Faculty & Staff
Stephen Martin is the founder and visionary of Church Leadership College. He brings over 20 years of experience in ministry and leadership to the school. Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Stephen began serving in ministry as a teenager and interned at his hometown church, Church On The Move. He holds a bachelor’s degree in humanities and secondary education from Lindenwood University in Saint Louis, Missouri, and is certified in the DISC Personality Profile and The Big 5 Personality Traits model. In 2013, Stephen and his family moved to Texas and planted Vintage Church just outside of Fort Hood, the largest military base in the United States. Today, Vintage Church is a multi-site church of thousands and continues to make a significant impact in the Central Texas region. With his wealth of experience, Stephen is excited to prepare and equip leaders for full time vocational ministry through Church Leadership College.
Stephen Martin
Cohort Leader
Chris Shea
Program Director
Lindsey Oswald is the Director of Church Leadership College. She has been a Pastoral staff member at Vintage Church for the past 8 years, holding various leadership positions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Western Washington University, and is excited to come alongside CLC students and they are prepared and equipped for full time vocational ministry.
Josh Harris
Adjunct Instructor
Joshua Harris is an experienced leader and advocate for the discipleship and the local church. He is the president and executive director of Oak Ridge Ministries, a non-profit Christian character-building ministry. With two locations and a transition house, Oak Ridge provides men struggling with drug and alcohol addiction an opportunity to spend six months with God and other Christians learning how to find freedom from life's hurts through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
In addition to his work at Oak Ridge, Joshua has a sales and marketing background spanning from 1992 to 2005. He has also served in youth ministry and recovery outreach from 2006 to 2010, becoming licensed and ordained in 2008. Joshua graduated from UMHB with a degree in Christian Ministry/Biblical Studies in 2017 and received certification in Biblical Counseling from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2021.
With his passion for the local church and extensive experience in ministry and leadership, we believe he will be a valuable asset to our team.
Luis & Martha Pereda
Adjunct Instructor
Luis and Martha Pereda married in 1989, combining their callings—his as a Mexican pastor, hers as an American missionary. Over 25 years, they faithfully led La Gran Comisión church in Mexicali, helping plant 10 churches in the region and equipping believers through various conferences. In 2022, they moved to the U.S. with a bold vision to raise a Hispanic evangelism and church-planting movement across the 50 states and beyond. Personally, they’ve raised six children and delight in seeing their growing family live out a strong spiritual legacy.
Nate Brown
Adjunct Instructor
Pastor Nathan Brown is a gifted and passionate Bible teacher, bold communicator, and visionary leader with a deep love for people and a commitment to truth. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Nathan has called Central Texas home since 1989. His wife, Ashley, a native Austinite raised in Cedar Park, shares his heart for ministry. Together they’ve served in the local church for over two decades. They are the proud parents of four children, grandparents to two grandsons, and spiritual parents to many more. Their oldest son, Joshua, and his wife, May, serve on staff at Vintage Church in Harker Heights.
Pastor Nathan is known for preaching the unfiltered Word of God and for taking bold, thoughtful stands on cultural and political issues, always with a shepherd’s heart and a deep love for truth. He co-hosts the Under God Podcast with Pastor Stephen Martin, engaging faith, culture, and politics from a biblical worldview. He also plays a key role in training and developing the next generation of leaders through our Church Leadership College.
Whether he is behind the pulpit, mentoring leaders, or engaging the broader community, Pastor Nathan leads with clarity, conviction, and compassion. He believes that when the Church is healthy and bold, cities are transformed and families are restored.
Daniel Hayworth
Adjunct Instructor
Pastor Daniel Hayworth is the Lead Pastor of Vintage Church Harker Heights outside of Fort Hood, Texas. Daniel is a native Texan from Ft. Worth. He studied economics in college at Texas A&M University, where he graduated with honors and received a commission into Active Duty, finishing as a distinguished military graduate.
While in the Army, Daniel married his wife Mattie, and then was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. He served with the 1st Cavalry Division stationed at Fort Hood until leaving the Army to help found Vintage Christian Academy. He and his wife have four children and are passionate about winning the culture wars, protecting young children from the secular indoctrination that has overrun the public schools, and building the Kingdom of God in the local community.