Brad is originally from Salem, Ohio and was raised in a loving, Christian home by a single mother. His mother was a talented soloist and was active in the music ministry. The family requirement was regular church attendance. At a young age, Brad made the commitment to follow Christ. As he grew, he felt the tug at his heart for ministry while attending college at Bowling Green State University. Brad embarked on a successful entrepreneurial career launching multiple business ventures including the Academy for Advanced Leadership Training, LLC (www.leadingacademy.com), a coaching and leadership consultancy alongside Ingelix, a hiring and retention platform. (www.ingelix.com). Brad also served as CEO of an early stage company and also a large, global enterprise.

Brad’s personal mission is to serve and advance God’s most precious creation: His People! Brad is a frequent preacher, public speaker, and guest university lecturer where he imparts the leadership principle “Unity Drives Success.” He is ordained with the General Council of the Assemblies of God (www.ag.org), serving them since 1999. Brad is married to Nicole, Cross Pointe’s Worship Pastor, and they have 4 children: Zach, Alyssa, Brayden, and Brennan.

Nicole is originally from the Canton, Ohio area and was raised in a loving, Christian home. She was very active in her local church, where at a young age Nicole discovered she was blessed with a God-given ability to sing and the desire to use her gift for the Lord. She worked diligently to refine this gift and sang in many local concerts and productions. She later attended Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana, where God continued to bless her with incredible opportunities to use her musical gifts for Him.

Nicole focuses her ministry on entering into the presence of God through a powerful vertical worship style to raise our personal standards and create an atmosphere of expectancy to receive God’s favor. Nicole is an accomplished professional gospel soloist and was privileged to perform with several gospel music artists over the years. She also is a former studio singer for the Gaither Music Studio (www.gaither.com) where she perfected her unique calling of ushering in the presence of God through music. Nicole has a passion for mentoring other musicians and teams to use their abilities and talents to create high-quality worship that ushers in the presence of God. She also has a heart for encouraging women along their faith journey to find and follow God’s purpose for their lives. Nicole is married to Brad, Cross Pointe’s Lead Pastor, and they have 4 children: Zach, Alyssa, Brayden, and Brennan.

Dave and Robin Kidd live to love God and love people. Together, they are passionate about compassion ministries, seeing hurting hearts healed through the love of Jesus. Both were raised in Columbiana County, Ohio and were very active in church with their respective families and had made Jesus Christ their Lord and Savior at a very young age. Together, they bring diverse experiences to their ministry calling.

Dave is ordained with the Assemblies of God and has an Associate’s Degree in Bible, a Bachelor’s Degree in Church Leadership, and a Master’s Degree in Intercultural Missions with a Compassion Ministries Specialization from Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas. He has served in a variety of ministry roles and currently serves the Ohio Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God as a member of the Network Presbytery and the Missions Leadership Team.

Robin is a licensed minister with the Assemblies of God and faithfully serves alongside Dave. Robin has a unique gift in ministering to women and, with Dave, to hurting individuals, couples, families, and communities.

They have been married since 1988 and have five children: Kyle, Justin, Brandon, Alex, and Kaitlin.

Raised by her Bible-believing First Southern Baptist grandmother along with her half-sister, Amber was saved at age 9. She knew then she wanted to teach about Jesus! After going through a couple of years in Foster care as a teenager and years later meeting her husband, they decided they wanted to also foster and adopt. Almost 20 years and 11 children later she retired from fostering and while praying about what God wanted her to do next was asked to consider children’s ministry. She believes children are the future church and is excited to see them grow in Christ!

Mike & Christine both have a heart to see health and wholeness in the body of Christ, leading to a thriving church and, subsequently, cities and towns impacted with the truth and love of Jesus.

Mike holds a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education from Evangel University and a Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling from Malone University. He is also licensed with the State of Ohio as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and is employed at EMERGE Counseling Ministries (emerge.org). He is gifted in public speaking and has a passion for showing people how the Holy Spirit can change their lives.

Christine earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Industry/Business from Evangel University and has been a licensed minister with the General Council of the Assemblies of God since 2020. She has a heart for leading people into the presence of God through worship. Christine is currently the Nursery/Preschool Coordinator for Cross Pointe Church and loves ministering to the young families who walk through the doors.

Mike & Christine lead Celebrate Recovery at Cross Pointe Church on Monday evenings, where lives are being changed and people are able to share their hurts, hang-ups, and habits while walking with other believers to find a better life together.

Joey was born and raised in Canton. He is a graduate of McKinley High School and grew up attending Bethel Church. Joey has a Bachelor’s in youth ministry and pre-seminary Christian Counseling from Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. He also has a Master’s in Organizational Leadership from SAGU. He is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and loves doing ministry alongside his wife Mikayla. Joey enjoys carpentry, painting, being a lifelong learner, and spending time with his family. Joey’s life verse is Colossians 3:23-24, “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”

Mikayla was born and raised in Maryville, MO. Her parents taught her to love the Lord and how to faithfully serve Jesus at their home church. Mikayla made Jesus her Lord at a young age and felt a call to ministry while on a missions trip in Venezuela. She attended Central Bible College where she met Joey and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Children’s Ministry and a Music minor. Mikayla has been married to Joey for 14 and a half years and they have two beautiful daughters Joelle and Chloe. She is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God. Mikayla enjoys serving as Cross Pointe’s girls’ ministries coordinator, seeing students grow in their walk with Christ and each other. She also serves as the East Central area kid ministry rep. She is excited to serve at Cross Pointe with Joey and to see people forgiven, healed, and whole in Christ.

Elischamma Soit Guerschom Belade, known around Cross Pointe Church as “EL-G”, was born and raised in Haiti, a tiny country that shares an island with the Dominican Republic. Her parents are local missionaries to the more remote places in the mountainous regions of the south of Haiti. From a young age, El G turned her life over to Jesus who instilled in her a passion for children and teenagers. She is currently studying pre-med biology at Malone University. EL-G, along with her faithful helpers, Kaitlyn Taylor (also a Malone student), and Mike Poling (a local former high school wrestling coach) collectively lead the Cross Pointe Church Youth Crusaders!