NCYM Planning Board

Jacob Baker

Registration Coordinator jacob@decaturchurchofchrist.com
Jacob has been ministering at the Decatur Church of Christ in Decatur, TX since 2002. He is married to Heather who works alongside of him in ministry to Youth and Families. They have three children, Mia, Addi and Jayce.

Michael Brown

Executive Board Member (Staff) mbrown6868@gmail.com Mike has been in youth ministry since 1990 and has attended NCYM since 1996. He currently serves as Admin & Equipping minister at the Lafayette Church of Christ in Ballwin, MO. He is married to Lee Ann and they have three adult children.

Dr. Dudley Chancey

Executive Director
dudley.chancey@oc.edu

Dudley teaches Youth & Family Ministry at Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond, OK. He and his wife, Vicki are Tennessee Vol fans and love to travel all over the world to visit missionaries. They love Honduras, they love Jesus and they love the work of youth ministers.

Sierra Gustafon

Board Member

Joseph Mankin​

Creative Director (Staff)
jmankin@hillsboro.org

Joseph is the Youth Minister at Hillsboro Church of Christ in Nashville, TN. He has served in Nashville since 2006 and has been married to his wife, Courtney since 2005. They have 2 children (Noland & Corlee) and a labradoodle named Koda.

Nathan McBroom​

Board Member
Nathan has been in youth ministry since 2007.  He received his degree in youth ministry from Oklahoma Christian University in 2006. He currently serves as youth minister at the Northwest Church of Christ in Oklahoma City, OK, where he's been since 2015.  He is married to Anna and they have four children.

Dr. Robert Oglesby

Executive Board Member oglesby@bible.acu.edu
Robert was full-time youth ministry for 18 years before moving to Abilene, TX in 2000. He currently is the director of the Center for Youth and Family Ministry at Abilene Christian University and coordinates the Minister Support Network renewal retreat for ministers and their spouses.

Andrew Owens

Board Member
Andrew has been in Youth Ministry since 2011. He is married to Lydia and together they have 4 kids Lyllian, Ava, Zoey, and Samuel. Andrew grew up in Huntsville, AL and went to college at Lipscomb University, where he majored in Youth Ministry. He loves watching movies, reading, anything with superheroes or star wars, and playing with his kids.

Holly Racca

Social Media
holly@sohillschurch.org

Holly is the Children's Minister at Southern Hills Church of Christ in Abilene, TX. She has worked in Abilene since 2013 and has been married to her husband, Wes, since 2014. They have a sone named Henry and two dog-children named Brooks and Scout.

Dr. Shannon Rains

Children's Ministry Coordinator
Shannon joined LCU in 2016 after fifteen years in church ministry, specializing in children and family ministry. Shannon has a Masters of Science from ACU as well as additional coursework on the graduate and doctoral level from LCU and Concordia in both theology and early childhood education. Her research interests include: training and equipping children's ministers, working alongside church leaderships to develop a cohesive vision for the ministry and practice of children and family ministry, and contemplative practices with children.

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Dr. Beth Robinson

Executive Director (Staff)
beth.robinson1@outlook.com

Beth is Assistant Provost and Graduate Director of Behavioral Sciences at Lubbock Christian University. She is also a popular author and speaker on topics ranging from childhood development and sexuality, teen issues, family dynamics including caring for elderly relatives, and church resources for families. Her education consists of: Ed.D. Texas Tech University, Counselor Education, 1997; M.Ed. West Texas State University, Education Counseling, 1992; and B.S.E. Oklahoma Christian University, Physical Education, 1986. Her experiences include junior and high school teaching, foster parenting, camp counseling and teaching, volunteering in youth ministry programs, Bible teaching, and counseling.

Grayson Tucker​

Board Member
Grayson is the student minister at Riverside Church of Christ in Coppell, TX. He has been a youth minister for eleven years. He has been married to Margaret Anne since 2014 and has twin four year old boys, Emmett and Johnny. A proud graduate of The University of Alabama, Grayson brings the state-school perspective to the bunch.