As The Grove, we’ve always said the church should not be built around any ONE person or personality (other than Jesus). As a next step in our pursuit of this leadership vision, in August 2022, we restructured our staffing model away from the traditional “Lead Pastor” approach to more of a team based leadership approach. (You can read more about it here)
- All of our staff are “bi-vocational” meaning they receive compensation from the church but are also involved in other endeavors outside of their church responsibilities.
- Our staff leadership gives guidance and support to our church vision and ministries with each person having specific responsibilities.
- They strive to lead and model what it means to be the church as we live, work, and play.
Here’s our staff and their primary responsibilities…
Josh Duncan, Teaching & Vision Pastor
- Plans Sunday sermon series
- Teaches about 2x each month on Sundays
- Ensures we stay focused on our vision and values
Jonathan Absher, Church Ministries Pastor
- Oversees all church ministry planning and events
- Available as the primary pastoral contact through the week
- Teaches about 2x each month on Sundays
Kyle Wigington, Worship Pastor
- Leads the worship team and plans musical aspects of our Sunday services
Jennifer Duncan, Grove Kids Director & Elementary Coordinator
- Oversees the general direction of Grove Kids
- Plans and schedules all things for Sunday Grove Kids Elementary
- Leads our annual Halls Sports Camp at Halls High School
Heather Thompson, PreK Coordinator
- Plans and schedules all things for Sunday Grove Kids Nursery-PreK
Dylan Collins, Pastor to Middle & High School Students
- Leads all things related to discipleship and ministry planning for students
Tina Gilreath, Administrative Assistant to the Staff/Office Manager
- Oversees our office needs including communication, bookkeeping, etc
- Serves as the “glue” that holds us all together 🙂