STORIES
Enjoy stories of Shepherd Leaders around the world in action!
Shepherd in Action, Olen Griffing
August 1, 2023
What a privilege it was to interview Pastor Olen Griffing, Pastor-in-Residence at Gateway Church in Dallas, Texas. Our connection to Pastor Olen is a special one, as his granddaughter is the Content Manager for Presence Point. In fact, you’re only reading this paragraph and…
Shepherd in Action, Ryan Crowl
July 4, 2023
Ryan Crowl and Holly first connected over ten years ago when he was serving as Vice President of Loyd’s Aviation at Bakersfield Jet Center in California. Now President, Ryan’s role is changing and, as future owner, his influence is widening. He and Holly reconnected…
Shepherds in Action, American Heritage Girls
June 13, 2023
Five women from three American Heritage Girls [AHG] Troops gathered in Pennsylvania in early 2022 with 14 girls to spend a day walking through what it looks like to lead well from a biblical perspective. These ladies, who serve in a variety of leadership…
Shepherd in Action, Kevin Becht
March 21, 2023
Today, we want to share a timely Shepherds in Action interview regarding the Asbury Outpouring. For those of you who don’t know, a student-led chapel service at Asbury University here in the U.S. experienced a move of God, and that one service continued 24…
Shepherd in Action, Andrew Spradlin
February 28, 2023
Andrew Spradlin is one of the new Co-Senior Pastors of Valley Baptist Church, a church of nearly 6,000 in the central valley of California. A busy guy with an amazing wife and four kiddos, he’s no stranger to Valley. He grew up in that…
Shepherd in Action, Grace Cabalka
December 6, 2022
Grace Cabalka, Spiritual Director, Mentor, Blogger, and Speaker, entered Holly’s life nearly 30 years ago when they both attended the same church. Grace’s influence deepened in an exceptionally impactful way when she became the Director of Women’s Ministries and Holly participated in a weekly…
Shepherd in Action, Stephen Kaiss
November 1, 2022
Stephen Kaiss, Executive Director of Metro Maryland Youth for Christ, and his leadership team are dear Presence Point partners. They have been committed to implementing the shepherd leadership concept since our first workshop with their team several years ago and have not only connected…
Shepherd in Action, Judy Phillips
October 4, 2022
Whether at camp shepherding teens in a mental health care capacity or lovingly being a shepherd-grandmother to her five-year-old grandson with special needs, Judy Phillips has a gift for serving and sacrificing for those she encounters. She personifies shepherd leader and that is why…
Shepherd in Action, Roger Spradlin
September 6, 2022
Roger Spradlin is Senior Pastor of Valley Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California. He’s served in that role since the church began in 1985 and his commitment to teach the Bible through accurate and relevant exposition has never wavered. Earlier this year, Roger experienced a…
Shepherd in Action, Tracy Matthews
August 9, 2022
Tracy Mathews, self-proclaimed “pioneer, entrepreneur, and shepherd of the spiritual journey,” is Holly’s guest in this Shepherds in Action interview. The Executive Director of Attune, a ministry devoted to helping teams cultivate spiritually attuned leadership, Tracy occupies a special place in how Provision, Protection,…
Shepherd in Action, Mike Bennett
July 4, 2022
Mike Bennett is the bi-vocational Senior Pastor at The Barn church in Grass Valley, California, and he came into Doug and Holly’s life just in time – in God’s timing, of course. Now the Culhane’s local pastor, this church plant was born out of…
Shepherd in Action, Dr. Dave Rahn
June 7, 2022
Dr. Dave Rahn and Holly have known each other through Youth for Christ circles for years, but have developed a rich friendship as she and Doug have walked the shepherd leadership road. Now retired, he spent years working in the youth ministry space and…