Meet our pastors
-
Pastor JD
Lead Pastor
“Knowing Jesus, not just knowing about Jesus.” That thought has been driving us deeper and deeper into God's Word. We believe that Jesus is what our world needs most desperately.
I believe that intentional discipleship and practical theology are necessary for our day and time. Far too often, the church has made both discipleship and theology seem like something for the elite. Join us on our journey to better understand who Jesus is and how he calls us to live in this world.
I am a commissioned Colson Fellow (C17) and am leading our congregation to a better understanding of what it means to have a Biblical worldview. If you want to learn how to make sense of this world, we need to learn to see it through a properly focused lens of Scripture.
I attended a conference in the fall of 2024 that has really challenged me to think more about how the church is to be influencing the world around us. We have begun to reach outside the walls of the church in an effort to embody what Scripture says when it describes us as the hands and feet of Jesus. For too many years, the church has waited for the world to come to us...it is time that we heed the example that Jesus set and we go to the world.
roundedemail roundedfacebook roundedlinkedin roundedinstagram
-
Pastor Katie
Children & family Pastor
Pastor Katie joined the staff at New Hope Naz in August of 2018, relocating from Phoenix, AZ.
She loves kids and is called to help them know Jesus and grow deep spiritual roots that will help them throughout their lives.
In addition to loving Jesus and kids, she loves bright colors, fun earrings, and funky socks!