Leadership

Executive Committee:

	Bob Pierson is the Executive Director of CUGM and Leadership Nexus, and was Chairperson of the Large Church Initiative of the United Methodist Church for 14 years. He is the author of Needs-Based Evangelism and is writing a new book called TELL.
	Website: www.leadershipnexus.org

	C. Lou Martin is the newly assigned pastor of Saint Clare Church in Essex, Maryland.
	Website: www.saintclare.org

Michael Ward is the Senior Minister at Central United Church in Calgary, Alberta, which for the past dozen years has experienced incredible transformation and growth as it moved from a dying "maintenance" church into a vibrant, rapidly expanding "mission" church. Under his leadership, Central has provided innovative and relevant outreach to the people of the downtown core, including one of the largest addiction/recovery ministries in the country.

Website: www.centralchurch.ca

	Daryl Higgins has served for over 15 years as Senior Minister of First Protestant Church in New Braunfels, Texas. It is a historical church (founded 166 years ago) with a contemporary faith and ministry. Daryl also is the founding president of the Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregation Christian Churches.
	Website: www.firstprotestant.com

	Fulton Buntain is Pastor Emeritus of one of the largest Assembly of God churches in the U.S. that is strong in ministry to the whole family, with a K-12 school and an on-site retirement center. Fulton is known for his strong prayer ministry and dynamic preaching.
	Website: www.life-center.org

	Tim White is a third-generation pastor who founded Washington Cathedral in Redmond, Washington. He has built a congregation of over 2,500 families through visionary leadership.
	Website: www.wacathedral.org