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* – Pastor of Worship and Arts: Adam is responsible for all aspects of worship and arts including the Sunday services, special events and cultivating artists within a Christian framework. |
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– Church Planter: Bill is pursuing God’s vision for a church plant in Boise, Idaho. Click here for more information about this church plant. |
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* – Director of Facilities and Grounds: Brian helps our church be a good steward of the facility resources entrusted to us. He oversees the CG building and grounds and ensures that these resources are well-maintained and ready to help carry out our mission. |
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* – Worship Leader: Clint helps lead musical worship in our Sunday gatherings and shares a variety of worship team oversight responsibilities. |
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* – Director of Missions: Erica provides leadership for the Vision Team, care for mission partners, oversight of Vision Trips, and oversight of the benevolence ministry of Common Ground. |
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– Lead Pastor: Jeff is responsible for preaching/teaching in our corporate worship gatherings with the intended purpose of connecting people with Jesus Christ and motivating them in their personal walk with Him. Jeff also is the primary visionary for our church and works with the Executive Pastor to determine direction and next steps. |
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– Pastor of Spiritual Formation: Jim's primary responsibility is to lead in the development, ongoing refinement and execution of our philosophy of spiritual formation. Jim oversees several different areas, including our House Church network, Family Ministry, Training and Equipping, and Connecting/Recovery ministries. |
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* – Director of Kingdom Living Training School: Larry provides leadership and oversight for the Kingdom Living Training School, an immersion style opportunity for discipleship and living into the kingdom of God. His responsibilities include developing the curriculum and experiential learning aspects of the school, teaching, and arranging guest speakers for the school. |
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– Director of Communication and Events: Marissa coordinates and oversees the church's communication, and provides planning and logistical support for most events that take place in the church building. Marissa also provides administrative support for the staff. |
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* – Director of Children's Ministry: Martina oversees the teachers and ministry of our children on Sundays. Martina plays a vital role in strategically implementing children's ministry into the house church gatherings. Martina also provides administrative support for the staff. |
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– Executive Pastor/Westside Site Pastor: As Executive pastor, Nate is responsible for the implementation of the vision of Common Ground. He is responsible for strategic leadership as well as cohesion, oversight, coaching and care for the staff team. As Westside Site Pastor, Nate oversees logistics and ministry connected with Common Ground on the west side of Indianapolis. |
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* – Media Coordinator: Scott oversees all areas of audio and video tech for services, events and weddings for all GCGG sites, including operation, overseeing volunteers and organizing volunteer schedules. |
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* – Bookkeeper: Stef processes the weekly offerings, oversees the payroll processes, and ensures that all invoices and bills are paid in a timely manner. Stef also participates in the annual budgeting process and administers the health insurance for the staff. |
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* – Technology and Operations: Steve oversees office technology equipment and helps make timely changes/enhancements to our website. In addition he coordinates the logistical aspects of our vision trips.
*Denotes part-time |
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Elders |
Common Ground Christian Church is an elder-led church. The Elders are a group of men that are accountable for the oversight and shepherding of the church. The Elders meet regularly to pray for and discuss the direction of the church and are passionate about caring for the community of believers. They provide encouragement, guidance, teaching and prayer support for the leadership and members. The Elders are visibly and intentionally present in the life of our church body. Please don't hesitate to contact them with any questions! You may
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Our Elders are listed below, with an asterisk indicating those who currently serve on an Administrative Team, providing oversight for the operations of the church.
Bill Neal* (chairman)
Chris Carpenter*
Tim Dooley
Bill Gritton
Steve Hanscom
Jeff Krajewski*
Ron Read
Don Ross
Nate Smith*
Todd Strader |
