Leaders
John’s passion is to help people build connections between their daily life and God’s amazing Word. In his preaching John works hard to be down-to-earth, practical and interesting. In equipping the church, he calls believers not only to enjoy God’s blessings, but to take seriously their responsibility as “authorized distributors” of the same. John and his wife Toni have seven grown children.
Having worked for many years in the business and education worlds, Diana rejoices to now direct her energy more into ministry. She oversees family ministries, and puts lots of time into making Sunday School ever more practical and interesting, works closely with youth and young adult ministries and invests steadily into the church’s outreach channels. Diana and her husband Doug have four children.
SBIC counts itself blessed to have Ben as the worship leader. He grew up as a missionary kid in Latin America and is fluent in Spanish. In worship, Ben helps others catch sight of God and lose themselves in worship and awe. He is an electrician by day, but is heavily involved in youth and young adult ministry as well at missions at SBIC. He sat on the recent committee to find a new pastor. He also is a lot fun to be around!
Sean is a Managing Consultant at Core Bts Inc.—an expert on business technology. Besides being board chair he gives his time to ministry among youth, young adults and all things digital and audio. He brims over with enthusiasm for the kingdom of God. He happens to be an avid soccer player. Sean is a Managing Consultant at Core Bts Inc.—an expert on business technology. He has one daughter.
Steve is the Chief Financial and Technology Officer of living branches. He is also a sold-out Jesus follower. You can usually find him leading an adult Sunday school class, assisting in things financial, working with sound and projection, or taking an active role in almost any other ministry in the church. Steve is the assistant chair of the church board. He and his wife Georgia have two sons.
Christine serves as the treasurer of the church, besides playing a large part in the audio and video production of the church. She is mom to five and grandmother to many. She works as a painting contractor and notary public. On the church board she often brings the conversation back to reality and keeps things practical. She works to advance missions and media ministry.
Retired from leadership in healthcare, Laurel still focusses on helping people. She is passionate about extending God’s love in practical ways to everyone, especially those impacted by addictions. She is the mother of a son and a daughter. Laurel and her husband are known for picking up on God-provided opportunities to be a blessing to the people around them. Laurel also serves as the board secretary.
Adilate is a health-care worker, and soon-to-be registered nurse. She and her husband Ndodana have provided pastoral leadership in church planting in the past. Adilate is the mother of three daughters. She and her family original hail from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. When she brings her God-centered, and practical perspective to the conversation, people are glad for what she has to say.
Dan is a former pastor, an archeologist and assets protection officer at Wal-Mart. He is a gifted teacher and is always working to unpack some part of Scripture for many of the adults in Sunday School. Everywhere he goes he known for the kind of life he lives and his love for others. Dan has recently served as interim pastor at Silverdale Brethren In Christ Church. He and his wife, Shirley, have two grown daughters.