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A senior pastor for the family, a lead pastor for every location, and a regional team serving them all.

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Senior Leadership

Pastor Stephen Martin preaching

Stephen Martin

Founding + Senior Pastor

stephen@vintage.church

Stephen has been in ministry, building the local church for more than twenty years and has followed Christ for over thirty years. Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Stephen began serving in ministry as a teenager, and then on staff in his hometown church, Church On The Move. He holds a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from Lindenwood University in Saint Louis, Missouri, and is certified in the DISC Personality Profile and The Big 5 Personality Traits model. Stephen is a member of the International Christian Coaching Institute and is certified in the Biblical Coaching Model.

Passionate about supporting and resourcing church leaders, Stephen founded Church Sherpa, a global online network for pastors, church leaders, and creatives in 2009. In 2013, he and his family moved to Texas to plant Vintage Church near Fort Hood, the largest military base in the United States. Today, Vintage Church is a thriving multi-site church serving thousands, making a significant impact in the Central Texas region.

Stephen has authored over twelve books and courses focused on discipleship. Alongside leading Vintage Church, he established Vintage Christian Academy, a Christian Classical School, and the Church Leadership College, an accredited two-year school of ministry. He is also the host of the Under God Podcast.

Stephen resides in Temple, Texas with his wife Kyla, a physician, and their four children, Adilyn, Breelyn, Greyson and Colton.

The regional team

Serving every location so each local church can focus on its people.

  • Pastor Daniel Hayworth

    Daniel Hayworth

    Executive Pastor

    daniel@vintage.church
  • Pastor Nathan Brown

    Nathan Brown

    CLC Director

    nathan@vintage.church
  • Lindsey Oswald

    Lindsey Oswald

    Director of Growth + Leadership Development

  • Rebecca Leach

    Rebecca Leach

    Creative Content Director

  • Elyot Kucharyski

    Elyot Kucharyski

    Communications Director

  • Judah Kucharyski

    Judah Kucharyski

    Executive Assistant

  • Ryan Brennan

    Ryan Brennan

    Technology + Facility Manager

  • Keisha Maldonado

    Keisha Maldonado

    Operations

  • Steve Leach

    Steve Leach

    Vintage Press Manager

  • Faith Leach

    Faith Leach

    Operations

Regional leadership structure

  1. 01

    Jesus

    Jesus is the Head of the Church and all authority delegated in the Church is delegated from Him. Leaders will be held accountable to the Great Shepherd.

  2. 02

    Governing Elder Team

    Local and external overseers who provide accountability for our Senior Pastor and Lead Pastors. They also provide accountability and oversight of finances and corporate compliance.

  3. 03

    Regional Teams

    Our executive team, communications team, operations team, and pastoral leadership team support all of our locations.

  4. 04

    Local Elder Team

    Local church members who advise and provide support to the location Lead Pastor in matters of local ministry. Each location selects their own Local Elders, who also provide periodic broad support to the Regional Leadership Team.

  5. 05

    Serve Team

    Serve Team Directors are responsible for the overall health of their respective serve teams as they do the work of the ministry. This includes recruiting, training, and care.

    • Each ministry environment operates from a strategic plan.
    • Each Serve Team member follows the Serve Team playbook and manual.
    • All Serve Teams operate in the Serve Team Leadership Structure.