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Meet the Staff

Meet the Staff

Quest has an amazing group of people who work on staff and lead major areas of ministry. While being very qualified in their years of training and experience, it is the heart of the ministry staff that sets them apart. Read their profiles and get to know them. Their passion for transforming unconvinced people into wholehearted followers of Jesus will motivate you. They are leaders to be followed.

Meet the ministry staff and the directors.

Ministry Staff

Pete Hise: Lead Pastor

Pete Hise

Started Attending QCC:

Started Quest with the original launch team May 2, 1999

Started on Staff:

at the beginning!

Received Christ:

November 12, 1982

Family:

Wife Jacki, sons Corey and Carson

Pet(s):

Snazzy (dog)

Favorite Movie:

“Lord of the Rings” Trilogy

Favorite Book of the Bible:

Isaiah, Ephesians, Luke, Acts

Favorite Verse:

Isaiah 61:1 (NIV), Matthew 3:17 (NIV), Acts 20:24 (NLT version 1), 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT), Ephesians 3:14-21 (NLT)

What I like best about my job:

Connecting people to God by communicating a crystal clear picture of who Jesus really is and then watching as their lives and hearts are turned upside down living in the love of Christ

For fun I enjoy:

Going to the gym, watching the Cowboys play, watching movies, hanging with my boys and my main squeeze

Sharon Clements: Worship & Arts Pastor

Sharon Clements

Started Attending QCC:

From the beginning… a Pioneer!

Started on Staff:

February 16, 2000

Received Christ:

June 19, 1973

Family:

Married to Paul and mom to the two greatest kids in the world, Carolyne and Renner

Pet(s):

Golden Retriever named Molly

Favorite Movie:

The Lord of the Rings-The Fellowship of the Ring

Favorite Book of the Bible:

Ephesians, Acts

Favorite Verse:

Acts 20:24

What I like best about my job:

I love getting to do what I am made to do with people that I love and getting to see people become who they are meant to become!!

For fun I enjoy:

movies, trips with friends and hanging with my family!

Contact Sharon Clements

Helen Musick: Transformation Pastor

Helen Musick

Started Attending QCC:

May 2, 1999 as part of the original launch team

Started on Staff:

May 4, 2005

Received Christ:

Summer, 1969

Family:

I am the proud mom of three great kids (Nathan, Laura & Will) who teach me more about life and God than anything ever has. And I am married to John, my greatest support and partner in life and ministry.

Pet(s):

A dog named Pearl (named after Minnie Pearl)

Favorite Movie:

“Hook” and “Forrest Gump”

Favorite Book of the Bible:

John

Favorite Verse:

Galatians 2:20, Ephesians 2:10, and John 15

What I like best about my job:

I get to help people hear and experience truth that really can transform them. I love helping people find hope where they thought there was none. It is a privilege to help people understand that the best is yet to come, that there is always more – more truth, more freedom, more purpose and more of God.

For fun I enjoy:

Being outdoors: planting flowers, picking vegetables, sitting on my back porch. Mint chocolate chip dipping dots ice cream, vacations with my family and the Denmark family.

Contact Helen Musick

Justin McCarty: Assistant Pastor

Justin McCarty

Started Attending QCC:

March 2001

Started on Staff:

August 23, 2007

Received Christ:

May 11, 1999

Family:

My hot wife, Court

Pet(s):

Our mildly schizophrenic cat, Kiwi

Favorite Movie:

“The Shawshank Redemption”

Favorite Book of the Bible:

1 John

Favorite Verse:

Hebrews 12:1-3

What I like best about my job:

That I get to spend the best hours of my day doing what I used to only get to volunteer for: communicating Jesus’ heart in so many different, fun, and creative ways! (Being QCC’s resident white rapper runs a close second)

For fun I enjoy:

Anything that involves my wife, a beach, a guitar, a great movie, and good food! (Translate: I’d like to sit with Court on a warm, Caribbean beach, watching a great movie where I get to provide the soundtrack with anything I can play on guitar, while eating General Tso’s chicken and drinking Diet Mountain Dew!)

Contact Justin McCarty

Billy Fray: Frankfort Campus/Missions Pastor

Billy Fray

Started Attending QCC:

May 2, 1999 as part of the original launch team

Started on Staff:

January, 2001

Received Christ:

February 28, 1996

Family:

My wife Lorelei

Pet(s):

Tucker (dog), Hobbes (cat)

Favorite Movie:

“Fellowship of the Ring”

Favorite Book of the Bible:

Nahum

Favorite Verse:

I Cor. 9:22

What I like best about my job:

I get to pour my life into what God made me for – the opportunity to influence the lives of young people so they can find out about the transforming love of Jesus at an early age.

For fun I enjoy:

Listen to Lorelei’s laugh, eat, sleep, play with my dog, hang out with teenagers, watch movies, smell dirt (translate: spend time with nature)

Contact Billy Fray

Jim Marshall: Kids Pastor

Jim Marshall

Started Attending QCC:

July 14, 2002

Started on Staff:

July 14, 2002

Received Christ:

February 12, 1974

Family:

Pam and I have five children: Luke, Will, Kate, Natalie, and Jackson. We have lived in South Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Kentucky – twice (we came back!).

Pet(s):

One fish named “Bob Jarrod”

Favorite Movie:

“Remember the Titans”

Favorite Book of the Bible:

Acts

Favorite Verse:

1 Corinthians 15:58

What I like best about my job:

Helping children and parents help children become wholehearted followers of Jesus.

For fun I enjoy:

Swimming, sailing and snow skiing with my family.

Contact Jim Marshall

Dave Griffith: Connections Pastor

Dave Griffith

Started Attending QCC:

Winter 2004

Started on Staff:

April 8, 2008

Received Christ:

August, 1979

Family:

Wendi (wife), Hannah (10), John (7), Will (4)

Pet(s):

None

Favorite Movie:

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Bourne Identity

Favorite Book of the Bible:

John

Favorite Verse:

Romans 15:13

What I like best about my job:

I get to point people to the One who gives them true life.

For fun I enjoy:

Hanging with my family, traveling

Contact Dave Griffith

Brad VanGenderen: Student Pastor

Brad Van Genderen

Started Attending QCC:

April 5, 2009

Started on Staff:

April 7, 2009

Received Christ:

April 9, 1993

Family:

My wife Kris and I have three awesome kids—Hannah (10), Hailey (8) and Zach(5)

Pet(s):

Speedy the hamster

Favorite Movie:

Princess Bride, Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Favorite Book of the Bible:

I Peter

Favorite Verse:

John 10:10

What I like best about my job:

I have the privilege to lead students in understanding that they are loved so radically by a God who sent His son to die for them, and then see the students lives transformed by accepting this love,and then get to see them impact their families,schools, and communities radically for Christ.

For fun I enjoy:

Basketball, Biking, Dairy Queen Blizzards, Movies, Playing with my kids.

Contact Brad Van Genderen


Directors

Michael Riensche: Director of Community and Couples

Michael Riensche

Started Attending QCC:

December, 2002

Started on Staff:

September 20, 2005

Received Christ:

September 10, 1988

Family:

Wife Ginny, children Alissa, Josiah, Christopher, and Stephen

Pet(s):

none

Favorite Movie:

“Pirates of the Carribean: Black Pearl”

Favorite Book of the Bible:

Acts & Habakkuk

Favorite Verse:

Malachi 3:8-12 and Hebrews 11:1

What I like best about my job:

I love serving God with the days He has given me by helping the body of Christ grow closer to Jesus.

For fun I enjoy:

Slot car racing, flying airplanes

Contact Michael Riensche

Scott Tomlin: Buildings and Grounds Director

Scott Tomlin

Started Attending QCC:

July 11, 1999

Started on Staff:

June 1, 2004

Received Christ:

July 11, 1999

Family:

Wife Traci, daughters Taylor and Carlie

Pet(s):

We have a rabbit named Brownie (because, of course, he is brown)

Favorite Movie:

“Gladiator”

Favorite Book of the Bible:

Acts

Favorite Verse:

Proverbs 3:5-6

What I like best about my job:

Playing with tools and spending my time doing what I love – seeing lives changed, being able to literally provide more room for more people, working with a group of people that I care about, trust and want to learn from, and getting to be led by a leader with so much passion and vision.

For fun I enjoy:

Woodworking, remodeling, being outdoors

Contact Scott Tomlin

Rob Docherty: Technical Arts Director

Rob Docherty

Started Attending QCC:

November 12, 2003

Started on Staff:

October 19, 2004

Received Christ:

Spring, 1990

Family:

Wife: Katie

Pet(s):

none

Favorite Movie:

“Return of the King”

Favorite Book of the Bible:

Ephesians

Favorite Verse:

Deuteronomy 30:13-16 (The Message version)

What I like best about my job:

I had no idea that I could spend the best hours of my life getting to do what I LOVE to do!! (I love technology…but not as much as you-you see…but still I love technology…always and forever…)

For fun I enjoy:

Hanging with my wife, literally, on a cliff with all my climbing gear!

Contact Rob Docherty

Amber Wedding: Creative Arts Director

Amber Wedding

Started Attending QCC:

May 2, 1999 (actually connected with the Applebee’s Bible Study in November 1995)

Started on Staff:

August 20, 2008

Received Christ:

July 31, 1996

Family:

Michael, Elaine and Cooper

Pet(s):

Well, I had 2 that I REALLY loved. Let’s just say you don’t want me to doggy-sit any time soon. Very sad.

Favorite Movie:

If I had to pick…Elf. I laugh hard, every time.

Favorite Book of the Bible:

John

Favorite Verse:

1 Thessalonians 2:8 We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News, but our own lives too.

What I like best about my job:

Getting to easily connect the dots between what I do and lost people entering into a relationship with Jesus.

For fun I enjoy:

Watching people fall on America’s Funniest Home Videos. Is that twisted?

Contact Amber Wedding

Anyerin Drury: Music Director

Anyerin Drury

Started Attending QCC:

October 2008

Started on Staff:

November 2008

Received Christ:

Summer 1999

Family:

Jamie Lea (wife), Zev (son), Jewell and Rob (Mum and Dad) Rhys and Seth (brothers), Bethany and Meg (sisters), Benjamin and James (Twin little brothers). Yep…7!!

Pet(s):

Nuh

Favorite Movie:

Reign of Fire…dragons, tanks and choppers, axes and bows…it’s the best movie in the history of the whole world!!!

Favorite Book of the Bible:

2 Samuel

Favorite Verse:

1 Chronicles 17:7

What I like best about my job:

Watching peoples faces as they see Jesus clearly for the first time!

For fun I enjoy:

Sandboarding, playing music, and being RANDOM!

Contact Anyerin Drury

Eris Pappas: Media Director

Eris Pappas

Started Attending QCC:

April 4, 2010

Started on Staff:

April 1, 2010

Received Christ:

November 1992

Family:

Wife, Whitney. Baby on the way!

Pet(s):

One dog named Sunday

Favorite Movie:

“The Matrix”

Favorite Book of the Bible:

Proverbs and Ephesians

Favorite Verse:

1 Timothy 4:11-14

What I like best about my job:

Working to contextualize the Gospel in a medium that today’s visual culture can understand.

For fun I enjoy:

Riding motorcycles, hanging out with friends, going to the movies

Contact Eris Pappas


Our staff is supported by an unbelievable group of volunteers who put countless hours into making Quest happen! Find out about volunteer opportunities here.