We are Committed to Empowering Ordinary Believers
to Embody the Gospel of the Kingom

Meet Our Team

Amy Howard. Encounter Culture Mission Collaborative. Worship. Prayer Ministry Training.

Amy Howard

Executive Director

Founder & Content Creator

  • Speaker & Author

  • Teaches EncounterEquip

  • Coaches EncounterLife for pastors & leaders

  • Leads EncounterGod Weekends

  • Mom of six & fruiting plant enthusiast

B.Mus. from Houghton University M.Div. equivalent from Trinity Anglican Seminary D.Min. in process with Trinity Anglican Seminary

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Justin Howard One Life ECMC

Justin Howard

CFO

Partnerships & Mission

  • Church Relations & Generosity

  • Leads EncounterBuilder

  • Organizational leadership team coaching

  • Leads EncounterGod Weekends

  • Dad of six & home projects enthusiast

B.A. Religion from Houghton University M.A.R. from Trinity Anglican Seminary Certified Coach | Small Business Flight Plan Certified Life Coach | Full Focus Productivity

Andrea O'Connell Encounter Culture

Andrea O’Connell

COO

Operations & Implementation

  • Internal ECMC operations

  • Coaches EncounterBuilder Implementation

  • Coaches EncounterLife Cohorts

  • Leads EncounterGod Weekends

  • Mom of two & culinary enthusiast

B.S. Psychology from Bridgewater State University M.Ed. from Cambridge College Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), MA Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor (LADC I), MA

Encounter Culture Board

  • Dr. Daniel Veno


    Family Physician, Beth Israel Lahey Primary Care, Ipswitch, MA

    MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School

    BA, Dartmouth College

  • Samantha Kenerson


    Manager, Treworgy Family Orchards, Levant, ME

    Mother of four beautiful children

    BA, University of Maine

  • Ryan Richardson


    Project Manager, Triangle Refrigeration, A/C, & Plumbing, Somerset, MA

    Springfield College Business School

    Bristol Community College Business School

  • Paula Schrad


    Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Illinois

    M.A. Counseling, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary

    BS, Taylor University

  • Sarah Heanssler


    Deer Isle, ME

    Mother of five beautiful children

    BA, Columbia International University

    Missionary, Burkina Faso

  • Rev. Dan Lamos


    Associate Senior Pastor, Kings Church

    New Brunswick, Canada

    Coordinator of Freedom Prayer Ministry, Kings Church

    BA, Kingswood University

  • Rt. Rev. Brian Bethke


    Retired U.S. Marine Corps officer with global ministry experience.

    Missionary Bishop, Missio Mosaic

    Bishop Emissary, Anglican Mission Society Global-Tanzania

    Former Church Planter and Revitalization Pastor.

    M.R.E. Liberty Baptist, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Ockenga Fellow, currently pursuing his PhD in Intercultural Education at Western Seminary.

  • Ashleigh Coleman

    Artist/Photographer

    EncounterLife Coach

    Leads EncounterGod Weekends

    M.A.R. in process with Trinity Anglican Seminary 

    B.A. Art History & English, University of South Carolina