President, Converge

Before becoming President of Converge, Scott was lead pastor of Sun Valley Community Church in Arizona. He also served six years as a Converge overseer, co-led the Vision Arizona church planting team and led Converge Generosity. President Ridout is also a church leadership mentor and coach.

Executive Director of Church Planting, Converge

Lee Stephenson currently serves as the Executive Director of Church Planting for Converge and is the lead/founding pastor of Harvest Community Church in Orlando, Florida. Prior to moving to Orlando, Lee and his wife, Melissa, planted a flourishing church in Mesa, AZ. Lee has a heart to see the local church stay on mission and flourish. He is the co-author of First Steps to Planting a Missional Church and is a go to ministry coach. Lee and Melissa have three children: Aaron, Noel, and Joshua.

Lead Pastor, Ignite Church

Steve Krier is the Church Planter and Lead Pastor of Ignite Church in Moorhead, MN. Ignite's mission is to help people encounter God and then go out to impact the world around them. Steve is passionate about reaching lost people and encouraging them to be obedient to Christ in all areas of their life. Steve also has the honor of being the husband of Natalie and father of two kids, Seth (14) and Hadassah (12).

Pastor, Grace Presbyterian Church

J. Mark Bertrand is the author of Rethinking Worldview (Crossway, 2007), and has taught on the faculty of Worldview Academy since 2002. In addition, he has written a series of crime novels, and is the writer behind Bible Design Blog, an influential blog devoted to Bible design and publishing. Mark is a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America, the pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Sioux Falls.