Education: 

-B.A. in Christian Ministry, minors in Music and Theater, from Messiah University (2014).  

-M.Div. from Truett Seminary and M.M. in Church Music from Baylor University (2019).  

-Ph.D. in Church Music from Baylor University (2023).

Some fiction I've appreciated: 

The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss.  I just wish he would hurry up and finish the third book of the trilogy!

Avatar: The Last Airbender (the original animated show).

3 Jobs I've Had:  

Music & Worship Associate at Calvary Baptist Church, Waco.  

Pastoral Intern at Second Baptist Downtown Little Rock.  

Food Runner at the Circular Dining Room at The Hotel Hershey.

I wish each person would know: 

I love dogs, the outdoors, and cooking.

Send Michael an email at Michael.Huerter@holmeswood.org

What excites you most about being at Holmeswood?

What excites me most about Holmeswood is the sense of community I get from being around everyone there. It truly feels like a church family.

If you had a completely free day, how would you spend it?

I would spend it with my family out in nature.  We would spend time as a family.  I could play music.  At night we could see the stars.  It would be lovely.

What's a quirky fact about you?

I used my musical background to write a choral song to Psalm 23 when I was in college.  It ended up becoming my senior capstone.

If your life had a theme song, what would it be?

"Dancing with my Shadow" by Benjamin William Hastings or the piece "Claire de Lune" By Claude Debussy.  But, in all honesty, my theme song would change regularly. 

Send Sydney an email at

children@holmeswood.org

If you could help every student hold onto one truth about themselves or God, what would it be?

You are fully known and fully loved—by others, by God, and you are worthy of that same love from yourself. 

The love of others reminds you that you don’t have to do life alone.  The love of Christ shows you that your worth was never something you had to earn—it was given freely and completely.  And learning to love yourself means choosing to believe those truths even on the days when they’re hardest to see.

If that one truth could take root, it would change how you see your failures, your relationships, and your purpose.  You’d begin to live not trying to prove your worth, but from a place of already having it.

What's your go-to favorite local restaurant in the KC area?

Shack Breakfast & Lunch

What's something people might be surprised to learn about you?

I am a huge fan of the Canadian band called the Barenaked Ladies.  I have been following them since I was in college in Michigan.  

If you had a completely free Saturday, what would it look like?

Starting with my favorite yoga class then brunch with friends. Later in  the afternoon and evening I would listen to an audiobook and cross stitch.  

Send Heather an email at

youth@holmeswood.org

Education: 

-DeVry- Bachelor's Degree

-Penn Valley: Associates of Applied Science

Best TV Comedy of all time: Seinfeld is always good for a laugh (or two). Yadda, yadda.

3 places you need to try in Kansas City: First Friday's in the Crossroads, Streetcar, and Prairie Village Art Fair

Books I could read over and over: The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Send Debbie and email at debbie.kinsella@holmeswood.org

Education: 

-Graduate Work in Accounting: UMKS

-B.A. Business & Sociology: William Jewell College

3 TV shows I can always watch: Jeopardy, Midsomer Murders, and Amazing Race

As a child, when I grew up I wanted to be: I can't remember anything specific.

Some of my favorite things about Holmeswood are: Handbells, Sanctuary Choir, and potlucks with my Bible Fellowship Group

Send Pam an email at pam.ussery@holmeswood.org