LEADERSHIP
At Mosaic Church, we believe that the Lord has clearly designed the local church to be led by a plurality of pastor-elders alongside a team of deacons and deaconesses. All (including the four men who initially planted Mosaic Church) who would aspire to serve in the capacity of pastor-elder undergo a year-long candidacy process. This process eventually culminates in and necessitates the Covenant Partners of Mosaic Church voting in the pastor-elder candidate before they are officially ordained as a pastor-elder of the congregation. We are currently working towards our first cohort of deacon/deaconess candidates who will undergo a similar process.
Pastor-elders are called by the Lord to serve the local church in a variety of ways, but their main function is to “shepherd the flock of God” (1 Peter 5:1-5). As shepherd leaders, we believe pastor-elders are called to know, feed, lead, and protect the sheep that the Chief Shepherd–Jesus–has entrusted to their care.
At Mosaic Church, our pastor-elders are passionate about shepherding and getting to know people on a one-on-one basis. If you’d like to connect with one of them, please reach out! They’d love to buy you lunch and hear your story.
Stephan Suter
PASTOR-ELDER CANDIDATE
Family
Paige, Shepherd, and Olive
Hometown
Roland, OK
Education/Certifications
- Bachelors in General Studies
- Endorsed SEND Network Church Planter
Favorite Musicians
Anberlin, Matt Boswell, CityAlight, Ghostship, Thief to King
Favorite Books
Just Do Something, Kevin DeYoung; Humble Calvinism, J.A. Medders; The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S Lewis; The Hole in Our Holiness, Kevin DeYoung; Planting by Pastoring: A Vision for Starting a Healthy Church, Nathan Knight
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Aaron Marshall
Pastor-Elder Candidate
Family
Jessalyn, Adalyn, Gardner, MaryGrace, Jason, and Isabelle
Hometown
Blacksburg, VA
Education/Certifications
- Virginia Tech (Undergrad)
- University of Texas (Law School)
- Southern Evangelical Seminary (MA Philosophy and Apologetics)
Favorite Musicians
Genres – Classic Rock (Stones, Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, Springsteen); 90s Rap (Tupac, Biggie, Tribe); Country/Folk (Avett Brothers, Chris Stapleton, Zac Brown Band)
Favorite Books
Decision Making and the Will of God, Friesen; Total Truth, Pearcey; The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, Habermas; The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness, Keller; Yeshua, Fruchtenbaum; I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Turek; The Last Superstition, Feser; Objectivity in Biblical Interpretation, Howe
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