Personal Coach, Coach For You LLC, Warsaw, IN

Ron and his wife Chery live in Macedonia, Ohio. Married 49 years, they have four children and fourteen grandchildren. Ron has served in many pastoral capacities – a youth pastor, a staff pastor, a solo pastor, a lead pastor with staff, and a church planter (Bowling Green, Macedonia & Twinsburg) – but since 2000 he has been a regional church planting missionary with Grace Brethren North American Missions, GO2, and VisionOhio. Ron graduated from the Ohio State University (1972 BS), Grace Theological Seminary (1978 MDiv), and Ashland Theological Seminary (2014 DMin). He has served on the Charis Fellowship Council twice and currently leads the NEO District leadership team. Ron and Chery have a business, Coach for You LLC (www.coachforyou.us), through which they coach ministry leaders and assess potential church planters.

Executive Pastor, Grace Brethren Church of Waldorf, MD

Dennis Fay joined the pastoral staff of Grace Brethren Church of Waldorf, MD in January 2003 after 25 years of serving in the United States Navy, Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture. He joined the GBC staff as an Assistant Pastor overseeing the small group and discipleship ministries. Since 2003 his job responsibilities have exponentially increased to include the following: overseeing a 17 acre, multi-building complex, church administration, finances, education, assimilation and the front door ministries. His title was changed to Executive Pastor in 2010. Other duties include chairing the Nominating Committee for the past 12 years, overseeing the Finance/Personnel Committee. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the Grace Christian Academy. Dennis has served as a Trustee for the GBCanada USA team and is currently serving as the Treasurer for the GBC Chesapeake District ministerium.

Lead Pastor at Thrive Church in York, PA

Growing up in Martinsburg, PA Dustin attended the Charis Fellowship church in that town.  He was blessed with the opportunity to attend Grace College in Winona Lake and entered ministry following graduation. After serving for 11 years in youth and family ministry at a Charis Fellowship Church in Powell, Ohio, Dustin took on a revitalization work in York.  God used the team at the church to refresh and relaunch the church which has tripled in size in the last 7 years due to God’s faithfulness.  Dustin is tremendously bless to do life and ministry with his bride of 19 years and his three children.

Dustin serves on the North Atlantic District leadership team in the Charis Fellowship and is also a board member on Vision USA.  His favorite pastimes are watching football, chasing whitetail, and riding motorcycle.

Roy grew up in the Grace Brethren Church in Long Beach CA and served on the pastoral staff there for 9 years. Roy is a graduate of BIOLA University and Grace Graduate School of Theology.

He has pastored the Grace Brethren Churches in Sacramento CA, La Verne CA, and Rancho Cucamonga CA. Roy currently serves as interim Pastor for the Grace Brethren Church in Norwalk CA.

Roy has served on the board for CE National (now Momentum Ministries) as well as serving for a time as board president; served on the Fellowship Council for the Charis Fellowship; and is the west coast representative for Water For Good.

Roy has been married 51 years to his high school sweetheart, Andrea. They have 2 children and 5 grandchildren.

Founding Pastor/Church Planter, Main Street Church in Chelsea, MI

Josh Kuck is the lead pastor of Main Street Church in Chelsea, Michigan. He previously served 14 years in youth ministry at Wooster Grace and Grace Church in Fremont, Ohio. Josh and his family moved to Chelsea in September of 2015 to plant Main Street, which now holds two services and welcomes more than 150 people each Sunday. Josh and his wife, Andrea, have been married for 18 years and have four daughters.

Honorary Board Member (deceased)

Pastor Larry Orme served the Penn Valley Church Multi-site Network as the executive pastor and as the campus pastor of the Telford Campus. Larry was also a member of the Fellowship Council, the leadership board of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. On Friday, April 21, 2017 at the age of 55, he went to be with his Savior with his wife and four adult children by his side. Prior to his passing, Larry had expressed his interest in serving on the initial board of Assist Church Expansion. Larry was beloved by many as their Pastor, shepherd, mentor, spiritual father, brother and friend. He lived his life fully as a devout follower of God, leading and guiding others to this same calling. His passion was to develop and coach young men to be authentic, Godly leaders in ministry. He taught and coached pastors and missionaries locally, across the country and in Europe and Nigeria. He was a gifted counselor, believing and committed to a gospel-centered Biblical counseling method. Many lives were touched, changed and enriched by the hours he selflessly poured into their lives.