NCYM Planning Board
Jacob Baker
Registration Coordinator
jacob@decaturchurchofchrist.com
Jacob has been ministering at the Decatur Church of Christ in Decatur, TX since 2002. He is married to Heather who works alongside of him in ministry to Youth and Families. They have three children, Mia, Addi and Jayce.
Dudley Chancey
Executive Director
dudley.chancey@oc.edu
Dudley Chancey completed his PhD in Family Studies at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He worked in youth ministry for 25 years, and then taught Youth & Family Ministry at University level for 25 years. He is the co-founder and director of the Winterfest youth events in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Flagstaff, Arizona. He also co-founded the Intergenerational Faith Center for research about faith and families. He is involved in several professional organizations, including the National Council on Family Relations, Groves Conference on Marriage and Family, Association of Youth Ministry Educators, and the National Conference on Youth and Children’s Ministries. He does mission work in Honduras and has taken Bibles to over 100 countries on all seven continents. Dudley is married to Vicki and has two adult children, Drew and Matt, two daughters-in-law, Sarah and Jules, and four wonderful granddaughters--Lily, Haddie, Kinsley, and Cali Drew, and a brand new grandson Crosby Kyle Chancey.
Sierra Gustafson
Teachers
sierra.gustafson@levychurchofchrist.org
Sierra Gustafson graduated with a Children's Ministry degree from Oklahoma Christian in 2015. She has been the Children's minister at the Levy Church of Christ since 2016. She has been married to Zeke since 2013. They have several kids and a variety of pets. She has a passion for children and mentoring the next generation.
Joseph Mankin
Creative Director (Staff)
josephmankin@gmail.com
Joseph is the ... in Nashville, TN. He has served in Nashville since 2006 and has been married to his wife, Courtney since 2005. They have 2 children (Noland & Corlee) and a labradoodle named Koda.
Robert Oglesby
Executive Board Member
oglesby@bible.acu.edu
Robert was full-time youth ministry for 18 years before moving to Abilene, TX in 2000. He currently is the director of the Center for Youth and Family Ministry at Abilene Christian University and coordinates the Minister Support Network renewal retreat for ministers and their spouses.
Andrew Owens
Board Member
aowens@mcknightcrossings.org
Andrew has been in Youth Ministry since 2011. He is married to Lydia and together they have 4 kids Lyllian, Ava, Zoey, and Samuel. Andrew grew up in Huntsville, AL and went to college at Lipscomb University, where he majored in Youth Ministry. He loves watching movies, reading, anything with superheroes or star wars, and playing with his kids.
Dr. Shannon Rains
Children's Ministry Coordinator
drshannonrains@gmail.com
Shannon joined LCU in 2016 after fifteen years in church ministry, specializing in children and family ministry. Shannon has a Masters of Science from ACU as well as additional coursework on the graduate and doctoral level from LCU and Concordia in both theology and early childhood education. Her research interests include: training and equipping children's ministers, working alongside church leaderships to develop a cohesive vision for the ministry and practice of children and family ministry, and contemplative practices with children.
Beth Robinson
Exhibitors
beth.robinson1@outlook.com
Beth is Assistant Provost and Graduate Director of Behavioral Sciences at Lubbock Christian University. She is also a popular author and speaker on topics ranging from childhood development and sexuality, teen issues, family dynamics including caring for elderly relatives, and church resources for families. Her education consists of: Ed.D. Texas Tech University, Counselor Education, 1997; M.Ed. West Texas State University, Education Counseling, 1992; and B.S.E. Oklahoma Christian University, Physical Education, 1986. Her experiences include junior and high school teaching, foster parenting, camp counseling and teaching, volunteering in youth ministry programs, Bible teaching, and counseling.
Greyson Tucker
Board Member
grayson@mayfair.org
Grayson is a Youth Minister at Mayfair Church of Christ in Huntsville, AL. He has been a youth minister since 2012. He is married to Margaret Anne and has twin boys, Emmett and John. A proud graduate of The University of Alabama, Grayson brings the state-school perspective to the bunch.