RX23 SpeakersThe brightest leaders in
the Rock community and beyond

RX23: Keynote Speakers

David Durham

Former Imagineer

Jon Edmiston

Spark Development Network

Emily Forman

Spark Development Network

Michael Garrison

Spark Development Network

David Durham

Former Imagineer Dave Durham retired after a 32 year career as an executive at Walt Disney Imagineering. He had the great privilege of working on theme park attractions around the world; from Indiana Jones to Star Wars - his childhood fascination actually became his profession. Over his decades at Imagineering Dave worked in the Creative, Ride, R&D and Blue Sky groups, and contributed to a number of books and TV shows about Walt Disney Imagineering. Dave now spends way too much time on his interests and hobbies which include; sports and landscape photography, smart home design, writing music, lego, mountain biking, writing short stories, web design, scale modeling, model trains, videography, digital imagery, motion graphics, drones, and database design. He volunteers time in his local church and with several national non-profits.

Jon Edmiston

Executive Director Spark Development Network Jon Edmiston is an Executive Director at Spark Development Network, Founding Partner of the consulting firm Triumph Tech, one of the core and original developers of Rock RMS, lead technical architect, Rock community leader, and founding vision-caster of the Rock project. He approaches life with curiosity and a determination to deliver excellence. Connecting people through technology is just one of his passions, and he also carves out time to pursue karate and adventures with his family.

Emily Forman

Executive Director Spark Development Network Emily is a senior leader of Spark and co-founder of the Rock consulting firm Triumph Tech. She enjoys working with the churches and partners that make up the Rock community, and tackles many of the operational aspects of running a non-profit, as well as moderating the RockCast podcast. She is passionate about understanding and connecting people, taking on the hard projects, traveling with her family and changing the world one smile at a time.

Michael Garrison

Ministry Analyst and Trainer Spark Development Network Michael Garrison started working for the "Core Team" of Rock a few years ago, but he's still helping out Christ's Church of Flagstaff and other non-profits with tech needs in his off-hours, trying to make computers do what computers do best, so that people are freed to do what we do best: relate with people!

RX23: Speakers

Marlene Abbey

LifeMission Church

Nick Airdo

Spark Development Network

Anthony Alphin

The Crossing Church

Randy Aufrecht

ONE&ALL Church

Marlon Ausby

My Well Ministry

David Axelson

The Village Church

Scott Ballard

The Summit Church

David Belk

Venture Church

Luke Bennett

Association of Baptists for World Evangelism International

Sena Brickwedel

Christ Fellowship

Tiffany Bunney

Fellowship Greenville

Mike Cantrell

Ministry byText

Lora Catoe

Brookwood Church

Courtney Cooksey

The Crossing

Stephen Cracium

Shepherd Church

Brian Davis

ONE&ALL Church

Justin Dean

Tithe.ly

Melissa Drexler

ITOWN Church

Steve Durie

SecureSearch and Safeguard from Abuse

Brad Erb

Triumph Tech

Amy Fewkes

The Compass Church

Frank Grand

NewSpring Church

DJ Grick

City Well Church

Adam Hann

LCBC Church

Jason Harvey

Grace Church of Overland Park

Daniel Hazelbaker

Spark Development Network

Bayne Hulburt

River Pointe Church

Crista Jardine

Gold Creek Community Church

Jason Jones

CedarCreek Church

Heather Judd

North Point Ministries (NPM)

Lisa Korrect

The Crossing

Kelly Kurz

LifeMission Church

Tim Lemons

Highlands Fellowship

Derek Mangrum

Central Christian Church of Arizona

Gerry Miller

LCBC Church

Ben Murphy

Simple Donation

Brandi Myszkowski

Christ Fellowship

Jay Nestle

Triumph Tech

Tj Peera

Fairhaven Church

Catie Pershing

Woodmen Valley Chapel

Brent Pirolli

CedarCreek Church

Tommy Prater

Church on the Rock

Greg Reade

Christ Fellowship Church

Eric Rivera

Triumph Tech

Shawn Ross

The Crossing

Adam Rowe

Red Rocks Church

Peter Sanders

Traders Point Christian Church

Austin Spooner

Veritas Church

Oleg Timoshchuk

My Well Ministry

Andrew Todd

Victory Christian Church

Tyler Vance

Life.Church

Tony Visconti

College Church

Kurt Vogeler

Trinity Fellowship Church

Mark Wampler

Watermark Community Church

Matthew White

NewSpring Church

Kevin Wishard

LCBC Church

Marlene Abbey

Director of Finance & Systems LifeMission Church Marlene has a degree in Marketing and Management and has been with LifeMission Church for 18 years. Prior to working for the church, she owned a business for 10 years and raised two young men. Marlene currently serves in the Youth Ministry and loves camping with her dog, McGee.

Nick Airdo

Spark Development Network Formerly a developer at Central Christian Church (AZ) I now work at the Spark Development Network as a development technical lead. I've been involved with ChMS developer communities since 2004.

Anthony Alphin

Director of Digital Relationships The Crossing Church Anthony Alphin is the Director of Digital Relationships for The Crossing out of Columbia, MO. He is also the interim VP of Operations and Marketing for The Gospel Coalition. Having working in operations and digital marketing for over 3 years, he sees up close the value and potential of digital ministries. That’s why he’s worked with a team, through trial and error, to organize systems and strategies for audience growth and strategically point them to the local church. He is married to his wife Megan (for 13 years) and have four children. A 9 year old (Schaefer) and 3 three year olds (yes triplets!) Adleigh, Pierce and Kherington.

Randy Aufrecht

IT Manager ONE&ALL Church Randy has been at ONE&ALL since 2010 as IT Manager and in Church IT since 1996. He has been married to Jennifer since 1989 and has 2 adult kids, Kim and Nick. Since graduating from High School he knew that he would be using his gifts with technology in the ministry and furthering the gospel digitally. Who knew back then that Rock would make it so easy?

Marlon Ausby

Technology Consultant My Well Ministry Marlon is always eager to assist the Church in any way he can. As a Ministry Technology Consultant at My Well Ministry, he provides software consulting to churches. His favorite aspect of the Rock community is people using their expertise in technology to make an eternal Kingdom impact. Marlon resides in Florida with his wife, Brianna. During their free time, they enjoy hikes, fishing, and sunsets.

David Axelson

Rock Specialist The Village Church Hi! I've been the Rock admin at The Village Church, TX for coming up on 3 years. Previously, I've worked for another ChMS, as a database admin for a private Christian school, and as a kids minister at another church. I love getting to help others leverage technology like Rock to see God's Kingdom go forward.

Scott Ballard

Director of Digital Strategy The Summit Church Scott is a native Texan who has escaped to the beautiful state of North Carolina. He loves working in his yard, and all things plants/flowers...yes flowers. He loves sports and his sports' loyalty lies with Clemson Football, the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Stars and The Texas Rangers. Scott is the father of five beautiful kids and the husband to the unmatched Lyn Ballard.

David Belk

I.T. Director Venture Church David earned his Bachelor's degree in Information Technology: Networking from The University of Southern Mississippi, and began his career with Venture Church as a College Ministry Intern while in college. During that time, he volunteered to build an IT department for Venture Church. Volunteering shortly shifted to a career with Venture Church as the IT Director. David has been happily learning many new areas outside of his original career path and joyfully using his talents to further the Kingdom in any way that he can since.

Luke Bennett

Director of Custom Software Projects Association of Baptists for World Evangelism International I’m a programmer, data nerd, and student of the Word with a passion for tuning technology to serve Christ. My wife and I live with our new son in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where I serve as the Director of Custom Software Projects with ABWE.

Sena Brickwedel

Application Support Manager Christ Fellowship Sena has worked at Christ Fellowship Church for the past 16 years. She has held various roles, but 4 years ago she found her sweet spot with IT implementing and building out Rock. She loves pairing the flexibility of Rock with smart, strategic solutions to advance the Kingdom and to get ministries excited by leveraging these tools to care for and shepherd people better. Sena also loves hiking, quilting, and volunteering on the CF Writing Team.

Tiffany Bunney

IT Senior Support Specialist Fellowship Greenville Tiffany started as the childcare director at Fellowship Greenville in 2006, and moved to the IT department in 2013 as a ministry assistant, because according to her supervisor, she picked up systems quickly. Since that time, Tiffany has increased her knowledge of systems and is now the Rock admin for FG.

Mike Cantrell

Managing Partner Ministry byText Mike is a pioneer in the Enterprise Texting Industry and combined a 25+ year career in Business Solutions Architecture with 20+ years of leadership in the local church to design Ministry by Text. Mike has an uncanny ability to teach organizations how to improve execution through improved communication. Believer / Husband / Father / Grandfather / Friend

Lora Catoe

Executive Assistant Brookwood Church Lora currently serves as the Executive Assistant for Brookwood Church in Simpsonville SC, supporting the Senior and Executive Pastors. She has 17 years of ministry experience and has served with the leadership team for the last 6 years. When she isn’t working in Rock, you’ll find her spending time with her husband and 3 kids, enjoying the beautiful Upstate of SC.

Courtney Cooksey

Development Manager The Crossing Courtney is a software engineer based in Enid, OK. She has two dogs, Rex and Loki. Courtney enjoys snowboarding, skating, and MMA.

Stephen Cracium

Information Systems Specialist Shepherd Church Joining the staff at Shepherd Church just out of high school in 2006 Stephen Cracium has been involved in the church since he was an infant. With both of his parents working and volunteering at the Church in different areas, Stephen continues the family legacy in the information systems department. Helping and empowering people to use technology to achieve their goals is the greatest perk of the Job and why he loves what he does.

Brian Davis

Digital Communications Director ONE&ALL Church Brian has served at ONE&ALL Church in various production, communications and IT roles over the last 15 years. He is the proud husband to Megan and father to Berkley (7) and Chloe (6). Some of his favorite things to do with his free time are to play at the park with his daughters and fiddle around with technology (mostly Rock).

Justin Dean

Marketing Director Tithe.ly Director of Marketing at Tithely, the creator of That Church Conference, and the author of PR Matters: A Survival Guide for Church Communicators. Justin lives in North Georgia with his wife, 4 kids, chickens and goats.

Melissa Drexler

Digital Systems Administrator ITOWN Church I have been in my role, which mainly focuses on Rock, since December of 2020, and I absolutely love it! I have a bit of coding experience, but most of Rock I’ve learned through research, the community, and a lot of practice. I love finding ways to link different Rock features to help build processes that make the admin side of ministry easier.

Steve Durie

Founder and CEO SecureSearch and Safeguard from Abuse Steve is a 20-year veteran in the background screening and child abuse prevention industry. Steve has helped thousands of churches implement best practices for screening and training staff and volunteers over the years with both of his companies, SecureSearch Comprehensive Background Checks and Safeguard from Abuse child abuse prevention training. Steve and his wife, Laura, live in sunny Florida and have 4 kids and 2 grandbabies. 5% of all company profits are donated to charities that benefit at-risk children and youth.

Brad Erb

Ministry Analyst Triumph Tech

Amy Fewkes

Director of Information Technology The Compass Church Amy and her husband Chris enjoy spending time with their three beautiful children Hannah(21), Trevor(19) and Caden (16). Amy lead a rapid implementation of Rock five years ago and continues to find new ways to utilize Rock in the ministry of The Compass Church.

Frank Grand

Technology Product Owner NewSpring Church Frank is the Technology Product Owner at NewSpring Church and has worked there for 9 years. He and his wife, Meagan, have lived in Anderson, SC for the past 15 years and love spending time with their 4 kids. Frank is an avid home brewer, loves reading and mobile gaming, and coaches high school Track and Field.

DJ Grick

Founding Pastor of City Well Church City Well Church DJ is a husband, father 4, and Founding Pastor of CityWell Church. As a teenager DJ always wanted to be a computer programmer but at 16 years old had a radical call to ministry he begrudgingly followed.

In 2008 he started working for Morgantown Community Church as their youth pastor. His love for media and technology caused his position to evolve over time to include all IT, production and operations. In 2014 DJ help this growing church move onto RockRMS being the first church to go live.

In April 2020 (as a world pandemic was heating up) the Gricks announced they would be planting MCC's first daughter church in Coatesville PA. Today that church operates as a handful of micro-churches as they continue to search for a location for larger gatherings.

In 2022 DJ began working with Good Samaritan Services to help them us RockRMS to manager their housing programs serving Chester and Lancaster County PA.

Adam Hann

Digital Director LCBC Church Adam lives in Mount Joy, PA, with his wife Amanda and son Lincoln. He loves time with his family, learning new technologies, and almost anything related to Transformers. He’s been on staff at LCBC Church for over 17 years and serves as the Digital Director. Adam enjoys working with his team and other staff at LCBC to leverage technology to introduce more people to Jesus and together fully follow him.

Jason Harvey

Church Management Systems Coordinator Grace Church of Overland Park I spent 14 years as a minister in the Oklahoma City and Houston areas before obtaining a Project Management certification, moving to the Kansas City area, and joining the IT Team at Grace Church in March of 2021. As Grace’s Church Management Systems Coordinator, I am blessed to now have an opportunity to support and advance all of Grace’s kingdom work across all their campuses.

Daniel Hazelbaker

Sr Developer Spark Development Network Prolific coding monkey and avid Overwatch player. If there is a "right way" to do something you can be sure Daniel's approach will be a "near miss".

Bayne Hulburt

Associate Pastor River Pointe Church Bayne Hulburt is an associate pastor and music director at River Pointe Church with 12 years spent on staff. He oversaw their Rock migration 6 years ago and continues to oversee their Rock environment, as well as most of their other digital systems. Most of our 'cool stuff' is executed by our Rock partner while Bayne is keeping mission critical blocks maintained.

Crista Jardine

Database Administrator Gold Creek Community Church Crista started at Gold Creek Community Church in 2014 as the preschool pastor. When Gold Creek moved away from Fellowship One to the Rock in 2018, Crista jumped in with both feet and spearheaded the transition and found her sweet spot. She has been the Rock Database Admin ever since, selflessly sharing her expertise and knowledge with staff on a daily basis.

Jason Jones

Executive Project Manager CedarCreek Church As churches grow in size and complexity, equipping people and developing reliable systems proves to be essential for sustainability. As the Executive Project at CedarCreek Church, Jason is responsible for helping to remove road blocks for his team, engage in cross department communication, monitor deadlines, budget and assist in future development planning in order to help teams of staff and volunteers do what it is they do best and spend more intentional time with guests.

Heather Judd

CRM Product Owner North Point Ministries (NPM) Heather Judd began her ministry career began in a rather non-digital way by ministering to elementary-aged children, but this early experience allowed her to develop a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by ministries in an increasingly digital world.

Leveraging her comprehensive knowledge of ministry operations in her role as the Rock Product Owner at North Point Ministries in the suburbs of Atlanta, Heather effectively identifies real-world ministry challenges and leads initiatives to meet them using Rock RMS's native features, as well as collaboratively developing solutions with NPM's Rock RMS vendor partner, BEMA.

Heather's expertise and leadership have been instrumental in serving North Point Ministries' eight area campuses, which collectively accommodate over 50,000 attendees each week. Through her diligent efforts, she empowers ministries at NPM to leverage Rock RMS's comprehensive suite of tools and features, streamlining administrative tasks, improving communication, and enhancing attendee engagement.

Lisa Korrect

Communications, Executive Team The Crossing Lisa Korrect has served as the Director of Communication for The Crossing in St. Louis since 2016. Lisa joined The Crossing with more than 10 years of corporate marketing experience, in both the construction and healthcare industries. Today she oversees The Crossing’s brand strategy along with digital and creative communication efforts. She and her husband Cameron have two sons, ages 12 and 9.

Kelly Kurz

Systems & Software Manager LifeMission Church Kelly is a lifelong learner, passionate about freedom, growth, and discipleship. She graduated with a BS in Business Management from NWMSU in '02 and joined LifeMission Church staff in 2013. Kelly enjoys encouraging and helping others do whatever God has put on their hearts and gets excited about Holy Spirit strategies that connect Jesus, people, and processes.

Tim Lemons

Digital Pastor/Rock Admin Highlands Fellowship Tim is an Apple fanatic, coffee drinker, and a tech junkie. He is passionate about serving the local church and helping others use technology to make an impact for the kingdom. Tim is currently the Digital Pastor at Highlands Fellowship, a multi-site church located in VA and TN.

Derek Mangrum

Systems Administrator Central Christian Church of Arizona I am a part of the IT Team at Central Christian Church. While my primary role is server and network administration, I also support our Rock installation, focusing on Workflows, Lava, Data Views and Reports. When not working, I enjoy woodworking, 3D printing, and hiking with my wife and two sons.

Gerry Miller

Developer LCBC Church Gerry is a developer at LCBC Church. He lives in Central PA with his wife and two daughters. They are all avid Disney fans. Gerry likes to use technology in creative ways to introduce more people to Jesus and together fully follow him.

Ben Murphy

Solutions Architect Simple Donation Ben is a lifelong technology enthusiast that knows enough to break things and learn from those mistakes the hard way. In late 2020 he changed careers and joined the amazing Simple team as a Solutions Architect serving churches daily. Ben is part of a small church ~175-200 weekly attendees from Pittsburgh, PA and loves the small churches that blanket western PA and the greater Ohio Valley area. He is lucky enough to be married to his beautiful wife Sara of 20 yrs and has 3 amazingly goofy children Lincoln, Nolan, and Alice.

Brandi Myszkowski

Director of Application Development Christ Fellowship Brandi was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona and has always loved the sun, but needed some beach to go along with it. She currently serves as the Director of Apps and Development for Christ Fellowship Church in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. She stewards all things Rock, the CF Mobile App and Website, and all reporting, data analysis, and visualization. Brandi loves to go fishing with her husband, spending time with her daughter Marley who is 16, and the 3 Dogs (Indie, Odie, and Tanner).

Jay Nestle

Mobile Developer Triumph Tech Jay is a passionate developer and UI designer with a decade-long journey in the world of technology. With a history in online medical research platforms and data collection, Jay brings a unique perspective and valuable insight to his work with Rock Mobile and Apple TV app projects. Outside of the office, Jay can be found jamming the bass in his metalcore band, racing through the skies as a drone pilot, hitting the open road on his motorcycle, kicking back in virtual reality, or embarking on another Arizona adventure.

Tj Peera

Director of Data Insights Fairhaven Church I have a background in system development and data analytics in the complex world of healthcare electronic records. God enabled me to take that experience and apply it full time in the church ministry, November of 2021. I left the healthcare world in a role doing "population health management". I now relates this to ministry and Rock and call it "spiritual health management". I love what we do.

Catie Pershing

IT Director Woodmen Valley Chapel Catie has been on staff at Woodmen for 8 years, following 5+ years of web & WordPress development, and has served as IT Director for the past 5 years. She is passionate about shepherding the “flock” of staff members and ministry partners at Woodmen (and around the world) – ensuring they are equipped with the processes, digital tools, and technology necessary to equip the saints for the work of ministry as we seek to love well in our families, community and world and change lives through Christ.

Brent Pirolli

Senior Director of Information Technology CedarCreek Church Brent loves God, his wife, his 3 kids, the Church, and tech... usually in the right order (add in some podcasts and hockey for good measure). With over 20 years in ministry, he's been a part of CedarCreek Church in NW Ohio growing from a dozen people in a house to the 6 campuses it has today. With a B.S. in Visual Communication Technology, he has a history of video editing, live production, website design, and currently serves as CedarCreek's Senior Director of Information Technology.

Tommy Prater

Director of Finance and Operations Church on the Rock Tommy loves Jesus, his wife, kids, church and just life in general! Thankful for the opportunity to use technology every day, allowing people to know God better, find freedom, discover their purpose and make a difference with their lives. One of his personal phrases he loves to say is, “it’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Greg Reade

Executive Director- Communications & Digital Christ Fellowship Church Greg Reade is a dynamic and innovative leader with a passion for creativity and digital innovation. With over a decade of experience at Christ Fellowship Church, Greg has worked in a variety of roles, including leading all creative teams and overseeing the church's Communications and Marketing teams, as well as its online campus and web and app development.

Eric Rivera

Web Designer Triumph Tech

Shawn Ross

Assistant IT Manager The Crossing I love exploring new technology and learning how technology is applied every day. The day isn't full if you learn something!
When I'm not chasing my 4 kids or relaxing with my wife I'm roasting coffee (example being my profile header) or watching baseball.

Adam Rowe

Rock/IT Admin Red Rocks Church Adam Rowe has been on staff at Red Rocks Church for over eleven years. Originally from Louisiana, he lives in Littleton, Colorado with his wife, two boys, and a 3rd baby boy on the way.

Peter Sanders

Metric Analyst Traders Point Christian Church Peter serves as a Data Analyst and Rock Specialist at Traders Point in Indianapolis. He loves serving the TPCC team by creating tools and processes that equip the church to utilize their data and resources for maximum Kingdom impact. He also enjoys connecting with other churches about ministry data, processes, and reporting. He and his wife Alyssa are proud Pit Bull parents. Peter also takes any opportunity to get outside and play golf or disc golf.

Austin Spooner

Executive Director of Operations Veritas Church Austin oversees the church’s finance, HR, Technology, Communications and buildings functions. Austin and his wife, Sarah, have one child. Austin is passionate about using processes, systems and technology to help people come to know Jesus and mature in their relationship with him.

Oleg Timoshchuk

My Well Ministry

Andrew Todd

Systems Administrator Victory Christian Church Andrew graduated with a school of informatics degree specializing in web design and sound production from IUPUI in Indianapolis. He had several positions in the secular world since then, varying from photography to print design, web design, and web development. He's learned so much about Rock and absolutely loves it and is super excited for where it’s going.

Tyler Vance

Sr. CTL Technology Solutions, Life.Church Life.Church Tyler leads the Technology Solutions team at Life.Church where they equip their staff with the resources and technology that allows them to know people, tell their stories and invite others to use their gifts to build the church. He is passionate about seeing people take the next step in their spiritual journey and empowering volunteers to serve their local church with their gifts.

Tyler has been on staff at Life.Church for 15 years, where he first started as a pastor at one of their Oklahoma City locations and now leads the Technology Solutions team that consists of IT, Rock RMS, Data Insights, and Operations. He and his wife, Nicole, live in Oklahoma City with their children, Tripp, and Harper.

Tony Visconti

Digital Ministry Manager College Church I have been managing church management systems and training staff since 2011. I currently work for and attend College Church in Wheaton, IL.
My background and training are in code, but my passion is people.
I feel lucky beyond belief to work in a space where I can so readily combine my love for Jesus and enjoyment serving others.
My family includes my wife Kristin and our two young boys Isaiah and Pearson.

Kurt Vogeler

Director of Human Resources Trinity Fellowship Church I have been at Trinity Fellowship since 2015 and work in administration for our organization. I'd say my biggest passion is to help people succeed and fulfill their calling. When not at work or volunteering, I enjoy road biking and hanging out with my family...(my granddaughter is my favorite but don't tell my wife & daughters!!)

Mark Wampler

Rock Solutions Architect Watermark Community Church Accounting Degree : Check.
Job in Accounting: Never.
God has put me into an IT role to love and serve the body of Christ. I enjoy learning new things and figuring out how to solve problems. I hope I can help others get over hurdles they have to spend more time loving on people and less time doing manual labor checking boxes off.

Matthew White

Digital Applications Director NewSpring Church Matthew lives in South Carolina with his beautiful wife of Kristine, 7-year-old daughter Abbye, and 5-year-old daughter, Alston. He loves the Atlanta Braves, Florida Gators, and cutting his grass! He's been on staff at NewSpring Church for over 11 years, and has a passion for people finding their identity in Jesus!

Kevin Wishard

Digital Application Specialist LCBC Church Kevin is a Digital Application Specialist @ LCBC Church, Where he enjoys helping LCBC reach their mission of introducing people to Jesus and together fully following him. He lives in Lancaster with his wife and two kids. He enjoys long distance running, golf, and anything outside.

Speakers

RX23 SpeakersThe brightest leaders in the Rock community and beyond

RX23: Keynote Speakers

RX23: Speakers

RX23 SpeakersThe brightest leaders in
the Rock community and beyond