Staff

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Pastors

Contact our pastors at (209) 239-5566

• Brian Hunt, Lead Pastor; Ext. 145
• Ed Applegate, Executive Pastor of Ministries; Ext. 119
• Jason Huntsinger, Pastor of Student Ministries; Ext. 122
• Rick Lackey, Executive Pastor of Operations & Programming; Ext. 117
• Sean Mahoney, Pastor of Worship; Ext. 115
• Jim Todd, Pastor of Outreach; Ext. 125

Directors

Contact our directors at (209) 239-5566

• Jay Clark, Peer Counseling Director; Ext. 120
• Heather Lee, Director of Growth Groups; Ext. 119
• Heather Mahoney, Jr. High Director; Ext. 112
• Dominic Maraspini, Director of Recovery; Ext. 122
• Christine Thompson, Children’s Ministry Director; Ext. 135

Support Staff

Contact our support staff at (209) 239-5566

• Kim Arguello, Assistant to Lead Pastor; Ext. 245
• Mark Bejsovec, Pre-teen Coordinator; Ext. 129
• Erin Boswell, Production Assistant
• Jason Cary, Graphics Designer; Ext. 114
• Debbie Clark, Receptionist; Ext. 100
• Matt Cloak, Multimedia; Ext. 131
• Amy Davis, Accounting Specialist; Ext. 123
• Gillian Erikson, Pastoral Assistant; Ext. 129
• Edna Glidden, Bookkeeper; Ext. 133
• Stephanie Harvey, Next Step Assistant; Ext. 126
• Kim Hawkinson, Pastoral Assistant; Ext. 118
• Megan Lueders, Assistant Worship Director; Ext. 121
• Shawn Luis, Outreach Assistant; Ext. 127
• Kyle Merkle, Custodian
• Liz Morrison, Children’s Ministry Assistant; Ext. 113
• Erin Nickels, Pastoral Assistant; Ext. 116
• Molly Pine, Early Childhood Coordinator; Ext. 113

Meet Our Pastors

Five ways to describe him

Christ Follower, Husband, Daddy, Athlete, Aspiring Jelly Belly Taste Tester

What he does for Crossroads Grace

Brian is the Lead Pastor and Visionary for Crossroads. He is the primary communicator and is passionate about seeing people apply their faith in their daily lives while seeking to win the next generation to Christ.

Family

“I am incredibly blessed to be the husband to Cherie, daddy to my daughter Aniston and son Easton. I was born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota and also lived in the Chicago Area for 13 years before moving to California. I still have family in both South Dakota and Minnesota, but hopefully I can convince them to say goodbye to snow and hello to sunshine soon.”

What makes him laugh

I love sarcasm and dry humor. Also anything my kids do will make me laugh, but when my wife starts to laugh I’m totally done. I also am a sucker for a good sitcom on TV!

What makes him cry

Those darn videos of Soldiers coming home get me every time or any time I see my favorite NFL football team (Bengals) and MLB team (Reds) play because they almost always lose.

What he loves

I love Jesus more than I can ever express. I love being a husband and leader of our home. I love being a daddy to my two amazing kids. I love sports, especially baseball. And I love really good restaurants.

Five ways to describe him

Seriously smiley, life-long learner, great listener, coffee and tea fanatic, dedicated family-man.

What he does for Crossroads Grace

Ed is the Executive Pastor of Ministries. He serves the ministries of the church, helping with strategic planning and alignment around our vision. He also preaches occasionally on Sundays. He loves developing leaders and seeing individuals and groups grow spiritually!

Family

“Kiah is my amazing wife of 12 years and we have five fantastic kids. Kiah is a school teacher by profession, but has the job of her dreams, being a stay-at-home mom. We love to go out for coffee, hang out with friends and laugh a lot!”

What he’s passionate about

Ed longs for others to find their joy in Jesus, so he works hard studying, communicating and training others. He also loves building things with wood and doing home improvement projects.

Previously in life

You may have heard of the English pastor WITHOUT an English accent! Ed was born in England and moved to and lived in Modesto, CA from the age of 4 until the age of 13. He then moved back to England until the age of 24 and kept his American accent! He received a BA and teaching degree from Oxford University, taught math to junior high and high school kids in England, then moved back to Modesto to attend seminary and to pursue his sweetheart, Kiah.

Five ways to describe him

Intentionally relational, playful, adaptable, honest and a proud family man

What he does for Crossroads Grace

Jason oversees CSM (Crossroads Student Ministries) and spends most of his time investing into the lives of the next generation. He loves to see the light bulb click on in the lives of young people when they first realize who Jesus is and what He has to offer. He also loves to build up, equip, and send out the youth into the reality of life. Uniquely, he has a special calling to humble all those who challenge him in the CSM Franchise game of CSM.

Family

“I am a blessed man with an amazing wife and two beautiful children. Haylee is an incredible mother, outstanding cook, talented musician, and is gifted in every area that I am not. My daughter, Taryn, is a keiki o ka aina (child of the islands) born in Honolulu 3 years ago and my son Todd, 1 year old, is an active little boy who loves to play outside and climb anything and everything”

What Makes Him Laugh

Other people laughing, awkward moments, and pranks

What makes him cry

Testimonies of transformation or salvation and getting punched in the nose

What he loves

His family, fantasy football, and food

Five ways to describe him

Harmless little fuzz-ball, Creatively logical, Loves his family, Continually Learning and Oddly humorous

What he does for Crossroads Grace

Rick oversees the operations and programming of the church. This involves the administration of church resources including finances, facility and personnel. Rick also oversees the overall weekend service planning process. This primarily involves attending meetings so that the temperamental ‘creative’ people don’t have to go to so many!

Family

“I have been married to Debbie for 37 years and we have three children; Derek (and his wife Kalley), Jason (and his wife Kara), and Sarah (and her husband Eli). We also have three dogs: Cindee, Hoby, and Zoey.”

Previously in life

Rick Attended California Baptist University and California State University, Hayward. He graduated from Cal State in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Communications. Prior to joining the Crossroads staff, Rick worked in the computer systems management field for Digital Equipment Corp. and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

What makes him laugh

People falling down (as long as they aren’t hurt), dogs playing, The Office and Arrested Development.

What makes him cry

Benji Movies

Five ways to describe him

Passionate, Lives outside of the box, Die-hard family-man, Laid-back and a People-person

What he does for Crossroads Grace

Sean builds and leads worship teams to help people connect with God in a real way. He writes worship songs and instrumentals, helps plan the services, leads the choir and oversees the sound/stage crew and the youth and children’s worship teams. He also supports Crossroads Grace’s Loft Cafe through mass consumption of coffee!

Family

“I absolutely love being a husband to my wife, Heather, and look forward to coming home from work everyday to see my daughters Jessie & Payton, and my son Cooper.”

His favorite things

Bananas and peanut butter, playing tennis, watching boxing, writing and playing music, listening to Kirk Whalum, being an instigator!, attending Saddleback Worship Conferences and Thanksgiving dinner.

The college years

Sean attended Christ for the Nations Institute and continued at Cal State Stanislaus

Five ways to describe him

Lovingly loud, Always late, Responsibly immature, Well-intentioned and a family-man

What he does for Crossroads Grace

After 20 years in youth ministry, Jim’s role now focuses on Outreach…beginning with local outreach in evangelism and community projects, and reaching to the missions’ effort beyond us in different cultures. His role is morphing as he seeks to blend ministry beyond our walls with strategic use of lives and resources for the work of the Lord Jesus. He also teaches some Sundays and has been a staff pastor since 1988 participating on certain leadership teams.

Family

“My high school sweetheart, Barkley, became my bride and Queen, and we’ve been blessed with three daughters (Haylee, Erin and Kaci) who are all breaking my heart slowly as they mature. We love movies (mostly chic flics), the beach and the pool, music and hanging out.”

The college years

“This was where life came together for me…While pursing a degree in accounting, the lifelong athlete in me met the reality of hanging up the cleats and found a life-changing faith in Jesus. I finished out the degree at Cal Poly Pomona, certain that I was called to ministry. My couple years of campus life with Campus Crusade for Christ showed me the simplicity of talking to people about Jesus and investing in those who turn to Him. I entered Talbot (part of Biola University) for a Master’s degree and spent much of the three years after that graduation looking for a great fit…and found it at Crossroads.”

What makes him laugh

Almost anything! The comic strip “Zits” and years of memories with the Crossroads’ youth and youth workers

What he’s passionate about

Jim is passionate about reaching the unreached, near or far, and coaching soccer. He wants others to see Jesus in the way he lives his life to be intrigued and encouraged. He wants his life to count! Thus, he wakes and walks, and he talks a lot!

Meet Our Directors

Five ways to describe her

Joyful, relational, compassionate, creative and loves the Lord

What she does for Crossroads Grace

Heather loves leading others and helping them grow. As Director of Growth Groups, she spends her time recruiting, training and encouraging leaders of small groups. Helping others find community and a place to grow their faith bring her great joy. She loves people and believes whole-heartedly that life is better together.

Family

“I love my family! My loving husband and I met in college and have been married for 13 years. We have two beautiful kids, Cassie (13) and Rudy (11) who both joined our family through adoption. God has been so good to us and continues to bless us with His redemption. We love going on adventures, playing board games and trying to make each other laugh.”

Her favorite things

“Three of my favorite things are fall, friends, and football. Fall is my favorite season to cook and bake; extra pumpkin please. I love spending time with friends, either conversation with coffee or gathering for game night. Football is my favorite sport to watch and play, and brings back great childhood memories.”

What makes her cry

“What doesn’t? Seriously there is so much, but mostly the videos of soldiers coming home to their loved ones, every single time.”

What she’s passionate about

“I am passionate about Jesus and people. My deepest desire is to live a life that points people back to Him. I want others to know and believe how good He truly is and how deeply loved they are. A favorite verse and constant reminder from Him is Zephaniah 3:17.”

Five ways to describe him/her

Loves Jesus, loves her family, can have a conversation with anyone, multi-tasker, & a beach lover

What she does for Crossroads Grace

“I work with teams of amazing leaders to connect with and care for our junior high students. I strive to reach students through relationships to follow Jesus and discover him fully. That involves leading two weekly services, speaking, leading games, leading Growth Groups, mentoring students and connecting with their parents. I absolutely love our junior high students, they never cease to amaze me & I look forward to seeing God’s plan play out in our students lives.”

Family

“I am a proud wife of 16 years to the one and only, Sean Mahoney. As well as a proud mom to Jessie, Payton & Cooper.

Previously in life

“I’ve been a part of Crossroads since the sixth grade. I interned my first two years of college under Jim Todd, in the junior high department while attending community college. I received my BA in Youth Ministry from Simpson University, immediately returned to Crossroads to become the Junior High director and marry the love of my life, Sean.”

What makes her laugh

People falling, The Office, my kids silly antics & Megan Lueders laugh.

What makes her cry

Servicemen/women being reuniting with their families after deployment, baptisms, people sharing their testimonies & leaving our church family in Mexico every year.

Five ways to describe him

Passionate, Artisan, Coffee Lover, Hospitable, Builder

What he does for Crossroads Grace

Dominic is the director of our Recovery Ministry here at Crossroads and he is also runs the Nightingale Coffee Shop. Each Wednesday night he leads the Celebrate Recovery meeting and enjoys bringing laughter with a message of hope. During church services you can often find him making espresso drinks up at Nightingale Coffee.

Family

”I am happily married to my wife Lora, and have been for 11 years. Together we have 3 daughters: Lia (9), Brooklyn (6), Ella (4). They each bring us tremendous joy and being their parents has been our greatest blessing and adventure.”

His/favorite things

Family, Coffee, Wood Working, Guitar, and Sean Mahoney

What makes him laugh

“I get a good laugh out of absurdity. Anything that is odd or illogical posed normative gets me laughing (typical millennial humor). Also, I always appreciate a quick-witted pun.”

What makes him cry

I’m not ashamed to say that an emotional soundtrack paired with a sad Pixar movie scene makes me cry. Surstromming also makes me cry…Never try that stuff!!

What he is passionate about

I am passionate about a lot of things but mostly: community; sitting and talking over a good cup of coffee, music; worshiping God through song, and coffee; brewing an excellent cup of black coffee or pulling the perfect shot of espresso.

Five ways to describe her

Hard working, dark chocolate and coffee lover, passionate, slow but sure reader, outside the “gym rat”

What she does for Crossroads Grace

“I have the best job at the church! I am the Director of KIDZ ministry.” She oversees and manages all aspects of children’s ministry from infant-6th grade and a special needs ministry. She directs several family events throughout the year ; including Vaction Bible School. Christine is also the director of our Hope For Kids ministry; teaching kids to share their faith with other kids. She believes “fun” and “being real” are the key ingriendients to learning, loving, trusitng and falling in love with Jesus.

Previously in life

“I was born and raised in Wisconsin. I drove across the country to California with everything I owned when I was 22 years old. I worked in the restaurant industry for most of my working life until I had the opportunity to join the ministry team at Crossroads. I worked my way from a bus girl to restaurant manager. While working at a restaurant that I was managing, I met my husband Nate and we were married in 1990 (27 years). We have 3 kids; Andrew, Bekah and Isaiah. They all are the loves of my life!”

Her favorite things

My very favorite things in life are listening to my kids sing, hum, play music and laugh, hearing the words “Mom” and “Mrs. T.”, the beach, the Autumn season, and hearty healthy food.

What makes her cry

Alot of things actually! I cry everytime one of my kids graduates (another cry fest in May 2018), at baptisms, most weddings, soldiers reunited with their family, most anything that is a heartache for someone else.