About Us

Bryan McWhite has been married to his best friend Leslie for 10 years now. His boy, Owen, is almost four years old and his little girl, Ruthie, is almost two. He is a pastor at New Hope Church and a doctoral student at Fuller Theological Seminary. His passions in ministry are preaching and developing men who are leaders and disciple-makers in the local church. He also loves speaking at retreats and conferences and is leading the teaching team for EFCA Challenge 2012. When he’s not working or loving on his family, he’s reading. When he’s not reading he’s training for marathons. Sometimes he sleeps too. But not every day. Find Bryan at the New Hope Church “Meet the Staff” page, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

Steve Goold is a professional musician, lives in Champlin MN with his beautiful wife Kristyn and their two daughters (Betty and Suzy), and has been known to wear skinny jeans.  Steve plays drums both live and in studio with many local and national artists, and is adjunct faculty with the music departments at Bethel University and Northwestern College. He and his family are members at New Hope Church, where he contributes to the worship ministry in both musical and creative capacities. He is very passionate about seeing music used effectively in bringing God glory, and spends much of his time thinking and working to this end. Find Steve on Facebook and Twitter, and also at his music blog where he writes regularly.

Jeremy Deck has been married to his beautiful wife, Amy, for the past eight years and is the proud father of a wonderful two-year-old little girl, Molly. He is the Pastor of Sr. High Ministries at New Hope Church and has a distinct passion for gospel transformation in individual lives, the local church, and around the world. Out of his passion for the gospel come his passions for pastoring his family, teaching, preaching, equipping, and mentoring students in the life-transforming message of Christ. Hailing originally from the Chicago-land area, he is also an unashamed supporter of all Chicago sports teams (except for the White Sox, of course). Find Jeremy at the New Hope Church ”Meet the Staff” page and on Facebook.