Leadership
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Russ grew up in Oklahoma, graduating from OU in 1973 with a degree in Petroleum Land Management. He worked for Shell Oil and then an independent company until 1981. That year he married his wife Sue, a graduate of and cheerleader at the University of Houston. That same year, God called them to career ministry and they headed to Albuquerque, N.M., where they started their family. They moved to Mississippi for 10 years while Russ pursued and completed his Masters of Divinity and Ph.D. They have been at Rush Creek since 1994 and wouldn’t be anywhere else. They have 3 children and 4 grandchildren with more on the way (they hope!) Russ likes to play golf, read on the topics of history and leadership, and travel.
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Marty grew up in Arkansas where he graduated from Ouachita Baptist University with a Biblical studies degree. He married Stephanie (Davis) Collier and moved to Texas to attend Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he received a Masters of Divinity. Marty and Stephanie have three beautiful children: Anna-Kate, Cole, and Davis. He has served on staff at Rush Creek as the student Pastor from 1998-2001, and as the Co-Pastor form 2005-present. Marty is responsible for leading the Mira-Lagos campus as well as partnering with the Lead Pastor to give overall leadership to The Church on Rush Creek. In his free time, he enjoys playing with his kids, dating his wife, reading, and doing triathlons.
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Eric is a native of Grambling, LA and a graduate of Grambling State University. He and his wife Stephanie have been married 26 years and have two sons, Myles Brandon and Bronson Xavier. Eric was employed at Allstate Insurance Company for 20 years, before going into fulltime ministry. In November of 2001 Eric was called to The Church on Rush Creek, where he has served as Worship Pastor for 10 years. Eric has many years of experience directing choirs, ministering through song and leading worship. He has sung with many recording artists and recorded two albums with the Dallas/Ft Worth Mass Choir, facilitated worship workshops and lead worship at conferences throughout Texas and Louisiana. He has a love for Gods people and his desire is for people to experience the presence of the Lord. His life scripture is Psalm 91:1-2 “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I will trust””.
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Brian and his wife Sheryl met while attending Texas Tech University and married in 1988. After 17 years in the business world, Brian felt the call to full-time ministry and moved to Arlington so he could attend seminary. He and his family started attending Rush Creek in 2000 and joined the staff part-time in 2002. In 2005, he transitioned to full-time and now serves as our Community Pastor as we reach out to the under-resourced in our world. He firmly believes that Christ-followers are called to action in Proverbs 31: 8-9: “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
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Scott grew up in Abilene Tx and graduated from Hardin Simmons University. After spending 10 years in student ministry and finishing his Master’s degree at Logsdon School of Theology, Scott and his wife Michelle moved back to the Metroplex. Scott and Michelle have been married since 1993 and have 2 children, Tanner and Emily. Scott became the Senior Pastor of Fellowship of the Metroplex in 2004 and helped lead the transition and merger of FOM to The Church on Rush Creek in 2012. Scott now devotes his time to serving as the Campus Pastor for our Mansfield West campus. In his free time Scott loves sports, traveling with his family, and playing golf.
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