Pastor

Pastor Aaron Johnson joined the staff of Resurrection Covenant Church in September of 2006. As the solo pastor, he is engaged in all aspects of the life of the church, helping to foster leadership and initiative among the congregation to carry out the church's call to mission, community, and discipleship. Aaron is very passionate about leading the church to better understand our call as Christians who do justice and love kindness.

Before returning to school at North Park Theological Seminary, Aaron worked in several non-profit organizations in Chicago. Through this work, he became interested in community development and grassroots organizing. Having completed a Master of Social Work in 1999, he was intrigued by the call to love our neighbor as ourselves and how that could and should be lived out in an urban context like Chicago. It is Aaron's sincere desire that we as a church, and as Christian people, become fully rooted in our communities, living out the gospel for God's glory and neighbor's good.

Director of Worship and Creative Arts

Dave Bjorlin joined the staff of Resurrection Covenant Church in April of 2009. As the Director of Worship and Creative Arts, he leads the planning and implementing of Sunday morning worship with an emphasis on music. Dave believes strongly in a blended worship that uses the rich traditions of the historical Church (liturgies, hymns, confessions) as well as the continuing creativity of the people of God that is emerging within current Christian communities.

Dave is currently a student at North Park Theological Seminary where he is studying for a Master of Divinity degree. Prior to seminary, Dave served at First Covenant Church in Mason City, Iowa, as Minister of Worship Arts. He is excited to serve in the ResCov community and looks forward to the unexpected ways in which the Spirit will move amongst the people of God.

Leadership Team

At ResCov, we operate on a Leadership Team model of governance. This model intends to be responsive and agile, empowering a small group of lay leaders to make decisions on a variety of routine matters related to the day-to-day operations of the church. At ResCov our hope is not that the leadership team will simply manage things from the top-down. While they do act as trustees of the church's resources, their most important role is to inspire and excite growth from the entire community in our worship, discipleship, mission, and community. The members of the Leadership Team are elected to terms with a set number of years, and are affirmed in these positions by the entire membership of the church. Please feel free to call upon any of these individuals with questions, ideas, suggestions, or concerns.

The Leadership Team includes: Baxter Swenson, Bryan Nelson-Phelan, Christin McFadyen, Dena Wangberg, and Carissa Esmon (Church Chair)