Our leadership team and staff loves to serve the church. We take the Word of God seriously, but don’t take ourselves too seriously. The elders provide oversight, vision and guidance to the church. The Lead Pastor, Joel Wayne, provides the leadership and everyday decision making for the staff, along with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). The ELT includes Joel and several key leaders on staff as well as the officers on the Elder board.
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Joel has served as Lead Pastor since 2014. His passion for leadership is built on an uncompromising dedication to Biblical principles and over twenty years of business leadership experience. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of Be The Church, a movement to revitalize the local church through authentic leadership development. Joel holds a business degree from the University of Georgia and a Master of Divinity from Mercer University.
Luke is the Executive Pastor of Multiplication at Chapel Pointe. This role entails overseeing the organizational movement and developing strategic plans to continue advancing the Gospel. With a conviction to serve local churches, Luke draws on his 19 years of ministry experience to help churches and church leaders accomplish their vision. Over his time in ministry, Luke has served four local churches in a variety of roles. He has led student and family ministries in rural, urban, and suburban contexts. With a passion for church leadership, Luke pursued a Masters in Christian Leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary. He loves outdoor adventures with his four children.
Mike Joslyn leads the church operations divisions including finance, facilities, technology, communications and human resources. He also serves as an Executive Leadership Team member facilitating organizational management, strategic planning and vision implementation.
Prior to serving at Chapel Pointe Mike served as the CFO for Life Stream Church for five years and as an executive board member for 17 years. He also served as the Director or Operations for Paradise Bound Ministries for two years. In addition, Mike has owned businesses in the retail sector, real estate, vacation rental management, insurance, and technology. Mike has a Bachelors in Christian Leadership and Management, is licensed in real estate, insurance and financial management, and is a private pilot.
Dan and his wife Shannon moved to Michigan from the West Coast in 2021. Dan is passionate about being a part of the local church and helping people find a home in a Gospel centered community. Dan has a Masters of Divinity from Bethel Seminary. His spare time is spent at the hockey rink, on his bike, or with his family including his daughter and two sons. He serves as Chapel Pointe’s Executive Pastor.
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Jim has served in this ministry around the country for over 30 years. Jim has enjoyed preaching and teaching in local church bible conferences, camp ministry, pastor’s fellowships and college campuses. He is an alumnus of Clarks Summit University where he earned his Bachelor of Religious Education degree in 1979. He earned a Master of Religious Education in Pastoral Ministry degree at Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Shepherds Seminary in Cary, North Carolina, in 2005. Jim married his high school sweetheart, Bert in 1973. They have three children eleven grandchildren and love riding their Harleys!
Bob and his wife Shandra have lived and ministered in West Michigan for over 30 years. They have two kids, Chris (Kelsey) Bloom, and Shawna (Erik) Johnson, that are married and have families of their own. He called as a teen to lead and shepherd God’s people. He has a passion to see them grow and follow Christ in every area of life. For this reason he studied and obtained a Bachelors in Religious Education and then a Masters of Divinity. He came to Chapel Pointe in 2019, where he has the privilege of serving as the Care Pastor. He manages many ministries (Homebound, Hospital, Grief, Widow, etc) that are staffed with volunteers to make sure anybody that attends Chapel Pointe are cared for during a crisis or a time of need in their life.
Andrew and his wife Kate have been married since 2006 and have three beautiful daughters. Andrew has a passion to equip and encourage small group leaders to facilitate their small group toward multiplication as they apply the Word, care for the person, and serve the world. One of his greatest joys in ministry is to see others grow toward greater faith and obedience in their journey with Jesus. He has a Bachelor in Bible with a focus on student ministry from Clark Summit University.
Andrew and his wife, Amy, have been married since 2014, and they have two boys. Andrew is passionate about seeing the church revitalized in order to reach the lost with the gospel. This is what brought him to Chapel Pointe in January 2024 to launch Chapel Pointe’s Holt Campus in Lansing, MI. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Music — Sound Recording Technology from Colorado Christian University, and then he earned his M. Div. at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He and his wife love hiking and going to concerts.
Serving Chapel Pointe as a Campus Pastor, Steve has a calling to make disciples and is passionate about helping people prepare for and engage a life on mission with Jesus and experience the beauty of a Christ-centered life. With a Bible degree from Cornerstone University, Steve has served as a pastor in several US churches and as a missionary in the UK. Steve and Tami married in 1990 and have 3 adult children.
Andy serves as the Pastor of Marriage Counseling. He is honored to equip and multiply leaders to build Christ-centered marriages and help people know how to apply God’s word to everyday and complex problems to honor God and help others do the same. He and his wife Julie were married in 1994 and have four children plus a daugther-in-law and son-in-law. Andy has a B.S. in General Missions and an M.Div. from Baptist Bible Seminary. Andy was trained in Biblical Counseling at Faith Church in Lafayette, IN, where he also served as a part of the teaching and counseling staff until 2012. He has continued training through various conferences and classes through organizations, institutions, and churches connected to the Biblical Counseling Movement and through relationships with various professionals in their field. Andy was ordained to the gospel ministry in 2001.
Andrew Honeycutt has been on staff with Chapel Pointe since 2019 and is the Campus Pastor for our first campus in Byron Center. With over 14 years of ministry experience from year-round camp ministry, youth ministry, and young adult ministry to pastoral ministry, Andrew brings a compassionate heart fueled by Christ’s love and passion for people. Andrew loves to help people connect to the gifts and passions God has put in their hearts. Andrew graduated with a Master of Divinity from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is married to the love of his life, Krista, and they have two young boys.
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