nexus leadership


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At nexus, we don't have the usual staff structure. We have not one but two teachers on Sundays, but neither of them are the people to talk to about getting involved in small groups or what to do with your kids. All of us are part-time, and as a team we share the many responsibilities that come with keeping our community going. Here's a rundown of the members of our staff, and of the areas for which we are each responsible.

	The Leadership Team Jon Brandt - President Rob Quiring - Treasurer Wendy Enns - Secretary Jana Ratzlaff Ken Baerg Ken MacKenzie - Lay Pastor The Leadership team exists primarily to guard the life and longterm health of nexus by creating functional structures that serve our purpose as a church.
	Feature Speaker and Pastor- Peg Peters Peg was a sessional lecturer of philosophy and religion at Trinity Western University for seven years and now hosts JoyTV's Randall Mark: Perspectives . He has a graduate degree in theology and did PhD studies at Simon Fraser University. He dreams of sailing around the world with his wife and four daughters. Peg is also a co-author of The Colours of God: Toward and Emerging Theology. While providing part-time pastoral leadership and mentoring to neXus, Peg's is the one who gives our service their upbeat and personal flavor and also partner's with Dave on their creative and conversational teaching at Sunday Night nexus [Live] services.

	Feature Speaker - Dave Phillips Dave holds two graduate degrees in Therapy and Theology and is an approved supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Dave loves to golf, loves the Vancouver Canucks and Seattle Seahawks and is an avid consumer and critic of modern film. Together with Peg and Quentin Steen, Dave is the co-author of The Colours of God: Toward and Emerging Theology. Dave co-hosts our Sunday Night NEXUS [Live] services with Peg.

	Kid's Coordinator - Betty Baerg Betty Baerg is an elementary school teacher and mother of two young girls, who loves to read, cook, inline skate and practice yoga in her spare time. As the children's program coordinator, Betty works with a generous group of parent volunteers and plans weekly lessons for kids, ages 4-10, as well as overseeing the nursery/preschool program. Betty believes the role of the church for it's young children is to provide a place where kids can learn about God's unconditional love, be encouraged to see God in the world all around them, build authentic relationships with their peers and leaders and simply have lots of fun!

	Youth Pastor - Barry Ratzlaff My name is Barry Ratzlaff, I am 43 years young, husband to Jana and Dad to Judah, Josh, Joel and Kylie. Master to Pumpkin. I am currently a Personal Trainer and Fitness Coach. Before that I served 12 years with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Youth and Young Adult ministries. I have a passion for lifting heavy things, art in all its forms and food in all its forms. I enjoy working with young people, creating a positive environment in which they can explore issues surrounding faith and life.