Wade Burleson
Senior Pastor
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Wade Burleson has served as the Senior Pastor of Emmanuel
Baptist
Church since 1992. He and his wife, Rachelle, have four children: Charis, Kade, Boe, and Logan.
He
has served in a variety of denominational capacities, including two terms as president of the
Oklahoma
Baptist Convention and a trustee of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention.
Pastor Wade is an avid golfer and a rabid Sooner fan, though his primary passions are studying
and
proclaiming God's Word to people who need encouragement and spiritual focus in their
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Dan Heath
Executive Pastor/Worship
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Dan Heath serves as the Executive Pastor and Minister of Worship
at
Emmanuel Baptist Church. Currently, Pastor Dan provides leadership to our choir and orchestra
and
directs Sunday morning worship in addition to his administrative responsibilities. He and his
wife, Donna,
have two grown children: Andrew and Julia. Pastor Dan loves riding motorcyles and flying, both
of which
have given him opportunities to minister in ways he never could have imagined. |
Ted Kuschel
Pastoral Care/Media
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Ted Kuschel leads our Pastoral Care and Media ministries at
Emmanuel.
A graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, Pastor Ted brings to our church a breadth of
ministry
experience and a depth of theological insight. He and his wife, Linda, have three children: Laura,
Leslie,
and Ted III. On sunny days, Pastor Ted can be seen driving around Enid in his convertible sports
car, a
gift from his wife on Father's Day 2007.
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Cameron Moles
Great Commission/
Discipleship
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Cameron Moles serves in ministry leadership at Emmanuel by
providing
oversight to all discipleship ministries of the church. With his wife, Angela, Cameron has served
churches in Oklahoma and Missouri since 1982. He graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University
and
has four children ranging in ages from 13 to 25. Cameron's central ministry vision is "to see all
people
come to a saving knowledge of Christ and grow continually in their salvation experience." |
Dr. John Stam
Headmaster, ECS
Missions, EBC
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Dr. John Stam extends the reach of Emmanuel's ministry around the
world by providing leadership to our global mission projects. Between taking teams to India and
West
Africa, Pastor John mobilizes Emmanuel's membership to be on mission with God here in
Oklahoma.
His passion to see the church fulfill the Great Commission is coupled by a willingness to go
anywhere to
reach people. He and his wife, Mary, have four children. He is also headmaster of Emmanuel
Christian
School. |
Andy Wilkins
Next Generation/Students
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Andy Wilkins is Next Generation Pastor at Emmanuel, a position
that
enables him to use his spiritual gifts to lead our student ministry. Currently pursuing a masters in
biblical
studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, Pastor Andy joined the Emmanuel staff in March 2008,
coming
from an eight year ministry in Newalla, OK. He and his wife, Sarah, recently welcomed their first
child,
Ramey Ruth. |
Kevin Choate
Singles/Evangelism
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Pastor Kevin Choate has served on ministry staff at Emmanuel for
more
than twenty years. He and his wife, Karen, came to Emmanuel in 1984 and began a full-time
ministry
service in 1988. Since that time they have grown Emmanuel's ministry to singles to more than 50
on a
weekly basis. Kevin is recognized across the state of Oklahoma as a leader in single's ministries
and
evangelism. They have one daughter, Sharon, and a granddaughter, Sedona. |
Jared McClellan
Associate Student Pastor
Refuge Worship Pastor
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| Jared McClellan and his wife, Bekah, came to Emmanuel in 2007 to
find
a ministry opportunity and live closer to family. Pastor Jared grew up in Guatemala as a
missionary kid,
and has followed God's call to serve the church. As a student ministry leader, Jared provides
direction
and discipleship to our Junior High students. Currently, he attends the Southern Baptist
Theological
Seminary, where he is pursuing a theology degree. Jared and Bekah have two sons, Azariah and
Elias,
and they expect another son this fall. |
Paula Minx
Children's Ministry Director
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| Paula Minx quit a career in human resources years ago to devote
herself
as a full-time mom and ministry leader at Emmanuel Baptist Church. With her husband, David,
she is
raising three children: Morgan, Cale, and Jud. Our children's ministry is a top priority for our
church
programming, and Paula provides creative ministry leadership. When she's not hauling kids,
Paula
enjoys working in her garden and equipping volunteers to make a difference in the lives of
children. |
Rhonda Koehn
Early Childhood Director
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Rhonda Koehn joined the ministry staff at Emmanuel in 2000, and
since
that time has filled a number of leadership roles. In March 2008, Rhonda became the director of
early
childhood ministries, which allows her to utilize her creative and organizational skills to reach
families of
nursery-aged children. When she's not making sure that diapers are clean and toys are put away,
Rhonda enjoys spending time with her husband of nineteen years, Tim, and their two children,
Lyndee
and Jacob.
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John & Mona Loewen
Certified Financial Counselors
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| John and Mona Loewen serve as Emmanuel's Certified Financial
Counselors. They and their team of assistants regularly teach Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace
University program and provide one-on-one financial counseling. |
