But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Elders
Some of our elders are vocational elders. That is, they are 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.
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 Non-vocational Elder; Coordinator for Senior Adult Ministries |
| Scott Anderson | Downtown Campus Non-vocational Elder; Director of Bethlehem Urban Initiatives (BUI) |
| Tony Campagna | North Campus Non-vocational Elder |
| Dave Clifford | South Site Non-vocational Elder |
| Sam Crabtree | Vocational Elder; Executive Pastor; Lead Pastor for Life Training |
| Ken Currie | Vocational Elder; Pastor for College Ministry & Director of Campus Outreach Minneapolis |
| Jack Delk | Vocational Elder; Pastor for Covenant Member Care |
| Kurt Elting-Ballard | North Campus Non-vocational Elder |
| Jon Grano | Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor for Operations |
| Tim Held | North Campus Non-vocational Elder |
| Dan Holst | Vocational Elder; Pastor for Worship & Vision; Campus Pastor, North Campus |
| Erik Hyatt | Vocational Elder; Pastor for Global Outreach |
| Tim Johnson | North Campus Non-vocational Elder; Chair of the Elder Council |
| Vince Johnson | North Campus Non-vocational Elder |
| Karl Kanowitz | Downtown Campus Non-vocational Elder |
| Yoshi Kasahara | South Site Non-vocational Elder |
| Terry Kurschner | South Site Non-vocational Elder |
| Dan Lehn | North Campus Non-vocational Elder |
| David Livingston | Vocational Elder; Pastor for Shepherd Groups & Adult Ministries; Campus Pastor, South Site |
| Tom Lutz | Downtown Campus Non-vocational Elder |
| David Mathis | Downtown Campus Non-vocational Elder; Executive Pastoral Assistant |
| Gil McConnell | Vocational Elder; Pastor for Child & Youth Discipleship, North Campus |
| David Michael | Vocational Elder; Pastor for Parenting & Family Discipleship |
| Mitch Pearson | North Campus Non-vocational Elder; Vice Chair of the Elder Council |
| Bryan Pickering | Downtown Campus Non-vocational Elder |
| John Piper | Vocational Elder; Pastor for Preaching & Vision; Chancellor, Bethlehem College and Seminary |
| Paul Poteat | Downtown Campus Non-vocational Elder; Campus Outreach Campus Director, U of M |
| Bruce Power | South Site Non-vocational Elder |
| Todd Rasmuson | Downtown Campus Non-vocational Elder |
| Tim Schroeder | South Site Non-vocational Elder |
| Chuck Steddom | Vocational Elder; Pastor for Worship & Music |
| Steve Stein | North Campus Non-vocational Elder |
| Tom Steller | Vocational Elder; Pastor for Leadership Development; Academic Dean, Bethlehem College and Seminary |
| Kenny Stokes | Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor for Spreading; Downtown Campus Pastor |
| Paul Tattersall | Downtown Campus Non-vocational Elder |
| Tim Tomlinson | North Campus Non-vocational Elder & President, Bethlehem College and Seminary |
| Klaas Van Zee | South Site Non-vocational Elder |
| Steve Walmsley | North Campus Non-vocational Elder |
| Bill Zwicky | South Site Non-vocational Elder |