Staff
Adam Breiner, Team Pastor – Preaching, Outreach, Small Groups
Renew Staff
Adam and Kristi got married in 1998 and spent Y2K in Japan as missionaries teaching English and Christian Faith and Practices. When they returned to the States they finished up college and headed to Wichita Kansas to do ministry there, Adam as an associate pastor and Kristi as a Victim’s Rights Advocate and Adult Educator. Later, they continued ministry in southwestern Michigan and then eastern Colorado before moving to the Twin Cities southwest metro area June 2007.
Adam is the proud dad of two boys, Damek and Caedmon, and loves to do anything with them. He also loves watching and playing sports, the outdoors, running, worshiping with friends and hanging out with people.
Adam focuses on preaching, outreach and connection groups. What does that mean? He helps people get to know Jesus, know Jesus deeper, and connect with other people who want to know Jesus.
Jay Perry, Team Pastor – Discipleship and Systems Design
Jay Perry is the team pastor for discipleship and systems design at Renew Community Church.
In August 1999, Jay graduated from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI, where he received the Master of Divinity degree. Prior to that he graduated from Union College in Lincoln, NE, where he earned degrees in German, Theology, and Music.
Growing up in a pastor’s family, Jay has lived in various parts of the country, including Michigan, Northern California, Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska. In 1994, his language studies took him to Seminar Schloß Bogenhofen in Austria. It was there that he met Kendra, an American student who would become his wife in June 1997.
In April 2000, Jay and Kendra passed Church Planting Assessment and began serving at the Wichita Cornerstone Church. He served there from 2000 to 2007. It was during that time that Jay became acquainted with Matt Segebartt and Adam Breiner and started praying for an opportunity to work in team ministry together. Jay and Kendra’s son, Nathaniel, was born in 2005.
Jay is gifted in apostleship, faith, and teaching. His motivating passion is developing people and organizations to take the next step on their spiritual journey.
As pastor of discipleship and systems design, Jay is responsible for the development of discipleship classes and systems at Renew Community Church.
Matt Segebartt, Team Pastor – Worship Arts
Matt and Susan passed church planter’s assessment in the spring of 2001. Matt has pastored two church plants (The Rock in Omaha, NE and New Creation in Lincoln, NE) and helped start the process of small church revitalization at Lincoln’s Capitol View Church. Matt attended Columbia Union College in Maryland and graduated from Union in Lincoln Nebraska where he met his wife Susan. Matt most recently pastored the Cortez district in the Rocky Mountain Conference. He also has worked in a multi-staff environment in a medium-sized church, done mission work with Adventist Frontier Missions and is a certified Natural Church Development coach. He is highly gifted in music, interpersonal dynamics, and team building. Matt is passionate about creating authentic Christian worship experiences, relationships, and community.
What does pastor of worship arts mean? It means Matt is in charge of coordinating and implementing the creative aspects of the weekly worship experiences.
You can learn a little more about Matt’s philosophy of worship by visiting mattsegebartt.com