Leadership Team

  • Kristin Miller

    COACHING DIRECTOR / CO-FOUNDER

    Kristin previously served on staff at churches in Denver overseeing Operations, First Impressions, and Global/Local Outreach. She’s also recruited students to ministry as an Admissions Director. She’s passionate about equipping young leaders to pave the way for others to meet Jesus, not unlike her own testimony of encountering Christ on a rare visit to a church with her family when she was 9. As the co-founder of Lp, she keeps the big picture in mind. She’s a foodie, loves to cook and entertain with friends and family, and is a fan of words but can’t seem to find many who will play Scrabble with her!

  • Tirza Hortensius

    CHURCH RELATIONS

    Tirza supports Lp in keeping the ball rolling with open lines of communication through the recruitment process. She has a background in recruiting and team management. She's an active contributor in the preschool leadership team at Anchor church in Tacoma & leads the women's connection team. She loves people- young and older! She enjoys exploring local places of interest, orca watching & trying to make babies laugh at social gatherings.

  • Dave Miller

    CO-FOUNDER

    Dave Miller, who served as a Worship and Creative Arts Pastor at churches in Las Vegas, Central KY, and Western MI has also spent the last fifteen years on the go helping churches on a variety of topics from strategy to technology and facility redesign. He’s most passionate, however, about helping young leaders take their healthiest first steps into ministry. He’s an avid cyclist, Cincinnati Reds fan, and “Poppi” to Jamie & Benny.

  • Lindsay Hadenfeldt

    CONTRACT MANAGER

    Lindsay serves Lp by helping with finance and keeping all of our contracts moving forward. She is married to Aaron and has four little boys. Her knack for details is rooted in the fact that she truly wants the best for everyone and to see them succeed.

  • Sean Badeer

    CHURCH RELATIONS

    Sean is a Nebraska native and big-time Husker fan. While working at a Christian college in Church Relations and Recruiting, his passion for the local Church and finding the next generation of church leaders was fueled. He serves as the Senior Pastor at MVMNT Church in Aurora, CO. He hoops most mornings at 5:30 AM! He has quite the record collection, is decent at table tennis, and loves spending time in the mountains with his wife, Averi, plus, their kids and dog, Kanye.

  • Robin Davidson

    COACH

    Robin Davidson is a licensed Wesleyan minister with 20+ years of experience as a teacher, coach, counselor, and ministry leader, most recently serving as Kids Ministry Director at a multisite church in southern CA. She is passionate about coaching residents, developing emerging leaders, and helping others discover their God-given calling. Robin and her husband have two grown sons and a 3-year-old grandson. Newly relocated to Western New York, she enjoys reading, cooking, swimming, and hiking.

  • Hayden Gregory

    COACH

    Hayden was born and raised in Lexington, KY, and still lives there today with his wife and three boys. He is the Student Pastor at CenterPointe Christian and is passionate about raising up new church leaders from the next generation and working with other Student Pastors to do the same.

  • Sekwohn Grondin

    COACH

    Sekwohn Grondin serves as the Student Ministries Pastor at Skyline Church in San Diego, CA, where he oversees middle school, high school, and multisite student ministry. He has spent more than 10 years in youth ministry and is passionate about developing leaders and building ministries where the next generation can find and follow Jesus. He especially loves helping young leaders grow in self-awareness, confidence, and their ability to lead others well. He and his wife, Marysa, have two boys, Micah and Stephen. Outside of ministry, you’ll probably find him playing basketball, spending time with his family, trying a new food spot, or doing just about anything competitive.

  • Jordan Herrera

    COACH

    Jordan and his wife Kirsten were married in 2011. They live in Frankenmuth, Michigan and have 3 kids Layla, Deklan, & Hazel. He’s been in full-time ministry as a Worship Pastor since 2012 and has a big heart to see people connected to Jesus. He’s been involved in planting churches and developing leaders. Some of Jordan’s hobbies include spending time with family, music, & sports.

  • Jordan Jones

    COACH

    Jordan has spent nearly two decades walking alongside leaders in different seasons of life and ministry. For more than six years, he served as the Leadership Development Director at Traders Point Christian Church in Indianapolis, where he coached staff, designed training experiences, and helped create a culture of ongoing growth. Before that, he was a Spiritual Formation Pastor in Michigan for six years, guiding people in their faith journeys and supporting leaders in their personal and spiritual development. His first role in ministry was as a Student Pastor, where he spent five years investing in students, parents, and volunteer teams.


    Across these roles, Jordan has led countless workshops, retreats, and one-on-one coaching conversations—always with a focus on helping people lead with clarity, emotional intelligence, and resilience. He cares deeply about creating spaces where leaders can slow down, reflect, and grow in ways that not only impact their work but also their character and relationships.

  • Coach

    Ryan Latham

    COACH

    Ryan is a Southern Californian who moved to Oklahoma in 2011, giving him a diversified experience on the west coast and in the midwest. He has served on staff in the local church ranging in size from 100 to 4,000 and has been a Youth Pastor, Leadership School Director, and ministry staffing and coaching associate. He has been involved in student ministries for over 20 years. He has served as a speaker, trainer and coach for churches, businesses and non-profits. He is the author of the book Prepared for Impact: 12 Keys to Unlock You and Your Youth Ministry. Ryan loves running, watching USC football and spending time with his wife Sarah and their 4 kids, Hunter, Caden, Grace and Amaris.

  • Tony Simoncini

    COACH

    Tony is one of our coaches at Leadership Pathway, where he loves coming alongside young leaders and helping them discover how God wired them for ministry. A pastor, church planter, and the guy who launched Skyline Church’s Residency program, Tony knows what it takes to raise up leaders who make an impact. At home, he and his wife stay busy raising five young adult kids, and when he’s not cheering them on, you’ll likely find him chasing a little white ball around the golf course.

  • Mandi Smith

    COACH

    A ministry veteran who leads church planters and ministry residents at Ransom Church in Sioux Falls, SD. She studied at Wesley Seminary and was formerly on staff at Fountain Springs in Rapid City, SD

  • Curtis Zehner

    COACH

    On the east side of Atlanta, GA, Curtis is married, has 3 girls, and never leaves the house without his Braves hat. After working in Middle School ministry at Southeast Christian in Louisville, KY, God brought him home in preparation to succeed his dad in senior ministry. As Lead Minister of Crosspoint Christian Church, Curtis is intentional about investing in the next generation leaders on his team who are helping shape their church and local community for Christ.

The Lp Board

  • Austin Rockwell

    BOARD

    Austin is the founder and CEO of a national college retreat ministry, Kamp Love. His non profit exists to see lives transformed by the gospel through camping, connection, community and Christ. Kamp Love is currently serving 10 universities across the nation and growing. Austin also founded and pastors a college ministry, Nissi, in Phoenix Arizona.

  • Bart Rendel

    BOARD

    Bart is the President and Co-Founder of Intentional Churches, a national ministry dedicated to training and coaching churches in how to double their Kingdom impact. Bart lives in Las Vegas with his wife, Catherine, and two children. They attend Central Church, where Bart served in Production and on the Executive team for over eleven years.

  • Brittany Crimmel

    BOARD

    Growing up as a pastor's kid, Brittany loved being a part of the local church as long as she can remember.  She worked in worship and production at Mountain Christian in Baltimore and at Saddleback.. She loves Kingdom work with others and seeing people meet Jesus- whether it’s for the first time or once again! She now multiplies those efforts as a Project Manager at HouseRight.

  • Cameron Lawson

    BOARD

    Cameroon is an Associate Pastor at Epiphany Church in Wilmington, Delaware. He had previously been a resident with Leadership Pathway.

  • David A. Miller

    BOARD

    David has worked, both in The Church & in para church ministries for over 15 years. He is the VP of Coaching at Novus.Global. He's passionate about equipping leaders and their teams to reach the next level in their work and mission.

  • Dillon Smith

    BOARD

    Over the past 7 years, Dillon has helped church-facing organizations grow their email lists from 70K to 220K+ subscribers, dramatically lower cost per lead, 8x their YouTube channels, and fill events, all while building systems that make growth repeatable, not random.

    He has worked with organizations like Life.Church, Carey Nieuwhof, and other leaders in the church space. He brings that experience to Lp as well.

  • Gabrielle Christie

    BOARD

    Gabrielle is the NextGen Pastor at Landing Place Church in Denver. She began as an Lp residency there. She is from Virginia and is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington with a Communications degree. She says her time in ministry at Landing Place has been the adventure of a lifetime.

  • Jackie Glass

    BOARD

    As an energetic coach, magnetic leader, experienced communicator, and mama of 4, Jackie was made to lead moments that spark transformation.  Jackie has experience as a licensed clinical professional therapist and health coach, and is the Care Pastor at Mission Church in Bloomingdale, IL. Jackie is passionate about seeing people live whole and  full of wellness: heart, mind, soul, and strength. 

  • Jamie Larson

    BOARD

    Jamie Larson serves as the Vice President of Growth at Gloo, a platform designed to connect and empower the faith ecosystem through innovative technology, tailored services, and strategic partnerships. Jamie plays a pivotal role in developing strategies that support faith-based organizations to expand their reach and scale their impact. Gloo serves over 75,000 churches and is committed to enabling ministry leaders to thrive through innovative solutions.

  • Lindsay Hadenfeldt

    BOARD

    Lindsay lives in Omaha and is married to Aaron and has four little boys. They are active in a church plant in the city of Omaha. Lindsay also has a passion for international students and volunteers weekly with refugees.

  • Matt McKay

    BOARD

    Matt is the founder of HouseRight.com and serves churches from coast to coast in space planning, audio, video, lighting and acoustics. He is a “church guy,” and his team of 40+ has a huge heart for the local church and its future.

  • Nancy Fager

    BOARD CHAIR

    Nancy lends her life experience as a leader, entrepreneur, and invested volunteer, to support Leadership Pathway and their vision for equipping the next generation of gifted leaders for a lifetime of strategic ministry.

    Serving for 11 years in an executive role at a prevailing church in Omaha, she knows firsthand the critical need to combine traditional learning with innovative experiences to ignite long-term ministry potential.

  • Phil Ling

    BOARD

    Phil spent nearly 20 years as a Church Planter, mainly in Seattle, before spending time as EVP of Injoy and as VP of the Billy Graham organization. He is the Founder of The Ling Group and The Giving Church, coaching church leaders in generosity and leadership development.

  • Rich Birch

    BOARD

    Rich has been involved in church leadership for over 20 years at Connexus and Liquid Church and is the Founder of Unseminary.com. He has been a friend and supporter since day one of Lp. Rich brings a next-level kind of energy to everything he’s involved with, and he also runs Camp Mini-Yo-We in Central Ontario, Canada.

  • Andy Dkyhouse

    ADVISOR

    Andy serves at Camp Rivercrest in Omaha as the Executive Director. He spent 15 years in youth ministry and continues to coach youth pastors today, as well as lead the Omaha Youth Leader Network.

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