Dr. Pace has served in pastoral ministry for over 20 years in a variety of full-time and interim capacities in three states. He speaks regularly at conferences and training events that seek to equip pastors and church leaders. Before his vocational calling, Scott served in the corporate world as an accountant and in the private sector as a business manager. He and his wife, Dana, have been married since 1999 and have four children – Gracelyn, Tyler, Tessa, and Cassie.
Grant became the senior pastor of Capital Community Church in August of 2019. The emphasis of Grant’s preaching ministry is on the Christ-centered, verse-by-verse, and sequential exposition of the Bible, experientially applying the Word of God to the Christian life. Grant is also passionate about evangelizing the lost and discipling believers so that they reach maturity in Christ. Grant has been married to his wife, GraceAnna, since 2009, and they have four children.
Ronjour serves as Instructor of Preaching and Urban Ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as an affiliate pastor for the Acton Institute. Previously, he served in Baltimore as pastor of First Baptist Church of Brooklyn and as a member of the Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware. He holds degrees from Lancaster Bible College and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Prof. Locke is happily married to Anne, and they have four children.
Shaun grew up in Northern Virginia. He found his way to NC in college where he studied Religion and Broadcast Journalism at Campbell University. After attending Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, he moved back to NC and was on staff at Grace Community Church in Angier. In 2014, he and his family moved to Northeast Washington DC as church planters. There he founded and pastored Union Church. In the summer of 2020, the Cross family moved to Durham to serve as a Campus Pastor at Vintage Church. Shaun is passionate about helping people rest in the gospel and love their neighbors through lives marked by justice and mercy. Shaun is married to Melissa and they have three children: Hazel, Anderson, and Milo.
Originally from Jacksonville, Florida. Eli was recruited out of high school to play football at Charleston Southern. While there, he met his wife and he met Christ after stepping away from football. While pastoring a church in Charleston, Eli was influenced by John Piper’s book Think, which led him and his wife to move to Wake Forest in 2014 to go on staff and attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also led the college ministry at Richland Creek Community Church. Eli now lives in Georgia where he serves as the Associate Pastor of Discipleship at First Baptist Church of Douglasville.
Scott is the Associate Pastor at Coastal Community Church in Charleston, SC. He has a Bachelor’s Degree from Hannibal LaGrange University and a Master’s of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. A Student Pastor for ten years and a national speaker for fifteen, Scott has a calling on his life to impact the lives of teenagers with the Gospel and to lead them to strengthen their faith for glorifying God in an ever-changing world. He is especially passionate about campus ministry as a mission field for teenagers. Scott and his wife. Lori, have two children.
Aaron provides leadership for the Weekend Ministries at Ada Bible Church near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Most of his time is devoted to studying and writing curriculum, teaching, and navigating the challenges of a multi-site church. Aaron and his wife have five awesome and unique kids. He spends his free time devoted to them. Whenever he does find free time, he likes to play beach volleyball, write, fish and sit down to read a good book.