Leadership
Serving the Lord to further our Mission & Vision
Meet our Leadership
Steve Petersen
PresidentSteve first experienced missions as a 15-year-old teen helping to build a church in the Virgin Island in 1979 with Teen Missions. He graduated from Christ For The Nations Institute (Dallas, Texas) in 1984 and joined Teen Missions staff that Fall. During his early years on staff, Steve served in the Video Department and helped with the production and editing of dramatic evangelistic films written by Ken Anderson. From 1992 to 2000 Steve coordinated national Boot Camps in Tanzania, Philippines, Jordan, and Lebanon. He's served as a summer trip leader on 34 teams and has served as Vice President of Operations.
Meet our Board
Major decisions regarding Teen Missions are decided by the Governing Board. The Governing Board is composed of professionals and lay people, as well as some members of Teen Missions staff, with a heart for God and a love for youth.
Dawn Ayers
Member
Curt Bitterman
Vice President
Jim Grossmann
Member
Beth Kostner
Treasurer & Advisory Board
Paul Kostner
Member
Thomas Maher
Member
Anthony Myers
Member
Tom Palmer
Member
Member
Doug Petersen
Member
Gay Petersen
Secretary
Kyle Shropshire
Member