Each interim pastor at VitalChurch is a ministry practitioner who has been trained and has demonstrated a competence in VitalChurch’s revitalization process. The ministry itself is led by a group of partners and overseen by an executive director. Our interim pastors participate and are actively involved in all aspects of the ministry: diagnostic analysis, intentional interim pastoring, and follow-up coaching.
Interim Pastors
Dave Miles – Interim Pastor Team Leader / Founding Partner
Dave is the founding partner of VitalChurch Ministry and its interim pastor team leader. Dave has been privileged to see numerous churches transformed through VitalChurch’s revitalization process over the years. Dave lives in New York with his wife, Janet. They’ve been married since June 1980. Together they have three daughters, three sons-in-law, and numerous grandchildren. …
Gregg Caruso – Diagnostic Team Leader / Partner
Gregg Caruso is the VitalChurch team Diagnostic Team Leader. Gregg has been married to Linda since 1978 and they are based in Santa Barbara, California. He and Linda have four adult children and six grandsons. Gregg earned his M.A. in Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary and served as a “permanent pastor” for 16 years. Since …
Tom Wilkens – Leadership Systems / Partner
Tom resides in Colorado and has been married to his best friend, Jan, since 1982. They have two married daughters. Tom earned a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver. His passion is how marriages, teams, churches and organizations develop and grow well—with special interest in …
Robert Samsel – Associate
Bob Samsel has worked with the VitalChurch team since 2014, helping with church diagnostics and report writing. His passion is to help churches establish healthy patterns that will glorify God and grow the Kingdom. Bob has a B.S. in Business Administration, an M.Div. from Bethel Theological Seminary, and a D.Min. in Family and Marriage Counseling …
Steve Miller – Associate
Steve Miller resides in Central Oregon and has been married to his wife, Marlene, since 1976. They have four married children and seven grandchildren. Steve earned an M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a D.Min. from Talbot School of Theology. He enjoys helping Christians not only understand the gospel and their faith, but also contemporary …
Steve Ignash – Associate
Steve Ignash resides in Southern California and is a graduate of Talbot School of Theology. He has a wide range of ministry experience, including work at small, bible-teaching churches, as well as at Southern California megachurch, Saddleback Church. Steve enjoys reading, spending time at the beach, and working out. In addition to his work as an intentional …
David Young – Associate
David Young and his wife, Maryanne, are based in Houston. They have been married for 32 years and have two daughters in college. They started working together doing business process re-engineering at AT&T until they followed the Lord’s call to pastor churches through the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Dave has pastored churches for 23 years in …
Rich Schoenert – Associate
Rich graduated from Gordon-Conwell Seminary with both the M.Div. and D.Min. degrees. He “retired” several years ago after serving as a Senior Pastor for 43 years. The last twenty-four of those years were spent at Calvary Church, Roseville, MN, a multi-site congregation. Since “retirement,” he has served four churches as an Intentional Interim Pastor. Rich …
Craig Ray – Associate
Born and raised in Maine, Craig’s lifelong passion is to come alongside churches throughout New England to raise them up into spiritual maturity and health so they will be poised to reach people for Christ. Craig draws from ten years of varied ministry and leadership experiences such as church planting, revitalization, youth ministry, overseas missions, …
Geoff Bohleen – Associate
Geoff Bohleen and his wife, Joni, met on a blind date and have been married since 1984. They live in Minnesota, and have three married, adult children and three grandchildren. In their spare time they enjoy times with their family, good friends, road trips, good books and movies, and the North Carolina beach. Geoff graduated …
Keith Twigg – Associate
Keith and his wonderful family live in beautiful northwest Wyoming where Keith loves to fly fish and chase elk. Keith’s passion is to see healthy teams and ministries flourish and to see every Christ-follower maximized in their impact for the Kingdom. Keith has served in numerous roles in ministry including Campus Pastor, Multi-Site Director, and Lead Pastor, …
Kevin Walzak – Associate
Kevin Walzak has been married to Linette for close to 40 years. They have 6 children and 10 grandchildren. Before joining VitalChurch, Kevin was a lead pastor for 34 years as well as a church planter. He has served in Virginia, Syracuse, New York, and Mountain Lake, Minnesota. Kevin has a doctoral degree from Gordon …
Wade Thompson – UK Executive Director
As the Executive Director of VitalChurch UK, Wade brings the VitalChurch process to the UK. Wade has been married to Victoria since 2007, and they live in Glasgow, Scotland. Wade moved from the USA in 2004 to serve on a lead church plant team in the West End of Glasgow. With a heart for the …