Shane Lems is the pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Hammond, Wisconsin. He and his wife, Lisa, have 4 kids. Prior to ministry, Shane was in the US Army Reserves for 6 years and worked in the auto parts industry. He is a graduate of Westminster Seminary in California, and was a church planter in […]
OPC Pastors Talk Outreach
OPC Pastors Talk Outreach: Dave Veldhorst Part 2
This is week 2 with Dave. If you didn’t read last week, here is more on Dave or skip down to the final portion of the interview. Dave Veldhorst is the pastor of Bethel OPC in Oostburg, WI. Dave grew up atBethel under the ministry of Don Stanton and Jim Bosgraf. He also has missionary […]
OPC Pastors Talk Outreach: Dave Veldhorst Part 1
Dave Veldhorst is the pastor of Bethel OPC in Oostburg, WI. Dave grew up atBethel under the ministry of Don Stanton and Jim Bosgraf. He also has missionary experience with MTW in Japan for two years and Thailand for several years. Dave was called to pastor Bethel in 2013. He and his wife, Jan, have […]
OPC Pastors Talk Outreach: Andrew Canavan Part 2
Andrew is the church planter at Corona OPC in Corona, CA. He is a Philadelphia native who attended Wheaton College and Grad School, as well as Westminster Seminary in California. He and his wife, Rebekah, have three young children. Here are Andrew’s responses to our final 3 questions… Question: What is a great idea or […]
OPC Pastors Talk Outreach: Andrew Canavan Part 1
Andrew is the church planter at Corona OPC in Corona, CA. He is a Philadelphia native who attended Wheaton College and Grad School, as well as Westminster Seminary in California. He and his wife, Rebekah, have three young children. This week, we’ll share Andrew’s responses to our first 3 questions…. Question: What is something that […]
OPC Pastors Talk Outreach: Lowell Ivey Part 2
This is week 2 with Lowell Ivey. If you didn’t read last week, here is more about Lowell, or skip down for the remainder of our interview. Lowell Ivey is the pastor of Reformation Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Virginia Beach since 2016. He and his wife, Mae, have 5 children ranging from 8 years to […]
OPC Pastors Talk Outreach: Lowell Ivey Part 1
Lowell Ivey is the pastor of Reformation Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Virginia Beach since 2016. He and his wife, Mae, have 5 children ranging from 8 years to 4 months old. Some of you may know of Lowell’s testimony as it’s one of those you don’t forget and it’s been told in various venues, including […]
OPC Pastors Talk Outreach: Tyler Detrick Part 2
This is week 2 with Tyler as we share his final 3 answers to our questions. If you didn’t read last week, here is more about Tyler: Tyler Detrick is the organizing pastor of First Street Reformed Fellowship in Dayton, OH. Tyler is one of the younger and newer OPC ministers. He interned with Brad […]
OPC Pastors Talk Outreach: Tyler Detrick – Part 1
Tyler Detrick is the organizing pastor of First Street Reformed Fellowship in Dayton, OH. Tyler is one of the younger and newer OPC ministers. He interned with Brad Peppo and then was ordained and installed in Dayton in November of 2020. He and his wife, Natalie, have a one-year old son. Tyler grew up 20 […]
New Series: OPC Pastors Talk Outreach
Next week Outward OPC starts a new series for the fall. We have interviewed about a dozen OPC pastors—many doing faithful work that you probably don’t know much about. And we’ve asked them about things like: What has changed in your views and practice about outreach during your ministry? What are things you’ve learned from […]