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FURTHER FASTER NETWORK

Duncan was born in 1963 and is still alive today. Since then he’s been a touring actor, started a church from scratch, spoken at many conferences around the world, raised three boys, a dog, and two gerbils, and written two books along with numerous articles. He is currently the Director of The Further Faster Network in the UK and has a passion to help leaders grow their churches by reaching unchurched people. His best advice for spicing up life is, “As much as possible, skip rather than walk.”

CONNEXUS CHURCH

Jeff is the Lead Pastor at Connexus Church, providing oversight and leadership to its campuses. After seven years in full-time ministry at a multi-site church in Oakville, he joined Connexus in 2008 as Executive Director, overseeing Family Ministry and organizational operations. Passionate about creating churches unchurched people love to attend, Jeff works to expand the vision and impact of Connexus across Ontario and its local communities. Jeff also invests in next-generation leaders, speaking at conferences and workshops in Canada and the US. He and his wife, Leslie, live in Barrie with their two boys, where they enjoy playing and watching soccer, football, and hockey.

VERVE CITY CHURCH

Josh had a faith crisis in his twenties that drove him to study philosophical and religious beliefs from all over the world. It was his close examination of the Jesus tradition that eventually led him back to Christianity and gave him a heart for religious skeptics. Since then, Josh has pastored churches in Chicago, Pennsylvania, and California. He lives with his wife and two sons just outside of Los Angeles and is the Lead Pastor of Verve City Church.

ICN USA

Justin has always been passionate about the local church and its unique ability to connect with unchurched and dechurched friends, neighbors, and loved ones. This passion eventually led him to step away from frontline pastoral ministry to focus on equipping and supporting church leaders as the head of the ICN team in Atlanta. Justin lives in Alpharetta, Georgia, with his wife, Allison, and they are proud parents to three adult children: Tyler, Ashley, and Faith.

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Rusty George is the Lead Pastor at Crossroads Christian Church in Grand Prairie, Texas, where he envisions the church thriving as a vibrant community devoted to helping people find and follow Jesus. With over thirty years of preaching experience in Kentucky, California, and Texas, Rusty is also a globally recognized speaker, author, and host of the weekly podcast, Simple Faith with Rusty George. A loyal Chiefs, Royals, and Lakers fan, Rusty is first and foremost committed to his family. He and his wife, Lorrie, have been married for over thirty years and enjoy time with their two adult daughters, Lindsey and Sidney, walking their dogs, playing board games, and watching HGTV.

THE LIFE CHURCH

As the founder and Lead Pastor of The Life Church in Richmond and Alexandria, Virginia, Vernon’s life purpose is to be a “communicator of hope.” He is married to his high school sweetheart, Ashley, and they have two children, Madison and Jackson.

JOURNEY CHURCH

Matt is the founder and Lead Pastor of Journey Church in Murray, Kentucky. After being intentionally portable for sixteen years, Journey opened its first non-portable facility, The FOR Center. Matt, his wife, Jen, and their two children, Ellie and James, enjoy time at the lake, exploring national parks, and conquering Disney World.

CHASE OAKS CHURCH

Jeff is the Senior Pastor of Chase Oaks Church in Dallas, Texas. Serving there for over twenty years, he loves making it easy for anyone to experience the profound love of Jesus and developing new ministry leaders. He and his wife, Christy, have two adult sons, Collin and Caleb.

CITY CHURCH

Chris is passionate about helping people discover the wonder and power of Jesus. He grew up in Ottawa, Canada, where less than 2 percent attend church on Sundays. He also lived in Virginia for his undergrad before moving to Dallas, Texas, for his master’s in Theology. In Dallas, Chris served in a megachurch that hosted 20,000 attendees on Sundays and had campuses across DFW and in multiple states. Chris and his wife, Yanci, along with their two sons, moved to Montreal, Canada, to plant a new church in the least-reached city in all the Americas. Chris and Yanci planted City Church, which meets in midtown Montreal.

ICN AUSTRALASIA

Jason is the Network Director of the Australasia Irresistible Church Network (Australia/New Zealand/Asia). In his free time, he loves to play pickleball, spend time with his three adult kids, and experience adventures all over the world with his wife, Kristen.

BELIEVERS CHURCH

Jamey has been the Lead Pastor of Believers Church in Suffolk, Virginia since 2004. Believers Church is a nondenominational church that actively serves its community and has been a part of the Irresistible Church Network since 2019. Prior to his current position, he and his wife served as missionaries in France, focusing on helping local churches become healthy communities of faith that would engage their communities. Jamey is an avid motorcyclist and has visited 47 of the Lower 48 on his annual “motorcycle sabbaticals.” He and his wife, Bonnie, are foodies who love trying new restaurants.

NORTH POINT MINISTRIES

Joel Thomas is the Director of NPM, providing point leadership for the NPM Directional Team. Joel is also Lead Pastor of Buckhead Church, where he provides visionary and directional leadership for the staff and congregation. Joel began his ministry career as the first intern of North Point Ministries in 1998, then served in college, singles, and married adult ministries before becoming the Lead Pastor of North Point Community Church in 2011. In 2015, Joel and his family moved to Arizona where Joel served as Senior Pastor of Mission Community Church for almost seven years before returning to the Atlanta area to rejoin the North Point Ministries team. Joel and his wife, Jenn, aspire to finish life together having experienced an abundance of faith, love, and fun along the way with their four amazing children: Talan, Gentry, Kason, and Nixon.

TCC

Chris serves as the Lead Pastor at TCC. He is married to Kim, and together they have two passionate and energetic daughters, Kiara and Claire. As a family, they enjoy watching movies—complete with popcorn and M&M’s—and embarking on epic adventures. Throughout his church leadership journey, Chris has lived in Las Vegas, New York City, and the Fort Lauderdale area. God has opened incredible opportunities for him to collaborate with passionate leaders and vision-oriented churches worldwide. When Chris and his family arrived at TCC, the experience was unlike any other, marked by a clear sense that God was saying, “Welcome home!”

HILL CITY CHURCH

John and his wife, Lacy, co-lead Hill City Church in Richmond, Virginia. They are blessed with three children, who all have the same birthday! John is an avid Red Sox, Celtics, and Bears fan, and he loves watching people take steps in their faith and make a difference in the community around them.

ASHLEY RIDGE CHURCH

As the Lead Pastor of Ashley Ridge Church in Summerville, South Carolina, Jenn shares her passion for helping the church live fully into its call as followers of Jesus and lovers of people. Jenn and her husband, Clark, have two boys who keep them very busy.

NEW VINTAGE CHURCH

Darren spent twenty years working directly with students and young people, beginning as a middle school teacher. Following his time in the classroom, he worked as the Atlanta Area Director for Student Venture and finally as Director of Students at North Point Community Church. Today he is the Lead Pastor at New Vintage Church in Santa Rosa, California, where he and his team have recently relaunched a thriving student ministry, a growing family ministry and a vibrant weekly gathering. He loves his wife, Mollie,  and their crew of three awesome kids.