Meet Our Staff Team
Get to know our staff and teams below – we couldn't do this without them! If you want to join this awesome group of people, explore our job openings.
Executive Team
JT English -
Lead Pastor
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JT English serves as a pastor, professor, and author. He is the author of Deep Discipleship: How the Local Church Can Make Whole Disciples, and You are a Theologian: An Invitation to Know and Love God Well, co-authored with Jen Wilkin. He is also a co-founder of Training the Church and a co-host of the Knowing Faith podcast. He received his ThM in Historical Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and PhD in Systematic Theology from Southern Seminary.
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Lindsay Acocella -
Executive Director
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Lindsay grew up in northeastern Ohio and began following Jesus at a young age. While serving as a volunteer and then as a staff member in churches in Ohio and Georgia, Lindsay grew to love the behind-the-scenes ministries of church life. She and her husband Frank have four children, and enjoy reading, hiking, cooking, basketball, and family game nights. Lindsay is passionate about discipleship and organizational excellence in the local church, and received and M.Div and a DMin from Gateway Seminary.
Josh Navey -
Executive Pastor
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Josh has served in Next Generation ministry since 2010 and is passionate about seeing the church and the home work together in the discipleship of kids and students. He is married to Amy and they have four children: Levi, Reese, Cal, and Jordan. In his free time, Josh enjoys watching & playing sports, writing songs for kids & families, and going to concerts with Amy.
