Bart Bentley is serving as Lead Pastor at Journey Church in Loves Park, IL.  He has served in both the lead and assistant pastoral roles.  He is passionate about clergy health, longevity in ministry and parenting.

Key areas:  Pastors, mental health, self care and personal growth.

Chad Davidson is a small business owner, an associate pastor, and a college instructor. He believes everyone has a unique role in God’s kingdom and helps identify what that is and how to live it out by successfully impacting those around you because ministry takes place in all walks of life.

Key areas: Teaching, Self-employment, and Higher Education

Deana Dreyer recently retired after 30 years in church administration.  She loves to assist leaders with the business side of church ministry to create a smooth operation in church offices.  In addition, she is eager to encourage women to step out and use their gifts for ministry. Deana partners with her husband Terry to lead new church plants in our region.

 Key areas:  Support Staff, Finances, Administration, Women, Teaching, Church Planting

Terry Dreyer brings over 35 years of leadership experience in marketplace executive roles. He helped plant a church in Boonville, MO and sixteen years later he assisted with a church plant in nearby Columbia, MO. Terry is the Church Planting Director for Central Region. He is passionate about developing leaders and making disciples who will make other disciples.

Key areas: Church planting/multiplication, leader development, discipleship, marketplace leaders

Dave Grandon is a practical and proven lead pastor, currently serving in Manchester, IA. He has provided turn-around leadership in multiple churches as well as leading professional, non-profit, and community boards. He is passionate to see pastors, their families, and congregations thrive through the pressures of church and community life.

Key areas: Pastors, Board leadership, Marketplace leaders, Stewardship, Renovation

Ken Groen brings over 40 years of ministry experience, including over 25 years as a senior pastor and over 13 plus years as a denominational executive.  He has a love for ministry leaders and families and has a heart for helping people discover their giftings and realize their God-given potential.  

Key areas: Pastors, Leadership Development, Family, Revival

Andy Hansen was born and raised in Open Bible Churches and currently serves as lead pastor in Kankakee, IL, with his wife, Heidi. He also serves in regional leadership. His passion is to see leaders of all ages raised up to reach their full potential in Jesus Christ.

Key areas: Pastoring, leadership, spiritual development

Doug Harris brings over 30 years of pastoral experience including youth pastoring, church planting, and lead pastoring. He has started several successful companies while serving in ministry. His heart is to help develop leaders so they can take kingdom principles and deposit them in culture, business, and the church.

Key areas: Pastors, youth pastors, church planters, business

Harris Holsapple has a Masters of Theology degree and has experience serving in a number of capacities in churches and the marketplace. He is serving as lead pastor in Cedar Rapids, IA, where he is leading a growing multi-generational and multi-cultural church. He is passionate about leaders connecting with the Father.

Key areas: Lead Pastor, Staff Pastor, Youth Pastor, Volunteers, Structure, Excellence, Evangelism, Revival

Mark Hornback has served as a Corporate Coach in the financial industry and now as lead pastor at First Church in Ottumwa, IA, where he has developed a leadership team and structure for future growth. His passion is truly to see people reach their full potential in the marketplace and ministry. 

Key areas: Pastors, worship pastors, youth pastors, marketplace leaders, structure, vision-casting

Michael Johnson brings four decades of pastoral and evangelistic experience and serves as lead pastor in Mt. Pleasant. Mike has coaching experience in personal evangelism, community outreach, pre-marriage preparation, marriage enrichment, heart to heart preaching with emphasis on the message and the messenger, and how to have better board meetings. 

Key areas: Pastors, Leadership Development, Preaching

Aaron Keller began pastoring right out of Bible College in 2002. He has served as a youth pastor and lead pastor, currently at Sunshine Open Bible in Des Moines, IA, and also serves as national director for MOVE Ministries. He has a unique perspective of leading a building program and relocation.

Key areas: Pastors, Youth Pastors, Facility construction, Special-Needs Parenting

Jaccie Kenyon recently retired after 30 plus years in ministry as pastor’s wife, youth pastor, lead pastor, and regional leadership. She is passionate about guiding others through their next level of growth whether it be in transition, leadership, or encouraging the next generation leader.

Key areas: Pastors, support staff, pastor’s wives, transitions, next generation leaders

Jan Mathews is experienced in the marketplace and church leadership. She and her husband, Steve, are in ministry with FamilyLife focusing on step families. She also specializes in grief and loss. She loves working with stepmoms and women in relationship challenges with Christ at the center.

Key areas: Leadership, Marriage, Step families, Grief

Steve Mathews has served in the roles of associate, executive, and lead pastor over many years, both bi-vocationally as well as full-time.  He and his wife, Jan, are in ministry with FamilyLife focusing on blended families. He was a single-parent pastor for several years before blending a new family.

Key areas: Pastoring, Marriage/Family, Adult/single parenting, Organization, Bi-vocational

Bruce Pfadenhauer brings 26 years of lead pastor experience and nearly two decades as a coach and consultant to church leaders.  He is passionate about developing the spiritual and structural wings that help eagle leaders and churches soar.  Bruce is the Regional Executive Director of Central Region of Open Bible Churches. 

Key areas: Pastors, leadership development, finances, administration

Randy Richards brings over 30 years of leadership as worship leader, youth pastor, lead pastor, and church planter.  He has served bi-vocationally and now as lead pastor in Boonville, MO.  He has great experience in facility construction and he believes that relationship building is essential in successful personal and leadership development.  

Key areas: Pastoring, worship, church planting, facility construction, relationships

Jessica Sanford has served alongside her husband in the ministry for over two decades. She is passionate about making disciples and helping facilitate the spiritual transformation of those not content with the status quo. She also loves seeing women in ministry, especially pastor’s wives, step into their unique calling.

Key areas: Women, Pastors wives, Discipleship

Skyler Sanford serves as the Next Generation Director for the Central Region of Open Bible Churches, in Des Moines, IA. He has a passion to see kids, youth, and young adults come to know Jesus Christ as their Savior, and live out their faith boldly for Him. Skyler works closely alongside leaders of these ministries to help aid them raising up the next generation.

Key areas: Leadership Development, Kids, Youth, Young Adult Ministries, Mission Trip Planning

Drawing from nearly 35 years of ministry experience, Darrick Young coaches and mentors pastors, church planters, and emerging leaders. He is a nationally certified coach with Leader Breakthru. Darrick is lead pastor of Journey Church in Urbandale, Iowa and serves on the Central Region and National boards of Open Bible Churches. 

Key areas: Student ministry, Serving in large church/multi-staff settings, Church planting, Strategic leadership, Creative Communication