Speaker Bios
Jenni Catron is the founder of The 4Sight Group, a consulting group focused on developing healthy leaders and thriving organizations through coaching, consulting and culture workshops.
She is a writer, speaker, and leadership expert committed to helping others lead from their extraordinary best. Jenni’s passion is to lead well and to inspire, equip and encourage others to do the same. She speaks at conferences and churches nationwide, seeking to help others develop their leadership gifts and lead confidently in the different spheres of influence God has granted them.
Jenni is the author of several books including Clout: Discover and Unleash Your God-Given Influence and The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership. Jenni blogs here and contributes to a number of other online publications as well. Outreach Magazine has recognized Jenni as one of the 30 emerging influencers reshaping church leadership.
A leader who loves “putting feet to vision.” She has served on the executive leadership teams of Menlo Church in Menlo Park, California and Cross Point Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to ministry leadership, she worked as Artist Development Director in the Christian music industry.
Jenni loves a fabulous cup of tea, great books, learning the game of tennis, and hanging out with her husband.
Jenni Catron
Founder, 4Sight Group
Chris joined TouchPoint Software in 2019 and brings over a dozen years of practical ministry experience leveraging technology to serve the church. At TouchPoint, he oversees the product roadmap and growth initiatives. Prior to TouchPoint, Chris served as the Director of Information Services and Head of Staff Culture at Redeemer Presbyterian Church of NYC, where he and his wife of 16+ years are members and active in a community group. Originally from the Carolinas and Virginia, Chris and his family live in Brooklyn, New York.
Chris Dolan
Head of Product & Strategy, TouchPoint
Dr. David Fletcher is often called The Dean of Executive Pastors. Fletch was a pastor for 35 years in churches from 1,000-8,000 members, single and multisite, churches with mergers, camps, schools, apartments and cafés. He founded XPastor in 2003 and its free articles from hundreds of authors have become a principal resource for leaders in a complex church world.
With degrees from Dallas Seminary and executive education at the Kellogg School of Management and the Harvard Business School, he brings an objective perspective, vast experience, biblical principles and best practices. He teaches Doctor of Ministry students at Dallas Seminary and ETS India, and has written books and scores of articles for national publications.
With his wife, Tami, he loves to walk the hills near their home in Austin, Texas—and Fletch loves scuba diving in rivers, lakes, missile silos and the world’s oceans.
David Fletcher
Founder, XPastor
Brad Leeper is the Executive Vice President and former Principal of Generis Partners. His unique approach allows him to serve larger and growing churches with significant funding requirements. Brad has a strong understanding of the multi-site church strategy and other pioneering church movements. He is drawn to larger, innovative, growing churches and the challenges of helping them expand in the area of generosity practically and spiritually.
Brad Leeper
Executive VP, Generis
David Lee is a Sr. Relationship Manager at Thrivent Church Financing. David has over 30 years of banking experience in serving non-profit ministries (churches, Christian schools and parachurch ministries) with a focus on financing and treasury services. He’s served 25 years on pastoral staff at churches as well as on boards of non-profit organizations, seeing the unique challenges and needs of balancing ministry and business. Prior to joining Thrivent, he served 5 years as Director with Bank of the West in their Religious Institution Lending Division and 25 years with Evangelical Christian Credit Union in their Ministry Lending Division.
David Lee
Senior Relationship Manager, Thrivent
Dave Marquardt is the Associate Portfolio Manager of Thrivent’s ~ $1 billion church loan portfolio and provides support for Thrivent’s Church Loan and Income Fund (ticker XCLIX). His 30-year career has been concentrated in the commercial lending sector, with roles in origination, risk management and asset management.
Dave Marquardt
Associate Portfolio Manager, Thrivent
Michael Martin is the president of ECFA. He graduated with a bachelor of arts in government, summa cum laude, from Oral Roberts University and a juris doctor from Regent University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Regent University Law Review. Michael is passionate about helping churches and ministries with legal and tax-related issues and compliance with ECFA standards. In addition to authoring and reviewing articles and other resources featured in ECFA publications, he assists with member compliance and leads ECFA’s church initiative. Beginning with the 2013 edition, Michael co-authored the Zondervan Minister’s Tax & Financial Guide and the Zondervan Church and Nonprofit Tax & Financial Guide with ECFA President Dan Busby and John Van Drunen.
Michael Martin
President, ECFA
Dave Milam is the Vice President of Strategic Design at Visioneering Studios. He stands firmly at the intersection of ministry, design, and visual storytelling. Dave served in the church for over 20 years. Dave has a heart for guiding pastors through unique challenges of ministry to awaken the beauty that God has placed within them and their facilities. His writing has been featured in LifeWay, Outreach Magazine, Influence, Christian Standard and other national periodicals.
Dave Milam
VP of Strategic Design, Visioneering Studios
Morgan has been married to Kira for 19 years and is a father of two. After working for Wallstreet firms for over 17 years, he founded Gyve to help serve his local church. He coaches on generosity with a focus on first-time givers and enjoys helping the church take its next steps in generosity. He is active in his home church 2/42 Community in Brighton, MI and enjoys hunting and woodworking.
Morgan Mudge
Founder & VP, Gyve
Justin Romine serves as SVP of Strategy at HR Ministry Solutions and has spent 20+ years as both a pastor and as an executive in the corporate ranks among Fortune 100 companies. He is passionate about the health of the church and coaching people towards their heart and purpose. He currently resides outside of Boise, Idaho with his wife and his two children.
Justin Romine
SVP Strategy, HRMinistry Solutions
Holly Tate is the SVP of Growth at Leadr. She joined the Leadr team after spending 9 years helping churches hire and build their best teams at Vanderbloemen. Holly is driven by the relentless pursuit of growth in herself and inspiring others to discover their full potential in their personal and professional lives, achieving more than they thought they could. As SVP of Growth at Leadr, Holly’s passion for developing others is brought to life as she pours into the growth of the Leadr staff and shares the value of people development with organizations around the country. Holly is also a contributor for The Forbes Communications Council and Co-Founder of Statesman Beverage Co.
Holly Tate
SVP of Growth, Leadr
William Vanderbloemen is an entrepreneur, pastor, speaker, author, and CEO/Founder of Vanderbloemen. He is a regular contributor to both Forbes and Fortune. William has combined over 15 years of ministry experience as a Senior Pastor with the best practices of executive search to provide churches with a unique offering: a deep understanding of local church work with the very best knowledge and practices of professional executive search. Vanderbloemen has completed over 2,500 staffing assignments since its founding ten years ago, and has won several company culture awards from Forbes, Entrepreneur, Houston Business Journal, and Houstonia Magazine. William has written: Next: Pastoral Succession That Works (2014), Search: The Pastor Search Committee Handbook (2016) and Culture Wins: The Roadmap to an Irresistible Workplace (2018).
William Vanderbloemen
CEO & Founder, Vanderbloemen
Bruce Woody is President & CEO for HH Architects and a frequent speaker on both large and small-scale church/faith-based campus planning projects. Since joining the firm in 1990, he has served as Design Lead or Principal-in-Charge on the vast majority of the firm’s large-scale projects, many of which are award winning. Bruce is best known for his creative problem-solving skills and the passion he has for design, which is evident in each long-standing partnership he has developed through his 30 years with the firm. He currently serves on the boards of Sunny Glen Children’s Home and the University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design Dean’s Association. He is an active member of Texas Society of Architects, American Institute of Architects Dallas Chapter, and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.
Bruce Woody
President, HH Architects