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New Life Fellowship is led by the Lord Jesus Christ through godly leaders that He has raised up. The Elders have been called by God, appointed by the Lord, and confirmed by the people to shepherd the flock. They oversee the spiritual growth and issues of the families and individuals who are a part of this covenant community.
Each elder has been tested and has walked out a year under the supervision of the other elders and pastors. Then, he is appointed to serve for as long as he is walking with Christ and is an example to the flock.
Together the elders serve as a ministry team cared for by the pastors.
We also have deacons who serve the temporal needs of the people.
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Pastor Bob Magan is our Lead Pastor (That means that on our team of pastors, he has lead responsibility).
Pastor Bob graduated from Plymouth State College in New Hampshire. He has served as an elder at New Life for 15 years. He loves Jesus, his family, and the flock and has demonstrated wise, faithful leadership in his family and at New Life. He is co-pastoring with Pastor Dave as they move with the Lord to equip us for the work of ministry.
Pastor Bob is bi-vocational, and is employed full-time as a fund manager for Citizensfunds in Portsmouth, NH. He has also worked for TD Bank North and the Bank of New Hampshire. He engages the community through his soccer coaching and by heading the ministry strategy team of "Not Bread Alone," a regional ministry to the needs of the community.
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David Alves is our Coaching Pastor (That means that on our team of pastors, he has identifies and equips pastors & leaders).
Pastor Dave has served the Lord for 30 years. He served with an evangelistic team for his first year as a young believer. He then returned to graduate from Asbury College with a BS in English/ Secondary Ed. From there he served as Director of Outreach at a New England church and went on to Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary where he took his Master of Divinity. All the while he studied, he ministered in churches, camps and conferences with Marcy. Together they did concerts and renewal weeks and weekends in a variety of United Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, Congregational, Assembly of God, Four-Square, and Evangelical churches both domestically and over seas. In 1988, he was ordained by the American Baptist Conference USA and in 1996 by the Advent Christian Maranatha Conference.
David earned his doctorate from Regent University in Christian Leadership, church health, transitioning and revitalization. He is a certified church health associate of Natural Church Development. He has spent 16 years in itinerant ministry and 13 as a local pastor. Pastor Dave is bivocational serving as the Director of Frontline Ministries and as our Coaching Pastor. He also serves our denomination on the International Missions Advisory Council, assisting our Director of World Outreach, Tim Fox. David's missions trips have taken him to Canada, Brazil, and the Republic of Georgia.
Pastor Dave also writes, and loves to fly (Microsoft Flight Simulator). His articles have appeared often in Cell Church, The Witness, at Smallgroups.com and at Godlyplaces.com. He has written numerous short stories, poems, and essays.
His passion for whole families is the source of his desire for men to become true men, reflecting Christ in their homes, churches, jobs, and schools, so that Jesus may be seen, known, and loved.
Together, Pastor Dave and Marcy are spiritual parents, providing practical-living encouragement for New Life and the greater Body of Christ.
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Tammy Ridlon is our Fellowship Administrator (That means that on our leadership team, she is responsible to the elders for the administrative processes, finances, and office of New Life).
Tammy has been with New Life since 1997. She and her husband, Lew, serve the fellowship as Deacons. She is a graduate of Messiah College. And has worked with Urban Promise and Jefferson Pilot. Her spiritual gifts and her training and experience in accounting, communications, and public relations add a much needed dynamic to our staff.
She and Lew live in Concord. Oh yes, Tammy is also the daughter of Pastor Dave and Marcy.  |
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