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