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Staff Mission Statement

The Broadway Christian Church staff is called to join God in: Changing the hearts of the lost, growing the hearts of the saved, and serving those in need.

Elder Qualifications

I Timothy 3:2-7

"2Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect. 5(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?) 6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. 7He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap."

Titus 1:6-9

"6An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. 7Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. 8Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. 9He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it."

Deacon Qualifications

I Timothy 3:8-12

"8Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. 9They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. 10They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.

11In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.

12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well."

	Jim Bird Senior Minister Jim Bird is a native of Lexington, Kentucky and a graduate of Cincinnati Bible College & Seminary. He and his wife Eleanora have two sons, James III and Aaron. Jim was in the building industry in Central Kentucky for 20 years before entering ministry. Jim also served as first Commissioner of Housing for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In the late 1980s Jim came to know the Lord and with the help of dear friend, Wayne Smith, entered the ministry. Jim is a Timothy of Southland Christian Church. He and Eleanora returned home in 1997 after a successful ministry in Ohio to take the helm here at the historic Broadway Christian Church in downtown Lexington. Jim enjoys golf, hunting, and hiking. jim@broadwaychristian.com

	Tim Cooper Minister of Youth Tim is in his seventh year of youth ministry. He graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida Christian College and is currently nearing completion of his Masters of Arts in New Testament Studies at Johnson Bible College. Tim loves to communicate the Gospel to the 21st Century student. He plays the guitar and enjoys basketball, football, and golf. Tim is a very avid fan of University of Kentucky athletics. Tim is married to his beautiful wife, April. They have two children, Makayla (8) and Trace (6). They also enjoy the company of a Golden Doodle named Summer. tim@broadwaychristian.com

	April Cooper Director of Children's Ministry April Cooper is currently the Director of Childrens Ministry. She is responsible for the Childrens Ministry programming for children birth through fifth grade and their families. She has worked at Broadway for seven years after growing up at Broadway Christian Church. April has a degree is Elementary Education from the University of Kentucky and a Masters of Arts in Education from Georgetown College. She is married to Tim Cooper who is the Youth Minister at Broadway Christian Church. They have two children, Makayla, who is eight years old, and Trace, who is six years old. Her family has a Golden Doodle named Sanibel Summer. They live in Georgetown. april@broadwaychristian.com

	Craig Yates Associate Minister Craig was born and raised in Portsmouth, Ohio. For his Biblical education he attended Kentucky Christian College from 1985-1989 and played basketball for three years there, being a member of the 1988 National Championship squad. Craig began his Ministry in Wheelersburg, Ohio where he was a Youth Minister. From there, he would return to his home church, Sciotoville Christian in Sciotoville, Ohio where to serve as both the Youth and Associate Minister, which he did for nine years.Craig and his family relocated to Lexington in 1996 where he had taken Senior Adults Ministry position at Southland Christian Church. Following that he took a position at Jessamine Christian as an Associate Minister in 2001 and then accepted that same job here Broadway, where he has been since 2004. I served as a Varsity Assistant Girls Basketball Coach with Lexington Christian High School from 2001-2006. Craigs family includes: wife, Cathy, and daughters, Kayla and Anne. In his free time, Craig enjoys: basketball, tennis, hiking, & weightlifting. craig@broadwaychristian.com

	Carol Feltner Director of Worship A native Lexingtonian, Carol was introduced to musical ministry at the age of twelve when she began to play the piano for Northern Heights Christian Church. Eventually joining the NHCC staff as worship director, in addition to accompanying the services, choirs, soloists, and groups, Carol also served as choir director, praise team and praise band director, and co-directed several musical/drama productions. Upon being called to Tates Creek Christian Church as a pianist and eventually as a worship director, Carol drew from their membership to form a symphonic orchestra to accompany services and special programs. Here at Broadway, Carol continues to provide a seamless and flowing worship and evangelistic praise experience. As worship director, she organizes the worship portion of each Sunday service (as well as special programs such as the Christmas Eve service) by specifically planning song services not only to praise God but to prepare our hearts for His message. Besides directing and rehearsing with the Praise Team and Praise Band, Carol can also be found practicing with her favorite Southern Gospel quartet, Heavens Gate, as well as with other vocal groups and soloists including her husband, Bruce. Carol has two adult sons, Michael, a cello music performance major at EKU and David, an engineering major at UK. Besides playing the piano and keyboard, Carol is also a singer and enjoys writing and arranging music. carol@broadwaychristian.com

	Kristi Kohm Church Accountant Kristi Kohm is a 1998 graduate of Eastern Kentucky University where she received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. Kristi previously worked in public and private accounting for five years before joining the staff part-time as Church Accountant in August 2004. Kristi and her husband, Bill, joined the Church in February 2004. Kristi is involved in the AGAPE Sunday School Class and women's ministries at the church. Kristi and Bill have two daughters, Hannah and Hadley. kristi@broadwaychristian.com

Joe Barnes	John Fulton
Jack Cochran	Wade Lawson
Buddy Coleman	Randy Ramey
Wayne Collier	Harold Robinson
Ben Dunn	Jeff Sharp
Wayne Farmer	Claude Singleton
Phil Flanary

Bill Barnes	Steve Humkey
Bill Barrow	Earl James
Garry Beach	Bill Kohm
Bill Cannon	Robert Muyskens
Steve Case	Darryl Nunnelley
Rob Coyle	Jason Parks
David Gentry	Dennis Peck
Jim Gentry	Rob Roser
Larry Gillespie	Wayne Rowe
Gary Ginn	Steve Schmocker
Brian Gritton	Greg Sharp
Neville Gross	Steve Sivils
Charles Hardin	Dion Spencer
Jeremy Hellard	Terry Wells
Richard Holloway	Jonathan Yeagle
George Horine	Adam Zeroogian