about us: our leadership
(1) our faith | (2) our mindset | (3) our leadership
pastor
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Matt Nussbaum _ Matt describes himself as an “ordinary guy” who loves “ordinary people.” He and his wife, Kathie, have been pastoring in Bloomington since 1991. Prior to starting Exodus Church, Matt worked for ten years as the College Pastor at Evangelical Community Church in Bloomington. _ Matt (originally from Columbus, IN) and Kathie (originally from Akron, OH) are both graduates from Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. Kathie has a M.S. in Higher Education from IU, and oversees the Nussbaum home, including Gretchen (16); Mark (13); Allison (11); and David (6). Matt, an ordained pastor, has a Masters of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from IU. He also serves as volunteer chaplain for the IU football team, and occasionally serves as an Adjunct Instructor at the IU School of Education. _ mattnuss@indiana.edu |
directional team
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Paul Gutjahr _ Paul and his wife Cathy have two boys: Isaac (15) and Jeremiah (12). Paul teaches English at Indiana University, and Cathy takes care of the home while finding time to write and perform music. _ pgutjahr@indiana.edu |
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Paul Konstanski _ Paul works for Campus Crusade for Christ, and his wife Donna keeps busy tracking their 3 active children: Daniel, Maggie, and Caleb. They enjoy time with friends and family, and are always finding ways to share God’s love with others. _ paul.konstanski@ccci.org |
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Jeremy Podany _ Jeremy and his wife, Wendy, grew up in Michigan but have called Bloomington home since 2001. Wendy is an elementary school teacher in MCCSC, and Jeremy works in career services at IU. They enjoy playing with their two daughters, Adrienne and Valerie, and enjoy gardening, walking, and cheering for IU. _ jpodany@indiana.edu |
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Markus Dickinson _ Markus teaches Linguistics at Indiana University, and his wife, Stephanie, also works at IU in the statistical consulting center. They’re proud of their roots from central Illinois but are working hard at becoming Bloomington locals. _ md7@indiana.edu |
staff
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Lucas Allen – Worship Leader (part-time) _ Lucas is a native B-towner, and met his wife, Eva, in college. They have 3 kids: Wolfie (8), Judah (5), and Willa (2). You can find Lucas working as a display artist for Urban Outfitters on Kirkwood; while Eva home-schools the kids. _ lucallen@gmail.com |
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Randi Peach – Kids Ministry (part-time) _ Randi loves kids, and is passionate about creating classrooms that are energized about learning the love of the Lord! At home, she enjoys scrapbooking, time with her husband, and their Boston Terrier dog named Phoenix. _ randi.peach@gmail.com |
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Sara MacMorran – Administrative Assistant (part-time) _ Sara has been working for Exodus since July 2007. She is married to Andrew (who you can find playing bass with the worship team) and has two daughters. _ hello@exodusbloomington.org |
How is Exodus Church led?
The head of Exodus Church is Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:22). We trust Jesus. We attempt to follow Him in every area of our individual and corporate lives. No decision in our church will be made that would knowingly contradict what is found in Scripture.
We view the structure of Exodus not as top-down leadership, but as front-led leadership, with the pastor and the Directional Team serving as the “lead listeners.” They are to be “out in front” discerning the voice of Jesus as to where and how He is leading us forward. In light of this, the Directors will be intentionally accessible and responsive to the input, feedback, concerns, or criticism communicated responsibly by members of Exodus Church.
The Directors (some churches call this role “Elders”) are given ultimate responsibility and authority to see that the church remains on a solid course biblically, that its members are being shepherded, that the body is being well taught, and that the church is being competently lead with the assistance of other able and godly leaders. Our Pastor is also a member of the Directional Team and bears primary responsibility for leadership of this team.
How are Exodus church leaders selected?
In the New Testament, the founders of the church appointed the first directors (which they termed elders). Thus, it is implied that the existing spiritual leadership of the church is intimately involved in the process of selecting directors to ensure selection based on spiritual rather than superficial qualifications. The qualifications for Directors, Shepherding Team members, and pastoral staff, involve living a redeemed life, guided in part by 1 Corinthians 12:27-28, 1 Timothy 3:2-7, and Titus 1:6-9.
The spouses of Directional Team members are also an integral part of the church’s leadership. At appropriate moments, the spouses of Directional Team members may be invited to participate in Directional Team meetings as advisors and prayer partners.
