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David was born in western New York, raised in New Hampshire, and has pastored for 35 years in the Northeast. Sharon and David were married in 1988 and have raised four sons and one daughter. They live in Concord, New Hampshire, and love to travel and explore history.

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.

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.

Will was born and raised in West Virginia, where he lives with his wife and five children. He’s the author of 'Rural Mission' and founding pastor of New Heights Church in Milton, West Virginia.

Tim planted Greenbriar Church in Albany, Georgia, in 2008. Tim's wife, Jaye, is an Acts 29 wives support coordinator for the Southeast. Tim and Jaye have been married for more than 25 years and have four children. Tim enjoys hunting and grilling.

I am a lifelong Alaskan with a wonderful wife and two awesome boys. God is giving me a vision to see churches planted all over the north.

Travis Cunningham is from Southern California where he planted Story Church in 2019. Travis is married to Katy and they have two children. Travis is excited to be a small part in what God is doing through Acts 29.

Tim Dance grew up near Baltimore and married his wife Karen in 2000. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in 2003 and moved to Shrewsbury PA to plant Living Hope Church in 2007. They have 4 kids and love spending time outside hiking or being near the water.

Rich Dugan leads the North Metro Congregation of Fellowship Denver Church. He is married to Kaitlyn and they have two girls.

Tim Gray is the director of St. Louis Collective (a regional support and training entity), an elder emeritus at City on a Hill, an Acts 29 church in Arnold, Missouri, and a leader in Acts 29 and the Soma Family of Churches. Tim planted The Bridge Church in Leadington, Missouri in 2006 and City on a Hill in 2014. He has been directly involved in planting five other churches and has assessed over 20 church plants for Acts 29 and the Soma Churches. He currently coaches many churches through St. Louis Collective, is on staff with the Servant Leader Institute, and partners with Mission Metro in St. Louis. Tim and wife Kelley have a son, Justin, who with wife Morgan, have blessed this family with two grandchildren (Sadie and Stella).

Jason leads Anchor Church in Gilbert, Arizona. He has four children and has been married to Tiffany for 20 years.

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.

Brian is the Lead Pastor at The Brook in Madison, Alabama. He and his wife Morgan have 2 grown kids, Libby and Nate.

Ryan is the planter and lead pastor of The Seed Church in Wichita, Kansas. He and his wife, Ashley, have three boys.

Mike McKinney serves as lead pastor for Church at Bergen just north of The Big Apple in Paramus, New Jersey. After graduating from Wheaton College in 2008, he and his wife Keren soon moved to Jersey to help plant the church and raise four young children. He is the Northeast Sub-Regional Director for the Network where he prays for God plant more healthy churches for the glory of Jesus.

Matt planted Outward Church in Salem, Oregon, in 2007. He is married to Chris and a father of four.

Matt began his church planting journey in Cloverdale, BC, Canada in 2000, and has been a pastor at Redeeming Grace Church, in South Carolina since 2007. He and his wife Julie both grew up in the south, have been married since 1996, and have 6 children. Matt loves spending time with his family, being outdoors, and smoking all kinds of meats. He cares deeply about discipleship & helping other pastors thrive in church planting.

Bryan serves as the Lead Pastor of Steadfast Church in Asheville, NC. He has been part of Acts 29 since he helped plant the church in 2007 and has served the network through assessments, coaching, areas and cohorts over the years. He loves church planting and encouraging church planters. Bryan has been married to Christina for over 20 years and they have three amazing kids.

Reid is the lead pastor of Sojourn Montrose Church in Houston, TX, where he and his wife Micah are raising their 3 children. Reid has a Master's degree from Texas A&M and Reformed Theological Seminary.

Steve is the senior pastor of Hope Community Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which he started in 1996. Before planting Hope, Steve served on staff with the Navigators and was a junior high math teacher. He and his wife, Carole, have three sons. He's been a part of Acts 29 since 2007 and in leadership positions since 2011.

Will Walker is a pastor at Providence Church in Austin, TX and Acts 29 area director for central Texas. He loves to help church planters and write resources that promote gospel renewal.

Rodney planted Gospel Fellowship Church in Boynton Beach, Florida, after ten years of college ministry. Rodney has been married to his amazing wife for 16 years and has four children. He is passionate about discipleship and enjoys motorcycles and playing basketball.

Sara and her husband, Caleb, planted True Life Church in Denver, Colorado, in 2012. Originally from Washington state, Sara graduated from Seattle Pacific University. She has two beautiful children and loves sunshine, food, and a good magazine.

Jaye and her husband, Tim, live in Albany, Georgia, with their four children. They serve at Greenbriar Church, which they planted in 2008. She has an EdS degree from Liberty University and is currently a stay-at-home mom. Jaye has a heart for pastors' wives, loves chocolate and traveling, and will find any excuse to celebrate.