Leadership
Global Leadership Team
The Leadership Team is a small group of men, all of whom are members of Sovereign Grace churches. These men do not occupy a special church office but are recognized as having broad leadership gifting in particular areas. They serve a critical role in ensuring that we are led effectively in our shared mission. They are appointed by the Executive Director and our Executive Committee.
Greg Dirnberger,
SGC Area Leader - Asia-Pacific
Greg Dirnberger is an elder and the founding pastor of Emmaus Road Church in Sioux Falls, USA, a church he planted in 2013. Greg is married to Laurie and has three married sons, and 7 grandchildren. He is passionate about planting and serving Sovereign Grace Churches throughout the nations of Asia-Pacific.
Tommy Hill – Cornerstone Church of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
Jared Mellinger – Covenant Fellowship Church (Glen Mills, PA)
Jon Payne – Redemption Hill Church (Round Rock, TX)
Mark Prater – Covenant Fellowship Church (Executive Director-Glen Mills, PA)
Jeff Purswell – Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
Rich Richardson – Center Church (Gilbert, AZ)
Dave Taylor – Sovereign Grace Church (Sydney, Australia)
Directors
Tommy Hill – Director of Finance, Cornerstone Church of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
Bob Kauflin – Director of Music, Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
Jared Mellinger – Director of Publishing, Covenant Fellowship Church (Glen Mills, PA)
Jon Payne – Director of Church Development, Redemption Hill Church (Round Rock, TX)
Jeff Purswell – Director of Theology, Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
Joel Shorey – Director of Church Planting, Redeemer Fellowship (Newark, DE)
Dave Taylor – Director of Global Missions, Sovereign Grace Church (Sydney, Australia)
Eric Turbedsky – Director of West Coast Development, Sovereign Grace Church (Orange, CA)
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