To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by doing so you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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.
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 |
Ken Currie |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Strategic Implementation |
Jack Delk |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Covenant Member Care |
Jason French |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Worship & Music, South Campus |
Jon Grano |
Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor for Operations |
Dan Gurtner |
North Campus Elder |
Tim Held |
North Campus Elder |
Jon Hendricks |
South Site Elder |
Donald Hoffert |
Downtown Campus 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 |
Dan Lehn |
North Campus Elder; Administrator for Properties, Downtown |
Henry Lewis |
Downtown Campus Elder |
David Livingston |
Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor, South Campus |
Mark Lundstedt |
South Site Elder |
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 |
Jason Meyer |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Preaching & Vision |
Bryan Pickering |
Downtown Campus Elder |
Paul Poteat |
Downtown Campus Elder; Campus Outreach Regional Director |
Bruce Power |
South Site Elder |
Matt Reagan |
Downtown Campus Elder; Campus Outreach Staff, U of M Campus Director |
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 |
Rod Takata |
Downtown Campus Elder |
Paul Tattersall |
Downtown Campus Elder |
Michael Thiel |
Downtown Campus Elder |
Tim Tomlinson |
North Campus Elder; President, Bethlehem College and Seminary |
Steve Walmsley |
North Campus Elder |
Jared Wass |
Elder; Campus Outreach Staff: Student Mobilization Director |