Leadership Values

In the early church, there was a specific, organized structure of leadership.  This leadership structure was created for smaller gatherings of believers who met primarily in homes, as that was the way the New Testament church started out.  Key leaders called “apostles” would appoint several specific leaders for each church of 30-60 people.  This intentional organization was essential for the church, which was and is a growing and vibrant divine reflection of God.

Today’s expression of leadership in the church has the same heart and mission as it did in New Testament times.  However, the church today has multi-faceted expressions and therefore, the leadership structures vary from one to another. Vintage Faith is a growing church, much larger than a single house church.  Its leadership structure is designed to match the complexities of a larger faith community and reflect the specific context and mission we have, while at the same time remain faithful to what the Bible teaches regarding leadership in the church. 

Furthermore, in today’s culture, the term “pastor” has a variety of definitions.  In the context of Vintage Faith Church, there are leaders in our congregation, both paid and non-paid, who serve as “pastors” in the way the Scriptures describe this term.  We use the term "pastor," along with “director,” to communicate and clarify roles for the overall leadership of the church. We also use those terms to make it easier for the community to know who to direct communication toward when they have questions or comments or need to talk.

Leadership Structure

In listing "leaders" for a church on a web page like this, it is actually difficult to simply have a limited list of staff leadership when there are so many people in the Vintage Faith Church community who are not on "paid staff" but are serving in very critical roles, with major responsibility in the church.  Philosophically, we are striving to develop a culture where the majority of paid staff of Vintage Faith Church focuses their time on supporting and training those in the church for the work of the ministry
(Ephesians 4:11-12).

In addition to staff, there are people in the church who serve as Ministry Team Leaders, overseeing major areas of ministry. There are also people who serve on the teams themselves.  These leaders play a crucial role in what happens each week in the life of the church, with many of the Team Leaders serving in equipping roles, just like a paid staff person would.  Through this site, we will continue to highlight these incredibly gifted and passionate leaders and the ministries they lead.

We also have a Leadership Council made up of 9 men and women who oversee the vision and mission of the church.

Our staff is currently made up of the following people serving in both part-time and full-time roles:

Amy Boschen

Children's Ministry Director
Amy B oversees the Children’s ministry which includes developing, encouraging and training volunteer leaders, choosing curriculum, and generally loving on all the wonderful children, elementary age and younger, who are part of our community. She has also a deep passion for all things Disney. (for more on Amy B, click here)

Dan Kimball

Pastor, Teaching, Mission
Dan oversees the Sunday worship gatherings and teaching, as well as supports the leaders of the Global and Local Ministry Teams and Soul Kitchen ministry to women. Dan's role also includes extending the mission of the church through writing and speaking. He serves on the Leadership Council and is known to shop eBay in the wee hours of the morning for vintage shirts. (for more on Dan, click here)

Lee Purkey

Family Pastor
Lee is our family man, overseeing the Children and Youth ministries, as well as developing a Family ministry to support parents and kids as they grow in their faith together. Lee also gives oversight to Counseling ministries, Congregational Care, and is part of the Leadership Council. Lee is known for his super human ability in the area of voice-overs and impersonations. (for more on Lee, click here)

Liz Cantu

Staff and Event Administration
Liz keeps the wheels turning, offering support to the staff to help with event coordination, planning, administrative help, mass emails and more. She is instrumental in the daily operation of the church and is also a tremendous photographer with a passion for New Orleans. (for more info on Liz, click here)

Josh Fox                      

Lead Pastor

Josh gives oversight to the staff and leadership development of the church, serving with the Leadership Council to help to guide larger decisions of the church. He also helps oversee the budget and many other daily aspects of church life. Josh also supports the music ministries and is known to laugh, speak, and sing with an exceptionally loud voice. (for more info on Josh, click here)

Kristin Culman

Director of Community
Kristin leads and gives oversight to the Community Group and hospitality ministries, as well as the School of Theology and various leadership events. She also designs and directs much of the larger church communication, such as mass emails, bulletins, fliers, website and upfront announcements. Kristin also likes eating insane amounts of sugar. (for more info on Kristin, click here)

Sara Peterson

Coffeshouse Ministry
Sara currently leads the team who maintains the Brickhouse coffee, art, and music lounge. She oversees the daily operation of the Brickhouse by training volunteer Barista staff and handling the day to day responsibilities of this ministry. The vision of the Brickhouse is to become known to the greater community as an established art/music/coffee venue that connects people of all
backgrounds. (for more info on Sara, click here)

Sarah Martin

Director of  Worship Gatherings
Sarah works hard to make the worship gatherings happen each week, from pre-planning, implementing and guiding the worship gathering ministries that make up the Palette (media, art, photography, sacred space, etc.) She also likes to change her hairstyle. A lot. (for more info on Sarah, click here)

Sheila Lively

Custodian
Sheila helps our campus sparkle, making sure our sanctuary, office, coffeehouse, gym and vast array of classrooms and meeting spaces are clean, cleared and ready to be used each day. She also serves with the food pantry, which provides food for up to 150 individuals each month. She also enjoys mocha with her morning newspaper.  (for more info on Sheila, click here)

Travis Osborne

Youth Director
Travis serves as our interim youth director, helping to give vision and oversight to the development of leaders who serve the junior high and high school-age kids in our community. He also works at Starbucks and likes to refer to himself in the third person (for more info on Travis, click here)