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JAMES REEVES
Senior Pastor
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James, and his wife Laura, have been at Celebration since
1984. James graduated from Baylor University in 1976 with a
degree in Greek. He received his Masters degree from Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary in 1981, and his Doctorate from
Southwestern in 1988. In 1992 James led the church into a new era of
contemporary and innovative ministry. James' primary role as Senior
Pastor is in the area of overall visionary leadership and the Sunday
worship service teaching. His passion is to see lives changed and
broken people restored and for that reason Celebration views itself
as a hospital for the hurting. James and Laura have two children. Tiffany is a Pediatric Trauma ICU nurse at Children's
Medical Center in Dallas and has been married for 2 years to Davis
(our college/young singles pastor!) Zack graduated with a degree
in marketing from UTA and is now following his dream to be a
professional golfer. Zack is getting married in January of 2010.
James is a prolific reader, loves his Harley Davidson, and would be
happy watching Lonesome Dove and holding his little pound puppy,
Lily, on a daily basis. |
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ALLAN McBRAYER
Executive Pastor
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| Allan is a long time resident of Ft. Worth TX. He
pursued a career in his family piano business until 1988 when he
graduated from Southwestern Seminary with a Master's degree in
theology. He and his wife helped start Celebration in 1982, and he
joined the Celebration staff in 1986. Allan
oversees the discipleship and administrative ministries at
Celebration and writes the LifeGuides used in our ABFs. Allan and
his wife Sarah live in East Fort Worth and have 3 children. Allison,
who is an administrative assistant to the worship leader at a church
in Waco. Wes is a commercial real estate appraiser in Dallas
and was married last year, Abigail who is a part time
book keeper for a church in Waco and married in 2008. Allan enjoys
golf, working out, and playing the guitar. |
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RYAN CHRISTOPHER
Connections Pastor
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| Ryan and his wife Julie joined Celebration
Fellowship in March 2008.
They came to Celebration after a 3 year process where God
transformed their lives, their marriage and their ministry. Their call to Celebration was based out of conviction to serve at a
church where the ministry model is to care for hurting people in a
hurting word. So Ryan joined the staff as Connections Pastor.
What in the world is a Connections Pastor you ask? Simply put
it is the ministry of helping the church body connect to each other
through the various ministry opportunities. Ryan works with
guests who want to learn more about Celebration as well as long time
members who are looking to get more involved. Ryan also
oversees and coordinates our Lifegroup Ministries. Ryan has a BBA from Dallas Baptist University, a MA in
Religion from Liberty University, and is currently working on
his MDiv. All that means is that he owes Sallie a lot of
money. After being out of the corporate world now for a few
months, he is finally spiking his hair and wearing jeans with rips
and tears. He is coming along nicely. Ryan doesn't have
any hobbies or interests because he and his wife Julie have 3 kids
under the age of 3, Morgan (5/8/07), Levi (5/23/09), & Matthew
(7/7/09). Yes, they are one year apart...and yes, they are
having more...Probably next year.
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BRYAN DUNCAN
Freedom Group Pastor
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Bryan and his wife Jamie
are products of The Hospital Church ministry; they came to
Celebration in 1999 and shortly after joining, began a journey of
healing from sexual addiction. After many ups and downs they
now enjoy a life of excitement, purpose and a hunger to serve God.
The Duncan's believe their calling is to walk along side struggling
marriages as they traverse the healing process. Bryan and
Jamie have 2 children; Gage (10 years old) and Briley (8 years old).
As the Freedom Group
Pastor, Bryan is able to utilize his life lessons to lead, guide,
and equip Freedom Group leaders. Bryan has been in many management
positions as he has worked in the corporate work place; now he is
making use of his past work ethic to motivate The Body of Christ at
Celebration.
Bryan is an avid sports
fan and loves to fish. He also enjoys music but has zero musical
ability. Jamie does not allow him to clap and sing at the same
time since this is beyond his abilities. |
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LAURA REEVES
Creative Director
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| Laura Reeves has been part of Celebration Fellowship
since 1984. In 1992 she started a drama team to incorporate the
Creative Arts into the weekly worship services and special events.
She now oversees the creative ministries as a whole, incorporating
music, drama, lights, sound, and media for the weekly services. Laura's desire is to bring the message
of Christ alive through the arts in the local church.
Laura wants to paint everything fuschia and red. |
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| DAVIS MORGAN
College/Young Singles
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A native of San Antonio,
Davis came to Celebration in 2005 where he met his future bride,
Tiffany Reeves. In March 2006, Davis took over the college
ministry and immediately transformed the group of 2, into Crave, a
group of over 50.
After marrying in January 2007, Davis came on staff officially as the College
Pastor and has now expanded his ministry into Epic, young singles
(and some young marrieds) up to age 30. He has a heart for
young adults to see and savor
the glory of God and to make a difference in the world around them. Davis loves
the Dallas Cowboys, & the San Antonio Spurs...fortunately for him,
we overlook that. |
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DERRICK BLEDSOE
Project Manager
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Derrick came to
Celebration just a few short years ago. He was a teen skin head and
walked a path far away from church life. Derrick was a drummer
in an up and coming band and sold real estate. Derrick became a
Christian and began following a completely different path. He
is now Celebration's project manager which entails everything from
doing the newsletters, artwork, & anything else around he can find
to do! He also is one of the singers in our worship band, Ascent,
and plays the keyboards.
This is particularly
interesting since before he came to Celebration, he played neither
keyboards or sang! He has been married to his wife Jessica for
2 1/2 years and enjoys playing video games, watching movies on Blu
Ray, wearing hats & eating. |
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TARA TAYLOR
Co-Student Pastor
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CHRISTINA CALK
Children's Ministry
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| Christina was born and raised in Ft. Worth, TX.
She has been married to her high school sweetheart for 17 years.
Together they have a beautiful daughter, 3 dogs and 2 cats.
Christina answered her call to ministry in high school as a leader
in the creative arts ministry. A love and passion to help
others led her to the medical field where she worked as a medic,
specializing in trauma, for 10 years. Soon, it was evident
that praying at the bedside of patients during their struggles,
would lead to hearing God clearly calling her to full time ministry.
She continued to use her giftings in Art, Dance, Music, and Theatre
as the director of a Ministry Arts Academy. She is currently a
MA student at Southwestern Baptist Seminary concentrating on
Children's and family ministries.
Her goal for the families of Celebration are to work together
with parents to effectively enhance the spiritual learning of the
children and present the truths of the gospel on the children's
level of understanding. She desires that all the kids that
come to the All Stars Complex ultimately have a personal and active
relationship with Christ. |
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BETH VALDEZ
Preschool
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| Beth has been involved in working with Preschoolers
for nearly 16 yrs. Beth came to Celebration in 1996 as a paid child
care worker. Shortly thereafter, she became a member and began
volunteering with the 2 year olds. Now Beth oversees all of
Celebration’s nursery and preschool needs. Her vision for the
Preschool Ministry is to lay the foundation of God's Love in the
hearts of the children who come through our doors. Beth & her
husband John have been married 20
years & have 3 boys, Nick, Joe & Noah. |
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CHUCK YOUNGMAN
Sexual Addiction Recovery
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| 40 years of alcohol, drugs and indiscriminate sex
kept Chuck from God, but in 1990 he accepted Christ as the forgiver
of his sins and the leader of his life. Little did we know what God
had in store for Chuck. After stumbling upon Celebration, Chuck and
his wife, Sally, began a ministry to people trapped in their
addictions and behaviors. Chuck and his wife Sally live in
Arlington. Chuck does not own a computer so the best way to contact
him is by phone. |
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JIM BOWER
Pastoral Care
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| Thirty years of guilt and remorse stemming from
combat action in Vietnam and twenty years of alcohol abuse led to Jim's
disassociation with any form of organized religion. It was only a chance
meeting with a Celebration member that led to an agreement to check
out "this church". soon after, Jim was saved and since that time He
and his wife Julie have been a big part of
Celebration Fellowship. Jim helps people with addiction issues get
into treatment, he helps with job placement, and other pastoral
ministries.. |
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