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South Spring Staff

Executive Team 

Chris Legg

Chris Legg

Lead Pastor

What Does Chris Do?

Chris, as lead pastor, is responsible to captain the church to accomplish its mission to live, teach and tell the Gospel so that all may encounter the Living God. He is the overshepherd for staff and culture. Chris works to make sure that our teaching is Christ-centered and Biblically sound.

Paul McKenzie

Paul McKenzie

Executive Pastor

What Does Paul Do?

Paul oversees the business office and finances including serving as the Treasurer of the church, managing the finance committee and business staff/contracted relationships. He manages the building and facilities managing tasks, costs, and team members on both current infrastructure as well as staff lead on future construction projects/teams/contracted relationships. Paul serves the Leader Pastor as a the second member on the staff teaching team, and serves the staff as a general problem solver, question asker, and brainstorming resource.

Blake Arrington

Blake Arrington

Executive Adult Ministries Pastor

What Does Blake Do?

Blake oversees all adult ministries of South Spring from 18 to eternity. He shepherds our life groups, adult leaders and teachers, as well as men’s ministry, women’s ministry, and Motherhood. Blake ensures the opportunities for teaching, leading and discipleship development among the membership.

Wayne Cotton

Wayne Cotton

Executive NextGen Pastor

What Does Wayne Do?

In addition to being a member of our Executive team, Wayne oversees the preschool, gradeschool, middle school and high school ministries, and shepherds Mary Lee, Daniel, Nicole, Kim, Rebekah, and Kasey.

South Spring Staff

Austin Lim

Austin Lim

Guest Services Coordinator

What Does Austin Do?

Austin manages event requests from groups using our facilities. He coordinates the calendar, A/C, and door scheduling to ensure a welcoming environment for all church visitors.

Coleson Lechner

Coleson Lechner

Worship Pastor

What Does Coleson Do?

Coleson shepherds the worship ministry of South Spring, making sure the environment is inviting for people to worship the Lord together. His team handles Hospitality, Media and Communications, AV, IT, Campus Events and Church Management Software. He is the staff leader of the student band, training and discipling future worship leaders in South Spring’s student ministry.

Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith

Student Men’s and Planting Pastor

What Does Daniel Do?

Daniel partners with Mary Lee to lead, teach and guide the students and their leaders in student Ministry. He will pay special attention to our student guys. Also, Daniel is going to be researching and designing a plan for SSBC to plant churches/ campuses in the near future.

Dusti Scruggs

Dusti Scruggs

Children's Ministry Program Coordinator

What Does Dusti Do?

Dusti works alongside our Grade School and Preschool Ministers to make sure that Children’s programming runs effectively. She sets up classrooms, prepares curriculum supplies for all Children’s programming, and assists in coordinating events.

Emily Gregori

Emily Gregori

Business Administrator

What Does Emily Do?

Emily oversees all accounting systems, records member contributions, receipting, accounts payable and expense reporting for South Spring staff. She coordinates all employee payroll, benefits and records.

Jessica Smith

Jessica Smith

Children’s Ministry Coordinator

What Does Jessica Do?

Jessica serves the Children’s Ministry administratively, making sure all details are set up so programming flows smoothly for littles ones and teachers. She handles volunteer paperwork, Children’s ministry communication to parents, and interdepartmental details to make sure things get done in a timely fashion.

John Redfearn

John Redfearn

Hospitality Pastor

What Does John Do?

John leads our hospitality teams and keeps our technology working. He maintains our IT and AV systems, shepherds our greeters, golf carts drivers and kitchen team, and also handles the inner-workings of the community building software that we use as a church. If you want to serve with any of these teams or just nerd out over ohms or bytes, he’s your man.

Kasey Kennedy

Kasey Kennedy

NextGen Ministry Administrator

What Does Kasey Do?

Kasey assists Executive NextGen Pastor in maintaining the administrative sides of the Preschool, Grade School, Middle School and High School ministries. She cares for the people of South Spring through effective communication, coordinating events, maintaining supplies, and partnering with all church departments. Kasey makes sure events are not just program driven, but discipleship driven, as we seek to live, teach, and tell the Gospel to all we encounter.

Kendall Arnold

Kendall Arnold

Executive Assistant to the Lead Pastor

What Does Kendall Do?

Kendall helps facilitate Pastor Chris’ schedule as well as ensure that he has everything he needs to thrive in his various roles. Additionally, she cares for staff through coordination of retreats, luncheons, celebrations, etc. and assist in communication within and to church and staff.

Kevin Garrity

Kevin Garrity

Buildings & Grounds Administrator

What Does Kevin Do?

Kevin oversees all property maintenance needs. He builds relationships with vendors, companies and contracts. Kevin works in conjunction with the Associate Buildings & Grounds Administrator.

Kimberly Lim

Kimberly Lim

Preschool Minister

What Does Kimberly Do?

Kimberly runs program for all infants through kindergarteners. This includes everything from scheduling/communicating with teachers, communicating with parents, providing curriculum, setting teachers/hallway coordinators/parents up for success, planning events, etc.

Lance Sturrock

Lance Sturrock

Shepherding Pastor

What Does Lance Do?

Lance shepherds the membership process at South Spring, and is the primary caretaker of pastoral ministries.

Mary Lee Knowles

Mary Lee Knowles

Student Women's Minister

What Does Mary Lee Do?

Mary Lee helps to oversee the programming and discipleship of the 6th-12th grade students, student lay leaders, and parents. Her primary focus is coaching and supporting lay leaders and students. Mary Lee plans student events (DNow, Worldview Weekend, Student Camp, etc) and regularly teaches in large and small group settings.

Nicole Howard

Nicole Howard

Grade School Minister

What Does Nicole Do?

Nicole oversees our Grade Schoool Ministry which includes 1st through 6th grade kiddos! I work with our NextGen Ministry team to help come alongside parents to disciple their children in the elementary school years.

Rebekah Lisenbe

Rebekah Lisenbe

Missions and Family Care Minister

What Does Rebekah Do?

Rebekah, in addition to serving in advisory and consulting roles for the Next Gen part, shepherds the Adoption and Thomas Ministries, Foster Ministries,  and Missions.

Taylor Samford

Taylor Samford

Associate Buildings & Ground Administrator

What Does Taylor Do?

Taylor carries out daily maintenance of our beautiful campus and building.

Tricia Slicker

Tricia Slicker

Women's Minister

What Does Tricia Do?

Tricia oversees the women’s ministry at South Spring, equipping the various lay-led work teams for ministry to women in every age and phase of life