Staff & Leadership

These are the members of our staff and leadership

These are broke down into three sections below, Elders, Leadership team and Staff and Volunteers

At ELC we believe in a plurality of leaders not a single leader, so we work hard at embracing true team leadership. We also believe that leadership too often exists apart from the people, for whom there is a different set of rules and different expectations. We believe identifiable leadership is important, but that they are a part of the whole people of God not above or separate from them. We recognize the elders as the authority at ELC. A wider leadership team also serve with them to help others with gifts of leadership be embraced by the body - this helps us to lead from within the body, as a part of the body. The leadership team meets with the elders on a regular basis and also leads in various aspects like leading youth, missional communities, bible studies, men’s groups, etc.

Elders

Cell Phone: Erica (219) 309-5651

Cell Phone: Evan (574) 595-5147

Work Email: the.christensens@englishlakechurch.com

Personal Email: evan.christensen@englishlakechurch.com

Personal Email: erica.christensen@englishlakechurch.com

Anniversary: April 28, 2007

Evan Birthday: June 28, 1975

Erica Birthday: August 19, 1983

Biography

Evan was born and raised in the English Lake community. He and Erica started attending English Lake in 2006.

They were married in 2007 and they have two children, Aidan and Macie.

Evan owns his own business. They started walking with the leadership team in 2014 and began serving as elders in 2016. Their testimony is evidence of God’s grace and redemption, and they have a heart to see God bring beauty from ashes.

Cell Phone:Shane 219-508-3049

Cell Phone: Erin 219-508-3048

Home Phone: 574-896-5009

Work Email: the.goods@englishlakechurch.com

Personal Email: shane.good@englishlakechurch.com

Personal Email: erin.good@englishlakechurch.com

Shane Birthday: March 5, 1976

Erin Birthday: January 2, 1979

Membership: July 29, 2000

Anniversary: June 1, 2007

Biography

Shane & Erin have been serving as leaders here at English Lake since 2007 & have been leading the Elder team since 2011.
 
They have been married since 2000 and they have twins, Klyvlnd & Kaylyn.
 
Shane grew up here in North Judson and has attended English Lake for most of his life. Shane & Erin both attended Purdue University and in 2004 they also attended King’s Bible College in Oxford, England. Shane is on staff part time for the church and spends much of his time on leading the team at ELC, discipling groups or individuals, and in community investment. They currently reside in West Lafayette, IN.

Cell Phone: Phil: 574-806-4245

 
Work Email: the.hershbergers@englishlakechurch.com
 
Personal Email: arneta.hershberger@englishlakechurch.com
 
Personal Email: phil.hershberger@englishlakechurch.com
 
Anniversary: June 1, 2002
 
Membership: June 10, 1973

Biography

Phil & Arneta married in 2002. Together they have a blended family of 7 children, all of which are married, and 15 grandchildren. Phil & Arneta both have a long history with the English Lake family. Phil has been involved in leadership since 2000. He along with Arneta began to serve as elders in 2011. They have a heart for families and marriages. Phil works in management in the cabinet and countertop industry.

Work Email: the.johnstons@englishlakechurch.com

Personal Email: dave.johnston@englishlakechurch.com

Personal Email: ellie.johnston@englishlakechurch.com

Biography

Dave & Ellie have been attending English Lake Church since 2000 and began to serve as elders in 2004. They have been married for thirty years and have four adult children. They live close to Knox, IN, and have a heart for the Knox community.
 
Dave is a carpenter and Ellie works at St. Peter Lutheran School as an aide. Dave is also on staff one day a week for the church and spends much of that time in visitation with members of the body and community, especially the Knox community, including prayer with other congregational leaders.

Leadership Team

Cell Phone: Megan 317-358-6749

Cell Phone: Jesse 574-806-3676

Work Email: the.j.johnstons@englishlakechurch.com

Jesse Email: jesse.johnston@englishlakechurch.com

Megan Email: megan.johnston@englishlakechurch.com

Jesse Birthday: February 11, 1993

Anniversary: July 1, 2017

Membership: March 16, 2014

Megan Birthday: February 14, 1989

Biography

Jesse was born and raised in Knox, Indiana and came to personally know God through an amazing experience at a Passion conference. Ever since then, he has had an intense passion to serve God, other people, and the church. After working in a special education classroom for some time, he felt God lead him to become a teacher and Campus Administrator at a faith-based, alternative high school in Knox called the Crossing. After 3 years at the Crossing, Jesse felt that his calling had changed, and began working a different job so that he could focus more on leadership in the church. He is on the preaching team at ELC and has pastoral giftings in caring for and shepherding the body. Megan is originally from Plainfield, Indiana. She moved to North Judson in 2014 after going through a 2.5 year battle with drug addiction. She has since been through treatment, graduated college, and started working in Valparaiso, Indiana where she coordinates a program that provides services to individuals in recovery from substance abuse and addiction. Jesse and Megan met in 2014 and after Megan completed treatment, began dating. They were married in July of 2017 and are very much looking forward to continuing their involvement on the leadership team at ELC. They have a passion and longing to see as many people as possible experience the beauty and grace of God. They hope to be used by Him to allow others to understand who He truly is and to serve Him with their lives.

Biography

Steve and Karen have a long history with English Lake Church. They met in Honduras where Steve had grown up in a missionary family, and Karen was serving in a medical clinic.
 
Now married with 4 children and 4 grandchildren.
 
Steve serves the English Lake Church family in the Bible teaching realm, and also works as a carpenter. Karen works part time as a pediatric nurse. Their heart is for the body of Christ here (and worldwide) to be built on a solid Biblical foundation, and to live in the victory it brings.

Cell Phone: Ashley (219) 508-0847

Cell Phone: Brads (219) 895-2761

Work Email: the.sievers@englishlakechurch.com

Personal Email: ashley.sievers@englishlakechurch.com

Personal Email: brad.sievers@englishlakechurch.com

Anniversary: May 11, 2002

Biography

Brad and Ashley Sievers are part of the leadership team at ELC. Ashley grew up at ELC and brad came into the family in 2002.
 
They have 4 children: Jonah, Mattan, Jovie and Mallie.
 
Brad and Ashley started walking alongside the leadership team in 2011. Their unique family design is just part of their testimony. They love to come alongside ELC with big Faith.  Hearing God and striving to act in obedience to him. They love to travel and have vision for God to send them in their future to grow relationship with many and live in a way that people can see Christ thru them.

Biography

Steve and Debbie have been a part of English Lake since 2011 and involved in leadership since 2015.

They were married in 2005 and have 2 daughters.

They are on staff part time and use much of that time doing office administration, community and global outreach, and partnership development.

Staff & Volunteers

Jerry Susie and Abby BaconOffice Manager

Home: 0100 W Toto R. United States North Judson IN 46366

Cell Phone: 574-806-2252

Work Phone: (574) 896-5009

Work Email: englishlakechurch@gmail.com

Work Email: susie.bacon@englishlakechurch.com

Biography

Jerry & Susie have been attending ELC for 8 years along with their daughter Abby. They are involved with the Kingdom Care ministry, and Susie has been on staff as the church secretary for 7 years. Before this, they were involved in Youth Ministry for 18 years