church in Utah. He also spent time as a content and video director in a marketing agency, servicing small businesses to global non-profits. He's a strategic leader and has a deep passion for empowering the local church. Patrick is a NCD Master Certified Coach, as well as an ICF Associate Certified Coach. If your church is stuck, or if you’re looking understand or increase your church health, Patrick is the person to help.
Email: patrick.sprague@mac.com
Phone: 573-718-3761
Geographic Range: Anywhere east of the Mississippi. Based in Ohio, regularly serving Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois and Missouri.
Timothy Waugh
HAMILTON, OH
timwaugh@att.net
Oklahoma
Jimmy Kinnaird
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
jkinnaird@bgco.org
Bob Thomas
NOBLE, OK
btminc54@att.net
Oregon
Chuck Burkeen
GLADSTONE, OR
charles.burkeen@oc.npuc.org
Mark Hoeffner
PORTLAND, OR
markh@cbnw.org
Pennsylvania
David Bunnell
JOHNSTOWN, PA
dave@cemlife.com
Brian Hammond
NEW CASTLE, PA
bhammond@emchurch.org
Gary Kuehner
MYERSTOWN, PA
gckuehner@comcast.net
Brian Reid
WARREN, PA
breid@westpa.net
Jason Rising
PHOENVIXVILLE, PA
jason@vergeleadership.com
Coach Bio: Carl Shank has been a licensed natural church development (NCD) consultant since its inception to the United States in 1998. He has had advanced NCD training along with other consultant development. In addition to his M.Div. and Th.M. (systematic theology) work, Carl has been a youth, associate, solo, and lead pastor in his 40 years of church ministry, pastoring beginning and established congregations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and New York state. He has served with Reformed Baptist, Orthodox Presbyterian and Brethren in Christ congregations and denominational groups. This wide breadth of theological and pastoral experience has helped him discern needs and problems and work with many different kinds of environments and church people. This experience culminated in his serving as a Field Associate focusing on church health for the Brethren in Christ Church in three of their five national conferences.
Carl's organizational business experience comes from a number of years working with the Chamber of Commerce board and committees of Mount Joy, PA. He served as Vice-President of that board through 2014 and has been integrally involved in that organization's health and progress.
Carl has effectively worked with over 130 congregations from a number of
denominational affiliations, including Brethren in Christ, Church of the Brethren, Independent, Evangelical Free, Baptist, Church of God and Bible Fellowship churches. He has mentored numerous pastors, taught in a number of local Bible institutes as well as serving as an adjunct faculty member of The King’s College, trained InterVarsity leaders on the East Coast and has been regularly sought out for his acknowledged gifts of discernment and wisdom in dealing with church issues.
Email Consulting: carl@carlshankconsulting.com
Email Other: cshanktype@gmail.com
Phone: 717-385-6468
Geographic Range: Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states
Website: www.carlshankconsulting.com
Marco Ulloa
SALUNGA, PA
antoniou@emm.org
Tennessee
Skip Armistead
BRENTWOOD, TN
skip.armistead@tnumc.com
Paul Harris
KNOXVILLE, TN
pharris.mba@gmail.com
Adam Roberts
FRANKLIN, TN
adamr@antiochian.org
Rusty Sumrall
NASHVILLE, TN
rsumrall@nashvillebaptists.com
Coach Bio: Archer Thorpe, DMin, served as Coach/Ministry Strategist for the Executive Board Ministries of The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Archer coaches pastors, church leaders and teams. He has coached pastors and church leaders as they gained clarity in their calling and deepened their character. Archer has coached teams as they created relational communities and engaged the culture.
Archer served as a pastor for seventeen years, and has served on the Executive Board Staff of two state conventions.
Archer has an extensive background in helping churches and pastors in the areas of congregational strategic planning. stewardship development, capital fund raising, personal money management, and church architecture development,.
Email: archerthorpe@comcast.net
Phone: 615-330-0917
Geographic Range: Franklin, TN (Nashville)
Texas
Truitt Adair
ST. LUBBOCK, TX
tadair@sibi.cc
Randall Adkisson
DENTON, TX
radkisson@healthyministry.com
Alan Allen
PEARLAND, TX
aallen2@sbcglobal.net
Greg Demmitt
GATESVILLE, TX
gdemmitt@gmail.com
Rus Hooper
Granbury, TX
pastorrus@yahoo.com
Michael Rod
BRENHAM, TX
mike@gcfchurch.us
Mark Searing
ARLINGTON, TX
marksearing@gmail.com
Shawn Sullivan
SAN ANTONIO, TX
shawns@crossbridgecommunitychurch.com
Virginia
Steve Carlin
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
steve@newlife.global
Washington
Coach Bio: Pastor Justin Manzey is the founder and president of Latitude Ministries. He has been in ministry for 30 years. Pastor Justin has been a church planter, senior pastor, itinerant speaker, and an author of a handful of books. Pastor Justin has been a part of NCD for 22 years, and has trained 100s of NCD coaches and has worked with 100s of churches in multiple countries taking them through the NCD Process. Pastor Justin has been married to his wife Kim for 28 years and they have two adult children.
Email: justin@latitudeministries.com
Phone: 1(604) 615-1927
Geographic Region: The United States, Canada and multiple Countries
Website: www.latitudeministries.com
Rodney Mills
SPOKANE, WA
RodneyM@uccsda.org
John Stanton
SPOKANE, WA
johns@uccsda.org
Wisconsin
David Eisley
OSHKOSH, WI
pdeisley@gmail.com
Gary Harrison
MOSINEE, WI
gharrison@pinmin.org
Gary Janetzke
GERMANTOWN, WI
Gary.Janetzke@crmleaders.org
Coach Bio: I have served the EFCA, Converge-BGC, C&MA, SBC, CBA and NAB denominations. I am also collaborating with IPM and TMG in efforts ranging from Intentional Interim Pastoring, Coaching, Organizational Health Consulting and writing. I provide Change Management that transforms non-profit organizations into missionally focused, emotionally healthy and spiritually vital ministries. This often includes a thorough organizational assessment, reorganizing staff, defining mission/vision/values, addressing conflict, realigning missional focus, financial management and fundraising, building programs, leadership training and coaching, community influence and visitor assimilation.
Email: jeff@patheway.org
Phone: 920.810.4984
Geographic Range: International (USA and Canada)
Website: www.patheway.org
Tom Pietz
RUBICON, WI
tompietz@live.com
Rob Weise
STEVENS POINT, WI
rweise@forestlakes-efca.org
Wyoming
Emery Hurd
CHEYENNE, WY
EmeryHurd@gmail.com
