Lionel is a graduate of Grace College (Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies), Grace Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity in Pastoral Ministries), and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Master of Theology in Church History).  He has been in pastoral ministry for over 19 years and became the Senior pastor of Calvary Church in 1997.  In 2006, the entire Young family lived in Nairobi, Kenya for four months where they spent time in orphanages and slums, while Lionel served as a professor at the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology. He also serves as an adjunct professor of Biblical Studies at Grace College (Winona Lake, Indiana) and enjoys working with the Valparaiso Police Department as a police chaplain.  His primary responsibilities at Calvary include expository preaching and working with Calvary’s staff and elder team. In his "spare time" Lionel is engaged in PhD studies at the University of Stirling (Scotland) where he is working under David Bebbington on the history of the global expansion of modern Evangelicalism.

Lionel enjoys reading, traveling, writing, golf, and most of all hanging out with his wife Stacy and their three “guys”, Fleet, Robby and Bradley.

email: lionel@calvaryweb.net

Brent is a professor of history at Valparaiso University – and quite popular with the students. Brent holds a B. A. from Amherst College, a M. A. from Regent in Vancouver and a PhD from Cambridge University in England.  Brent has a special place in his heart for Christianity in the Far East where he has spent time providing theological education for the persecuted church. For the past four years he has given lectures on Christianity in Asia at Yale University and Edinburgh University in Scotland.  He is married to Irini and has a beautiful baby girl, Aliki.  Brent is the perfect guy to oversee our global partnerships at Calvary Church. Brent is currently serving as our interim, Pastor of Teaching & Missions.

email: mail@calvaryweb.net

Joe is a graduate of Baptist Bible College (Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies/Youth Ministries) and is currently working on a Master’s Degree. Joe loves teaching teens that “nothing is better in life than to live for God’s glory.”  Pastoring in Port Clinton, OH for three years, Joe came to Calvary in January 2005 and was hired as Pastor of Student Ministries and Worship.  His responsibilities include corporate teaching, leadership development/discipleship and strategic planning in regards to youth, as well as leading worship on Sunday mornings.

Joe and his wife, Ashley, enjoy traveling, anything outdoors (camping, snow boarding, disc golf), spending time with their 2 dogs, and hanging out with teens.

email: joe@calvaryweb.net

Hailing from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Josh Reasoner is the newest addition to the Calvary Team, but he’s no stranger to the church family.  Serving at Calvary for over five years as the AWANA Commander, Josh, and his wife, Christy, have been actively involved in a variety of ministries.  The Reasoners model beautifully what it means to be a dedicated and Christ-centered family.

After wrestling with God’s unyielding call in his life to pursue a vocation of “greater Kingdom significance”, Josh resigned from his position as a Civil Engineer to join the Calvary leadership team full-time as the Pastor of Administration and Outreach.  He’s also in the process of adding to his Engineering degree from Purdue a Master's degree in Theology and Christian Thought from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.

When Josh is not making sure everything is running smoothly at Calvary, he loves anything competitive—softball, basketball, and even the semi-destructive, pang (a contest which adds gratuitous violence to an otherwise friendly game of ping-pong).   Josh and Christy have been married eight years and have three energetic children: Kaitlyn, Lydia, & Joel.

email: josh@calvaryweb.net

“To win as many as possible and train them to love Jesus for the glory of God” is the mission of Children’s Ministries at Calvary Church. To accomplish this mission, Carleen Gensel, Director of Children’s Ministries, has two primary goals: to provide leadership and support to children’s ministry leaders and programs, and to facilitate communication and organization within children’s ministries.  Carleen graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Computer Programming. She was employed by Purdue as a programmer, analyst, and LAN Specialist for thirteen years.

Carleen is married to Porter County’s Chief Deputy Prosecutor, Brian Gensel. Members of Calvary since 1997, Brian and Carleen live in Union Township with their two sons, Daniel and Nathan.

email: cbgensel@calvaryweb.net

Stacy has been serving alongside her husband in ministry since 1989. Though she has been involved in many aspects of ministry, her position as secretary has outlasted them all! She enjoys using her organizational skills in the office at Calvary. Stacy is married to her high school sweetheart, Lionel, and they have three boys whom she adores—Fleet, Robby, and Bradley. She also enjoying singing with the worship team, ministering to women one-on-one, investing in friendships, and having a good laugh whenever possible!

email: syoung@calvaryweb.net

Ashley began work at Calvary in 2005, when she and her husband moved to the Valparaiso to work at Calvary. Her position as Assistant to the Senior Pastor includes overseeing church communications, website and newsletter design, and worship media.

Ashley loves working with teens and has served as a Bible study leader and worship team member. When she’s not working along side her husband as a youth leader, she’s a photographer, painter, gardener and designer. Ashley anticipates completing her Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies & Fine Art in the fall of '08.

Email: ashley@calvaryweb.net

Retired after 43 years of office work; the last 23 years with International Harvester as bookkeeper, Sandy Miller is the mother of Aaron and Amanda, both living in Texas. She's been attending Calvary since 1973, with her late husband Ronald. 2007 was the year of new beginnings for Sandy, as she began at Calvary as the part-time bookkeeper, took her first short term foreign missions trip to Greece, and adjusted to life at home alone.

Sandy enjoys traveling, bowling and spending time with her family. Her desire is to live her life according to 1 Thessalonians 5:16: "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

Email: sandy@calvaryweb.net