Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
Some of our elders are vocational elders—a part of our paid pastoral team. Others are non-vocational, or lay elders. Together, under the Lord Jesus, our elders lead us. An elder's status (vocational or non-vocational) is listed in his title below.
See a diagram of our Elder structure. See the pastors, leaders, and elders list printed monthly in our weekend bulletins.
Resources on Elders at Bethlehem
- Responsibilities of the Elders
- Willing and Eager Pastoral Care and Governance, by Tim Johnson, Elder Council Chairman
Meet the Elders at Bethlehem
Keith Anderson |
Downtown Campus Elder; Coordinator for Senior Adult Ministries |
Bud Burk |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Child & Youth Discipleship, Downtown Campus |
Sam Crabtree |
Vocational Elder; Executive Pastor; Lead Pastor for Life Training |
Ken Currie |
Vocational Elder; Director of Campus Outreach Minneapolis & Lead Pastor for Outreach |
Jack Delk |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Covenant Member Care |
Kurt Elting-Ballard |
North Campus Elder |
Jon Grano |
Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor for Operations |
Dan Gurtner |
North Campus Elder |
Tim Held |
North Campus Elder |
Jon Hendricks |
South Site Elder |
Dan Holst |
Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor, North Campus |
Tim Johnson |
North Campus Elder; Chair of the Elder Council |
Vince Johnson |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Outreach, North Campus |
Yoshi Kasahara |
South Site Elder |
Terry Kurschner |
South Site Elder |
Dan Lehn |
North Campus Elder; Administrator for Properties, Downtown Campus |
Henry Lewis |
Downtown Campus Elder |
David Livingston |
Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor, South Campus |
Tom Lutz |
Downtown Campus Elder |
David Mathis |
Downtown Campus Elder; Executive Pastoral Assistant |
Gil McConnell |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Child & Youth Discipleship, North Campus |
Luis Mendez |
Downtown Campus Elder; Pastoral Director, Hispanic Ministries |
David Michael |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Parenting & Family Discipleship |
Mitch Pearson |
North Campus Elder; Vice Chair of the Elder Council |
Bryan Pickering |
Downtown Campus Elder |
John Piper |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Preaching & Vision; Chancellor, Bethlehem College and Seminary |
Paul Poteat |
Downtown Campus Elder; Campus Outreach Area Director, U of St Thomas |
Bruce Power |
South Site Elder |
Tim Schroeder |
South Site Elder |
Chuck Steddom |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Worship & Music |
Steve Stein |
North Campus Elder |
Tom Steller |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Leadership Development; Academic Dean, Bethlehem College and Seminary |
Kenny Stokes |
Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor, Downtown Campus |
Paul Tattersall |
Downtown Campus Elder |
Michael Thiel |
Downtown Campus Elder |
Tim Tomlinson |
North Campus Elder; President, Bethlehem College and Seminary |
Klaas Van Zee |
South Site Elder |
Steve Walmsley |
North Campus Elder |
Bill Zwicky |
South Site Elder |