LEADERSHIP

 

 

At Mosaic Church, we believe that the Lord has clearly designed the local church to be led by a plurality of pastor-elders alongside a team of deacons and deaconesses. All (including the four men who initially planted Mosaic Church) who would aspire to serve in the capacity of pastor-elder undergo a year-long candidacy process. This process eventually culminates in and necessitates the Covenant Partners of Mosaic Church voting in the pastor-elder candidate before they are officially ordained as a pastor-elder of the congregation. We are currently working towards our first cohort of deacon/deaconess candidates who will undergo a similar process.

Pastor-elders are called by the Lord to serve the local church in a variety of ways, but their main function is to “shepherd the flock of God” (1 Peter 5:1-5). As shepherd leaders, we believe pastor-elders are called to know, feed, lead, and protect the sheep that the Chief Shepherd–Jesus–has entrusted to their care.

At Mosaic Church, our pastor-elders are passionate about shepherding and getting to know people on a one-on-one basis. If you’d like to connect with one of them, please reach out! They’d love to buy you lunch and hear your story.

David Gaskins

PASTOR-ELDER OF GATHERING

Family

Sara, Peter, Theo, and Penny

Hometown

Boulder, CO

Education/Certifications

  • Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary
  • B.A. in Theology from Colorado Christian University
  • Endorsed SEND Network Church Planter

Favorite Musicians

Anberlin, U2, Underoath, Andrew Peterson, Bon Iver, Radiohead, The Devil Wears Prada, August Burns Red, Matt Boswell, Kings Kaleidoscope, Citizens, Ghostship, Oh Sleeper, Eagles, Brad Paisley, Silverstein, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Pink Floyd

Favorite Books

The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien; A Gospel Primer for Christians by Milton Vincent; What’s So Great About the Doctrines of Grace? by Richard D. Phillips; Brothers, We Are Not Professionals and Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper; Salvation Belongs To The Lord by John Frame; The Shepherd Leader by Timothy Witmer; The Shepherd Preacher by Mark Hallock; The Forgotten Spurgeon by Iain Murray; Surprised By Hope by N. T. Wright; Spurgeon’s Sorrows by Zack Eswine; and Shame Interrupted by Edward T. Welch

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Allen Featherstone

Pastor-Elder of Deepening

Family

Courtney and Sierra

Hometown

Alvarado, TX

Education/Certifications

  • B.S. in Biblical Studies CONC. Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • OSA in Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Master of Theological Studies in Progress at Gateway Seminary

Favorite Musicians

Austin Stone, Shane & Shane, Alan Jackson, Jeremy Camp, and George Strait

Favorite Books

Prayer by Timothy Keller, Let the Nations be Glad by John Piper, Letters to my Students on Preaching by Jason Allen. The Shortest Straw by Dean Rosnau. Rediscovering Discipleship: Making Jesus’ last words our first work by Robby Gallaty

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Troy Walker

Pastor-Elder of Equipping

Family

Janis, Sadie, and Eden

Hometown

Helotes, TX

Education/Certifications

  • B.A. in Humanities from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Favorite Musicians

Buddy Guy, Chris “kingfish” Ingram, Paradox Music, Ghost Ship, Brian Fallon, MxPx, Menzingers

Favorite Books

Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry by Hans Boersma, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, A Long obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson, Confessions by Saint Augustine, Two Notes about ‘The Individual’ by Soren Kierkegaard, Pensees by Blaise Pascal – trans. by Peter Kreeft, Thus Spake Zarathustra by Fredrick Nietzche, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, and The Stand by Steven King

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