Alan is the co-founder of Sequoias Coaching & Consulting and has come alongside organizations around the world as a trusted guide. He has over 25 years of experience in the nonprofit world and enjoys helping leaders and their teams become the best versions of themselves. As the Training Director for Forge America, he oversees training for Forge leaders across the nation. He partners with denominational and church leaders around the U.S. as a coach and consultant.  He holds a degree in Ministry Leadership from Johnson University, is a certified coach through Five Capitals, Forge, and Coach Approach Ministries, a certified Vision Strategist and Process Consultant through Auxano, and is a registered chaplain with the International  Conference of Police Chaplains. He serves as a Chaplain for the Knox County Sheriff Office.

Jeremy & Monica have participated in launching movements that make disciples and networks of microchurches in over thirty-five countries with a special heart for Denver, CO, Richmond, VA, and Costa Rica (Monica's home country). They currently work with Forge America, The Pando Collective, and The Arise Network. They love rock climbing, chess, mixed martial arts, hardcore metal, dubstep, and indoor plants. Prayer is of utmost importance in their lives. Jeremy has master’s degrees in both Intercultural Studies and Christian Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Monica is a certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor.

Jacob Hoyer is a multi-vocational church planter who resides in Central Florida.  He serves as the Resource director for Forge America, where he works with other missional practitioners to develop tools and courses to ignite missional movement around the United States.  As a vision strategist he has worked with over 30 different churches in the last 8 years to help them craft compellingly clear vision for how God is leading their ministries.  He has a wife and two kids, and enjoys well-crafted coffee and the joy of Nintendo.

Terry Ishee serves as the Executive Director for Forge America, a missional practitioner training network striving to ignite a missional movement across the United States. Additionally, Terry serves as the Lead Pastor at Restoration Church in Salem, Virginia, a missionary church dedicated to revealing the rule and reign of God throughout the Roanoke Valley.Terry co-founded Sequoias Coaching & Consulting and serves as a "vision strategist" and integration coach, guiding organizations around the country, including churches, businesses, and nonprofits, towards achieving organizational clarity, missional alignment, and cultivating healthy teams.Terry and his wife, Amy, have recently relocated from Austin, TX, to Salem, VA. They are entering the empty-nest era together and take immense joy in their daughter, a third-generation Longhorn at the University of Texas at Austin, who is currently pursuing Kinesiology on a Pre-Med track.

Rowland lives with his wife Kitty in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They have four adult children and one grandchild. In addition to Forge, he serves as the Pastor of Missional Culture at Pulpit Rock Church in Colorado Springs. He is the director of The Pando Collective, a missional practitioner network. Rowland adjuncts at Denver Seminary, Fuller Seminary, and Grand Canyon University. He is the author of Life Out Loud: Joining Jesus Outside the Walls of the Church, and is the general editor and creator of Red Skies: 10 Essential Conversations on our Future as the Church.

I have been a part of Forge America since 2012 - just as it was beginning in the United States.  Through my journey with Forge I have been coach/mentor, board member and now on the National team.  In 2014, my husband, John and I were asked to serve as Elders and we have continued that role and we also organize National gatherings and training retreats.  I also care for the NT and our practitioners. I was attracted to Forge ( I did have my questions) because of the people involved, I can see how God is the head, we serve King Jesus and desire to be guided by Holy Spirit. My life verse is Phil 4:6&7 because being a mom, a grandmother, a cancer survivor, and never wanting to be on this journey alone and thanking God for the life to come. My hobbies include traveling to see family and Forge friends, paddle boarding, pickle ball, and serving others.   

I joined Forge America with my wife Jeri in 2012.  We were hosting a Home Church gathering with Ryan and Laura Hairston and becoming introduced to the FA Family through them,  We helped launch Forge Dallas with them - Jeri and I coached couples those first years as we all embraced the words and life-(changing)-style of Missional Living.  This change did not seem drastic as it fit our lives and the ministry posture that we had lived for years.  The Forge Tribe became our family and we were invited to embrace opportunities and responsibilities with Forge America.  We were asked to act as Elders to the Forge Family and I took the reins as Finance Director for many years.  My journey with Forge has deepened my love and gratitude for Jesus and His Kingdom.  We have been blessed to experience the growth and development of the the Forge Ministry through these years and look forward to what all God is doing and will do among our Forge Family in the days to come.

Joel Varner is a missional practitioner and director for Forge Albany, a ministry dedicated to equipping church leaders and individuals to live out their faith in their local communities. Based in Albany, Oregon, Joel actively engages with his own neighborhood, building meaningful relationships with his neighbors and creating opportunities for kingdom transformation. Alongside his partner Brenna, he leads Forge Albany, part of the larger Forge America network, with the mission of empowering others to embrace missional living through practical discipleship and community engagement.

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