meet our team

Jesus is our beautiful Lord and Savior! He is also the foremost leader of Lincoln Berean Church. It is the pleasure of all leaders and staff mentioned below to joyfully submit to Him and follow His example in helping the people of our church to announce and demonstrate the good news of the gospel!

Leadership

Adults

Adults helps fulfill the mission and vision of Lincoln Berean Church by providing multi-faceted discipleship training and specialized care opportunities for the various adult demographics within our faith family. 

Ben Miller
Managing Director (Pastor)
Caleb Carter
Director (Pastor)
Matt Meyer
Director (Pastor)
Amy Auch Moedy
Life Groups Coach
Nate Kugel
Life Groups Coach (Pastor)
Rodney Zach
Life Groups Coach (Pastor)
Jess Duhs
Coordinator
Kurt Sandquist
Director (Pastor)
Tiffany Fonck
Administrative Assistant
Shereen Schwaninger
Director
Tiffany Fonck
Administrative Assistant
Ben Miller
Director, Care (Pastor)
Eric Kuehl
Associate Director, Support + Recovery (Pastor)
Jen Marshbanks
Associate Director, Spiritual Care + Support Groups
Kyle Helmink
Associate Director, Premarital + Counseling (Pastor)
Jilian Colgrove
Coordinator
Jess Winkelman
Administrative Assistant
Mark Mathewson
Director (Pastor)

Next Gen

Next Gen helps fulfill the mission and vision of Lincoln Berean Church by encouraging young people to take their next step with Jesus and see themselves as a valued part of our congregation.

Ryan Harmon
Interim Managing Director
Megan Kuehl
Director
Lane Grone
Associate Director, Elementary (Pastor)
Pat Stolzer
Associate Director, Early Childhood
Jenny Wiruth
Childcare Coordinator
Samantha Williams
Coordinator
Lacy Lamb
Administrative Assistant
Tyler Sheets
Director (Pastor)
Aidan Pauley
Associate Director, Middle School
Caleb White
Associate Director, High School
Jocelyn Burke
Coordinator
Cody Goerke
Director (Pastor)
Lauren Buresh
Administrative Assistant

Outreach

Outreach helps fulfill the mission and vision of Lincoln Berean Church by equipping and mobilizing the body to engage in measurable multiplication in both local and global contexts.

Ryan Harmon
Interim Managing Director
Jacob E.
Director (Pastor)
Sophie Pauley
Associate Director, Multiplication
Amy Fairchild
Coordinator

Corporate Gathering

Corporate Gatherings helps fulfill the mission and vision of Lincoln Berean Church by creating welcoming environments where people can worship God and find connection within the local body. 

Jon Sauer
Managing Director
Rosie Pinkerman
Director
Jaclyn O'Keefe
Coordinator
Jon Sauer
Director, Production
Carey Helmink
Worship Leader
Evan Hatcher
Technical Specialist
Matthew Clark
Technical Specialist
Tim Watson
Technical Specialist
Lisa Burke
Coordinator

Operations

Operations helps fulfill the mission and vision of Lincoln Berean Church by facilitating and sustaining the healthy development of staff, residents, and the organization as a whole, as well as the safe, efficient, functional stewardship of our campus, budget, and other key resources.

Kevin Workman
Managing Director (Pastor)
Gina Jackson
Coordinator
Cody Colgrove
Director
Bobbi Jo Oatman
Accountant
Shelli Megrue
Accounting Clerk
Taylor Swanson
Payroll + Benefits Specialist
Jordan Sauer
Director
Shawn Welch
Director
Claire Eltze
Resident Y2
Colin Thieszen
Resident Y2
Trevor Schmale
Resident Y2
Brooklyn Schwaninger
Resident Y1
Skyler Schwaninger
Resident Y1
Mark Rock
Director
Aaron Harvey
Network Administrator
Liv Steckly
Associate Director
Zach Kroese
Associate Director
Anne Heffelfinger
Coordinator for Community Events
Michael Klopp
Coordinator
Jeff Botz
Supervisor
Deena Brauer
Receptionist
Ginger Sandquist
Receptionist
Lisa Rock
Receptionist
Missy Doeschot
Receptionist
Claire Varner
Tech
Connie Squier
Tech
Josh Pederson
Tech
Ray Squier
Tech
Ron Schmidt
Tech
Sydney Haffener
Tech
Zacary Robertson
Tech
Rick Flodman
Director
Dave Sorensen
Facilities Engineer
Jim Hines
Energy Specialist
Ben Herr
Technician
Dave Brauer
Technician

Communications

Communications helps fulfill the mission and vision of Lincoln Berean Church by continually working to improve the alignment, clarity, accessibility, and creativity of our key messaging in partnership with our leaders and staff for the benefit of both the congregation and the community-at-large.

Michael Bare
Managing Director
Janelle Reed
Associate Director
Dan Roesch
Lead Video Producer
Jeffrey Penner
Database Administrator
Emily Ebbers
Graphic Designer
Marshall Parish
Video Producer
Alyssa Desilets
Project Coordinator
Kaylee Wahlgren
Project Coordinator
Laura Dilworth
Database Coordinator