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JAMES REEVES Senior Pastor
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.

ALLAN McBRAYER Executive Pastor
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.

RYAN CHRISTOPHER Connections Pastor
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.

BRYAN DUNCAN Freedom Group Pastor
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.

LAURA REEVES Creative Director
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.

DAVIS MORGAN College/Young Singles
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.

DERRICK BLEDSOE Project Manager
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.

TARA TAYLOR Co-Student Pastor


CHRISTINA CALK Children's Ministry
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.

BETH VALDEZ Preschool
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.

CHUCK YOUNGMAN Sexual Addiction Recovery 817.275.1129
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.

JIM BOWER Pastoral Care
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..