Our Team

The following individuals serve our church family in various leadership roles. Throughout the New Testament, many people played vital roles in proclaiming the gospel and strengthening the church, most often identified simply as brothers, sisters, and fellow workers. Within our churches, we aim to:

Recognize and affirm the gifts God has given each person.
Clarify how those gifts serve the body through entrusted responsibilities.

*Denotes a part-time or full-time paid role.

James Island Christian Church

Russ Miller*

Lead Pastor
Pastor of Teaching

Caleb Nel*

Executive Pastor; Next Generation, Leadership and Staff Development

Chris Talbott*

Associate Pastor; Pastor of Care Ministries, Prayer, and Home Groups

Matt Alt*

Campus Operations Director; Deacon
Middle School Ministry Coordinator

Andrew Duggan

Stewardship Team Leader
Deacon

Jessica Duggan

Women's Ministry Team Co-Leader (Administration)

Jackie Miller*

Women's Ministry Team Co-Leader (Teaching); Worship Team Leader

Dena Johnson*

Children's Ministry Director

Irene Weeks*

Finance and Data Manager

Lanie Ratterree*

Director of Communications & Administration

Laurel Inabinet*

Hospitality Director
Local Evangelism & Outreach Coordinator

Noah & Sky Wallace*

High School Ministry Directors
MUSC Campus Ministry
(Dental Community Fellowship)

Robby McGlohn

Care Coordinator - Men

Dawn Dausman*

Care Coordinator - Women
Healing Prayer Coordinator

Steve Mattie*

International Missions Team Leader Facilities Staff, Deacon

Chris Hostetler

JICS School Board Vice-chair
Deacon

Lewis Campbell

JICS School Board Chairman

Gail Jennings

Intercessory Prayer Team Leader

Clay Abel

Love and Care Team Leader

Chelsea Johnson*

Special Events and Retreats Coordinator

Jonathan & Laurel Inabinet

Directors of Alpha

Jenny Gochnauer

Meals Ministry Coordinator (Hospitalizations)

Melissa Davison

Meals Ministry Coordinator
(New Births)

Matt & Heather Alt

Foster Care and Adoption

Matt Wentzler

Security Team Coordinator

Nathan Farmer

Production Team Coordinator

Carson Talbott*

Administrative Assistant

Charles & Irene Weeks

Marriage Care Coordinators

Joe & MariElena Raya

Culinary Team Leaders

Lighthouse Church North Charleston

Jon Lewis*

Lead Elder
Lighthouse Church North Charleston

Odessa Lewis*

Children's Ministry Director

Carlin Cole

Elder

Sandra Cole

Assistant Children's Ministry Director

Aaron Stoermann

Director of Operations

Tony Ippolito

Church Administrator and Facilities Director

Colleen Ippolito

Communications Director
Hospitality Director

Michael Whiting

Local Evangelism Coordinator

Aaron & Mary Stoermann

Prayer Team Leaders

Tim Fowler

Worship Team Leader

Elders + Wives

Our conviction from Scripture is that churches should function like households and that the primary responsibility of caring for those spiritual families should be entrusted to qualified men whose individual lives and families serve as examples to the church. Elders provide shepherding care, teaching, and governmental oversight to the church.

Because they do this through the ministry of their families, we specifically recognize how elders' wives partner with them in this work. Each couple does this through their own unique set of gifts and season of life.