Bob Gerndt Guiding Elder

Bob and his wife Maxine have been attending Fellowship Bible Church since they moved into the area in 1980. Bob retired from Kimberly-Clark in 2006 after 37 years of service as a Technical Leader. They have three married daughters and eight grandchildren living in the area.

Gary Klingler Guiding Elder

Gary and Carol arrived in Atlanta in 1984 and on the recommendation of some friends in Dallas, TX checked out Fellowship Bible Church. Their kids were in 7th, 8th and 9th grades, so a great youth ministry was critical. Fellowship had that and the Klinglers never left. Over the years they have been "background" people who have lead dozens of small groups, discipled high school kids, headed the missions ministry, discipled adults and invested in people. Gary joined the elder board in April of 2004.

Gary has been involved in software sales for the last 12 years and continues that occupation. Carol is a half time hospice nurse and cares for her patients in their homes.

Carol grew up in Massachusetts and came to Christ when she was 12 during a summer camp. Gary is originally from Ohio and prayed to receive Christ at age 7 during a series of evangelistic services at the church he attended as a child. Gary is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute's mission aviation program. Carol graduated from West Suburban Hospital school of nursing in Chicago. They met in a church in St. Louis where they were both visiting relatives. After their marriage in 1968, they joined Wycliffe Bible Translators and served with that organization for 11 years. Seven of those years were spent in Papua New Guinea where Gary was a pilot. The Klinglers have 3 married children and 8 grandchildren with a 9th on the way.

Jeff Osborn Guiding Elder

Jeff and his wife Courtney have been attending FBC since 2001 when they relocated to Atlanta from Birmingham, AL. "From the moment we stepped into the worship service one Spring Sunday morning, we knew we were home", recalls Jeff. Since that time, Jeff and Courtney have served in the Young Married leadership team, the Worship and Arts ministry team, Learning Center, Community Group leadership, Women's ministry, His Kids ministry, and leadership of outreach events such as Snow Day and the Roswell Convoy of Hope.

Jeff has spent most of his professional career serving in leadership roles within telecommunications / business services / emerging technology industries. His heartbeat is to promote Christ-like servant leadership in the marketplace, in the community, in the church, and at home. He has a BS in Business Administration from Auburn University and an MBA from the University of Alabama. (Yes, you did read that correctly.) After finishing his undergraduate work at Auburn, Jeff served briefly as Commander of a submarine, The Nautilus, leading his crew "20,000 Leagues under the sea". (In Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, that is.)

"After we moved to Atlanta and found our church home, we then found a house which we now call home just down the street from the church in Roswell. Courtney is not only the Chief Operating Officer of our home, she is also a wonderful Mommy to our daughters, Tori and Tiffany, she is my princess and my best friend", Jeff says. Together as a family of four, they enjoy camping, playing golf, and looking for ways to transform the routines of life into thematic fun!

Tom Schuler Guiding Elder ⁄ Ministry Development Pastor

Tom and his family have been residents of Roswell since 1984 and have attended Fellowship since 1993. Tom and his wife Jan have four children; Greg and Erica are both Georgia Tech graduates, Bryan will attend the University of Alabama in the fall of 2007; Caroline (12) attends Fellowship Christian School.

Tom loves to teach and will complete his graduate program at Dallas Theological Seminary in the spring of 2008. Over the past 13 years, Tom and his family have been intimately involved in community transformation efforts in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. He carries that same passion locally and is committed to FBC's increased community involvement. Tom has a fervor for student ministry and for the equipping of God's people in their walk with Christ.

Jan transitioned from a full-time television and media career to remain at home with Bryan and Caroline. She also leads a growing neighborhood Bible study in their subdivision. God's call in Tom's life led him to leave his business of 21 years and assume the role of Ministry Development Director. In this role, he has responsibility for the strategic alignment of ministries to FBC's North Star and the development of new ministry initiatives.

Geoff Wiggins Shepherding Elder

Geoff and Luann Wiggins have called FBC their church home since 1986. They have enjoyed leading discipleship groups since 1983. Geoff and Luann are empty-nesters who are proud of their adult children. Their daughter Esther is married to Ben Smith. Ben and Esther are the parents of Mary Alice and Watson. Their daughter Rachel is married to Ricky Lee. The Smith's and the Lee's call Fellowship their church home. Rachel teaches language arts at a local middle school. Esther taught high school English for several years. Esther currently works more than full time as a mom. Luann teaches second grade in a local elementary school. Geoff works in sales and marketing in the printing and paper converting industry. Geoff has served as an elder since April of 2004.

Tim Beard Guiding Elder ⁄ Pastor of Worship & Arts

As the Worship and Arts Pastor, Tim oversees planning and production of all Sunday morning worship services. After receiving a degree in music composition from the University of North Texas, he began a Masters in Computer Science and worked in software development for 14 years before joining the staff at Fellowship in 1998. Tim's wife Cindy is the principal violist for the DeKalb Symphony and teaches private violin and viola lessons. Tim and Cindy have two children, both in college.

Tim's primary goal as the Worship and Arts Pastor is to create environments where people can connect with God. He accomplishes this goal by pastoring a volunteer team of gifted artists who offer their God-given abilities to help people come to know and experience their Savior.

Shane Freeman Guiding Elder ⁄ Adult Ministries Pastor

Shane serves as the pastor for Adult Ministries, providing the '30,000 foot' vision and direction for the adult ministry. He enjoys dreaming about what could be for Fellowship's mission to mature people in Christ, believing that ministry is always more effective when a group of people bring their various gifts to the table and work as a team in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Most recently, he served as the Directional Leader / Teaching Pastor of Fellowship Bible Church in Searcy, AR and has served in churches as a Youth Pastor, College Pastor, as well as teaching Bible and Theology at Rincon Valley Christian School in Santa Rosa, CA for a couple of years. Shane enjoys time with his 'girls', wife Amber and two very young daughters, as well as reading, and watching and playing various sports.

Matt Farlow Spiritual Life Pastor, Welcoming & Connecting

Matt serves Fellowship as Spiritual Life Pastor, Welcoming & Connecting, seeking to provide adults in all stages of life a range of venues for spiritual growth. Fellowship's "North Star" vision (to present everyone mature in Christ) is for all people, men and women, married and single, young and old. As a result Matt oversees the Welcoming and Connecting ministry to ensure they are working toward that vision.

Prior to coming to Fellowship, Matt served as a lead pastor at Crossroads Church in Ruston, Louisiana (a church plant of Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock, Arkansas). He also served as the Pastor of Church Life at Denton Bible Church in Denton, Texas. His educational background includes a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas, a MBA from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas and a BBA in Marketing from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas (whoop!) The joys of his life are his wife, Jennifer (also a Texas native), and their three daughters, Ellie, Chloe and Emma.

Bill Butler Shepherding Elder

Bill and Laurie live in NE Cobb and have been worshipping at Fellowship Bible Church since 2000. They have two children, Josey, who will graduate from the University of Georgia in 2012, and Will, who will graduate Fellowship Christian School in 2010. All of the Butler's have been involved in Student Ministry at FBC with Laurie and Bill serving as lay leaders in Super 6 and Josey and Will as small group leaders for 6th graders. As a family they have also been involved in missions having traveled to West Virginia, Guatemala and Ecuador to serve. The Butlers are big supporters of the Georgia Bulldogs having invested in season football tickets for many years.

Russ Crosson Shepherding Elder

Russ and Julie have been at Fellowship for 27 years (since shortly after its inception). They have three sons - Clark at Auburn, Reed at Covenant College and Chad, a junior in high school.

Russ is President and CEO of RonaldBlue&Co a financial, estate, tax, investment, and philanthropic advisory firm founded in 1979. He is the author of two books, MONEY AND YOUR MARRIAGE and A LIFE WELL SPENT and has been a featured speaker in many venues including Promise Keepers. He and Julie have led seminars around the country on the subject of money, marriage and communication. Their passion is discipling and mentoring young couples. They reside in Roswell, Georgia.

George Deuel Shepherding Elder

George and his wife, Barbara, became members of FBC in 1984. They have served in several ministries, with Global Missions being their favorite. Barbara was on staff at Fellowship for several years as an Administrative Assistant in the Evangelism and Missions ministry. She continues to serve as a Stephen Minister. Their two sons, Matt and Mike, were also members of the FBC staff, working in Youth ministry, while daughter-in-law Stacy is currently on staff as an accountant at Fellowship. Daughter-in-law Erica, is now a full time Mom to George and Barbara's grandsons, Caleb and Jeremiah.

George is a graduate of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and has worked in the corporate world for 40 years.

Dean Franklin Shepherding Elder / Pathways 60s

Dean is Pastor of Pathway 60s+. He serves primarily as the shepherd of this group. Dean's passion is mentoring the next generation of leaders. He is a graduate of Dallas Seminary. Dean, while working with the mission organization, World Team, has had the privilege of mentoring church leaders who now serve in a number of leadership positions in the Caribbean Islands as well as in Europe.

Dean and his wife, Edith, enjoy reading, teaching and entertaining friends and neighbors. They have four children and ten grandchildren.

Paul Friederichsen Shepherding Elder / Pathways 60s

Paul leads the "Fellowship To Go" media ministry and is on the board of "Smoke Rise Missions", a men's short-term mission ministry outreach. He is also active in supporting men's ministry activities.

Paul, his wife Patti and their 5 children have attended Fellowship Bible Church for almost 20 years. All of his children attended Fellowship Christian Academy. Two have now graduated from college, two attend Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA and one attends Walton High School. They reside in East Cobb.

Paul graduated with honors from East Tennessee State University and has his own marketing communications consultancy that provides public relations and advertising expertise to a variety of clients.

Larry Goar Care Ministries Pastor

Larry received his BA degree in Accounting from Florida State University and his MBA degree in Industrial Management from Ohio State University. He joined the Fellowship staff in 1991 as the Church Business Administrator. After ten years in that position, he spent two years writing church policies and facilitating leadership development. He was on the Guiding Elder Board at Fellowship for eight years and is now a Shepherding Elder. In 2003, Larry was ordained to begin a Care Ministry. He now leads the Stephen Ministry, Pastor on Call, Benevolence, and a Prayer and Care Team.

Prior to joining the staff at Fellowship, Larry was a Colonel in the United States Air Force where he was responsible for administering civilian contracts for the Department of Defense. He lives in Marietta with his wife Dee and has three adult children. His passion is to encourage the church to not only spread the gospel of Jesus Christ, but to love and care for one another so that no one at Fellowship Bible Church ever hurts alone.

John Goslin Guiding Elder

John Goslin and his family have attended Fellowship Bible Church since 1991. He severed for some years on the Guiding Elder Board. John chairs Fellowship's stewardship committee. He is also heavily involved in business-based mission trips, using business to open doors for the gospel that are closed to tradition mission work. He leads teams that help local Christian entrepreneurs start micro-businesses, which serve as platforms for ministry. Destinations have included Bhutan, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, and Nepal.

John has been married to Virginia since 1970, and they have one daughter Christine. Virginia serves in Fellowship's Stephen Ministry, providing care to people going through difficult situations.

Professionally, John's experience is as a senior executive in administration and information technology services. John graduated from Georgia Tech in engineering and received his MBA from the University of Michigan.

Lee Jacobs Missions Pastor

As Missions Pastor, Lee partners with the Missions Director in overseeing global missions, outreach ministries and compassion ministries at FBC. Their main focus is to mobilize and encourage volunteers as they follow Jesus' commandment to "go into all the world" with the gospel and to serve. Lee has been involved in numerous overseas mission experiences and in mission leadership positions since the mid 1980's and for 27 years as a leader in a large medical group in Atlanta.

With his gifts of leadership and encouragement, his hope is to see all members of FBC participate in amazing life-changing experiences in mission fields around the world.

When Lee was asked how he came to FBC, he said that a friend of their daughter invited her to join the FBC youth program. Lee and his wife, Deb, tagged along and have been here ever since. They wanted to be a part of FBC's focus on reaching the lost, not just "doing church." Deb has been his 'chief encourager' ever since she told him how he could have a relationship with Jesus. They have three grown children and two beautiful granddaughters. And what does he do with his free time? "I certainly enjoy family time - especially rolling on the floor playing with my grandchildren. Additionally, our family members are all avid Red Sox baseball fans following our team closely from Spring Training to the World Series."

Lew Miller Shepherding Elder

Lew and his wife Joanne moved to Roswell in early 1982 and began attending FBC. They have been involved in a number of ministries over the years. They have three adult daughters and six grand-children. They have gained international experience by hosting missionaries and other families in their home from all over the world. They and their children have been on several short term mission trips.

Lew grew up in Ohio and Joanne in Pennsylvania. Lew has degrees from Messiah College and Lehigh University and Joanne from Drexel University. Lew started his career teaching high school, and then migrated to project management in Information Technology where he has worked for several companies. Joanne also began teaching high school then transitioned to a home-based sewing/alteration business. Working from home allows her flexibility to be care-giver and to engage in a variety of personal ministries. They are currently involved in ministering to families with special needs children and to the unemployed.

Jeff Miller Shepherding Elder

Jeff and Amy Miller have attended FBC since 1996. They have a son and daughter, which they home school through the The King's Academy. Both Jeff and Amy have enjoyed leading small groups and serving in the Learning Center over many years. Recently, they co-led a group of 5th grade boys during 2nd hour and thoroughly enjoyed watching the boys take ownership of their faith. Jeff and Amy have a heart for prayer and missions, and have been to Ecuador and Brazil serving with Open Air Campaigners, where Jeff serves as a Board member. Jeff is currently working in Student Ministry with One Heart. Amy leads a women's community group in their neighborhood in southeast Cherokee County.

Jeff does commercial real estate appraising and consulting, and manages the Atlanta office for PGP Valuation Inc. He serves on the Board of Directors, and as Treasurer, for the Atlanta Chapter of The Appraisal Institute.

Gary McLoughlin Shepherding Elder

Gary and his wife Judith moved to the United States from Northern Ireland in 1996 to help with a fledgling business startup, and after a brief stay in New England moved to the Atlanta area one year later in 1997. They began attending FBC that year and have been plugged in ever since.

Gary and Judith have two sons, Peter & Jack, and have been involved in many ministries within Fellowship throughout the years. Gary joined the worship team in 1997, and has been a worship leader on Sunday mornings for over ten years now. Judith has been very involved in women's ministry and as a cook has hosted many events both at the church and at their Roswell home. They have also been active in small group ministry over the years and currently lead a community group in Roswell.

Professionally, Gary is an artist and designer within the textile industry whilst Judith is a cook who owns her own specialty food business.

Nelson McRay Shepherding Elder

Nelson & Sonya McRay have called Fellowship Bible Church their church home since 1998 when they relocated to Roswell from Little Rock, AR. Nelson, a native of Miami, FL, meet Sonya during their college years at Georgia Tech. Nelson works for Kimberly-Clark Corporation and over his 19 year career he has held numerous positions in research & engineering, manufacturing, product development, sales, marketing and business management. Sonya was born and raised in Clanton, AL and worked for 10 years with IBM as a Systems Engineer before focusing on raising their children. Currently, Sonya serves on FBC staff as the Welcoming and Connecting Coordinator. They were married in 1987 and have two teenage children, Nia and Nevin.

Nelson serves on the Communion Team and the Financial Accounting Team. Sonya has been active in Women's Ministry, Celebrate Summer and the Drama Ministry. Together, they have participated in many small groups, led a neighborhood small group and served in FBC's Children's Ministry. Their children are also active in ministry at FBC - Nia is a worship leader on the Praise Kids / KidzZone Team and Nevin has participated in several Drama Ministry's Dinner Theatre productions. Together, the McRays enjoy family time together vacationing to new and exciting beach locations.

Jeff Pittman Shepherding Elder

Jeff and Kathy Pittman have been a part of the Fellowship community since 1992. They have the joy of being parents of three adult sons, two of whom are married. They are the grandparents of one grandson. Brad and his wife, Stephanie, live in Atlanta, where he is employed with an international accounting and financial advisory firm. Brad and Stephanie are both currently enrolled in a postgraduate studies at Georgia State University. Nolan graduated from Belmont University and he and his wife, Lauren, and their son, Grant, reside in Nashville. Nolan is completing his graduate studies in spring 2010 at the Owen School for Business at Vanderbilt University. Reed, the Pittman's youngest son also graduated from Belmont University with a degree in commercial piano performance. Reed currently lives in Nashville, where he is a professional songwriter, studio and touring musician, and composer. All three of the Pittman boys graduated from Fellowship Christian School.

Jeff has served as a member of the worship and arts team since 1993. He also served as a board member at Fellowship Christian School for 7 years. Jeff has a passion for mentoring other men to reach a place of transformation and transparency in their walk with Christ. Jeff and Kathy have been actively involved in small groups throughout their time at FBC and currently lead a couple's small group. Kathy has been active in mentoring and discipling teenage and college age women and served in the college ministry for four years as a leader. She has also been a small group leader and teacher in the women's ministry.

Jeff works in the real estate development industry and heads his own company based in Roswell. The Pittman's live in East Cobb.

John Purser Shepherding Elder

John and his wife Susan have been attending FBC since 1988. John is a captain for Delta Airlines where he's been working since 1986. Delta is also where he met his beautiful bride who worked as a flight attendant. He's the joyful husband of Susan and father of four daughters, Lauren, Natalie, Shannon, and Mary Grace. Lauren attends Roswell High School, Natalie and Shannon are homeschooled in their middleschool years at The Classical School, and Mary Grace attends Fellowship Christian School as a first grader. The girls are active members of FBC as well, ministering to children in the learning center and singing and dancing in Kids Zone and Praise Kids.

John has been involved with ministering to the poor in a slum of Nairobi, Kenya working alongside of Tom Schuler in leading several short term trips. John has a passion for discipling and teaching and currently leads the Foundation's class Sunday morning. Susan and I have made many dear friends leading small groups over the years. Susan's has a passion for the elderly, visiting and caring for those the Lord puts in her life.

...The family was the first unit of community created by God. It is our intent in Family Ministry to encourage and strengthen you and your family. We welcome your participation in any classes we offer as well as individual counseling sessions. We are here to serve you.

Bob Roland Family Ministries Pastor

Bob is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary. He is one of the founding pastors of Fellowship Bible Church and Fellowship Christian Schools, having ministered to families there for 26 years. Prior to founding Fellowship, Bob was part of the founding team of Walk Through the Bible, has lead tours to the Holy Land and was the Pastor of Christian Education at 1st Federated Church of Des Moines, Iowa. As Family Ministries pastor, Bob advises Children's Ministry, Youth Ministry, and Men's Ministry; he also serves as an elder. Bob is a pastoral counselor, a popular conference speaker, and teaches classes on parenting and marriage.

He and his wife Jeanne live in Woodstock and have three adult children.

Bob's passion is to assist people in embracing a Christ-like way of life, especially as it relates to family and marriage issues.

Phil Turner Shepherding Elder

Phil and Debi Turner have attended FBC since 1994. In addition to elder responsibilities, Phil works with the College Ministry, with the FBC ushering team, and with the guiding elders and staff leadership on various projects requiring communications expertise. Phil works as a director of marketing for an IT staffing company. Debi is the HR Director for the church and also serves as the nursery coordinator in the Learning Center. Debi and Phil have three grown children and one grandchild all living in the Atlanta area. The Turners live in East Cobb.

Lou Trahant Shepherding Elder

Lou & Karen, along with their sons Mark & Chris moved to Marietta in 1987. Mark is married to Ann (daughter of Bob & Gwen Lehmann) and they attend FBC. Chris and his family live in the Denver, Colorado area. They have five granddaughters: Addison, Caroline, Adilynn, Jennifer and Cortney. Choosing FBC was easy because they followed their good friends Gary & Carol Klingler from Texas where they attended Faith Bible Church together in DeSoto , TX. Karen is a grandmother and homemaker. Lou works in the Real Estate Securities business.

They have lead small groups for years and encourage every FBC attender to be part of a community group. Lou is active as the global mission's representative for Snowbird T.E.A.M. Ministries in Robbinsville, NC working with Mike and Marsha Harwood, as they minister to the Cherokee Indians in Graham County, NC, the poorest county in North Carolina. Karen is and has been very active in the women's ministry.

Mark Rutledge Guiding Elder

Mark and Michelle have called FBC their church home since 1996. They have been involved with many ministries and have enjoyed being in and leading small groups for the past 22 years. Both currently serve as Stephen Ministers. They have three daughters - Candace, Mallory and Natalie and reside in Woodstock. Their desire is to not be "check the box" Christians and "do church" but rather minister to and help people here and throughout the world through Christian service and leadership.

Mark graduated from the University of Akron with degrees in Industrial Management and Computer Programming. He is currently the Director of Valuation Services at Smith & Howard, an accounting, financial services and wealth management firm in Atlanta. Michelle is the Athletics Director for Crown Athletics, an athletics organization dedicated to home schooled students. She also coaches the swim team.

Mark is involved in international business-based mission trips, using business skills and opportunities to open doors for ministry in countries that are closed to traditional mission work and also helps Christians start micro businesses that help them support themselves and local churches. Destinations have included Mongolia and India. Mark also enjoys serving with the North Georgia Tres Dias community and has recently been involved in starting a community in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

All are avid Ohio State football fans following the Buckeyes throughout the season, except for the Michigan game which Mark must watch by himself.