Leadership
Why?
At Vintage Church, we take Leadership very seriously because God calls us to lead His Church effectively in order to honor Him and be a blessing to the world. At Vintage, we have staff members, a Steering Team, a Leadership Team, and our Core Team.
Staff
Seth Davidson: Head Pastor
Seth serves as our fearless leader and is grateful to call Lawrence home. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1999 with a BA in English Literature (that he'll probably never use directly) and completed the Ministry Apprenticeship Program in 2003 (MAP is a three year seminary program, and he utilizes this training everyday!) He is currently getting his Masters in Theological Studies from the Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO. After spending five years doing youth and college ministry in Liberty, MO, Seth moved to Lawrence to fulfill his dream of planting a Church, with his beautiful wife, Holly, and young puppy, Jack. Seth enjoys frisbees, long walks, reading, Bono, and anything and everything as long as it's done with people.
Steering Team
Our Steering Team is our Advisory Team and is comprised a minimum of 6 individuals who provide overall leadership and oversight for Vintage Church.
Leadership Team
The Leadership Team is made up of key leaders in all areas of Vintage Church. They are the people who lead the teams to pull off all aspects of ministry at Vintage Church.
Core Team
Our Core Team consists of all those who have made a Core Covenant at Vintage Church. They are the backbone and foundation of Vintage, and live out what it means to be the Church in our midst.
Please see the Core Team page to find out more and to learn about becoming a Core Member of Vintage Church.
Leader Profiles
Amelia Stern: Children's Ministry – Infants
Amelia leads Vintage's Children's ministry to infants and their parents. She moved to Lawrence last fall with her husband, Kyle, to obtain a graduate degree in school psychology from KU. Before moving to Lawrence, she taught preschool and swimming lessons. When she is not studying, she enjoys playing with her dog, knitting, and spending time with her family and friends. Amelia loves watching children grow and is fascinated by how much she learns about God's love from them.
Ashley Sandefur: Children's Ministry
Ashley and her husband, Brian, have enjoyed Lawrence residency for 11 years now. They have three children, Harper, Colin and Patrick. Lawrence is one of their favorite places on Earth due to its diversity, great charm and walkability.
Brian Sandefur: Media Team
Brian is part the Media Team. He's been in Lawrence for the last 15 years (minus a four year hiatus following college), along with his wife, Ashley, and kids, Harper, Colin (yeah, yeah - like the publisher, but not), and Patrick. He loves people watching, intellectual pursuits, photography, and a host of other things that Lawrence just has a knack for feeding.
Brian Timmer: Sunday Night Coordinator
Brian has a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree in painting from Western Michigan University and is currently attending Nazarene Theological Seminary pursuing a Master of Divinity. According to Brian, living in Lawrence encompasses many of the "finer things" in life: music, art, and mountain biking. These activities with a bit of philosophizing...mmmmm, sounds good!
Brian Marlow: Operations Team
Brian Marlow is a self described seeker. He has found a home at Vintage Church, where he puts his business experience and warped sense of humor to use... mainly for good. He has lived in Lawrence for 18 years with his family, who sometimes attends Vintage with him. He and his wife, Laura, are very active in Young Life.
Daniel Fonseca: Connect Team
Daniel helps lead the Connect Team (which primarily seeks to help people feel at home and plug in at Vintage Church) and hosts a house group with his wife, Rebecca. He works full time as a residential loan officer, and is also in school part-time pursuing a major in economics. He previously graduated from the School of Church Planting at All Nations Training Center. Daniel greatly enjoys hanging out with people, playing piano, studies, and Dunkin' Donuts coffee. He and his "Swiss Miss" are currently expecting a baby boy. Look out, world.
Emily Baysinger: First Impressions Team
Emily heads up First Impressions, the team best known for providing tasty hot coffee and beverages, but also attempts to make people feel welcomed at Vintage from the get-go. Her KU Fine Arts degree is put to use teaching middle school art in Lansing, Kansas, and she's is also involved with Lawrence Young Life and Wyldlife youth ministries. Emily's favorite part of Lawrence is the history, character, and tradition it embodies, but also the many delicious ice cream places... yum.
Jami Flynn: Music Team
Jami is the leader of Vintage's music ministry. She has been involved with music and leading Worship through music, for, well, let's just say a lot of years. What Jami loves about Lawrence is the feeling of excitement and stimulating energy that living in such a diverse, growing and creative community offers.
John Flynn: Musical Director of the Vintage Band and Community Groups
John plays an integral role in the music heard at Vintage. Being a co-owner of a music store, he loves the artistic, learning environment Lawrence provides. John, along with Mendy Hutson, also oversees the Community groups.
John Kary: Website & i-Team
John guides the web presence of Vintage, and also heads up the i-Team. He has done web development for well over 10 years, and currently develops web applications and web sites for KU, where he recently received a degree in Film and Video Production. If you want to talk XHTML, CSS, PHP, Ruby on Rails or other web languages, he is more than happy to chat. John loves Lawrence for its live music scene and many diverse restaurants.
Joy Rhea: Communications and Administration
Joy heads up the Operations and Administrative team at Vintage. Joy is a graduate of K-State with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree. She's lived in Lawrence 2 1/2 years with her husband Aaron and their son Ian. When Joy's not at work or doing administrative tasks she loves spending time outside at the park with her husband and son, and finds it a relaxing way to wind down at the end a day and enjoy God's creation.
Kate Brown: High School Intern
Kate is currently in her 5th year at KU studying Religious Studies and English. She heads up the High School Ministry Team and has developed a love for hanging out with high school kids in her 5 years of leading Young Life. She has fallen in love with Lawrence during time that she's spent here. Some of her favorite things include good books, laughing, her friends, and a good cup of coffee.
Kelsey Dennis: College Ministry
Kelsey is a Junior in the Speech Language and Hearing program at KU and plans to eventually be a speech therapist. She served as a Leadership Training Project intern with Vintage and will continue to work with the College Ministry Team. She loves the college community that Vintage has built, and is glad to be a part of it. Outside of church, she thrives off the eclectic music scene that Lawrence offers, coffee shop conversations, walks down Mass street, and "crafting parties."
Kirk Hutson: Tech Team
Kirk is the sound system ninja! His sound guy career started when he was only 13 and he began assisting the sound man for one of his favorite bands. Now he has a job in Lawrence in which he uses his sound-nerd skills. When he's not behind a soundboard you may find him riding around one of Lawrence's mountain biking trails with some of the other cycling junkies from Vintage. Moving to a cycling-friendly town like Lawrence has fueled Kirk's new biking habit.
Kyle Stern: Media Team
Kyle leads the media team. When not at work fixing computers, Kyle loves to play with his dog, read, practice yoga, take photos, and so much more. He and his wife, Amelia, are new to Lawrence and have grown to love the community and its diverse people.
Laura Vansickle-Deavours: Prayer Ministry Leader & Children's Ministry Co-Leader
Laura leads the prayer team. She and her husband Dan have lived in Lawrence for 6 years, where she works part-time as a psychotherapist. You might find Laura hanging out at coffee shops or playing with her 3 & 6 year-old children at the various kid attractions in Lawrence. She also enjoys reading, athletic pursuits, traveling, Chicago, the Book of Common Prayer, and garage sales.
Matt Baysinger: Video Team
Matt is in his senior year at the KU where he is planning on getting a degree in Sociology and a minor in Leadership Studies. He started shooting and editing video in 2002 and has continued to do so whenever he has free time. One of his favorite things about Lawrence is the picture-esque KU campus, and the abundance of delicious pizzerias. (Matt is also as tough as a freight train and as fast as a gazelle...he’s a star sprinter on the track team at KU...but he is too humble to put this in his bio....Signed; the Management.)
Mendy Hutson: Go! Outreach & Community Groups
Mendy is the Project Go! coordinator, Vintage's global and community outreach project. A K-State graduate and loyalist at heart, Mendy enjoys life in the downtown Lawrence community: her favorite places to eat, buying books, taking yoga classes, and running are all in the downtown area. She also works at Lawrence High School and is pursuing a Master's degree in Special Education.
Paul Hefferon: College Intern
Paul is in his final year of Business School at the University of Kansas. He is passionate about a number of things... distance running, reading, and a good cup o' joe. He loves spending time with his niece and nephew, and conversations with his friends in Lawrence. More than anything, though, Paul loves being loved by Jesus and trying to share that love with the people in his life.
Rebecca Fonseca: Operations Team
Rebecca is part of the Operations team helping with various administrative tasks and co-hosts a house group with her husband, Daniel. She holds a B.A in English Literature and currently works as a Consultant at Cerner Corporation in Kansas City. Being Swiss, she loves mountains, hiking, biking and chocolate. She always likes having people over and finds a lot of joy in decorating her house, gardening and reading. She and her husband have a sprightly cat called Maudi and are expecting Fonseca junior in October 2008.
Sarah Foil: College Ministry & Communion Leader
Sarah is originally from Overland Park, KS and is a junior at the University of Kansas majoring in Photo Media. When she's not working with Vintage's college ministry she also enjoys coffee, art, being outside, and theological conversations with her 4-year-old brother, Jake.
