Lead Pastors
![Craig Fortunato](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-fortunato.png)
Craig Fortunato
Pastor of Community Life & Preaching
Staff Elder
![Zack Yarbrough](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-yarbrough.png)
Zack Yarbrough
Pastor of Vision & Preaching
Staff Elder
![Wes Moore](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-moore.png)
Wes Moore
Pastor of Administration & Preaching
Staff Elder
Our Pastoral Leadership Team: a Plurality of Leadership
At LifePointe, we operate with a Plurality of Leadership. This means we do not have one traditional Lead Pastor or Senior Pastor; instead, we operate with a plurality of Elders responsible for leading the church. No single elder is elevated in authority as head over the other elders or over the church; each elder has an equal vote and voice in decisions. Some are lay elders, and some are staff elders.
The staff elders are considered Lead Pastors and are known as the Pastoral Leadership Team. They are appointed to lead in the areas they are gifted, being recognized as the “first among equals” in their specific area. The typical responsibilities of a Senior Pastor are shared by the Pastoral Leadership Team as they serve together within their gifting. We have operated in this manner since 2016, formally adopting the model in 2017 after an extensive study by the elder board and vote by the congregation. While we believe there is nothing wrong with a Senior Pastor model, we have found the Plurality model helpful to our particular church in bringing stability and unity around a shared vision that has been developed collaboratively, and does not rest with one particular person.
Elders
![Brad Miller](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/photo-miller.png)
Brad Miller
Elder
![Jim Ramirez](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/photo-ramirez.png)
Jim Ramirez
Elder
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Ross Ridgeway
Elder
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Paul Jonez
Elder
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Scott Van Alsburg
Elder
![Zack Yarbrough](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-yarbrough.png)
Zack Yarbrough
Pastor of Vision & Preaching
Staff Elder
![Wes Moore](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-moore.png)
Wes Moore
Pastor of Administration & Preaching
Staff Elder
![Craig Fortunato](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-fortunato.png)
Craig Fortunato
Pastor of Community Life & Preaching
Staff Elder
Preaching Team
![Zack Yarbrough](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-yarbrough.png)
Zack Yarbrough
Pastor of Vision & Preaching
Staff Elder
![Wes Moore](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-moore.png)
Wes Moore
Pastor of Administration & Preaching
Staff Elder
![Craig Fortunato](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-fortunato.png)
Craig Fortunato
Pastor of Community Life & Preaching
Staff Elder
![Dale Williams](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-williams.png)
Dale Williams
Pastor of Congregational Care
Ministries
![Craig Fortunato](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-fortunato.png)
Craig Fortunato
Pastor of Community Life & Preaching
Staff Elder
![Zack Yarbrough](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-yarbrough.png)
Zack Yarbrough
Pastor of Vision & Preaching
Staff Elder
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Andrew Mattison
Director of Student Ministries
![Cheryl Blatchley](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-blatchley.png)
Cheryl Blatchley
Director of Children’s Ministries
![Dale Williams](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-williams.png)
Dale Williams
Pastor of Congregational Care
![Jeri Templeton](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-templeton.png)
Jeri Templeton
Elementary Coordinator
![Missions Director](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/photo-missions-director.png)
Brian Hoag & Matt Beall
Volunteer Missions Co-Directors
![Jeremy Justus](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/photo-justus.png)
Jeremy Justus
Volunteer Worship Leader
![Alex Riehl](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-riehl.png)
Alex Riehl
Volunteer Worship Leader
Administration Team
![Wes Moore](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-moore.png)
Wes Moore
Pastor of Administration & Preaching
Staff Elder
![Megan Spiegel](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/photo-spiegel.png)
Megan Spiegel
Communications Coordinator
![Russ Rhoads](https://sharethelife.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/photo-rhoads.png)
Russ Rhoads
Maintenance