Pastoral Leadership Team
Mike Hearon
Lead Pastor
John Barrett
Executive Pastor
John Franks
Associate Pastor
Worship & Community Life
Mike Phillips
Associate Pastor
Discipleship
Andy Lee
Associate Pastor
Luke Niday
Assistant Pastor
Outreach
Jim Knight
Pastoral Care
Carl Ellis
Pastoral Advisor
for Strategic Initiatives
Worship & Music
John Franks
Associate Pastor
Worship & Community Life
Leigh Fleury
Director of Music Ministries
Kirk Sauers
Evening Worship Leader
Andy Reid
Corporate Worship Associate
Melissa Schultz
Canterbury Choir Director
Discipleship
Mike Phillips
Associate Pastor
Discipleship
Chris Williams
Director of Young Professionals & Cultural Engagement
Susie Lovekamp
Coordinator
Hand in Hand Ministry
Vanessa Hawkins
Director of
Women’s Ministry
Erin Mills
Women’s Ministry
Administrative Assistant
Children’s Ministry
Louise Coleman
Director of Children’s Ministry
Elizabeth Barone
Ministry Assistant
Kelly Tabb
Nursery Coordinator
Beth Cave
Preschool Coordinator
Leslee Bogdanow
Elementary Coordinator
Megan Pierce
Children’s Event Coordinator
Youth Ministry
D.T. House
Director of Youth Ministry
Natalie Cook
Assistant Director
Jon Meshanko
Assistant Director
Outreach
Luke Niday
Assistant Pastor
Outreach
Stephen Pittman
Director
Hope for Augusta
Mike Rosser
Assistant Director
Hope for Augusta
Jonathan Stamberg
Director
International Link
Medical Campus Outreach
Kaitlyn McNair
Women’s Director
Chandler Holgate
Resource Director
Clark Newton
Regional Director
George Lazari
Augusta Director
Campus Outreach
Andrew Sears
Regional Director
Alan Martin
Area Director
Steven Zhang
Resource Director
Madison Ewers
Events Coordinator
Andrew Martinez
Resource Staff
Ellen Skillingstad
Office Manager
Travis Skillingstad
Augusta University Director
Hope Grinnell
Women’s Coordinator
Augusta University
Kyle Grinnell
Campus Staff
Augusta University
Sam Ivey
Paine University Director
Communication
Sandy Lanclos
Interim Director of Communication & Video Media
Beth Benson
Multimedia Specialist
Rachel Hyatt
Graphic Designer
Operations
Chris White
Director of Ministry Operations
Vonnie Eidson
Lead Pastor’s Executive Assistant
Nicole Novak
Receptionist
Asher Allen
ReceptionistFinance & Accounting Manager 
Bonnie Bowles
Bookkeeper
Database Administrator Kelly Tabb
Member Care and
Data Assistant
Facilities
Hallie Merry
Facilities Coordinator
Gregory Trent
Maintenance Supervisor
Will Bridges
Maintenance Associate
Theresa Brooks
Housekeeping
Robert Haynes
Facilities Associate
Sam Moccia Maintenance/Facilities Associate 
Angie Scott
Housekeeping
