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JOHN MEYER
John came to Christ in 1977 as a freshman at Iowa State University through the (now) Great Commission work there. He was recognized as a pastor in 1984 and moved to support a small church plant in Fort Collins, Colorado in 1989. He spent 25 years as part of the leadership team for Summitview Church and currently serves as a director of the Mountains West Region of Great Commission. He has been married to Carol Knox Meyer since 1985 and they have four adult sons.
STEVE NELSON
Steve has been pastoring for 21 years, 12 of them in Colorado, and currently in El Paso, Texas. Saved as a young boy, he got involved in the GC Churches when he met an amazing group of Christ followers at Iowa State University. Steve and his wife of 26 years, Kathleen, have 8 children, who are the delight of their lives. They have a passion for living out the Great Commission with their family, church planting, and building strong disciples by helping parents build strong families.
AARON RITTER
Aaron came to Christ in 1996 as an engineering student at Colorado State University. After graduating and working as an engineer for several years, he became a pastor at Summitview Church in Fort Collins in 2010, where he still serves on an amazing team of elders and primarily works with international students. He and his wife, Christy, have been married for twelve years and have four children.
PAT SOKOLL
Pat has been a pastor for over 20 years in the Great Commission movement. He is currently a pastor at Beggars’ Gate Church in Loveland and also serves as a director in the Mountains West Region of Great Commission. Pat and his wife Cindy have been married for 35 years, have five children, and have been serving together in marriage ministry in the Great Commission movement for many years.
TODD WATKINS
Todd Watkins came to faith at CSU and joined staff to work with students at the Rock. In 2002, He and his wife Lindy, moved to Amsterdam, the Netherlands to help plant and then pastor the church. They, along with their three children, are currently serving as missionaries in Austin, TX. Todd's focus is making disciples and starting simple churches in high density urban areas. He has a heart for those who are far from God and desires such people to know the God who loves them.
JOSH WHITNEY
Josh has served as a pastor of the Rock church in Utah for ten years. He accepted Christ in 1983 after stealing a car. Josh has been involved with the Great Commission churches since 1977 in Iowa, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Colorado, and Utah. Josh has been married to the lovely and talented Krista for 16 years now. They have 5 kids, Kael, Aiden, Haylie, Elias and Mclane. And he would be happy to discuss rogue one with you, if you are so inclined.
BILL YOUNG
Following successful campus ministries in his home state of Iowa, Bill received a degree in engineering and went on to plant churches in Colorado and Utah. He has a burning passion to reach people for Jesus and has been a leader within GCC for over 31 years, becoming a full-time pastor in 1992. He adores his wonderful wife Mary (of 27 years) and their 4 boys (22, 21, 18 & 15), loves sports and woodworking, and can down large quantities of lobster