New Staff Members

Redeemer Church Family,

At the start of the year, we announced the search for two new positions on Redeemer's staff. The first was a Care Ministry Director who would coordinate care for our covenant members, especially during times of crisis. The second was a Communications Director who would address new and existing communications challenges as our church family continues to grow.

Little did we know that we would be conducting our interviews and welcoming new staff members during a global health crisis.

Though recent events made the process different than what we had expected, we are thrilled to announce that both roles have been filled, and we're excited to introduce them to you today.

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Michael Coggin, Care Ministry Director
Michael, his wife Sherry, and their four kids will be joining us from Hendersonville, North Carolina, where Michael has been serving on the pastoral staff at Grace Blue Ridge Church since 2015. Additionally, Michael and Sherry have helped start church-based counseling centers in St. Louis and Hendersonville. 

Michael has been working in pastoral care and counseling since 1995. He earned his Master of Counseling in 2000 and his Master of Divinity in 2002 from Covenant Theological Seminary. Sherry has been counseling since 1998 and also earned a Master of Counseling degree from Covenant Theological Seminary in 2000.

As a pastor and counselor, Michael has worked with a wide range of issues, including marriage, family, anxiety, depression, conflict resolution, emotional, sexual and physical abuse, and sexual addiction. 

Please join the staff and elders in praising God for His guidance in this hiring process, and for bringing Michael and his family to Redeemer. Also, we ask that you be in prayer for the Coggin family as they adjust to life in Birmingham.

To learn more about Redeemer's Care Ministry, you can listen to the audio from our November 2019 gathering with Julie Sparkman, a local counselor, here.

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Jonathan Haas, Communications Director
Jonathan, his wife Stephanie, and their two kids have been members at Redeemer since 2014. Even if you don't know them, you have probably been recipients of their ministry to the church, since Jonathan and Stephanie have been the deacons over Common Meal for the last 5 years. In 2017, they began leading a Home Group from their home in Crestwood.

After graduating from Samford University in 2010, Jonathan directed the marketing and communications efforts for a local architecture firm. Stephanie currently works as a nurse practitioner at Christ Health Center in Woodlawn. 

As with Michael, please join the staff and elders in praising God for His guidance in this hiring process. 

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May the Lord give you a deep and abiding hope in Him, and may He cultivate in each of us compassionate hearts to serve our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Blessings,

The Senior Pastor Team

Joel Brooks
Lead Pastor

Josh Hausen
Executive Pastor

Jeff Heine
Shepherding Pastor