Senior Pastor
Northplace Church

Abuse, abandonment, and addiction defined Bryan’s early life. After meeting Jesus, God’s grace not only dealt with his sin, but also began to heal the hurts of his past. This experience with grace forged in him a passion for broken people. Northplace Church’s vision to “invite the uninvited” and pursue “forgotten people in forgotten places” is strategic and intentional, born out of the experience with grace in his personal pain.

 Pastor Bryan serves in leadership roles in multiple universities, missions agencies, church planting networks, and global financial institutions. He possesses a B.A., an M.A., and an earned Doctorate. He is an author and sought-after speaker, both in the U.S. and internationally. In 2015, he and Haley founded Lonesome Dove Ranch, a place of healing for abused children and a place of rest and resourcing for America’s small-town pastors (lonesomedovetexas.com).

 According to Bryan, his most honorable professional title is being called “Pastor” by the great people of Northplace Church. Pastor Bryan is married to his high school sweetheart. He and Haley have three young adult children; Cadyn is married to Madison and serves on the pastoral staff at Bridge Church in Hutto, TX; Gavyn is on staff at One Hope, an international missions agency based out of Fort Lauderdale, FL,  and Addisyn is attending a campus of Southeastern University in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

PEOPLE’S CHURCH
SENIOR PASTOR

Herbert Cooper, Jr., is the founding and senior pastor of People's Church. Since it began on May 12, 2002, People’s Church has become known throughout the United States as a life-giving, multi-ethnic, multi-generational, multi-site church with locations in Oklahoma and Indianapolis, IN. 

As a football scholarship athlete and full-time student, Herbert preached at churches, revivals, and youth conferences across America. When he graduated from college in 1997, he launched a full-time evangelistic ministry and married his college sweetheart, Tiffany. After traveling throughout America preaching God's word and taking several international ministry trips to Ukraine, Malawi, and Uganda, Herbert and Tiffany started People's Church in Oklahoma City in 2002. 

Herbert has a deep passion to see people’s lives changed by the power of God. His experience, combined with his heart to equip pastors, leaders, and the body of Christ, has given him the opportunity to speak at leadership conferences and churches across the country. He is the author of the book But God Changes Everything. Herbert is devoted to his family and loves spending time with Tiffany and their four children, who all live in the Oklahoma City metro area. 

VICTORY FAMILY CHURCH
SENIOR PASTOR

Adam Starling is the Senior Pastor of Victory Family Church in Norman, Oklahoma. Pastor Adam and his wife, Kristy, have been married since July 2002, and they have two teenage children, Beckham and London. They founded Victory Family Church in January 2013, and it has since grown to four campuses across Oklahoma.

Founder
Mardel

Mart Green serves as the Ministry Investment Officer for Hobby Lobby and is the founder of Mardel Christian and Education Supply stores. His retail career began with his parents, who founded Hobby Lobby in their home. They now have over 1000 stores in 48 states.  Mart is the Board Chair of Come and See, whose goal is to increase the impact of The Chosen by expanding its reach to the largest 600 languages in the world. He is also on the Board of Come Near, an organization that is committed to sharing the life and love of Jesus in thought-provoking new ways. Mart and his wife, Diana, are also leading champions of illumiNations, an alliance of Bible Translation partners, working to eradicate Bible poverty by 2033. In 2024, Mart and his friend, David Bowden, co-authored Learning to Be Loved, a book based on his passion to see all believers discover a rich personal relationship with God.  Mart and Diana live in Oklahoma and have four children and thirteen grandchildren.