elders
Next functions with an elder model of bi-vocational church leadership. They are:
- Josh Lyon (josh@nextchurch.com)
- Steve Lapp (steve@nextchurch.com)
- Sue Lyon (sue@nextchurch.com)
Please contact them directly if you have any concerns or pastoral care needs.
This leadership model (eldership) was adopted in 2014. Here’s a document that helped us learn about eldership and questions we processed about it: Eldership Model and QA
next board
Our board is comprised of volunteers giving their time, energy, etc. You can email them directly by clicking on their role titles (in brackets).
- Laura Gillian (Chair)
- Kevin Groen (Building Manager)
- Cass Jantzi (Secretary)
- John Paterson (Treasurer)
- John Blackwell (FMC Delegate)
next kids
Corky Peppley is our current volunteer Next Kids leader. She has a squad of 5-6 volunteers who help with creative ideas. You can email her at nextkids@nextchurch.com
admin-comms support
Next Church has a part-time Administration/Communications Coordinator. She’s also our point of contact for renting our building. For church-life and building-related inquiries, you can reach her via email at admin@nextchurch.com or by phone at 613.777.8562.