Pastor Brad Reardon

Pastor Brad has been with the church since July, 1985.  He has been with the church through its first years of meeting in the Sycamore Community Center, then the move to the DeKalb Hopkins Park Community Center, and now the present church building.  Pastor Brad has his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.  Brad believes his purpose is to magnify the glory of God through the Lordship of Christ to all people in all nations.

Brad is married to JoHannah and has three children;  Jason, Anna and Lindsey.

Worship & Music Pastor Paul Rogers

Paul has been on the staff of the church since September of 2000 as the Pastor of Worship and Music.  He has received  Bachelor and Master degrees in Piano Performance from Northern Illinois University and a Doctor of Worship Studies from the Institute for Worship Studies, Florida Campus.  For several years prior to accepting the call at the church, Paul was involved in teaching piano and performing concerts.  Paul believes that God-centered worship is the highest calling for the Christian and that we are spiritually formed as we respond to Him in worship. 

Paul is married to Hayeon (a native Korean) and lives in Sycamore.  They have three children:  Christopher, Mark, and Matthew.

Pastor of Student Ministries, Gary Lisle

Gary joined our staff in April of 2004. He has been involved in youth ministry since September, 1991. Gary came to faith in Jesus Christ as a high school sophomore following both a religious and an atheistic background. After transferring from the University of Michigan to the Moody Bible Institute in 1992, Gary earned a BA in Pastoral Ministries with a youth ministry emphasis in 1995. His life calling is to make disciples of Jesus Christ who love God and love people. Interests include: sports, computers, guitar, movies and video games.

Gary and his wife, Sara, have four children: Josiah, Tirza, Caleb and Jonathan.

Children’s Ministry Director, Terry Gin

Terry joined the church staff in September of 2004.  Terry graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1990 with a degree in Child and Family studies. Prior to staying home to be with her children, Terry worked in day care as a teacher, assistant director and executive director. During her years at home she served the Lord through the children’s ministries of teaching Sunday school, Awana  leader, coordinating nurseries, and teaching preschool.

Terry has a passionate relationship with the Lord and desires to ignite children and families with that same passion to love and serve Him.

She is married to Paul and they have two children, Lauren and Kayla. Terry enjoys reading, time with friends and family, skiing, running, swimming, and vacations.