LEAD PASTOR TRANSITION

I’ve been part of the Rolling Hills family since August 1998. My wife, Mary, and I have been married for 45 years and have four daughters and five grandchildren. Three of our daughters (Annette Gardiner, Melinda Bouley, and Christine Easterly) live in the local area and are also active members at Rolling Hills. You’ll find me most often assisting the Worship Arts and Production teams as a director for our Sunday Gatherings, serving as a community group leader, partnering with the staff in leadership development cohorts, and helping with administrative duties in the pickleball ministry in the lower level.

Prior to my retirement in April 2020, I was the division leader for a safety and health consulting team of more than 70 people at a large insurance company. I’ve worked in many different management roles throughout my career while also serving in leadership roles at my previous church in Southern California. I’ve also served as an elder at Rolling Hills for 10 of the last 12 years and was the chairman of our elder team in 2016. Rolling Hills is my faith family and I am deeply committed to doing my part to help us successfully accomplish all that God intends for us to do. 

As part of the elder team, I took part in earnestly seeking God’s guidance to craft our mission and vision, and I am very grateful for the amazing ways God has used Pastor Bill to help us move that forward. Even though I love Bill and Kathy and I greatly enjoy listening to God speak truth through Bill’s teaching on Sunday mornings, I totally support his decision to create a transition to a new lead pastor and I trust that God has another man already waiting for us who shares that same heart, passion, and vision.

I have been at Rolling Hills for 8 years. I served (and currently am serving) as a lay elder and have been chairman of the elder board in 2019 and 2020. I also serve on the worship and prayer team. I have been married to my wife, Santine, for 28 years and we have 5 children, 2 already married, 1 finishing college, and the last 2 boys about to leave the nest.

As chairman of the board in 2020, I was involved in the initial discussions regarding Bill’s desire to start the pastor transition process, and in 2021, I continued to be involved in the preparations to start this multi-year process. I am a member of the board of directors at my company and provide analytical skills and leadership to the teams I participate on. I firmly believe that this transition process is guided by the Holy Spirit, and I am excited to see where and how God will lead Rolling Hills in the years to come.

Terra and her husband Jeff, have been a part of the Rolling Hills family for more than 21 years. She has worked on RHCC staff and served in lay-leadership over the years. They have two high school daughters who are very involved in our youth programs. Terra is an executive coach, licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed professional counselor. She and Jeff founded Living Wholehearted, which provides counseling, leadership coaching, and organizational development training. Terra has worked with Rolling Hills staff and the elder team on other recruitments, Core Values Index coaching, and has been a source of wisdom and counsel on many other occasions. Terra has a heart that’s fully committed to God and to the work He is doing through Rolling Hills. She also has a passion to help leaders live with integrity in their homes, at work, and in their communities.

Jared and his wife, Abigail, have been attending Rolling Hills together for about 10 years, but Jared has been attending since he was just 5-years-old. They have one two-year-old daughter and another daughter will be arriving this fall! As young adults with young kids, they know the value of being surrounded by a strong and faithful group of family and friends. Jared and Abby lead a community group for young adults in the Newberg area, and Jared is passionate about the importance of these groups in building stronger relationships and Christian disciplines with other believers. Jared has also been involved with short-term mission trips with our Community and Global Outreach Team and serves our faith family in a variety of other ways. Jared is a part-time contractor and loves his role as a stay-at-home Dad.

Dick and his wife, Santine, have been attending Rolling Hills for nine years. Dick has served on the elder board for seven of the past eight years and he is the current chairman. Dick has also been a part of the Lead Pastor Transition steering committee (a team of three lay elders who have been working closely with Bill Towne and the elders since the fall of 2021 to prepare for this transition process). You will frequently see Dick on the stage playing guitar as part of our Worship Arts team on Sunday mornings. In his day-to-day life, Dick works as the Director of Systems and Controls for SC Solutions.

Mike and his wife, Laura, have lived in the Portland area for 11 years, and Mike has been attending Rolling Hills for eight years. He joined the elder board this year after serving as the chairman of our Stewardship Committee prior to that. He is also the current chairman of the board for the Borland Free Clinic. Mike is the Senior VP and Chief Employment Counsel at Providence St. Joseph Health.

Chuck and his wife, Mary, have been attending Rolling Hills for 25 years. They co-lead a community group in the Tualatin area. Chuck has served on the elder board for 11 of the past 13 years, including one year as chairman. Chuck has also been a part of the Lead Pastor Transition steering committee (with Dick, Matt, and Bill) and is serving as the point-person for project management of this transition process. Chuck serves with the Worship Arts and Production teams as a soul care coach and as one of the directors for our production teams during the Sunday Gatherings.