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"And [God] gave some apostles; and some prophets; and some evangelists; and some to be pastors and teachers; for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry,for the edifying of the body of Christ: |
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| Pastor Steve, along with his wife Janice and their 3 children, have been fellowshipping and ministering to the body of believers at Calvary Chapel Blue Island since June of 1991 when they relocated to Illinois from California. Steve served as Worship Leader and Asst. Pastor for 6 years before becoming Senior Pastor. He has a heart for getting the WORD of God out to the Chicagoland people and reaching the hurting youth around us. | |
| Steve Miller Senior Pastor |
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| Deb has a servant's heart which makes her one of the greatest assets to our fellowship. Besides serving Pastor Steve and the Board with her administrative skills, she also oversees the church's cleaning ministry which serves the whole body by preparing the building for worship and all special events. | |
| Deb Schuchart Administrative Director |
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Bob oversees all of CCBI's media services including the bookstore and tape/CD ministry. Bob blesses our body with a sensitive heart of prayer and compassion. He and his wife Sherry have been with Pastor Steve since the beginning of his ministry and are faithful to care for the flock God has gathered together. Together they oversee the weekly Foundations of the Faith study. |
| Bob Baldwin Associate Pastor |
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| Mark oversees number of ministries at Calvary. He and his wife Pat are committed to keeping our focus as "unto the Lord." Mark has a true servants heart and assists in teaching and oversees The Most Excellent Way - our intensive/recovery discipleship ministry. | |
| Mark Congino Associate Pastor |
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| Dave and his wife Lynda are long time family members at CCBI. Dave is an accomplished (and anointed) worship leader who leads us in powerful worship, without distraction, each week. He and Lynda have 2 young children and an older son who helps his dad with the editing of our daily radio programs. | |
| Dave Slee Worship Leader |
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| Roberth oversees the usher and deacon ministries. He and his wife Lucy are dedicated to God's word and reaching out to the lost around them. Lucy serves in the children's ministry as they both train up their beautiful daughters in the Lord's ways. | |
| Roberth Lopez Head Deacon |
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Cha, along with her husband Felipe, heads up our English as a Second Language (ESL) classes which are offered free to the community to better connect the Spanish speaking citizens with the surrounding neighborhoods. They both make sure our ESL classes are used to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. |
| Cha Peralta Martinez ESL Administrator |
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John and his wife Melissa have a confirmed call upon their lives to minister to youth. They are both house parents and teachers at a local private school, so their ministry never stops. Both are accomplished artists and designers who use their creative gifting to bring Life to the youth at CCBI in addition to their own daughter Celeste.
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| John Greenhalgh Youth Director/Teen Ministry |
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| Elvia has had a passion for missions and cross cultural ministry since her early days as a believer in Christ. She has been to China and Mexico and participated in numerous national mission trips. Besides the planning and training for CCBI's mission works, she also leads our Mission Fellowship which cares for the needs of our missionaries. | |
| Elvia Fernandez Missions Director |
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Beka is a long time Blue Islander who has a heart for children. She uses her gifts in teaching, administration, and creativity to build the kids of CCBI into lovers of Jesus. Besides overseeing our children's ministry, she also is involved with making our puppets and has a special passion for Children's Worship. |
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Beka Carter Children's Ministry Director |
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| Tanya grew up in Ukraine and came to know the Lord through missionaries.She married James in 2000, and they have 2 beautiful children. Tanya adds a wonderful Eastern European influence to our ministry as well as an
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| Tatyana LosCola Assistant CM Director |
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| Joanne brings a love and a joy to her ministry that are the main ingredients for Koinonia. Her ministry supplies the fellowship with an opportunity to express the Agape that is to be our testimony to the world. Both she and her husband have a passion for the word of God that inspires us all. She also leads the K-Team, our pastoral outreach team that ministers to Plaza Nursing Home. | |
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Joanne Rosario Koinonia / K-Team Leader |
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| Carol and her husband Dennis have been at CCBI for many years. They, along with their 3 children, faithfully serve in many areas of the fellowship. Carol is an educator who uses her gifts and knowledge to provide God's Word through our website and CD orders to the nationwide audience of "Come and See". | |
| Carol Gockman Media Ministry |
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| Tom brings a unique heritage of puppet ministry and worship to the ministry at CCBI. His parents were involved in puppet ministry for years at their home church, and now Tom carries on the tradition. He is a trained writer as well as director and performer. Besides his heart for theater, Tom has a deep devotion for evangelism which manifests each time the team performs. | |
| Tom Holste No Strings Attached |