Meet the Team

  • Dave & Kari Elshaug

    LOVING UTAH NETWORK

    Dave Elshaug is the Executive Director of Loving Utah.  He is married to Kari and they have three daughters: Katerina, Amelia and Eleanor.  They have lived in Utah since 2006 and enjoy hiking, family game night, and loving and serving Jesus.

  • Jairo & Lourdes Sarmiento

    RED LATINA

    Jairo & Lourdes launched Red Latina in August 2023. Dozens of Spanish-language churches participate in this network.

  • Derek & Bri Murphy

    ICPA & SALT CITY UNDERGROUND

    Derek grew up in the Intermountain West and has been serving Jesus since his teens. He is the executive director of the Intermountain Church Planters Association and leads Salt City Underground, a disciple-making movement.

  • Logan Wolf

    CROSS POINT MOVEMENT

    After a decade of challenging church planting in Utah, Logan’s church sold its properties and began evangelizing across multiple communities. Logan trains others in simple, effective gospel tools.

  • Matthew & Chandra Anderson

    PLANT UTAH

    Matthew & Chandra began their church planting adventure in 2011. They have a vision for disciple multiplication and a heart for unreached cities. Plant Utah focuses on multiplying disciples and planting healthy churches.

  • Kevin Boer

    NATIONAL NETWORK OF YOUTH MINISTRIES

    Kevin trains and networks youth leaders nationwide. Passionate about high school evangelism, he moved to Southern Utah and has since inspired many local youth leaders to keep going.

  • Nate Fox

    ELEVATION PROJECT & SALT + LIGHT CHURCH

    Elevation Project has gathered pastors from Utah County and helped launch 2 innovative social media programs that seek to reach the people of Utah with the love and grace of Jesus. Nate is the lead pastor at Salt + Light Church.

  • Dr. Peter Asiamah

    THE VINE INSTITUTE

    The population of Utah is changing and the world is flooding in. The Vine Institute is training hundreds of active ministry leaders from more than 70 different congregations representing more than 30 denominations and 25 different cultures in Salt Lake City.

  • ROSS ANDERSON

    UTAH ADVANCE MINISTRIES

    Since 1983, Ross has dedicated his life to reaching the people of Utah. A pastor, teacher, speaker, and author, he helped pioneer gospel bridges for those leaving the predominant religious culture and seeking Jesus.

  • ROBERT MARSHALL

    STREAMS IN THE WASTELAND

    Since 1983, Robert has come alongside pastors across the state of Utah. His wisdom, kindness, grit and love for Jesus & the Church gets Robert up every morning and has him ministering though the day.

  • HEATHER ERICKSON & SARAH WEST

    THE CHARA PROJECT

    Each day the Chara Project helps people around the world learn to study the Bible, regardless of their background. With a special passion for Utah, the Chara Project equips people to study the Bible and teach others, so that everyone can encounter Jesus.

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