Jason and his wife and ministry partner, Mindy, lead all aspects of ShepNaz ministries directed specifically toward High School and Middle School students. They have been serving at Shepherd since 2015.
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shepherd school of leadership team
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JASON STATES, director - school of Leadership
lead pastor track mentors
Rob Paugh
Preaching, Leadership & Vision
Tim Swanson
Pastoral Care & Ceremonies, Organizational & Administrative Management
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rob paugh, Lead pastor
Rob is the Lead Pastor at Shepherd since January of 2015. As lead pastor, Rob’s primary responsibilities include leading Shepherd to become the best church we can be. This responsibility includes working together with the staff and other leadership to develop and pursue vision by articulating, designing and aligning our ministries and resources to our mission, values, strategy and measures. Rob also preaches and teaches on most weekends.
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Tim Swanson, executive pastor
Tim has been a part of our team since 2003. He oversees Pastoral Care and Administration.
His favorite part of his ministry is helping people take steps forward in their walk with Jesus Christ. His main goal is for every person to grow and find a place to serve others.
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children's ministry track mentors
Ashley Kuhn
Teaching, Chaplaincy and Event Planning
Ben Kuhn
Preaching, Sports Ministry for kids, Special Needs Ministry
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ASHLEY and ben KUHN, Kids Ministry
Ashley has been the Children's Pastor at Shepherd since 2016 with the help of her husband, Ben. They have a heart for reaching families with children. They leads the K- 5th grade children's worship services on Sunday mornings and disciples children in their small groups on Wednesday nights. Ashley also equips and oversees the preschool and nursery ministries with the help of a dedicated staff of volunteers.
student ministry track mentors
Jason States
Preaching, Small Groups, Event Planning and Worship Band Development
Mindy States
Teaching, Counseling, Small Group Management, and Hospitality
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JASON and Mindy STATES, YOUTH ministry
Jason and his wife and ministry partner, Mindy, lead all aspects of ShepNaz ministries directed specifically toward High School and Middle School students. They have been serving at Shepherd since 2015.
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associate or general ministry track mentors
Grant Heckman
Adult Discipleship & Serving, Organizational & Administrative Management
Tim Swanson
Pastoral Care & Ceremonies, Organizational & Administrative Management
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GRANT HECKMAN, DISCIPLESHIP PASTOR
Grant and his family joined the Shepherd team in 2018. He comes to us after pastoring in Chicago, Pittsburg and Baltimore. He organizes and encourages all our new Rooted groups, life groups, and adult classes, and strives to connect people with activities that will help them most.
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TIM SWANSON, EXECUTIVE PASTOR
Tim has been a part of our team since 2003. He oversees Pastoral Care and Administration.
His favorite part of his ministry is helping people take steps forward in their walk with Jesus Christ. His main goal is for every person to grow and find a place to serve others.
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christian schooling / education mentor
Mike Fluhart
Christian Elementary Education, Early Education, School Management
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MICHAEL FLUHART, PRINCIPAL SCS
Michael has been the principal at Shepherd Christian School since 2018. He encourages the teachers to nurture children spiritually, physically, academically and socially as they grow in Christlikeness. He ensures that SCS allows both teachers and students to put learning at the center of their daily activities and establishes a school-wide vision of commitment to high standards and the success of all students.
worship ministry track
New Worship Pastor will be joining our team any day!
Worship Arts, Vocal & Band Development, Worship Tech