About Acts 29

Brian Howard has over 30 years of proven leadership experience as a CEO, executive coach, church planter, lead pastor, consultant, and business owner. He has successfully started multiple businesses and several non-profit organizations and is in his fifth year as the President of Acts 29. Brian has coached thousands of leaders as the founder of Context Coaching and has worked as an organizational consultant across a wide range of industries. Brian holds a Master's degree from Talbot School of Theology where he is an adjunct professor. Brian has been married for 30 years, has four adult children, and lives in Southern California.

Adam is married to Kristen. They have two children. Adam came into Acts29 when he planted The Crossing Church. He has been a pastor for over 25 years and has a doctorate from Reformed Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity from Columbia. Adam loves anything outdoors: surfing, fly fishing, and hunting. Adam serves as Vice President for Acts 29, leading church planting, and as a pastor at The Church of Eleven22.

Dan Vander Plaats is the vice president of development for Acts 29. Dan has over 20 years of experience in leadership and fundraising for Christian ministries having served on the Boards of three Christian organizations and in church leadership. He also holds a master’s degree in Nonprofit Administration and a certificate in Church and Christian Ministry Leadership. He is married to Denise and is father to Ben and Emma.

Scott serves as Executive Vice President of Churches for Acts 29, providing leadership for the network's Council and US Regions. Working closely with the President and senior leadership team, he helps shape and implement strategies that strengthen churches, develop leaders, and advance church planting throughout the Acts 29 network.

Before joining Acts 29's executive leadership team, Scott served in church planting ministry in India and as Executive Pastor of Redeemer Church of Dubai, UAE. Throughout his ministry, he has worked alongside church planters and leaders across North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, bringing a broad global perspective and extensive cross-cultural leadership experience.

Scott and his wife, Angela, live in the Dallas area with their four children, where he is an elder at Citizens Church.

Andy has over 15 years of expertise in nonprofit operations, with a focus on finance, human resources, and communications. He has led church operations teams through a variety of phases of church life: from church planting to multiplication to multi-site.

A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Andy lives in his hometown with his wife, Ashley, and their four children.

Philip Moore is married to Rachel and they have five children. In 2006, Phillip moved to France to pastor a church in the eastern suburbs of Paris. The church has since planted three daughter churches and trained and sent a couple to plant a church in the centre of Paris. He is now starting a new church in the 5th Arrondissement of Paris. Philip is the Director for Acts 29 Europe.

Adam Ramsey leads Liberti Church on the Gold Coast, Australia and also serves as the director for Acts 29 Asia Pacific. The author of several books, including 'Truth on Fire' and ‘Faithfully Present', his favourite parts of life include being married to Kristina, making memories with their five kids, and preaching good news. Adam holds two masters degrees in theology and leadership, and is presently a PhD candidate at Queensland Theological College. He is quite serious about joy and an avid practitioner of laughter.

Francisco began his ministry as a teenager and has preached in several countries around the world during the last 20 years. He is the lead pastor of Casa de Libertad in Guatemala City and has a passion to reach others with the gospel through church planting. He lives in Guatemala with his wife Carol and his four children.

Cristiano serves as the Director of Acts 29 Brazil. Previously, Cristiano was the first assessment coordinator for Acts 29 in the Portuguese language. Additionally, he is the pastor of the Redentor Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cristiano was also the planter of the Comunidade Batista de Macaé Church and currently acts as a mentor at the FOCO Theological Seminary. He holds degrees in Theology and Business Administration. Cristiano worked for fourteen years in the Oil and Gas industry before working full-time in ministry. He is married to Edna and is the father of Mariana and Alice.

One Mokgatle currently serves as Global Equipping Pastor at The Church of Eleven22 and Regional Director for Acts 29 Sub-Saharan Africa. Born in Botswana and raised in South Africa, he co-founded Rooted Fellowship where he served as Lead Pastor for ten years before transitioning to Eleven22. One recently relocated to Jacksonville, FL with his wife Confidence and their two daughters. In this season of his life, he continues to focus on developing leaders and expanding the reach of the gospel by equipping believers to faithfully live out their faith in everyday relationships and communities.

Dwight and his wife, Jessica, live in Montréal with their four children. In 2011, they began Church 21, a multi-location church in the province of Québec. Dwight has a great desire to see churches planted all throughout Canada. He enjoys baseball, running, reading, U2, and playing in the city with his family.

Noel is the teaching pastor at Riverview, a multi-site church in the Lansing, Michigan area that actively engages younger generations in both in-person and digital spaces. He is an author, podcaster, speaker, and church leadership coach. He is married to Grace, and they have four adult children and one son-in-law.

Rodney planted Stonegate Church in 2009, a thriving church on the south side of Dallas. He's been deeply vested in church planting, sending multiple church planters across the DFW area and beyond. He has over 20 years of ministry experience and loves to leverage that experience to serve pastors and planters. He's married to Laura, his bride of over 20 years, and they have three children.

Justin Jackson, originally from a small town in southeastern Oklahoma, met Jesus early and felt called to ministry as a teenager. After high school, he and his wife Rachel attended the University of Central Oklahoma, where Justin earned a degree in sociology. During college, he developed a passion for ministering to Chinese students and began learning Mandarin. They married in 2010 and soon after served as church planting missionaries in Asia for over two years.

Returning to the U.S., Justin served as a Pastoral Resident at Henderson Hills Baptist Church, completed an M.Div. at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and became Lead Pastor at Grace Church in Ovilla, TX. He later earned a D.Min. and Ph.D., served as VP of Academic Affairs at Southern Bible Institute and College, and taught as an adjunct at several seminaries. He currently serves as Pastor of Theological Development at Stonegate Church.

Justin and Rachel have four children—Timothy, Abigail, Titus, and Jonathan—and enjoy outdoor adventures, baseball, reading fiction, hiking, wildlife photography, mountain biking, and coffee.

Chan Kilgore is the Lead Pastor of New River Fellowship. He is passionate about how the gospel can inform and transform our everyday lives. He holds degrees from Central Florida and Reformed Theological Seminary. Chan has been married for more than 30 years and has been blessed with three beautiful daughters and a grandson. He enjoys woodworking, home remodeling, reading, and going to the beach with his wife.

David Pinckney has been married Sharon since 1988, and together they have raised four sons and one daughter. He began pastoring a historic village church in New Hampshire, and then served on staff at a large church in southern Pennsylvania. He led the planting of River of Grace Church in 2002 in Concord, NH where he continues to serve as one of the elders. David holds a master of divinity degree from Bethel Seminary, and serves on the leadership teams of Small Town Summit in New England. Previously he served as Acts 29’s Rural Strategist. He enjoys people, history, traveling, and bacon, but does not enjoy doing projects on their 1857 farm house.

Rachel has worked in marketing and communications for 17+ years. She began her career with Wycliffe Bible Translators and has been with Acts 29 for more than 8 years. She holds a bachelor's degree from LeTourneau University and a master's degree from Eastern Michigan University. Originally from Florida, Rachel lives in Colorado with her husband and their three sons. She enjoys the outdoors, reading, cooking, being a crazy soccer mom, and laughing about all her mistakes during weekly tennis lessons.

Rebekah has 10+ years of experience planning and managing events ranging from corporate conferences and trainings to retreats and community outreach events. She believes every event, big or small, should be a memorable experience. She has been with Acts 29 for over 8 years and helped her husband, Edward, plant an Acts 29 Church in Oakland, California. Originally from Texas, she graduated from San Francisco State University and has lived in the Bay Area for 20+ years. When she's not planning the next big event, Rebekah enjoys traveling, exploring new restaurants, and long walks with her Labradoodle.

Alejandro Urrea lives in Guatemala City with his wife Jeanine and their two young adult children. He served for almost 10 years in Acts 29 Latin America as the Assessment coordinator before joining the Acts 29 central staff. He loves to make pizzas, drink coffee, and is passionate about hospitality. He holds a B.A. in Business Administration, and a post gradute certificate from “Instituto Integridad y Sabiduría”, in Dominican Republic.

After graduating from Dallas Theological Seminary, Drew served as a church planter in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and later spent several years at RightNow Media equipping churches through content development. He is passionate about planting healthy, sustainable churches that faithfully communicate the gospel and engage their communities with redemptive imagination. Drew lives in the DFW Metroplex and is an active member of Citizens Church, Plano.

Chandra has been a part of the Acts 29 family for seven years. She is married to Brian and they have four amazing adult kids. Chandra planted a church with her husband in 2002, has served as the marketing director for Context Coaching, and currently serves as the Global Partnerships and People Coordinator for Acts 29. Chandra received her masters in Human Resource Development from Villanova University and has earned a SHRM-CP.

Jessica has a BBA in marketing from Texas A&M University with a background in advertising and communications. She and her husband, Jason, have three children. Jessica is a member of The Village Church, serves on the PTA Board at her children’s elementary school, and loves spending time outdoors with her family.

Sarah and her husband, Brian, have two adult children and a beautiful granddaughter. She has a degree in accounting and has worked in church ministry and finance for over ten years. She and her husband are currently helping plant Restoration Community Church in Big Lake, Alaska. She likes to read, travel, and golf.

Esther holds a BA in Public Relations from Biola University. Before joining the Acts 29 team, she spent 3+ years providing administrative support to national and local nonprofit organizations, as well as her own university campus. Esther lives in Southern California and still attends her home church, which became a part of the Acts 29 network in 2017.

Boyd and Brittany live in Salt Lake City, Utah, with their three children: Whittaker, Fletcher, and Eliza Kate. They are celebrating 18 years of marriage. Boyd has over 15 years of experience in church planting. In 2013, he and Brittany planted The District Church in Jacksonville, FL. Most recently, in 2024, Boyd became the lead pastor at Church of the Valley in Salt Lake City.

Boyd hobbies are bow hunting, his Traeger, and anything outdoors. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from The Baptist College and a Master’s degree from Liberty University.

Tyler has been married to Jodi for 25 years and they have four children. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Denver Seminary and has been in ministry since 2001. Tyler currently serves as the Church Planting Director at The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, overseeing their church planting residency, and previously served as the Assessment Director for Acts 29 from 2006–2015.

Jessie Roseberry is an artist, mom of four, and church planter’s wife. She lives in West Lafayette, Indiana, with her husband Eric and enjoys time with friends, painting, teaching watercolor classes, and hospitality. She has been married to Eric for more than 15 years. They are both over 6’ tall and are raising their own basketball team.

Justin has over 10 years of church experience working with church planters and administrative teams. He been married for 10 years and they have 3 amazing children. He enjoys coffee, supporting the local community, and loves exploring the outdoors.

Baker has been actively involved in ministry and media since earning his degree from Liberty University in 2017. With a passion for creativity, he served as the Creative Arts Director at an Acts 29 church in West Virginia, where he led worship, oversaw production, and helped shape the church’s visual and digital presence. In 2025, Baker and his wife relocated to Louisville, Kentucky, where they continue to pursue their calling in ministry and community engagement. Outside of work, Baker enjoys playing music, exploring the outdoors, and visiting as many National Parks as possible.

Jean has been a designer for over 20 years, focusing on stewardship and donor engagement in higher education and nonprofit spaces. She earned her degree in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University and spent many years designing for both the university foundation and a beloved ministry in the heart of its campus. At home in Indiana with her husband and two boys, she’s known for keeping a well-stocked craft closet, baking on-theme birthday cakes, and rescuing last-minute book reports.

Ashley currently lives in Orange County, California. She is a graduate of California Baptist University with a BA in Business Administration and has been a part of the Acts 29 team since 2020 as a marketing and finance assistant. She enjoys serving at her local church and travel.

Jackie lives just outside of New York City, with her husband and two sons. Before joining the Acts 29 team, she worked on staff at an Acts 29 church as the Connections Director, where she helped foster community and engagement within the church. Her husband, who serves as the Associate Pastor, continues to serve alongside her in ministry. Together, they are passionate about seeing lives transformed through the gospel and equipping others to serve the local church.

Kassidy spent six years in various roles at a nonprofit in Lubbock, TX, where her time in brought a passion for supporting employees and leaders. Originally from Houston, she moved to Lubbock to attend Texas Tech University, where she met her husband, Cody. Now settled in Lubbock, they’re raising three kids, serving their local church, and embracing the daily dust storms and tumbleweeds that come with living in West Texas.

Kristin holds a BA in Psychology with a minor in Education from UCLA, and an MA in Education and Clinical Counseling from Azusa Pacific University. She is currently pursuing her Master of Divinity in Pastoral and General Ministries at Biola University’s Talbot School of Theology. Kristin brings over five years of administrative experience, having served in both church and educational settings—including a church plant and a school district. She is passionate about providing administrative support and organization to the people she serves.

Jennifer has been married to her husband, Chris, for 22 years, and together they are raising four boys in their hometown of St. Augustine, Florida. She holds a B.S. in Social Science and an M.S. in Forensic Psychology, and brings administrative experience from both hospital and educational settings to her role at Acts 29. Outside of work, Jennifer can often be found running, hiking, or enjoying sports with her family, making the most of time outside.

Paul Cunningham focuses on Customer Success on the Equip team. He also serves as the Lead Pastor of Staff at Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, TX. Paul is married to Amy, has three kids, and loves hunting and exploring the mountains in his downtime.

David has been involved with Acts 29 churches since 2012 and has helped plant two Acts 29 churches along the way. With a background in marketing, creative direction, and church communications, David is passionate about helping organizations communicate clearly, thoughtfully, and creatively. The son of a church planter and married to a pastor's daughter, David is a Southern California native whose love for the local church runs deep. In his free time, he enjoys reading, spending time outdoors, and visiting Disneyland with his wife and daughter.

Originally from Wisconsin, my husband and I moved to Texas eight years ago, where we are now raising our two daughters. Since moving to Texas, I have served as Executive Assistant to a multi-pastor leadership team. Before transitioning into administration, I spent nearly a decade teaching Spanish. I am passionate about creating structure and providing support that allows leaders to focus more fully on the work God has specifically called them to. We love our church home, Citizens Church, which has been a meaningful part of our family's life.