our staff
lead & founding pastors

lead / founding pastor
Dave Ferguson
Lead Pastor / Founding Pastor

lead / founding pastor
Jon Ferguson
Founding Pastor

lead / founding pastor
Ted Coniaris
Lead Pastor Apprentice
lead team

Lead Team
Chris Nichols
Community Pastor

Lead Team
John Ciesniewski
Executive Pastor of Business

Lead Team
Leanna Weber
Executive Pastor of Ministries

Lead Team
Dave Ferguson
Lead Pastor

Lead Team
Eric Bramlett
Executive Pastor of Worship Arts

Lead Team
Ted Coniaris
Lead Pastor Apprentice
ministry directors

Ministry Directors
Sareen Musselman
Adult Ministry Champion

Ministry Directors
Eric Dorsey
Community Cares Champion

Ministry Directors
Jon Jones
Worship Arts Champion

Ministry Directors
Lauren Knautz
Student Community (StuCo) Champion

Ministry Directors
Tammy Melchien
Teaching Team Pastor

Ministry Directors
Melissa Heller
Kids’ City Champion
central creative team

Central Creative Team
Jenny Blankenship
Director of Creative Production & Communications

Central Creative Team
Evan Laux
Social Media and Marketing

Central Creative Team
Lydia Miller
Music Director

Central Creative Team
Alex Perry
Creative Project Manager and Graphic Designer

Central Creative Team
Chris Heller
Tech Director

Central Creative Team
Elic Bramlett
Associate Production

Central Creative Team
Ryan Vander Ploeg
Video Production
central catalyst

Central Catalyst
Trisha Lange
Finance Associate

Central Catalyst
David Girdwood
Business and Finance

Central Catalyst
Tanya Degraff
Lead Pastor Apprentice Executive Assistant

Central Catalyst
Ryan Schaible
Community Cares Associate

Central Catalyst
Victor Negreiros
I.T.

Central Catalyst
Sarah Williams
Lead Pastor Executive Assistant

Central Catalyst
Larry Reents
Finance Admin
microchurches & global

Microchurches
Rodrigo Cano
Microchurch Pastor / Director
Microchurches
Patrick O'Connell
Global Director
community freedom

Community Freedom
Eric Dorsey
Community Freedom Pastor / Director
community online
Community Online
Brandon Bernicky
Next Steps Director