My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.
Some of our elders are vocational elders—a part of our paid pastoral team. Others are non-vocational, or lay elders. Together, under the Lord Jesus, our elders lead us. An elder's status (vocational or non-vocational) is listed in his title below.
See a diagram of our Elder structure.
Resources on Elders at Bethlehem
- Responsibilities of the Elders
- Willing and Eager Pastoral Care and Governance, by Tim Johnson, Elder Council Chairman
Meet the Elders at Bethlehem
Keith Anderson |
Downtown Campus Elder; Coordinator for Senior Adult Ministries |
Bud Burk |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Child & Youth Discipleship, Downtown Campus |
Sam Crabtree |
Vocational Elder; Executive Pastor; Lead Pastor for Life Training |
Ken Currie |
Vocational Elder; Director of Campus Outreach Minneapolis & Lead Pastor for Outreach |
Jack Delk |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Covenant Member Care |
Kurt Elting-Ballard |
North Campus Elder |
Jason French |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Worship & Music, South Campus |
Jon Grano |
Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor for Operations |
Dan Gurtner |
North Campus Elder |
Tim Held |
North Campus Elder |
Jon Hendricks |
South Site Elder |
Donald Hoffert |
Downtown Campus Elder |
Dan Holst |
Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor, North Campus |
Tim Johnson |
North Campus Elder; Chair of the Elder Council |
Vince Johnson |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Outreach, North Campus |
Yoshi Kasahara |
South Site Elder |
Terry Kurschner |
South Site Elder |
Dan Lehn |
North Campus Elder; Administrator for Properties, Downtown Campus |
Henry Lewis |
Downtown Campus Elder |
David Livingston |
Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor, South Campus |
Mark Lundstedt |
South Site Elder |
Tom Lutz |
Downtown Campus Elder |
David Mathis |
Downtown Campus Elder; Executive Pastoral Assistant |
Gil McConnell |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Child & Youth Discipleship, North Campus |
Luis Mendez |
Downtown Campus Elder; Pastoral Director, Hispanic Ministries |
David Michael |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Parenting & Family Discipleship |
Mitch Pearson |
North Campus Elder; Vice Chair of the Elder Council |
Bryan Pickering |
Downtown Campus Elder |
John Piper |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Preaching & Vision; Chancellor, Bethlehem College and Seminary |
Paul Poteat |
Downtown Campus Elder; Campus Outreach Downtown Area Director |
Bruce Power |
South Site Elder |
Tim Schroeder |
South Site Elder |
Chuck Steddom |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Worship & Music |
Steve Stein |
North Campus Elder |
Tom Steller |
Vocational Elder; Pastor for Leadership Development; Academic Dean, Bethlehem College and Seminary |
Kenny Stokes |
Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor, Downtown Campus |
Paul Tattersall |
Downtown Campus Elder |
Michael Thiel |
Downtown Campus Elder |
Tim Tomlinson |
North Campus Elder; President, Bethlehem College and Seminary |
Klaas Van Zee |
South Site Elder |
Steve Walmsley |
North Campus Elder |
Bill Zwicky |
South Site Elder |