staff
Rodney Fouts - Founding Pastor
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Role: Vision casting, communication and leadership development
Children: Gavin, Phaedra & Annabeth
What's on your iPod?: Catalyst Conference, TD Jakes & whatever my kids have put on it
Home Town: Spiro, OK
Hobbies/Interests: Hanging w/ family, golf, biking & reading
Favorite Restaurant: Most any Sushi place
Favorite Movie: Iron Man & Any I watch with Shannon
Top 3 Books: The Ten Critical Laws of Relationships by Thompson, Ephesians by Paul & Spiritual Leadership by Blackaby
Unknown Fun Fact: Rodney grew up getting my milk everyday from a real cow using my hands.
Shannon Fouts - Founding Pastor
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Role: Vision casting, communication and leadership development
Children: Gavin, Phaedra & Annabeth
What's on your iPod?: Catalyst Conference, TD Jakes & whatever my kids have put on it
Home Town: OKC
Hobbies/Interests: Kids' sports, reading, shopping, sleeping
Favorite Restaurant: Boulevard Steakhouse
Favorite Movie: Pride & Prejudice
Top 3 Books: 10 Critical Laws of Relationship, Developing the Leader Within You, Anything Beth Moore
Unknown Fun Fact: Proud mother of two Pom-Bichon pups, Cas & Lucy
Clint Smith - Operations Pastor
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Role: Overseeing staff, facilities and teamNORTH
Spouse: Lindsey
Children: Dallas and Jentezen
What's on your ipod?: John Mayer, Hillsong, and Eric Clapton
Hometown: Arlington,TX
Hobbies/Interests: guitar, sports, comics
Favorite Restaurant: Fuji Sushi
Favorite Movie: Say Anything
Top 3 Books: 5 Temptations of a CEO, Today Matters, Next Generation Leader
Scott Floyd - Creative Pastor
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Role: to oversee and develop all aspects of creative worship for North Church.
Spouse: Deborah
What's on your iPod?: ‘Music’…… Lot’s of it!!!!
Home Town: Mustang, Oklahoma
Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy hanging out with my wife and catching a great movie! Writing music, golfing, playing a little hoops, and dinner with the family.
Favorite Restaurant: Taco Diner , La Hacienda Ranch, Pappa’s Bros. Steakhouse, Charleston’s, and Subway. I love food!!!
Favorite Movie: A Time To Kill, Titanic, Blood Diamond, & Taken
Top 3 Books: Tipping Point, Good To Great, Blink
Unknown Fun Fact: I wish I could be Jack Bauer for a day; man he gets a lot done in 24hrs!
Brandi Pace - Children's Pastor
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Role: Provide overall leadership development, vision casting, training and direction for northKIDS
Spouse: Jared
What's on your iPod?: Hillsong (United and London), Eric Clapton, Coldplay
Home Town: Chickasha, OK
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with Jared and our family, Hanging out with the awesome couples from our Connect Group, playing games
Favorite Restaurant: Redrock Canyon
Favorite Movie: My Fair Lady, Count of Monte Cristo, Iron Man, Pride and Prejudice (they are all tied)
Top 3 Books: The Shack, Next Generation Leader, 5 Temptations of a CEO
Unknown Fun Fact: My Dad's a Youth Pastor
Tara Nichols - Preschool Director
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Role: Making North Church the most sought after Nursery in OKC! Also Provide overall leadership development, vision casting, training and direction for northKIDS Preschool/ Nursery Department
Spouse: Billy
Children: Landon and Logan
What's on your iPod?: No IPOD! I listen to satelite radio...mostly 70's and 80's...yes I'm old!
Home Town: Big B...Bristow Oklahoma
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with family, watching movies, turning
trash...to treasure!
Favorite Restaurant: 501 café, Blvd...only been there once..but LOVED IT!
Favorite Movie: Notebook, Count of Monte Cristo
Top 3 Books: I don't read much...mostly devotion books of all kinds, and of course I have to keep up with the latest fashion trends...my other job! Unknown Fun Fact: I am an out doors girl! I love being outside and roughing it....I want to be on survivor someday! :)
Brian Cromer - Student Pastor
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What's on your iPod?: David Crowder Band, Shane & Shane, Hillsong United,Coldplay, Bebo Norman, Chris Tomlin, Family Force 5, The Fray, Kristian Stanfill, etc...
Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee
Hobbies/Interests: Hanging out with Heather, sports, working out, writing, movies, music, TV on DVD, New York Yankees, Tennessee Titans, University of Tennessee Volunteers, reading, and running the occasional marathon.
Favorite Restaurant: Saltgrass, PF Changs, and Panera
Favorite Movie: Rocky movies, M. Night Shyamalan movies, and 80s action movies
Top 3 Books: Messy Spirituality, Beyond Belief, Crazy Love
Unknown Fun Fact: I really enjoy writing on my blog http://briancromer.com. Also, I am one of the least flexible people on this planet (physically, not relationally).
Robert Wilson - Graphic Designer
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Role: Create graphics of all types and give creative input into all designs
Spouse: Tiffany
Children: I’m trying not to make that happen for a while
What's on your iPod?: Radiohead, mewithYou, Minus the Bear, Of Montreal, Pinback, Cold War Kids, Arcade Fire, The Shins, Norma Jean, Stars, Broken Social Scene, Ratatat, Justice, The Black Keys, Muse, etc...
Home Town: I’m a drifter
Hobbies/Interests: COMICS! Music, video games, making things
Favorite Restaurant: Tokyo Japanese Restaurant or Saturn Grill
Favorite Movie: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Any Coen Brothers, Any Sergio Leone, Any Christopher Nolan, etc...
Top 3 Books: Comics: Y: The Last Man, Invincible, Scott Pilgrim
Unknown Fun Fact: I draw comic books, go to my website to see pictures that I drew robertwilsoniv.com/blog Also I am an Eagle Scout, seriously I actually am. You know who else is an Eagle Scout? 33 Astronauts, Steven Spielberg, Walter Cronkite, Ross Perot and my little brother and also my dad.
Patty Rankin - Administrative Assistant
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Spouse: James
Children: Aryssa, Vincent and Tiger Boy - 13 in dog years (furry kid)
What's on your iPod?: Chris Tomlin Live @ Austin City Music Hall, Billie Holiday, JJ Heller, Rilo Kiley, The Beatles, Mates of State, and Neil Diamond
Home Town: San Antonio, TEXAS
Hobbies/Interests: Revolution, photography, scrapbooking, visiting new hole in the wall coffee shops, reading, art museums, pedicures, Harley rides with my hubby, rooting on the Texas Longhorns, traveling, organizing, and hanging out with my kiddos
Favorite Restaurant: 501 Cafe, Panera, Johnnies, PF Changs, and Jimmy John's
Favorite Movie: To Kill a Mockingbird, Pretty In Pink, Funny Face, The Original Parent Trap, and Remember the Titans
Top 3 Books: Big Girls don't Whine, Jesus CEO, and A Prayer for Owen Meany
Unknown Fun Fact: I was once a baton twirler. (and yes, i can still twirl a baton)
Michael Bergstrasser - Student Ministry Assistant
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What's on your iPod?: Don’t own one - Professional Air Guitarist
Home Town: Oklahoma City – Represent, can I get a what what!
Hobbies/Interests: Outdoorsmanship, artistic cool stuff, movies, fireworks, growing beards, Boston Red Sox, and one of a kind restaurants
Favorite Restaurant: Cattleman’s Steakhouse
Favorite Movie: Bill and Ted’s Most Excellent Adventure!
Top 3 Books: 1. The Dictionary (Noah Webster) 2. In a Pit With a Lion On a Snowy Day (Mark Batterson) 3. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (Clive Staples Lewis)
Unknown Fun Fact: I was an extra in the Indiana Jones Stunt Show ay Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Pam Ballard - Official: Financial Administrator / Unofficial: CFO :o)
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Roles: making deposits; contribution statements; payables; account reconciliations; all things financially fun!
Spouse: Brad Ballard
What's on your iPod?: What's an ipod?? :o)
Home Town: Sapulpa, Oklahoma...home of the fighting Chieftains!
Hobbies/Interests: Baking pies and a famous 3-layer carrot cake; water sports; playing Mimi to 3 grandbabies; and anything involving Santa, the Easter Bunny, or the Tooth Fairy.
Favorite Restaurant: Charlestons
Favorite Movie: Simon Birch
Top 3 Books: The Bible (that's a given)
Matt Burleson - Video Producer
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Spouse: my best friend and soul mate Sarrah Michelle Burleson
Children: None as of yet, but we do have our precious little baby Roxy who is as spoiled as any child ever would be.
What's on your iPod?: I put my iPod to shuffle and this is what came up: Dead Poetic, Haste the Day, Paramore, Mutemath, Switchfoot, Emery, Chasing Victory, The Almost, Kim Walker(Jesus Revolution), Demon Hunter, Anberlin
and Spoken.
Home Town: Edmond, Oklahoma
Hobbies/Interests: Hanging out with my beautiful wife, Hanging out with my family, listening to music/watching movies, playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Favorite Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Favorite Movie: The Saint
Top 3 Books: Skin(Ted Dekker), The Circle Series(Ted Dekker), The Paradise Novels(Ted Dekker)
Unknown Fun Fact: I have a twin sister - and no we do not look anything alike!! Haha...
kerry Smith - Worship Assistant
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Spouse: Leah Smith
Children: 2 dogs Lenny and Lucy
What's on your iPod?: A little bit of everything Rock, R&B, Old Country,
Folk, Blues, a lot of John Mayer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, to U2 and Coldplay
Home Town: Prague, Ok
Hobbies/Interests: Going out to eat, concerts, playing guitar, sports, playing with my dogs, being with my lovely wife
Favorite Restaurant: Papas Brothers Steakhouse
Favorite Movie: I like to watch movies of live concerts like John Mayer "Where the Light Is", U2 "Rattle & Hum", but regular movies I would say Elizabethtown, La Bamba, Over the Top, Rudy, and Love Happens
Top 3 Books: Comics: Holy Bible, 5 disfunction's of a team, and good Batman Comics
Unknown Fun Fact: I have never broken any bones in my body...... Schrute's have very healthy bones
Mellissa Fowlkes - Administrative Assistant
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Spouse: Josh Fowlkes
Children: Tyler 14, Ashley 13, Cailyn 7
What's on your iPod?: The Fray, Melissa Greene, Francesca Battistelli, Nicole Nordeman, Mandisa, Mat Kearney, Third Day, Steven Curtis Chapman, Brooke Barrettsmith, Nicole C Mullen, Sugarland, Brandi Carlile, ALOT!!!!!!!
Home Town: Oklahoma City
Hobbies/Interests: Decorating, bike riding, playing softball with Caitlyn, Antiques, Hanging out with my teens!
Favorite Restaurant: Showgun Steakhouse
Favorite Movie: The Notebook, Time Travelers wife....tie!
Top 3 Books: The Shack, Redeeming Love, The Sweater
Unknown Fun Fact: I like to talk to random people ALOT!!
