pastoral team

tj tims
Lead Pastor
T. J. is lead pastor of Immanuel Nashville, and holds a PhD from the University of Aberdeen and a theology degree from King’s College London. T. J. was ordained into the Christian ministry in 2008. He lives with his wife and four children in metropolitan Nashville.

sam allberry
Associate Pastor
Sam grew up in England, where he became a Christian and eventually a church pastor. He is the author of several books. Outside of Immanuel Sam serves as a Canon Theologian for the Anglican Church in North America, and as a Fellow at the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. Sam joined the staff of Immanuel in 2023 and lives in south Nashville. He loves helping people discover the welcoming heart of Jesus Christ.

Barnabas Piper
Assistant Pastor
Barnabas grew up as a pastor’s kid, graduated from Wheaton College, and spent 14 years working in Christian publishing. He began attending Immanuel in 2017. In 2018 he began to sense God’s call on his life to pastoral ministry. He joined the staff of Immanuel in 2019 and was called as a pastor in 2020. He loves investing in and shepherding this community of believers who welcome hurting and weary people and walk with them to Jesus. Barnabas is the author of several books and lives in the north suburbs of Nashville with his wife and two daughters.

Vince Greenwald
Assistant Pastor
Vince lives in West Nashville with his wife Caroline and their three little ones, Bear, Lila, and Grace. Caroline and Vince "adulted" at Immanuel starting in 2016 after graduating from Baylor University. Vince especially loves watching youth and college students at Immanuel steep in the good news of Jesus Christ, experience a culture shaped by the gospel, and find a sense of belonging in the Church.
Leaders in residencE

ray ortlund
Pastor To Pastors

russell moore
Minister In Residence

Scott Thomas
Minister In Residence
elders

Chuck Callahan

Jim Daugherty

Jonathan Hinton

Bill Kottas

Travis Lester

Stephen Maples

alex lewis

David Thomas




Stege Wheeler
Jeff Ross
Wes williams
Tom Cox
staff

Kent Lapp
Executive Director

Jessica Waterman
Music Director

Taylor Cheek
Director of Immanuel Kids

Vince Greenwald
Director of Student Ministry


chris Hickman
Technical Director / Media Production Specialist
Jason Cheek
Director of Services / Bandleader

Brian Bobel
Director of Design

Tony Shepherd
Director of Assimilation & Communications

Hunter Braden
Executive Assistant To Lead Pastor
Deacons

Ashley Edwards



Jeremy Thompson
chris o'cull
Matt knowe

REBECCA MCELRATH
