Steve Hixon, Teaching Pastor 

Areas of Ministry
Teaching pastor – preaching regularly and overseeing the preaching team, as well as coordinating Sunday services with the worship ministry. Teaching adult classes throughout the year, discipling groups of men, writing Biblical studies materials (www.HixonStudies.com), serving on the pastoral staff and as an elder at Crossroads.

Biography
Steve recently joined the Crossroads staff in October of 2007. He grew up in Indiana, attended SMU in Dallas, Texas and St. Andrews, Scotland (philosophy, history, fine arts) and later Dallas Seminary (historical theology), graduating with a Th.M. in 1980. He has served several churches in the Dallas area and in Colorado. Steve and his wife Darlene have three children: Marion, David & Rebecca.  Aside from ministry, Steve enjoys photography (see his web site: www.stevehixon.com), reading, hiking, golf and travel.

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Randy Shuffield, Executive Pastor 

Areas of Ministry
Serving as Executive Pastor, Randy is responsible for ministry oversight and management at CBC.

Biography:
Randy and his wife, Janice, have been members of CBC since 1987, and have both served in various ministries over the years.  Randy has also served on the Board of Elders since 1988.    A graduate of Texas Tech University, Randy had a career in advertising-marketing prior to assuming the position at CBC.  He was the Senior Vice-President of Advertising for Minyard Food Stores, Inc.

He is a past president of the Lewisville Noon Rotary Club, and a Paul Harris Fellow.  His outside interests include golf, basketball, music, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and trips to Colorado.  Randy and Janice have been married since 1975.  Janice is a business teacher at Marcus High School in Flower Mound and currently serves in the Children’s Ministry and Women’s Ministry at CBC.


Their family includes son-in-law and daughter Tommy and Tara and son and daughter-in-law Brad and Marissa, of Ft. Worth, and Macie the cat-dog.

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Areas of Ministry
Shepherding & Pastoral Care. Oversight and development of our Home Groups, and other affinity-based small groups such as our motorcycle fellowship (CBC Riders), CBC G-Team (Golf Team), etc. Oversight of pastoral care, counseling and shepherding ministries including lay counseling and lay chaplain ministries.

Biography
Mike joined the staff at Crossroads in June of 1998. Prior to coming on staff he was in business for 18 years and in the pastorate for 12 years before that. Mike also taught at a Bible College for several years during his pastoral years. He is a graduate of John Brown University with a degree in Biblical Studies. Mike and his wife, Joye, have been married since 1974. They have two grown children, three granddaughters and a grandson.

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Bill Lee, Pastor of Men's  Ministry; Facilities

Areas of Ministry
Working with Men’s  ministry teams, Bill oversees the development of programs, education and service opportunities designed to meet the needs of our families and communities. Men's ministries focuses on developing men to be Godly leaders in their families, church, community and work place as defined by Scripture.  Additionally, Bill works with our Deacon Board in maintaining and managing the Crossroads facilities.

Biography
A member of CBC since 1990, Bill served on the Elder Board for nine years prior to coming on staff.  He has a degree in Biblical Studies from Mid-South Bible College and served two years in the pastorate after graduation. Bill also spent 26 years working for a major consumer products company in a variety of managerial and engineering roles prior to joining the CBC Staff.

Bill and Jeanette were married in 1971 and have two sons, Nathan and Zachary.   Both sons are married and between them have 5 children of their own.  

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Areas of Ministry
Oversight, development, and implementation of programming and teaching for Middle School, High School and College ministries at CBC.  Training and oversight for student ministry interns and the operation of the Road’s Coffee House.
 

5 O’clock Worship: Heads the creative team that designs and implements the evening worship services and educational opportunities.

Biography
Brent has served at Crossroads since August, 1996 as our Pastor of Student Ministries. In March of 2007 he began his current position. He has a Master of Arts degree in Christian Education from Dallas Theological Seminary. He completed his undergraduate work at Auburn University. Prior to his ministry at CBC, he worked with Youth for Christ in Birmingham, Alabama for seven years.
Brent and his wife, Tracy, have been married since 1988. They have two children, Kelsey and Shelby. Tracy is a photographer and Brent has been in ministry since they were married. You can check my blog to see my thoughts on how it should be done…

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Charlie Ridenour, Director of Mid School Ministries

Areas of Ministry
Oversight, development, and implementation of programming and teaching for Middle School ministries at CBC. 

Biography
Charlie is a native of Double Oak, but is new to the Crossroads family. He left the Dallas area for Chicago, where he completed his undergraduate degree at Moody Bible Institute and his Masters degree at Wheaton College in Evangelism and Leadership. During his academic pursuits, Charlie spent ample time doing youth ministry in many different settings, from the inner cities of Chicago and San Francisco to the poverty-plagued villages of Guatemala. Charlie is an avid sports fan, loves Dallas teams, and will go to great lengths to catch a pick up game of basketball. He is excited to be back in Double Oak and excited about new opportunities with CBC.

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Areas of Ministry
Responsibilities include community ministries and benevolence.  

Biography
Prior to joining the staff at Crossroads, Mike worked for Lacerte Software Corporation which relocated their headquarters to the North Dallas area in 1989. Mike's positions included sales, marketing, software development, manager of the customer support division and manager of the quality assurance division when he left the firm in June of 2002. Mike became a staff member at CBC in 2003

Mike was raised in Long Beach, California and graduated from California State University Long Beach with majors in marketing and management. Mike and his wife Dee married in 1986 and have one adult child Courtney.

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Liz Church, Director of Women’s Ministry 

Areas of Ministry
Ministry to Women in all ages and stages of life. Oversees Women’s Studies, MOPS, OWLS, Shepherding Moms, Annual Retreat, and other special events and women’s groups.

Biography
Liz has attended CBC since 1992 and served for years as a volunteer in a variety of areas. She joined the staff as Director of Women’s Ministry in April, 2005. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Master of Business Administration from Oral Roberts University. Prior to moving to Texas, Liz work in medical research and later as an investment banker. Liz and her husband Bruce married in 1982 and have 2 adult children, Kim and Matt.

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Melissa Rowe, Director of Children’s Ministries

Areas of Ministry
Sunday School, Half-Time, Vacation Bible School, Music Camp, All-Stars, Five O’clock Worship Planning Team

Biography
Melissa joined the staff at Crossroads in June of 1999. Prior to that she taught 3^rd and 5^th grades in the Lewisville Independent School District while attending CBC and volunteering in Children’s Ministries. She is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and a minor in Elementary Education.

Melissa and her husband, Matt, have one daughter, Alexis.  In her spare time, Melissa enjoys reading, running and watching Alexis play volleyball.

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Tish Kelley, Director of Childcare Ministries

Areas of Ministry
Tish oversees Childcare Ministries serving parents of children from newborn through toddlers on Sundays and through 5^th grade for week day and week night ministry activities. She recruits trains, schedules and places teachers and mid-management teams. She develops and oversees curriculum and activities for all classes. She is responsible for implementing policies and procedures that make the church a safe, healthy, and loving environment for children. 

Biography
Tish has served at Crossroads since 1999 and has been the Director of Childcare Ministries since 2003.  Prior to serving at Crossroads, Tish was in the dental field. 

Tish grew up in Colorado and has lived in Texas for more than 20 years.  She has three daughters, Michelle, April and Hannah and three grandsons.
 

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Kimberly Kerr, Office Manager

Areas of Ministry
Kim is the office manager and Controller, responsible for the financial aspects of CBC.

Biography
Kim has attended CBC since 1992 when she moved to Texas and joined the staff in Jan 1997. Prior to joining the staff at CBC she worked in accounting for an investment firm in Dallas for several years. Prior to that she was an advertising sales representative for “D” Magazine and advertising director of Travelhost magazine. She was born & raised in Ooltewah, Tennessee and is a graduate of the University of the South (Sewanee).
 

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