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JAMES REEVES Senior Pastor
James, and his wife Laura, have been at Celebration since 1984. James graduated from Baylor University with a degree in Greek. He then received his Masters and Doctorate from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. 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 being the primary teacher on Sunday mornings. 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 Nurse Practitioner at Cooks Children's and is married to Davis (our college/young singles/young adult pastor!) Zack is following his dream to be a professional golfer. Zack is married to Ashley who owns her own Salon business. James has written 3 books: Refuge: the story of the Hospital Church, published by Kregal Press, The ABCs of Life Change for Couples (workbook), and the ABCs of Life Change (workbook). James travels all over the country and speaks to churches and groups wanting to implement the hospital church style of ministry and to churches wanting to start Freedom Groups aimed at healing broken marriages. James is a prolific reader, loves his Harley Davidson, his pound puppy, Lily, and would be happy watching Lonesome Dove 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 in 2009, 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. He just finished running a 1/2 marathon! Go Allan!

GARY WARD Outreach Pastor


RYAN CHRISTOPHER Lifegroup Pastor
Ryan (or Cecil) 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 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 and an MDiv. from Liberty University. All that means is that he owes Sallie a lot of money. After being out of the corporate world for a while now, he is finally spiking his hair and wearing jeans with rips and tears. Ryan doesn't have any hobbies or interests because he and his wife Julie have 4 children. Each child is one year apart...and yes, they are having more. Julie and Ryan are expecting their 5th child in January of 2012. Check out his new website for lifegroup and leadership resources: www.revry.net

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 and Briley. 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 fuchsia and red and has begun a national campaign to ban beige from the home.

DAVIS MORGAN College/Young Singles/Young Marrieds
A native of San Antonio, Davis came to Celebration in 2005 where he met his future bride, Tiffany. 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 the latter. Check out his new website for helpful theological information and resources at: www.theotalk.org

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. He also plays keyboard, bass and sings. 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 leaders 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 since 2007. He currently is studying Linguistics at the University of Texas at Arlington. He enjoys playing video games, watching movies, wearing hats and eating healthy.

MATT GILBERT Student Pastor
Matt has been married to the love of his life, Angie, since 1995. They have 2 teenagers, Kyler, & Rylie. Before coming to Celebration Fellowship, Matt was a successful high school coach winning state championships in both baseball and football in 2006. Matt has a heart for discipleship and for youth to come to know the Lord in a personal and intimate way, knowing that the world is competing for their attention and affection. Youth services are filled with silly videos, interesting games, passionate worship, and compelling messages that encourage teenagers to explore the Word of God for themselves, get closer to Jesus and share the Word with the world! Matt loves his fellow staff members and everything Star Wars.....period.

CHRISTINA CALK Children's Pastor
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.

HOLLY FRANKLIN Preschool Pastor
Holly has been a member of Celebration Fellowship for several years. She is a voice actor and has done a lot of professional work in her career. Holly's husband Brad is an elder at the church and they have 3 kids: Brad (Jr.), Jacob, and Emma. Holly is an excellent force in the preschool ministry and has a heart for families to feel love and connected to the body of Christ.

ANNE DUMOND Administrative Assistant/Connections Ministry
Originally from England, Anne discovered Celebration Fellowship in 2003. Wearing several hats, Anne manages office correspondence, is the liaison between various church activities, coordinates the Host Team and handles other various and sundry tasks as they arise. Her contribution to the church qualifies her claim to the title of "The Duchess of Morrison." Opting two-wheeled transportation over the carriage or motorcar, Princess Anne and hubby Sir Robert are also involved in the Christian Motorcycle Association as North Texas Area Representatives. With a servant's attitude, they are committed to the vision of "changing the world, one heart at a time" through evangelical outreach, partnership and training. Their royal family includes their children Aaron & Ashley and Alex & Shelby, and their grandchildren Ally, Abby, Aubrey, and Lucas.

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..