Pastor Don served as senior pastor of Cross Points Church for eleven years, and now serves as an associate pastor with an emphasis on fatherhood to the urban communities in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Pastor Don formerly served the Washington Dulles International Airport as its senior chaplain. He also served as the program director of Youth for Tomorrow, a residential facility for at-risk adolescent males, as regional director for Prison Fellowship’s Mid-Atlantic Neighbors Who Care, a crime victim’s assistance ministry and as a pastor in Oakland, CA., Little Rock, AR., the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. He and his wife, Hildred, have four adult children.

Jeff Shrout serves as Connect Pastor for New Life CityChurch. Jeff grew up in Grandview, MO and, after graduating from University of Central Missouri with a degree in Speech Communication and being discipled through the campus ministry of The Navigators, spent the next 15 years in the marketplace while volunteering in a variety of ministry positions. Jeff has been involved in vocational ministry since 2002. Jeff and Tammy have been married since 1989 and they have three adult children and three grandchildren. They are passionate about ministries that connect believers to Jesus and one another.

Tim Jansen is 29 years old and serves as the youth director at New Life CityChurch. Tim grew up in Olathe, Kansas and has been serving in ministry for over 12 years. Tim is also an amazing musician who has used his skills to serve on worship teams around the country. Tim has a heart for young people and wants to see a generation mentored by leaders who truly love the Lord and serve Him with all their heart, soul, mind and strength.
His flagship verse is 1 Timothy 4:12 "Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."

Jason Parr serves as an elder overseeing Worship and Community Groups at New Life CityChurch. He has been in ministry for over 20 years, mainly in the area of worship and creative arts. Over the past decade, his passions have grown and shifted to include other elements of pastoral ministry and relational disciple-making. Jason and his wife, Marsha, have been married for 18 years, and have three hysterical kids.

Gary McClintock serves as an Elder at New Life CityChurch. He has a BS in Business Administration from Ottawa University. He has worked in the banking industry for over forty years. Gary and Barbara have been married since 1984 and have three grown children and five grandchildren. He’s passionate about outreach and helping New Life CityChurch grow in both size and depth.

Mike Chirveno serves as an Elder at New Life CityChurch. He is the owner of ClearVision Consulting and an adjunct professor in the MBA Program at Baker University. He has a BS in Church Education from Calvary Bible College and an MBA from Keller Graduate School. Mike and Leslie have been married since 1981 and have two grown children, Liz and Nick. He’s passionate about building strong team members inside New Life CityChurch that are equipped to serve Jesus Christ, their families, their friends, their employers and their city.