Leadership

The Well is led by a Ministry Leadership Team (MLT). This team is made up of Pastors/Elders, Community Leaders, and Mission Leaders. We value a team-led model which reflects our belief that personal accountability and shared responsibility lead to a balanced leadership and focused mission. Our goal is to be a team of people who are led by the Spirit of God and represent our entire community. The Ministry Leadership Team is a diverse group of people, gifted for leadership, passionate about being servants, and excited about leading in the model presented in Ephesians 4.

Pastors

At The Well, our pastors serve as our church elders, and are appointed for indefinite terms of service. Our mission, as a church, is to be a community formed by Christ, exemplifying His message through the way we live. This is one reason why each of our pastors serves in a bi-vocational role. We believe that God calls us to live just as Christ lived; interactive with the world around us.

Todd Hiestand (Staff)
Todd brings a heart for people and a passion for the Church. Todd serves on staff in a 3/4 time paid role where he oversees and facilitates the mission of The Well. His desire is to share the message of Christ in tangible ways and to inspire others to do the same. He also works as a freelance webdesigner and serves the Ecclesia Network as a church consultant and coach. You can read Todd’s blog here.

Phil Wood
Phil, a full-time shipping manager for a local wholesale nursery, serves as our worship pastor. Phil has been around The Well as long as anyone in our community and gives our leadership a strong sense of stability and wisdom.

Matt Warren (2010 Summer Intern)
Matt is an MDiv student at Princeton Theological Seminary. He will be working with The Well during the summer. Matt’s undergraduate work is from The College of New Jersey where he earned a B.A. in History. Next time you see him, ask him something historical!

Community Leaders

Community Leaders are members of our community who are involved in various aspects of leadership at The Well. These leaders have giftings related to specific areas of the church’s mission, and have committed to seek God’s guidance on how to help the community best live out what it means to be a church in and for the world. These leaders are appointed by the pastors, confirmed by the community, and serve a three year term.

Shanna Cummings
Shanna is a stay-at-home mom who brings to our community a strong call to discipleship. She is passionate about living out the gospel through everyday relationships. She is serving the first year of her term with the MLT.

Patti Pearson
Patti is a licensed counselor and currently serves in the pregnant and parenting teens program in a local high school. She holds a MA in Counseling from Philadelphia Biblical University and is the proud grandmother of two amazing kids.

Other Leadership

Beth Wood (Staff)
Beth serves as our Children’s Ministry Director and also serves the church by managing the finances. She organizes and oversees our growing children’s ministry and takes care of a lot of the “behind the scenes” stuff like paying bills and make sure all of our organizational ducks are in a row.

Dan Dauenbaugh
Dan manages everything that happens at our building. This includes our rentals, our special events and everything in-between. If you are interested in using our space, Dan is your man.

Scott Jones
Scott Jones is a member of our community that helps lead and guide our preaching and teaching at The Well. He teaches on Sunday morning about twice a month and has a MDiv from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.  He is currently working on his PhD in Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary with a focus on Karl Barth’s theology as it relates to issues of religious pluralism and the church’s encounter with other religions. You can read Scott’s blog here.