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    James MacDonald Senior Pastor James MacDonald is married to his high school sweetheart, Kathy, from Ontario, Canada. And he is the father of three grown children, a... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3205
    Rick Donald Assistant Senior Pastor How I came into relationship with Jesus Christ I grew up in a Christian home and accepted Christ at 12 years old. At age 20, God used a crisis to... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1112
    Fred Adams Executive Business Pastor - COO/CFO How I came into relationship with Jesus Christ Accepted Christ when I was 8, didn't fully embrace until my early 20's. Recommitted my life and have... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1119
    Janine Nelson Executive Media Director How I came into relationship with Jesus Christ I accepted Christ as a child in my home church. As a teenager, I came to a crisis point in my life... More (847) 398-7005
    John M. (Trei) Tatum, III Executive Ministry Pastor How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I grew up in a Christian home with wonderful Christian parents. I asked Jesus to be my Savior after... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3221
    Jeff Donaldson Campus Pastor How I came into relationship with Jesus Christ As a PK, I've "known" about Jesus my whole life. I didn't give my live to Jesus until the summer... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3234
    Marc Abbatacola Campus Pastor, Family Ministries How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ We moved to a new house, three doors down from a church. The Pastor came to our house and invited my... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3228
    Garrett Higbee Executive Director of Biblical Soul Care How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I was a fan of Jesus Christ from 19-32 years of age but didn't fully recognize the power of the... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3100
    Dallas Jenkins Director of Media How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I prayed the prayer when I was a child but owned my faith at a youth conference in 8th grade. How I... More (847) 398-7005
    Leo Klus Ministry Pastor How I came into relationship with Jesus Christ I confessed Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior in 1977 at 9 years old. My Father had recently come to... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3207
    Luke MacDonald Pastor of Worship and Student Ministries How I came into a Relationship with Jesus Christ Vacation Bible School at a church down the street at age 4. Saw my sin and need for a Savior, prayed... More (847) 398-7005
    Rory Noland Pastor of Worship How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Went forward at a Billy Graham Crusade when I was in third grade. Rededicated my life to Christ at... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3246
    Michael Ranville Director of Marketing and Communications (847) 398-7005
    Kent Shaw Pastor of Church Planting/Executive Director of Harvest Bible Fellowship How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Born into a Christian home, made an early profession of faith but did not become reality in my life... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3239
    Lyle Wells Ministry Pastor How I came into relationship with Jesus Christ I was saved at Vacation Bible School as an 8 year old boy. How I came to Harvest I came to Harvest in... More (847) 398-7005
    Jennifer Abbatacola Director of Children's Ministry (847) 398-7005 ext. 3230
    Jason Acres Pastor of Student Ministries How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I saw how God changed my dad's life and I wanted his God to change me too! At 11 years old I knelt... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3270
    Tyler Adams Media Services Coordinator (847) 398-7005 ext. 3254
    Ken Belau Director of Technical Services (847) 398-7005 ext. 1105
    Diane Birkenstock Director of Human Resources Diane joined the staff as the Director of Human Resources in March 2004. She transitioned to Harvest from a 20+ year career in banking, the... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1128
    Steven Bland Manager of Food Service (847) 398-7005 ext. 3511
    Lisa Eklund Coordinator, Children's Ministry (847) 398-7005 ext. 3247
    Dave Eichmann Pastor of Men's Ministry How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ My wife prayed for me and was an example to me of what a Christ follower is. I heard the gospel... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1151
    Kyle Fredricks Worship Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I grew up in a godly home, with godly parents. I trusted Christ at the age of 7. It wasn't until... More (847) 398-7005
    Brit Gilman Family Pastor of Adult Ministries How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Before I knew Christ I was full of self: self-reliant, self-focused, self-cenetered. But God,... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3251
    Will Hacker Associate Pastor of Children's Ministry (847) 398-7005
    Celby Hadley Director of Harvest Gospel Choir Celby is from Elkhart, Indiana and joined the Harvest staff team in August 2009 as the Director of the Harvest Gospel Choir. He graduated from Taylor... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3275
    Eddie Hoagland Director of Instrumental Worship How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Through out my whole life I've been surrounded by God working. My father is a Pastor in Mexico and... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3220
    Chet Ildefonso Manager of Facilities (847) 398-7005 ext. 3502
    Scott Kegel Pastor of College Ministry How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ My mom faithfully read Bible stories to me as a kid. One night, after she explained the gospel... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3258
    Michael Mahoney Biblical Soul Care How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ 1970 heard the gospel for the first time and received Christ that night. How I came to Harvest My... More (847) 398-7005
    Seth McConkey Worship Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I gave my life to Christ when I was 8 years old after hearing the gospel at an Awana event. I then... More (847) 398-7005
    Matt McCoy Worship Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ My dad was a pastor in the Vineyard church movement. I first accepted Christ at 5 years old in the... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3262
    Kris McGinley Contact Management Systems Coordinator (847) 398-7005 ext. 3240
    Tyler Miller Worship Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ God saved me and I was baptized at the age of 12. Following Christ since my conversion has been a... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 5206
    Bill Molinari Director of Operations, Harvest Bible Fellowship After spending 21 years in the mutual fund industry as president of VanKampen Funds Inc., Bill left the business world to enter ministry. He served 5... More
    Bryin Nelson Manager of Security and Volunteers (847) 398-7005 ext. 3265
    Dennis Nelson Director of Accounting Dennis and Doris, his wife of 38 years, have attended and been involved in Harvest since 1998. With his great staff, Dennis is responsible for... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1263
    Luis Peralta Associate Pastor of Spanish Ministry How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ One afternoon in May of 1981, at the edge of losing my family I was walking on the street trying to... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3215
    Andi Rozier Associate Pastor of Worship How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Until i was 16 i had no compass to live my life by, but God led me to see Him as the foundation that... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3224
    Drew Schmitz Pastor of Adult Ministries How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ When I was eleven years old, I realized that I was a sinner and Jesus died to save me. On November... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3233
    Hannah Shaw Global Ministries and Short Term Missions Coordinator (847) 398-7005 ext. 3223
    Dustin Slezak Pastor of High School Ministry How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I came to know the Christ as my Savior while at a youth camp in Gatlinburg, TN. I was in 7th grade... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3257
    Joel Smith Production Director (847) 398-7005 ext. 3227
    Sherri Smith Director of Special Projects Sherri joined the Harvest staff in August 2003 as the Director of Communications. Her background includes serving as the Director of Media for... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3232
    Jacob Sooter Director of Worship (847) 398-7005
    Meredith Andrews Sooter Worship Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I was raised in a home where my parents' love for Jesus was lived out in their daily lives. They... More (847) 398-7005
    Pete Stanke Manager of Maintenance (847) 398-7005 ext. 3286
    Terri Lynn Streich Women's Ministry Family Leader Terri Lynn serves as Family Leader of Women’s Ministries, specifically for home groups in the Fox Valley area. She has been attending Harvest for... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3235
    Kent Steiner Pastor of Compassion Ministries Kent serves as the Pastor of Compassion Ministries for the Elgin, Crystal Lake, and Aurora Campuses. He works with and oversees ministry teams that... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3249
    Dan Sumpter Worship Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Growing up in a Christian home, I received Christ at a young age. After years of apathy, I saw the... More (847) 398-7005
    Lynne Tellschow Director of Women's Ministry How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Raised in Christian home, prayed for salvation at age 7, but embraced Lordship of Christ as young... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3244
    Marcia Turpin Early Childhood Coordinator Marcia and her husband, Tim, started attending Harvest in 1992 and she joined the part-time staff of Harvest in 2001 as a RockSolid Coordinator. Her... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1468
    Kirk VanMaanen Director of Missions and Church Planting How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ After college, my soul was unsatisfied with everything I had tried. I had grown up in a Christian... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3245
    Andrea Young Children's Ministry Coordinator 8473987005 ext. 3208
    Bruce Poore Business Director at WITW and Executive Director of Churches Helping Churches How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ God has blessed me with a Christian heritage going back 3 generations. I accepted the Lord in my... More (847) 398-7005