The Staff @ Harvest Baptist Church
Scott Poling: Senior Pastor
Pastor Scott Poling came to the church in the Spring of 1995. His devotion
in life is to the Lord, his wife Carla and family, and to the ministries at Harvest.
Scott’s heart and passion at the church is for preaching, evangelism, and
leadership. He grew up in and around Ocean City, NJ and at the age of 17 came
to faith in Christ. Pastor Scott graduated from Cedarville University in Cedarville,
OH and then received his Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary
in Dallas, TX.
Matt Drietz: Youth Ministries Pastor
Pastor Matt came to Harvest in August, 2002. He grew up in Minnesota where through his teen and college years he worked in camping ministries. It was while working his way up through the ranks of Camp Shamineau that he received his call to ministry and developed a deep love and passion for young people. Matt
attended Oak Hills Christian College and earned his B. A. in Youth Ministry, and even better, met and married the love of his life, Amanda. Matt now enjoys serving at Harvest and loves spending time with Amanda and their five children.
Rollie
Lindstrom: Pastor of Worship and Adult Ministries
Rollie served
as part time Pastor of Worship at Harvest since 1999 before becoming full-time in 2006. He also served
as Minister of Worship in Tucson, AZ, Executive Director of the Moody Alumni
Association at Moody Bible Institute and as Executive Director of the
Christian Youth Center in Joliet. Rollie holds a Bachelor
of Arts in Sacred Music from Moody Bible Institute and Master of Church Music
degree from Western Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary in Portland,
OR. Rollie and his wife Sandi have one son at home and 2 married children.
George Curry: Pastor of Care
George has served on the Pastoral Staff
at Bethesda Baptist in Brownsburg, IN for 28 years before moving to Oswego a few years ago. George oversees Harvesting Homes visitation ministry, Member care, and Divorce Recovery ministries. He
and his wife Tonda have 2 married children and 7 grandchildren.
Paul Dean: Business Administrator
Paul has attended Harvest for over 8 years serving as a deacon and teacher for Sunday school and the Oasis College ministry prior to joining our staff in 2005. In addition to his role as Business Administrator, he is serving as Men's Ministry Director. Raised in a Christian home, Paul accepted Christ as Lord and Savior at age five. Paul earned his degree in Business Administration, and has taken numerous graduate level finance/business courses over the course of his 20-year business management career before coming to Harvest. Paul and his wife Cindy live in Plainfield, have two adult children and one daughter at home.
Laura Torres: Director of Early Childhood Ministries
Laura came to Harvest after meeting Pastor Scott, who was canvassing through
their subdivision one Saturday morning in August 1997 and came on staff
in May 2002. Laura asked Christ to be her Savior when she was 8 years old, and was raised in a loving Christian home with parents who
were involved
in children’s programs for many years. She holds a B. S. from Western
Illinois University and took an Advanced Studies Program from Moody Bible Institute.
Laura
and her husband Tony have two children at home and a married daughter.
Bill Maroney: Director of Elementary Ministries
Bill has been at Harvest since 2001. He and his wife Julie have been serving in Harvest Children Ministries since 2002. They've been involved in teaching Sunday school, AWANA, children's church and Vacation Bible School. Bill joined the Harvest staff in January 2007, after a 20-year career at Metlife in financial management. Bill came to know the Lord as his Savior in his early 20's. He and Julie have two children at home, a married daughter and 1 grandchild.
Lynn Schilling: Director of Celebrate Recovery
Lynn, husband Greg, and daughter Katie, started attending Harvest in 1998, and Lynn came on staff in 2000, and has served as Director for Celebrate Recovery since 2003. Lynn came to know Christ at age 35 and loves to share her story of hope and a changed life with those who are struggling. Lynn also serves as Regional Director for Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered 12 step program, for Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and North and South Dakota.
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