mark.coulter@nwoteam.church 

In 2022, Mark became the catalyzer for the Northwestern Ohio District in creating a multiplying culture that plants, revitalizes, and starts all kinds of churches to reach all kinds of people. Mark is certified as a  Master Director of Church Planting Assessments and has helped lead several multi-district Assessment Centers. 

Mark is a Certified Trainer in Evangelism and Multiplication Training. In addition, he is a Certified Training in the following Dynamic Church Planting International (DCPI) courses: Churches Planting Churches, Church Planting Essentials, House Church Planting, Mentoring Church Planters, and New Church Dynamics. 

Currently, he is in a doctoral program at Nazarene Theological Seminary focusing on Innovative Leadership in Changing Contexts. 

Mark is also the Lead Pastor of the Valley Church, and the Campus Pastor of their Troy location, which launched in 2018 and has grown to over 500 people. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Life Science Education from Mount Vernon Nazarene University, a Master’s degree in Education from Indiana Wesleyan University, and a Doctorate of Education with a Specialization in Teacher Leadership from Walden University.  Prior to coming to The Valley in 2016, Mark worked as a teacher, baseball coach, and pastor in Ohio, Michigan, and South Carolina.  

Mark loves to coach church planters and those interested in church revitalization. He believes that planting new churches is the best way to reach people who do not know Jesus and desire to see Northwest Ohio plant dozens of churches over the next few years.

Mark and his wife, Jessica, have two children, Dilan and Zalome. He enjoys sports, reading, and traveling.

In 2023, Terra Gorrell became Director of Gold Leadership Development Pathway for the Northwestern Ohio District. This program leads all local and district licensed ministers through a comprehensive process developed to enrich and equip this next generation of pastors to have a solid foundation in Nazarene doctrine, theology, and church polity, as well as build practical ministry skills and leadership tools. The program is designed to be a catalyst to give these leaders the opportunity to grow in grace and knowledge, to walk in their Call, and to advance the Kingdom of God. It also provides each candidate with the skills that they need to succeed by learning alongside many of the most effective pastors in the district.

Terra received a BSN from Lourdes College in 1998 and completed the NWO Directed Studies Program in 2008 when she became an ordained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene. She has served the Defiance Church of the Nazarene since 2002 as Worship & Connections Pastor and
became the Co- Lead Pastor in 2022. She has also previously served on the District Advisory Board and continues as a member on the Ministerial Credentials Board on the Northwestern Ohio District.

Terra grew up traveling with her family’s gospel musical group “The Singing Fry Family.” She began singing on stage at the age of 3 and playing piano at the age of 5. Through this ministry, she witnessed hundreds of people coming to an altar to give their life to Jesus. This heritage continues to have a powerful impact on her life and her passion for ministry. She is deeply humbled and grateful for the Call of God on her life and His many blessings. She loves to lead people into His presence and break open the Word through teaching and preaching. Along with pastoring the Defiance Church, she leads women’s conferences, Young Adult groups, and continues to lead worship services weekly. Connecting people to the story of God in scripture is one of her greatest blessings. This fuels her passion to come alongside and help equip those young in ministry to grasp and be able to clearly connect and articulate the life transformational message of Holiness.

Terra married her high school sweetheart, Brian, in 1997. Together, they have two children, Brianna (Griffin) and Zach. She enjoys spending time with her family, and one of her greatest joys is ministering along with them at the Defiance Church.

philstarr@msnazarene.org 

Phil is the President and Team Leader for NDI (Nazarene Discipleship International) which is a catalyst for equiping local churches to carry out the Great Commission to make Christlike Disciples in the nations beginning with our children, youth, and adults.

 Phil is Lead Pastor of Mt Sterling First Church of the Nazarene which ministers to the tri-county area of Madison, Pickaway, and Fayette County. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Mount Vernon Nazarene University, a Masters of Pastoral Leadership from Olivet Nazarene University, and Intergenerational Training through Fuller Youth Institute’s Sticky Faith Cohort. Phil also currently serves as Field Vice Chair and Call Coordinator for East Central Field NYI. He is a co-author of “Go: Engaging Youth In Leadership” published by the NYI Resource Library.

 Previously, he served as Field Training of Youth Leaders for the East Central Field NYI. He was the Pastor of Student Ministries at Lima Community Church prior to moving to Mt Sterling. Phil also served as Pastor of Student Ministries at Grand Rapids International Fellowship a multi-ethic community focused on making disciples in multicultural, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist communities. He was part of the restart launch team for Springfield Community Church in Springfield, MO. He is passionate about making disciples and equipping leaders in the coming generations. He is an advocate for the marginalized, youth and multi-generational communities.

Phil and his wife, Melanie, have four children – Cathryn, Eli, Isaiah, and Aubrey. He enjoys learning, spending time with others, and camping in the mountains.

andy.monnin@nwoteam.church 

Andy was elected to the role of District Superintendent in June 2023. His focus is resourcing and inspiring local churches to build up leaders who will plant, revitalize and create all kinds of churches to reach all kinds of people.

Andy began preparing for pastoral ministry in 1996, enrolling at Nazarene Bible College and completing a BA in Pastoral Ministry degree in May 2003. He was ordained in 2004.  Before he answered the call to pastoral ministry, Andy worked twelve and a half years for an Industrial Manufacturer, primarily in Technical Sales & Marketing. He also served 12 years in the Army National Guard, ending that chapter as a Platoon Sergeant in an M1 tank company.  

Prior to becoming the District Superintendent, Andy and his family were part of the launch team of The Valley Church when it was planted in 1994, a church that grew to three campuses and over 1200 people. Andy joined the staff full-time in 2001 and served at the various pastoral roles, most recently as Lead Pastor from 2012 to 2023. 

Andy is a certified Master Assessment Director for Church Planting Assessment Centers and helped form a six-district regional church planting assessment center centered in NWO which is the largest assessment center in the US. He is certified to teach Evangelism and Multiplication Training (EMT) and Churches Planting Churches classes (CPC).  

Andy’s greatest passion is helping people become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ, developing them as leaders to make an impact in our world for Jesus, and then sending them out to start new churches that reach unchurched people. His greatest joys are the changed lives he’s gotten to be part of and the leaders he’s been able to develop and send out.

Andy & his wife Paula have three children: Kristen (Ryne) Davis, Daniel & Nathan (Kelsey), and three grandchildren, Olivia, Carter, and Luke.

Jeff Stark is the catalyst for revitalization and leadership development for the Northwestern Ohio district. He became a Jesus follower at age 25 in Skopje, Macedonia, deployed with the US Army. He served on staff for seven years at Clarksville First Church of the Nazarene, filling a variety of associate roles while planting two churches. He then spent five years in a small rural community in Erin, TN. In 2014, he moved to Bridgeway Community Church, a multi-site, church planting church in Pekin, Il. In the summer of 2019, he moved to the heart of Chicago to serve as the Executive Director of Reach77 and Missional Director for the Chicago Central District Church of the Nazarene until August 2022. During his time in Chicago, he assisted Community Christian Church in relaunching their city campus post-COVID. He’s spent the last two years serving as a coach and consultant with churches and districts across the United States.

In addition, Jeff has been an Associate Professor at Olivet Nazarene University for the last six years and now serves as the Director of Graduate Programming for the School of Theology and Christian Ministry. He currently teaches undergraduate and graduate classes. His focus is Missional Theology and the convergence of Christianity and Culture. He is the author of the book from The Foundry Publishing – The News is Good: Evangelism as a Way of Life and the forthcoming book from Wipf and Stock – Root and Fruit: Developing a Reproducing Leadership Culture.

Jeff graduated with a B.A. from Otterbein University in English Literature (’98), served 4 1/2 years in the Army as an Arabic Linguist, graduated from Trevecca Nazarene University (M.A. Religion ’06), completed a M.T.S. from Vanderbilt Divinity School (’10), and finished a Doctor of Ministry program at Lipscomb University in Missional Theology and Spiritual Formation (’17), writing an extensive dissertation on multiplication and movement. 

Jeff is passionate about empowering leaders, teams, and organizations to build an inspired story. Married for 25 years, Jeff and Angie have two sons, Derek (24) and Lt. Chance Stark – US Army (23) married to Olivia. 

ruthreynard@gmail.com 

Ruth is the NWO NMI District President, serving with the District NMI Council in NWOhio. Ruth was born in the Ituri region of the DRCongo of missionary parents. She was raised in Northern Ireland and attended European Nazarene College in Germany with her husband, Andrew Reynard, COTN pastor and chaplain. Ruth completed a PhD and Masters at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada.

The Reynards have served the Lord in Germany, the UK, Canada and the US with the Church of the Nazarene. Ruth has developed and/or taught ESL/EFL programs for teachers of English here in the US, the Middle East, and in China and consulted in online educational programs and curriculum development with German and Congolese institutions. Ruth has worked in educational administration and/or taught for TNU, ONU, MVNU and currently teaches as an online adjunct with Colorado Christian University. Ruth founded a community nonprofit in Fayette, OH to provide education and training for lower income individuals and families and is VP of the local community development group.

Darryl is the Northwestern Ohio District Secretary and also Secretary of the Board of Ministry and is responsible for helping coordinate the business of NWO’s annual District Advance. He also facilitates credential transfers issues, compiles annual reports and information for the District Journal, and handles other official record functions.

Darryl is the Lead Pastor of Spencerville Church of the Nazarene which has a reach into five other perimeter towns. He attended Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs, Co. and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Pastoral Ministry/Theology and Christian Counseling.

Prior to coming to Ohio, Darryl served 10 years as the Lead Pastor of the New Beginnings Church in Scottsbluff, NE. During his time in Nebraska, he served as the District Secretary, served on the District Advisory Board, and several other other boards and teams. He was involved in the community and coordinated the Global Leadership Summit in the northwest side of Nebraska.

Darryl and his wife, Amy, have four adult children – Christopher, Leah, Collin, and Connor. He enjoys working outside, building, connecting with people, and loves to hang out with Amy!