John mEADOR
pASTOR OF CROSS CITY CHURCH
& Euless Campus Keynote Speaker
John Meador has served as senior pastor of Cross City Church since 2006. He is passionate about the Word of God and committed to teaching it creatively because he loves to watch it transform lives. Under his leadership, Cross City has become an intergenerational, multi-ethnic and mission-focused church. His heart and vision have shaped it to become a place that reaches into the community and into the world. He believes those armed with the Gospel leave a lasting mark, and challenges everyone he leads to be a culture-changer as they carry the good news into the world around them.
Part of John’s story is born out of adversity. As a small child, a severe illness resulted in an irreversible hearing loss that left him profoundly deaf. This has given him the opportunity to experience God’s grace in multiple ways. He has watched God turn his disappointments into hope and purpose. He believes “[You] can do all things through Christ who gives [you] strength.”
Through the years, John has pastored in Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. He and his wife Kim have been married for over 37 years and are parents of 6 grown children. John loves guns, “real” sports, building things, and driving around in his old Ford F-150.
Ricky Chelette
Ricky has served at FBC Arlington for over 28 years on the pastoral staff and has taught in universities, seminaries, and colleges throughout the US and abroad. He has a B.A. in Political Science and an M.R.E. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Ricky was married for thirty years to the late Merlinda Allen Chelette.
Katie J. McCoy
Katie McCoy serves as Director Women's Ministry at Texas Baptists. She holds a PhD in Systematic Theology from Southwestern Seminary (TX), where she served on faculty for five years. Katie's research includes the patterns of justice for women in Old Testament laws as well as the intersection of theology, gender, and women's studies. She is the author of To Be a Woman: The Confusion Over Female Identity and How Christians Can Respond and co-author of Humanity, part of the Theology for the People of God series.
Bruno Borges
Bruno serves as the Men’s Minister and Director of the Institute of Biblical Sexuality at Living Hope Ministries. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Nonprofit Management from Mercy College, and a Master of Arts in Education from CUNY Hunter College. He is a Ph.D. candidate (ABD) in Family Ministry and Generational Studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His working dissertation, “An Attempt to Achieve a Consensus on the Definition of the Term Biblical Sexuality: A Delphi Study,” provides a theology of God’s design for sexuality aimed at equipping the Church to respond biblically and redemptively to human sexuality.
Bonnie White
Bonnie serves as the Women’s Minister for Living Hope Ministries. Bonnie’s passion for women to experience the redemption available through a more intimate relationship with Christ is evident as she leads the Women’s ministry at Living Hope. Her disarming joy, deep compassion, and rich relationship with Christ guide her as she ministers to women weekly at our in-person meetings and mentors women all over the world. Bonnie has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Texas A&M University and a Master of Arts in Christian Counseling from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Outside of Living Hope, Bonnie and her husband, Ryan, enjoy serving their church community, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, and spending time with their family and friends.
Kent wells
Kent serves as Cross City Church’s North Campus Pastor and has for 5 years now. His passion for the North Campus is to see people live and breathe inside the purpose that God has set in each of them. He preaches the messages each week and leads the Students and Connection Ministries there as well. Prior to leading the North Campus, Kent served as a Student Pastor for 15 years at Cross City and led student ministries in other places as well. Kent has a Master of Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication from Stephen F. Austin. He loves all things volleyball and met his wife, Brooke, while playing volleyball. Brooke is Keller Central High School’s Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach and an English teacher there. Kent also has two daughters who have both made great careers for themselves in the sport. Abby, the oldest, just finished playing volleyball at SAGU and will finish up studies there. Karly, the youngest, just started her freshman year playing at Dallas Baptist University. You can find him many nights and weekends in gyms, wherever any of them are playing or coaching, and every Sunday morning with the great people of Cross City North.
ED KHO
Coming from a Chinese descent, Ed was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. However, his parents immigrated to Canada in 1974, whereh he eneded up livining most of his life and received his formal education. After receiving his commercial pilot license and graduating from the University of Toronto, the Lord made His calling clear to him. Nonetheless, it took an injury during his naval training before he totally surrendered to serve the Lord in full-time ministry. His passion now is to reach the nations with the Gospel and grace of Jesus Christ. After receiving is Master of Divinity and his Doctor of Ministry, Ed now serves on staff at Cross City as the Minister to Cross City International.
dANIEL mORENO
Pastor Daniel Moreno sirve como pastor principal de la Iglesia Bautista Jezreel "Dios Siembra" en El Paso Texas siendo el plantador y fundador de esta iglesia por 18 años. El Pastor Moreno es oriundo de El Paso Texas y tiene 30 años en el ministerio sirviendo en el pastorado. Tiene una Maestría como Trabajador social de la Universidad de Nuevo México y trabaja como consejero clínico en una agencia cristiana de la ciudad atendiendo familias, parejas y sesiones individuales. Trabaja como representante Catalizador para plantadores de nuevas obras de la SBTC en el área del oeste de Texas. Está por concluir su Maestría en divinidades este 2024 en el seminario Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary en Fort Worth, Texas.