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Scott Ballard
The Summit Church
David Belk
Venture Church
Sena Brickwedel
Christ Fellowship Church
Jimmy Britnell
Clearstream
Sharee Bryant
Colorado Community Church
Mark Burleson
Crossroads Church
Becca Burt
The Village Church
Yeşu Chum
Houston's First Baptist Church
Courtney Cooksey
The Crossing (Columbia, MO)
Brian Davis
One & All Church
Kelly Day
LifeMission Church
Bill Deitrick
BEMA
Brad Erb
Triumph Tech
Alex Esterly
iT1 Source
Amy Fewkes
The Compass Church
Michael Garrison
Frank Grand
NewSpring Church
Savannah Hagins
Hillside Christian Church
Daniel Hazelbaker
Tim Lemons
Highlands Fellowship
Jim Michael
The Crossing
Brandi Myszkowski
Jay Nestle
Tim Nunn
Dwell Community Church
Tj Peera
Fairhaven Church
Luke Quinlivan
KingdomCity
Eric Rivera
Karen Rossi
Peter Sanders
Traders Point Christian Church
Garrison Smith
Athens Church
Terri Townsend
Trinity Fellowship Church
Jerod Walker
Intulse
Mark Wampler
Watermark Community Church
Kevin Wishard
LCBC
Jimmy Witcher
Stan Yoder
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 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.
Sena has worked at Christ Fellowship Church for the past 19 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 facilitating discipleship classes.
I'm native to Pensacola, FL. Love Jesus. Love my job.
I serve as the Database Coordinator at Colorado Community Church, where I’ve been on staff for 12 years in a variety of roles. Since transitioning to Rock, I’ve found my passion in helping our team use data effectively to support ministry and streamline processes. Outside of work, I enjoy crafting—especially cardmaking—and spending time with my husband of 29 years and our three boys.
Mark Burleson holds the position of Enterprise Architect at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, OH. In this role, he aligns technology with the ministry across 9 locations, including Crossroads Anywhere. He also serves on the Leadership team of the Church IT Network.Prior to this, Mark served as the Central Team Leader of IT at Life.Church. There, he led IT teams that provided technical support to staff and volunteers across all locations.
Becca serves as the Senior Director of Communications at The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, a role she has held for almost five years. Before joining The Village Church, Becca built a career in the Corporate Marketing sector. She and her husband, Chris, have two boys. In her free time, Becca loves to travel, watch soccer with her family, and spend quality time with friends.
Yeşu Chum is a developer at Houston's First Baptist Church who helps ministry teams use Rock to do what matters most to them. He got hooked after winning a long battle with ZPL, and has been chasing challenges ever since, always stubbornly convinced it can be done. At the end of the day his passion is helping people help people.
Courtney is a software engineer based in Savannah, MO. She has one dog, Loki. Courtney enjoys snowboarding, kayaking, and MMA.
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 (8) and Chloe (7). 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).
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. She gets excited about strategies that connect Jesus, people, and processes. In her spare time, she cherishes being present with friends and family.
Bill is a developer with a passion for applying technology in support of ministry. Having served as a church IT director for 7 years, he has broad experience across a number of technical disciplines. He currently serves as a developer on the Software Services team at BEMA, supporting ministry with custom solutions built on Rock RMS. Bill holds multiple industry certifications focusing on Microsoft Azure and Agile Scrum, and has a particular interest in DevOps and infrastructure as code. When not rearranging 1s and 0s, Bill enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 kids and working on the family farm.
Husband, father, and Jesus follower. Ministry analyst at Triumph Tech, crafting elegant solutions for churches in Rock RMS. Fitness enthusiast, avid reader, development tinkerer, and passionate writer.
Alex Esterly has 26+ years in the IT world his roles have included the management of datacenter Infrastructure for a global company, Designing and implementing of Microsoft solutions for large enterprise customers, and most recently the trusted advisor for many Azure clients.
Amy and her husband Chris enjoy spending time with their three amazing children Hannah(22), Trevor(20) and Caden (17). Amy lead a rapid implementation of Rock six years ago and continues to find new ways to utilize Rock in the ministry of The Compass Church. The Compass Church has
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!
Frank is the Technology Product Owner at NewSpring Church and has worked there for 10 years. He and his wife, Meagan, have lived in Anderson, SC for the past 16 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.
Savannah has been a part of the Hillside Team for 3 years as a Rock Admin. Her favorite part of being a Rock admin is getting to work with and serve teams at all 10 of the Hillside Campuses. When she is not working on Rock, she serves with the Worship and Student ministries. Savannah and her husband, Noah, love to travel and spend time with family and friends!
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".
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.
Jim is the IT Manager at The Crossing Church in Chesterfield, Missouri, where he has served for 19 years overseeing technology across four St. Louis-area campuses. He led The Crossing's transition to Rock in 2015 and has been championing it ever since. He's a member of the community's Hall of Fame and 5,000-point club, and prefers to "chat scroll" vs. "doom scroll" in his idle time.
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 is a seasoned developer and designer with a background in autism research, data collection, and workflow automation. When he’s not building Apple TV and mobile apps with Rock, Jay’s likely hanging out with his wife Brittney and their little dude, Jude.
Tim Nunn is the Director of Information Communication & Technology at Dwell Community Church in Columbus, Ohio, a 4,000-person multi-campus network of home churches where Rock RMS has powered the website, mobile app, and day-to-day ministry operations since 2019. With 15+ years of IT leadership experience and a Master of Learning Technologies from The Ohio State University, Tim joined Dwell's ICT team in 2018 and has led it since 2020. He has built a team of 10+ staff and partners supporting Rock, web, and data.
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".
Luke Quinlivan is a part of the technology team at Kingdomcity.
Eric is a Multimedia Artist with over a decade experience in Web and SEO design and development. Passionate about digital solutions, he specializes in Rock's external site solutions and designing custom themes. Outside of work, he enjoys creating cartoons, building miniatures, and traveling.
I started working for The Crossing in 2018 beginning my career in ministry as an administrator where I quickly fell in love with Rock. As a certified teacher, I LOVE learning new skills. I dove head first learning everything I could, eventually landing me into the Digital Content and Support Specialist role I am in today. My husband Chris and I have two kids. In our free time you will frequently find the four of us gathered around a table playing a board game or out on an adventure in our camper.
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 and collaborating with other churches about ministry data, processes, and reporting. Peter also takes any opportunity to get outside and run or play golf.
I have a background in design and advertising, but I've responsible for all things digital—front-end and back-end development, database, systems and processes—for the last 5 years at Athens Church. As only member of our Rock Team, I love supporting all our ministry environments and the work they do by simplifying the digital part of their job so they can be freed up to what they were hired to do!
Trinity Fellowship has provided me the opportunity to serve in many ministries of the church and lead our team in digital connections. I enjoy playing golf, traveling, cooking, going on walks, and sitting around the fire pit with friends. Looking to join the pickleball craze soon with my husband Fred!
Growing up as an army brat, along with moves to serve in various ministries, Jerod has lived in Illinois, Arizona, California, Texas, Missouri, Germany, and Wisconsin (where he’s lived since 2002). He and his Wisconsin-native wife, Joanne, have 6 children ages 11 to 26. Jerod became the pastor of a church at the age of 19. After 20 years of serving as a children’s pastor, lead pastor, and church planter, Jerod began working for a nonprofit financial ministry (Christian Financial Resources) until 2024, when he became the VP of Sales and Marketing at Intulse (a company that provides IT and communication solutions for churches). He has a BA in Christian Ministries from Central Christian College of the Bible, and an MBA from Hope International University.
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.
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.
Jimmy Witcher is the Senior Pastor of Trinity Fellowship Church, providing vision and leadership for the organization. He is the primary preaching pastor and the host of two Trinity-produced shows, The Biblecast and More Than You Asked For. He is also the author of Kingdom Come: Living in Heaven on Earth. A strategic planner with 20+ years of corporate leadership, Pastor Jimmy is passionate about equipping the church body with the tools, resources, and guidance necessary to effectively disciple people in today’s culture. This is apparent in his role in developing Nota, an evangelically minded app for tracking your spiritual health, and in Trinity's uniquely innovative approach to discipleship. His goal for Trinity Fellowship is that through our ministry, people will know Jesus and be empowered to live extraordinary lives. He has a practical approach to ministry. Whether through his Sunday messages, books, or shows, Pastor Jimmy’s fresh approach helps people understand how the various facets of Christianity—prayer, church attendance, reading the Bible—hold world-changing power and relevance in the everyday. Pastor Jimmy is happily married to the love of his life, Kimberly, and they have celebrated over 30 years of marriage. Together, they have three married children and are Pappy & Ahbi to three grandchildren (with another on the way).
Stan (a.k.a. Stanalyst) began his career as an application developer and systems architect in the glamorous world of employee benefits management. In 2004, he followed God's call into church production ministry, serving as Technical Director for a church in Chicagoland before joining The Crossing (St. Louis) in 2009 as TechArts Systems Engineer. In 2021, he returned to his developer roots, joining The Crossing's Rock team as Software Development Engineer -- where he now builds complex, integrated solutions using Helix, Lava, and whatever other pieces of Rock he can get his hands on. After 20+ years in church tech, his conviction is simple: the right solution isn't always the easiest one, and the best technology is the kind that gets out of the way so ministry teams can do what they're actually called to do. Away from the keyboard, you'll often find him with a crossword or sudoku -- because apparently he just can't stop solving things.
