James Nored
Minister of the Word/Evangelist, Senior Minister
James and his wife Becki came to High Pointe in March of 2008. James serves as a preacher, evangelist, local evangelism director, leader of the worship team, and a leader & team builder of the staff. He works as a team with the elders in refining the vision for the church. He and his wife Becki have two daughters, Gina & Emily.
James holds BA degrees in Bible, Music, and Pre-Med (Biology), a Masters of Arts in Ministry from Oklahoma Christian University, and a Masters of Divinity from Harding University Graduate School of Religion.
Currently James is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree in Missional Church, Postmodern Culture, & Evangelism from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Bryan Sharp
Minister of Spiritual Formation & Staffing Coordination, Senior Minister
Bryan and his wife Mary came to High Pointe in September of 2002. Bryan serves as the Spiritual formation and coordination minister. They have three children Jared, Jon and Jennalee. Bryan enjoys remodeling and landscaping and spending time with the family. His favorite passage of scripture is Romans 8. Bryan has a BS in Education from Abilene Christian University and a MS in Counseling from Texas A & M Corpus Christi.
Lantz Howard
Youth and Family Minister
Email: lantzhoward@hpcoc.net
Lantz
and his family moved to McKinney from Las Vegas, NV in July of 2010.Lantz serves as the youth minister and partners with the parents to equip them to lead their
families closer to God and our relationship with others. He and his wife Jessica love to minister together to the students so they can become a
radiant reflection of Christ. Their first child arrived in May of 2010 and they look forward to growing their family here with the High Pointe body of Christ.
Lantz holds a
B.A. degree in Humanities with an emphasis in
ministry from Lubbock Christian University and
a M.S. degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Phoenix Las Vegas
Campus. He will be pursuing a state of Texas license in Marriage and Family Therapy over
the next few years to continue to help families grow closer
together. Lantz and his family love to spend time outdoors camping,
fishing, and maybe one day taking his little girl Kennedie hunting. He enjoys
time riding his road bike, playing golf, and participating in triathlons.
Dana Leach
Children's Minister, Early Childhood
Dana, Jim Bob and their children Jonathan, Jayna, Jessica,
and James-Ryan came to High Pointe in
September of 2009. Dana has a passion
for equipping children and families to realize their God given abilities and
responsibilities in the Kingdom.
Dana has a Bachelors degree in Early childhood and
Elementary Education as well as Ministry with an emphasis in Religious
Education from Oklahoma Christian. She
has completed some post graduate work at Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary as well as Abilene Christian University,. She served as the Children's Minister at the Edmond Church of Christ from 1991-1998.
Dana's hobbies include reading, gardening, quilting, photography, cooking, traveling, and machine embroidery. Someday she hopes to have time to actually enjoy those hobbies.
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