Lead Pastor, Kent Adrian
kdadrian22@gmail.com
Kent Adrian, Senior Pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church, has served as pastor in Florida for over thirty years. Kent, a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Seminary, is the author of the book, BEDROCK: The Three Qualities of God That Enable You to Handle Life with Strength and Confidence. He is also President and Executive Director of Life Impact Connections, Inc., a Christian speaking and resource ministry. The goal of this ministry is to counter the various forms of a me-centered gospel so prevalent today with the genuine God-centered gospel, and to emphasize the life-giving impact of this gospel.
Associate Pastor, Chad Tvenstrup
chad@emphasisonchrist.org
Chad has served in the ordained ministry for the past fifteen years, both in Rhode Island and Florida. He is passionate about sharing and living out the gospel, and leading God's people to do the same. His vision for gospel ministry is churches planting churches. Chad lives with his wife, Roberta, three of his five children, and his mother-in-law. He enjoys reading and family time. Chad is a graduate of Providence College and Trinity School for Ministry.
Worship Leader, Ryan Zimmer
ryan@emphasisonchrist.org
Ryan is a worship leader, songwriter, and audio engineer whose main passion is to know Jesus and make Him known in the earth. His primary focus and background in worship leading and songwriting has led him to take the journey of faith from Pennsylvania to Florida in 2012 to be part of a church plant as a worship pastor. In addition to leading the worship music on Sunday morning service at CPC, Ryan also oversees the audio/video production ministry. In this great life adventure with God, Ryan's desire is to see his music connect this generation to the presence and love of Christ and see the nations transformed by worship and prayer.
Children's Ministry Director, Betsy Pierce
betsy@emphasisonchrist.org
I feel blessed to be on the staff of CPC. I have a degree in Christian Education and have served as a children's pastor most of my life. My goal is to work with the parents, children, church members and staff to build a safe, energetic and biblically solid program for the young students of our church.
Children & Youth Ministry Intern, Haven Murphy
Haven recently graduated high school in June of 2022. She also earned her degree in Baking and Pastry Arts in January of 2022. Haven has always loved working with children and youth and has been involved in many different ministries over the years. She loves that she has the opportunity to build relationships with the children and youth of CPC and help grow and strengthen their relationships with God.
Administrative Assistant, Katherine Bivins
connect@emphasisonchrist.org
Katherine is a graduate of Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She and her husband Dan have two adult children who continue to bring them much joy. They relocated to Florida in 2018 and are finding this a truly beautiful place to live. She is happy to be serving as the administrative assistant at Christ Presbyterian Church and feels truly blessed to be working with such a wonderful community.