Leadership
One Team. One Dream.
Trace Crossing takes a team approach to ministry leadership and believes the church functions best when there is a plurality of leaders following a common vision with a united passion.
Kevin Williams, Worship Pastor
Kevin Williams is a preacher's kid and a native of Alabama but calls Mississippi home. Kevin and his wife Christian have a son, Chael (10) and a daughter, Ella Kate (7). Before coming to Trace Crossing in 2006, Kevin travelled the southeast leading worship for conferences, camps, revivals, and other events through Kevin M. Williams Ministries, founded in 1995 and also served from 2000-2001 as the Associate Pastor of Worship at The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, AL. Kevin is a 1996 Music Theory and Composition graduate of Samford University. Kevin is a fan of SEC football, mainly the Auburn Tiger variety and couldn't really care less about other teams or other sports. Not very adventurous or much of a risk-taker, Kevin is definitely the most boring guy on staff and enjoys the activities provided by the great indoors...hanging with his family, watching films, television and enjoying live or recorded music...writing music, playing music, listening to music, acquiring music, dissecting music, and criticizing music.
CONTACT KEVIN HERE: kwilliams@tracecrossing.org
Barton Ramsey, Student Minister
Barton began serving as our student minister in August 2009. He served previously as the student minister at a church in northeast Texas. Barton and his wife Bethany met while attending Criswell College in Dallas, TX. They married July 2008, and both of them are finishing school at Liberty University. Barton was born and raised here in Tupelo. He loves riding motorcycles, duck hunting, UFC, and NASCAR. He and Bethany both have a heart for missions in Africa and have spent time helping church plants in Kenya. Barton will be working to disciple our middle school and high school students by teaching the word and leading them to serve in Tupelo, US, and all over the world.
CONTACT BARTON HERE: barton@tracecrossing.org
Shane Robbins, LifeGroups Coordinator
Shane Robbins came to Trace Crossing in March 2007, but didn't start coordinating our LifeGroups until Summer 2008. Shane and his wife Tricia, who serves as our Children's Ministry Coordinator, have two kids - a girl named Morgan and a son named Ethan. Growing up in Tupelo and a graduate of Tupelo High (88'), he remembers the excitement of "the new mall" and weekend tours of "the strip" between the old Burger King and bowling alley. Shane now works as the Program Director for Millcreek Centers of North Mississippi, which provides residential and day treatment programs specializing in mental health treatment for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems. He completed his undergraduate degree at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida (93') and his Master's degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Tennessee (01'). He is currently enrolled in seminary at Liberty University based in Lynchburg, Virgina. He is a huge fan of the Tennessee Vols, St. Louis Cardinals, and even still pulls for the ol' Golden Wave.
CONTACT SHANE HERE: shane.robbins@millcreekcenters.com
Servant Leadership Team
As Trace Crossing's leadership model is created, this team serves as our chief servant body. This transitional Servant Leadership Team's focus is on guiding The Church at Trace Crossing through the transitions and challenges it faces throughout the year. They work alongside our staff in giving overall leadership direction to the church during these early stages. The following people have been asked to help lead Trace Crossing through this year: Britt Allred, Tommy Lee, Drew Love, Derald McCaleb, Daniel Monaghan, Shane Robbins, and Sammy Simmons. The primary responsibility of this group is to ensure...
- The Missional Focus of the Church
- The Theological Integrity of the Church
- The Overall Ministry of the Church
Administrative Teams
Every church has to have that group of people that handles the nuts and bolts of everything. These are the detail people who make sure the i's get dotted and the t's get crossed. Each of these teams performs a vital function to the overall effectiveness of the church.
- Stewardship (Financial Responsibility) Team
- Personnel Ministry Team