Faculty & Advisors
Stephen Martin Cohort Leader
Stephen has been in ministry, building the local church for more than twenty years and has followed Christ for over thirty years. Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Stephen began serving in ministry as a teenager, and then on staff in his hometown church, Church On The Move. He holds a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from Lindenwood University in Saint Louis, Missouri, and is certified in the DISC Personality Profile and The Big 5 Personality Traits model. Stephen is a member of the International Christian Coaching Institute and is certified in the Biblical Coaching Model.
Passionate about supporting and resourcing church leaders, Stephen founded Church Sherpa, a global online network for pastors, church leaders, and creatives in 2009. In 2013, he and his family moved to Texas to plant Vintage Church near Fort Hood, the largest military base in the United States. Today, Vintage Church is a thriving multi-site church serving thousands, making a significant impact in the Central Texas region. Stephen has authored over twelve books and courses focused on discipleship. Alongside leading Vintage Church, he established Vintage Christian Academy, a Christian Classical School, and the Church Leadership College, an accredited two-year school of ministry. He is also the host of the Under God Podcast.
Stephen resides in Temple, Texas with his wife Kyla, a physician, and their four children, Adilyn, Breelyn, Greyson and Colton.
Nathan Brown College Director
Pastor Nathan Brown is a gifted Bible teacher, engaging communicator, and visionary leader with a deep love for people and a steadfast commitment to truth. He and his wife, Ashley, have served in the local church for over two decades and love the Church with their whole hearts. They are the proud parents of four children, grandparents to two grandsons, and spiritual parents to many more. Raised in church by godly parents, Nathan came to faith at an early age. Over time, he has grown from simple belief to a devoted life of following Jesus and finds great joy in leading others to do the same.
He is a graduate of Vineyard Leadership Institute and Leadership 215, an Every Nation ministry program, where he later served as a teacher and program director. He also holds certificates in the origin and reliability of Scripture, biblical communication, church history, and ecclesiology—training that equips him to develop leaders for lasting, biblically grounded ministry. Nathan has a deep love for God’s Word, which comes through every time he teaches, paired with a unique ability to make complex truths clear and practical, helping believers grow in both understanding and obedience.
As Lead Pastor of Vintage Church in Liberty Hill, Texas, Nathan preaches the unfiltered Word of God and takes thoughtful, courageous stands on cultural and political issues, always with a shepherd’s heart and a deep love for truth. He also co-hosts the Under God Podcast with Pastor Stephen Martin, engaging faith, culture, and politics from a biblical worldview. In addition, he leads curriculum development and leadership training through Church Leadership College.
Whether preaching, teaching, mentoring, or serving in the community, Pastor Nathan leads with clarity, conviction, and compassion. He believes that when the Church is spiritually strong and boldly faithful, families are restored and cities are transformed.
Joshua Harris
Adjunct Instructor
Joshua Harris is a devoted follower of Jesus Christ with a passion for disciple-making and leadership within the church community. His journey of faith began on May 22, 2005, in a hotel room during a 15-year struggle with drug and alcohol addiction. The grace and mercy of Jesus Christ reached into his life, transforming him and leading him into discipleship at Trinity Discipleship House in West Texas. After completing discipleship training, Joshua’s ministry work began in children’s and youth ministries, eventually serving as a youth pastor at First Baptist Church in Georgetown, Texas.
He is married to Elizabeth, who serves as the vice principal of Vintage Christian Academy. Together, they have four children: Luke, a senior in forensics at the University of Texas; Matthew, a junior pursuing dentistry at the University of Texas; Emily, a recent graduate headed to Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas; and Madelyn, who will be starting her sixth grade year at Vintage Christian Academy.
With a heart to equip and empower others, Joshua earned a certification in biblical studies and Christian business ministry from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, as well as a certification in biblical counseling from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2021. He founded the Oak Ridge Discipleship House in Florence, Texas, in 2010, followed by a second men's house in Conroe in 2012. Over the past decade, he has mentored over 300 families, boasting an 85% success rate of men surrendering their lives to Christ and impacting their families and communities. Recently, he partnered with Restoration Ranch Texas to launch a women’s Discipleship House and is currently overseeing the construction of a new facility in Florence.
At Vintage Church, Joshua’s leadership extends through mentoring in men’s ministry, serving on the school board, and now serving as president of Vintage Christian Academy’s board. His heart’s desire is to make disciples and ignite a passion for evangelism among all followers of Christ. As part of the Church Leadership College staff, Joshua is committed to teaching sound doctrine and theology, inspiring believers to wake up each day with a desire to share God’s transformative work.
Luis & Martha Pereda
Adjunct Instructor
In 1989, Luis and Martha Pereda, a native Mexican and a missionary from Virginia, united their lives in marriage with a vision to dedicate themselves to serving God and expanding His kingdom.
After serving as a youth pastor and assistant pastor, Luis was ordained in 1995 as lead pastor of the small church in Mexicali, La Gran Comisión (The Great Commission). By the grace of God and the diversity of ministries that He sent to help lay foundations and expand the vision, the church grew and multiplied. Luis and Martha pastored for over 25 years and participated directly and indirectly in the planting of 10 churches in the Baja California region of Mexico. They have been blessed to encourage and equip the saints through conferences for men, women, marriages, leadership, and more. God has also opened doors for them to minister in other countries such as Australia, the Philippines, and Malaysia, where Luis has ministered with a special anointing to awaken and activate the church for evangelism, as well as to encourage and strengthen pastors and leaders.
When God called them to a new season of ministry, Luis and Martha handed over the local church, left everything behind, and moved to the United States in 2022 with the vision to raise up a Hispanic movement of evangelism and church planting that extends throughout all 50 of the United States and beyond to the nations. With an immense and growing US Hispanic population of over 60 million, Luis and Martha hope to join forces with many people and churches to see this vision fulfilled. As firm believers that God desires that none perish, their passion is to motivate churches to step out of their four walls, live the life of Christ empowered by the Spirit, and be part of a great harvest of souls from every nation and tribe for the kingdom of God. Besides raising up a church, they are currently imparting intensive leadership courses and women’s discipleship ministry in a large and thriving church in Central Texas.
In their family life, Luis and Martha have had the joy of raising six children, five of whom are now married. Their greatest legacy is seeing their children love God, walk in His purposes, and pass on this legacy to eight beautiful grandchildren. The future is bright, and they stand amazed and grateful to witness the fulfillment of God’s promises.
Keegan Sidhu
Adjunct Instructor
Keegan Sidhu is the Lead Pastor of Vintage Church Belton and a passionate local church leader with a heart for worship, missions, and the Word of God. A graduate of Greenville University, Keegan is a lifelong learner devoted to building God’s Church and raising up future leaders alongside his wife Dara and their daughter Tehillah.
Lindsey Oswald
Adjunct Instructor
Lindsey Oswald holds a bachelor’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from Western Washington University. She has been part of Vintage Church since its beginning and now serves as the Ministry Pastor at the Harker Heights location. Passionate about building the local church and helping others take next steps in Christ, Lindsey brings years of hands-on leadership experience. She and her husband, Tyler, are raising four children, and her greatest joy is serving God by investing in both her family and church community.
Daniel Hayworth
Adjunct Instructor
Pastor Daniel Hayworth is a devoted follower of Christ who serves as the Lead Pastor of Vintage Church Harker Heights outside of Fort Hood, Texas. Daniel is a native Texan from Ft. Worth. He originally came to Christ as a child under the faithful discipleship of a local church in Fort Worth and later reaffirmed his faith upon encountering God doing missions work in East Africa. 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 college, Daniel met his wife Mattie. Soon after graduating and going onto active duty, they married and were then stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. He served with the 1st Cavalry Division stationed at Fort Hood as an armor officer until leaving the Army to help found Vintage Christian Academy. Upon a successful first school year, he moved into his role as the location pastor for Vintage Church Harker Heights.
He and his wife have four amazing children and are passionate about speaking the truth, building God’s Kingdom, growing the local church, winning the culture wars, and protecting young children from the secular indoctrination that has overrun the public schools.