Trey Wince

Trey Wince

Trey is the former executive director of the Bridges Project, an initiative of the United Methodist Conference of Greater New Jersey, funded by the Lilly Endowment. Previously, as the Director of New Disciples for the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Trey helped coach, resource, and church plant with the more than 550…

Rob Dyer

Rob Dyer

Reverend Rob Dyer is Senior Pastor at a church in the St. Louis metro area. Rob has spent the last several years working in the areas of community missions and leadership development. He has worked at both the local church level as well at the regional level bringing churches, businesses, service agencies, and individuals together…

Sara Bailey

Sara Bailey

Sara is a life-long Episcopalian having grown up in Memphis, Tennessee, the land of Elvis. She has been in professional youth ministry since 1993 serving Episcopal churches in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. While no longer in full-time paid ministry, she serves in various leadership roles at her own congregation in Louisville, KY where she currently resides….

Stephanie Caro

Stephanie Caro

Stephanie Caro has been involved in ministry to children, youth, and adults in the local church (both large and small) since…a long time ago. Her humorous, straightforward style keeps her busy presenting and coaching at conferences, training events, camps, mission trips, retreats, churches, etc. She is now Senior Consultant for Ministry Architects, which allows her…

Mary Beth Abplanalp

Mary Beth Abplanalp

Mary Beth has always had a special place in her heart for young people and helping them find their identity in the Body of Christ. She started out teaching elementary special education before realizing her true calling to youth ministry. In 2011 she became the Children & Youth Minister at Christ Church Episcopal in Alexandria,…

Mike Crain

Mike Crain

Mike began serving in children’s and youth ministries in 2001. He has worked in camp and para-church ministry, as well as serving in local congregations for many years. From 2008–2014, Mike was the children’s and youth pastor at a multi-site church in Western Arkansas. Most recently, Mike served on staff at a church plant in the Palm Springs…

Priscilla J. Barnes

Priscilla J. Barnes

Priscilla has served in ministry in various capacities since 2005.  She has served in children, youth, college, women & pastoral ministries. For 4 years she worked on a church staff as the Youth Program Coordinator and has served as a Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) women’s small group leader. Priscilla was licensed in March of 2011 and…

Jeff Dunn-Rankin

Jeff Dunn-Rankin

Jeff Dunn-Rankin is a veteran of youth and family ministry, starting at Christ United Methodist Church in Venice, Florida, in 1999. As executive vice president of Ministry Architects, he has consulted with large and small youth and children’s ministries from California to Florida and is a frequent speaker at youth and children’s conferences. Jeff co-wrote…