Ministry Team Leaders | Redemption Church

Leadership in the church is more about humble service than about executive function. Leaders have roles and functions too, but the overwhelming description of leaders in the Bible are is character-related and setting an example for the church to follow.

Pastors (or elders) in the Bible are charged to spiritually nurture the church, structurally oversee its function, and teach sound doctrine.
Directors at Redemption function like deacons in the Bible in that their service facilitates the ministry of the Word, and they create a space that fosters a culture for spiritual growth.

So leaders start with character, they walk in humility, they build and serve the church, and they set an example for others to follow. No leader is perfect in morality, but should be growing in spiritual fruit and decreasing in worldly sin on a godly trajectory.

Biblical references: Ephesians 4:11-13, 1 Timothy 3:1-13; 5:17-22, 1 Peter 5:1-5, Acts 20:28-31, Galatians 6:1-6

For a deeper dive on church leadership, these two small books are a great place to start:

If you have questions about leadership, please talk to one of the pastors or directors listed below.

If you desire to be assessed and considered for eldership, email any pastor with a request to meet up, pray and talk more after you’ve completed reading both books above. There are a few simple questions we will send to you once we get your email.

Lead Pastor

shawn@redemptioncharlotte.com

Shawn Stinson is the founding and lead pastor of Redemption Church.

Shawn grew up in Raleigh, NC, and after attending Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in Church, he and his wife Kalle, moved to Seattle to learn and grow further as an apprentice at Mars Hill Church. After two years studying the church and learning about church planting, he felt called to plant a church in Charlotte; a church that loves Jesus and consistently preaches through the Bible. As part of the Acts 29 church planting network, Redemption Church began in the Stinson's living room in 2010, and has continued to grow over the years, now gathering at the Dowd YMCA in Uptown Charlotte.

Shawn and Kalle have been married since 2006 and are the proud parents of three children: Pearce, Loah and Stone.

Billy Roosenberg joined Redemption Church full-time at the start of 2019. As the Director of Ministry Operations, Billy's role includes setting strategy, driving many operations in the church, directly overseeing ministry leaders, and unifying work across the various ministry teams. Over the past several years, Billy has been a critical part of many different ministries at Redemption Church from First Impressions, to Community Group leadership, and most recently as part of the Elder Cohort.

A native Charlottean, Billy earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Architecture from Georgia Tech. Some of his notable experiences include overseas mission work, professional firefighting, and most recently academic advising for UNCC students. His work with the Levine Scholars Program included program management, leadership development, and nonprofit service. In his free time, he enjoys exploring the outdoors with his dog Lander.