jes2781@gmail.com / 724-504-1148

Jessica participated in an Envision internship in Burkina Faso, Africa teaching English to adults and is the Church Planter Kids Chairperson for the NED Great Commission Women. Jessica is a full-time nanny and currently working on a Master's in Education for Teaching English as a Second Language in Adult/Collegiate education.

kristin@beartownroad.org / 607-368-7041

I believe the Lord prepared me to serve as Director of Children’s Ministries at Beartown Road Alliance Church by arranging my life around both teaching and volunteering. My passions are that kids’ hearts and lives are changed by Christ (2 Cor. 5:17) and that volunteers are encouraged and equipped to help change those hearts and lives!

reidwalsh@parksidebible.org / 717-951-1895

Reid has been in the NED since 2014 as Youth Pastor at Parkside Bible Church in Watertown, NY. He graduated in 2003 from Messiah College with a BA in Christian Ministries and an emphasis in youth. He has pastored in youth, young adult, college & career and worship ministries in previous churches, serving as full-time, bi-vocational and volunteer ministry leadership in that time. He has a heart for helping people become fully devoted, lifelong disciples of Christ, which will, in turn, produce more Christ followers as they serve God's Kingdom in reaching others. As a native New Englander (living in exile), he enjoys cheering for the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics and rubbing all those championships in at the Bills, Giants, Yankees and Ranger fans!

alexbanks10@gmail.com / 585-507-7654

Alex has served in ministry since 2008. He is currently serving as the Associate Pastor at Lockport Alliance Church where he tries to use Romans 12 as a guideline for living and serving. Alex loves the Lord and enjoys helping others get to know Jesus better. He's married to Becky and the two of them have three young boys. Alex enjoys cheering on the Ohio State Buckeyes and has been known to travel to Cleveland on a whim to catch a Cleveland Indians baseball game.

actsoflight@gmail.com / 716-473-8650

PJ has served in full-time ministry with the Alliance for more than 15 years. He has served as a youth pastor, lead pastor, and now as the church planter/lead pastor of the Alliance Church of Cheektowaga (near Buffalo, NY). During that time, he's been studying, writing, and teaching on the topic of healthy church ministry. His passion is equipping people to Make Disciples and then developing a framework for disciplemaking to occur organically. PJ is also a writer. To date he's written over 100 plays designed for use in churches and three books to equip the people of God to develop into mature disciples of Jesus Christ and make more disciples. You can find out more info on his writings at www.ActsofLight.com.

brian.french@trinityalliancechurch.com / 518-429-0630

Brian has served as a pastor in churches in both Canada and the US since 1998. He is currently the Lead Pastor of Trinity Alliance Church in Rochester, NY. Brian’s passion is to see people take steps of faith (even risky steps) as they follow God’s plan for their lives. He enjoys reading, playing music, watching hockey (go Leafs go!), baseball (Let’s go Blue Jays!) and football (G-MEN!). He also has a love for playing and streaming online computer games.