Dr. Kent R. Hunter, Ministry Founder & Leader
Kent Hunter is the founder and leader of Church Doctor Ministries, Corunna, Indiana. He is an ordained Lutheran pastor and has Ph.D and D.Min degrees. He is the author of several books and numerous articles. He has consulted over 1,200 churches in 63 denominations. He is heard daily through the Christian radio program The Church Doctor™. He has taught pastors and leaders in numerous countries around the world.
Kent has served churches in Florida, Indiana, Michigan, and Adelaide, South Australia. He says his reason for being born is to help Christians and churches fulfill the Great Commission.
Kent lives in northeast Indiana on a certified tree farm with his wife, Janet, who is a preschool teacher at the church they attend. Their daughter, Laura, is married. Their son, Jon, is married and serves as a church planter among university students at St. Thomas’ Church in Sheffield, England.
Tracee J. Swank, Executive Ministry Team Leader, Consultant, Coach
Tracee J. Swank serves as part of the executive ministry team and is a certified Church Doctor Consultant and Ministry Coach.
Tracee is committed to helping local churches and ministry organizations discover their purpose and mission in the communities they serve through coaching and consulting ministry leaders. Tracee is passionate about resourcing and releasing Christian leaders to help fulfill the Great Commission.
Tracee has an undergraduate degree in organization development from the University of Toledo. She received a master’s degree in Theological Studies and Spiritual Formation from the Winebrenner Theological Seminary.
Her other ministry activities include serving on a taskforce for Cherry Street Mission Ministries focused on developing discipleship training for pastors and ministry leaders. She is a member of the community advisory committee for Journey of the Heart Ministries, a ministry dedicated to mentoring and developing Christian women. Tracee’s mission field experience includes regular trips to Guatemala and participating in the St. Thomas’ Church Visitors Week in Sheffield, England.
Tracee’s spare time is usually filled with reading, writing, and studying trends in Christianity. When not traveling for ministry work, she can be found in her kitchen adapting and trying new recipes or outside vegetable gardening. She lives in Northwest Ohio with her husband, Matt, and their black lab, Jimmie. Together, Tracee and Matt, (and Jimmie) train assistance dogs for Assistance Dogs of America.
Josh Humberger, Leader, Servants Equipping New Disciples, (SEND)
Joshua Humberger is from Toledo, Ohio. A former radio DJ and professional actor for over 15 years, he has now found his new “stage” – a stage that will be on a grander scale: his passion for fulfilling the Great Commission. Josh has been quite busy over the last few years with Threshold Church. He has run the mid-sized missional community called “11-7”: a callout group that has fed and served tens of thousands of people from many backgrounds and has received a national award from AOL’s “The Nice One Program.” Every month this group is out in the world to fellowship and “Pay It Forward” to the community, showing God’s love.
Along with serving in drama, creative arts, writing ministries, and lay leader positions, Josh has experienced church all over the U.S. His ministry motto is “Live Your Faith,” so he is “beyond excited” for this call to lead SEND North America. After returning from Sheffield, England, last June, he has been inspired to work in ministry full-time with young adults, specifically in the area of mission. Josh is happily married to his wife Samantha, and just had their first boy, Caleb this April! In his free time he loves to read, watch films, follow Ohio State Buckeye football, auto racing, and attend concerts.
