Gabriel Williams | 2025

Gabriel Williams is a Sanderson High School graduate with a brief basketball career. He always had a deep passion for furthering his basketball career. However, another lifestyle was keeping him from seeing the fullness of Christ. That lifestyle led him to jail, where he would come to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.

God's grace gave him a second chance to further his basketball career at Wake Tech. While at Wake Tech, he was introduced to FCA. He would later suffer a severe concussion that had him sitting out most of the season during his second year. During that time, he was invited to be a huddle leader at an FCA middle school retreat and to serve on a mission trip with FCA in Barbados. Since then, God has revealed a deep passion in his heart to see the Triangle transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ through sports.

As the Character Coach and Chaplain for Duke University’s football team, he is committed to Engaging relationally with the coaches, athletes, and their families to foster gospel-centered relationships and offer spiritual support. His aim is to Equip them with the necessary tools, knowledge, and resources to navigate the high demands of football and their personal lives. Finally, he strives to Empower them to be an example for others to follow as they grow in their faith, improve athletically, and build relationships with others.

Scott pace | 2024

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 castleberry | 2023

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 LOCKE | 2022

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 cross | 2019

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.

Eli byrd | 2018

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 huff | 2017

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 buer | 2016

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.