Effective Ministry in Uncharted Water

Dr. John Adams has served with Village Missions since 1995. He joined the Mission after completing a Master of Divinity at Western Seminary and serving cross-culturally in China for a year. As Village Missionaries, Dr. Adams and his wife, Candy, first served in a small logging town in the Cascade mountains of southern Oregon. This small-town church helped them grow in the relational aspects of pastoral ministry and served as honorary grandparents to their children born during their eight years of ministry there.

In 2004, John and his family moved to the southern Oregon coast to serve one of the larger churches that partner with Village Missions. John was blessed to work with a variety of staff members during his thirteen years on that field. In 2011 he earned a Doctor of Ministry degree, writing a dissertation on ministry in a rural context. His research explored how rural churches can effectively reach newcomers in their communities, creating opportunities to show and share the love of Christ.

John became the Assistant Director of Village Missions in 2017 and the Executive Director in the summer of 2020.  

John and Candy have been married for 30 years, and their children are now adults working in education and youth ministry.  John and Candy enjoy walks around their small town. Candy loves quilting, and John enjoys woodworking.

Rev. Timothy Chally is the Executive Director of Rockies Southwest Bible Church Extension (RSBCE), a church planting and revitalization ministry of IFCA International. Tim has served in a variety of church ministry positions in Illinois over the past 30 years as a youth pastor, associate pastor, biblical counselor, and worship pastor. He has been the Director of RSBCE for 3 years. Tim also worked for over 30 years in Information Technology for an international company.  He is a graduate of Calvary University in Kansas City, MO.  

Tim and his bride, Nancy, live in Castle Rock, CO, where they are thrilled to serve the Lord in church ministry in the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Tim and Nancy enjoy traveling, reading, fishing, music, and ministering to pastors in small churches. The Challys praise the Lord for the blessings of 5 children and 15 grandchildren.

As a teenager Brian was a part of the Golden Plains Youth For Christ ministry at Northern Valley and he participated in events like Bible quizzing and monthly rallies. During his high school years he was also a part of the first mission trip teams and attended some of the first years of Teens For Christ (TFC) Camp.

In 2010 God called Brian back to Phillipsburg to become the Executive Director for the ministry, now called Teens For Christ Connection. God is doing some great things within TFC and Brian continues to lead TFC forward into the future, striving to do whatever it takes to help teenagers become fully devoted followers of Jesus. Brian and his wife Julie also help lead the Phillipsburg TFC groups. They are the proud parents of Nathan and Natalie.