Our Staff & Leadership
John Herring
Lead Pastor
A thought from John:
I enjoy reading, starting with the Bible, but also books about theology, leadership, and the Christian life. I enjoy playing games (just about any kind), being outdoors, spending time with friends and family, and writing about whatever there is to write about. I am excited about the plans God has for the future of Refuge Church and how He will use this church body to have a dramatic influence on me and my family.
Tyler Tate
Student Pastor
Meet Tyler Tate, Student Pastor of Refuge Church. He and his wife, Jessica moved to Nixa to help start Refuge Church with a focus on building lasting relationships with people, specifically with students. His desire is to see students and their families not only have a relationship with Christ, but have a deep rooted connection with God through discipleship.
Tyler and Jessica are blessed with two wonderful children Nathan and Leah. In his free time, Tyler loves playing softball, disc golf, playing catch, racquetball, and any sport that he can hurt himself doing. He also enjoys playing some Xbox 360 and trying to talk the gamer lingo (unsuccessfully). His greatest fear is to look back at his life and to say “I’ve wasted it.”
More thoughts from Tyler:
- The word “Grace”(free and unmerited favor of God) completely fascinates him.
- He used to think he had purple blood after losing a fight to his sister (It was a long time ago, promise)
- He knows from experience never to put smoldering charcoals in a dumpster filled with tar and roofing equipment in the middle of summer…or the Fire Dept. will have to put out a 6 ft. dumpster fire