Who are the Leaders...

• While we do have ministers and shepherds that help spiritually nurture the body of believers at Westside, our only true leader is Christ. Paul presents this powerfully in Colossians 1:18 when he states, “He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; so that He might come to have first place in everything.” Our leader is Jesus; we look to His example, rely on His word, and trust in Him only to lead us to our heavenly home.

• Scripture tells us that each congregation of the Lord’s church looked fully to Christ as head, God also purposed that there would be those who would equip the saints for service and spiritual growth (Ephesians 4:11-16). These include evangelists (ministers), pastors (elders or shepherds), and teachers. Our spiritual leaders simply have gifts that enable them to encourage and build-up the body. We all look to Christ, and He is our only “leader” in the true sense of the word. Since Christ is our head, Churches of Christ are autonomous and strive only to look to God’s Word for guidance.

• The following two paragraphs describe those who have servant/leader positions at Westside.

• Westside has been blessed great servants for the Lord. Our full time ministers are: Bobby Bligh, pulpit minister and Tom Edmiaston, associate minister, Trey Talley, youth minister and Shelly Neilson, children's minister. All the ministers have a great desire to encourage, equip, and serve our members of all ages. We all strive to make our lessons and classes practical, relevant, and easy to understand and apply.

• Those who do the spiritual shepherding of the congregation are our “elders” or “shepherds.” These men: Bob Brandenberg, John Caldwell, Norm Jensen, and Jeff Williams have the spiritual oversight of all our members. These men seek to example Christ to all our members through service, example, and leadership. Our elders are selected based on Paul's instruction to Timothy in I Timothy 3:1-7 and examples such as presented in I Peter 5:1-3.

• Our hearts' desire is to make Westside a place where both churched and non-churched can feel safe and loved as they explore their relationship with God. But we don’t lead Westside alone. We enjoy and appreciate the support of a great group of servants/leaders in our church.

• We pour our hearts into Westside. We care about people and do our best to show them the love of God. We hope you find this site informative to the point that you will want to come and see more for yourself. We would love to see you at any of our services!
  

Bob Brandenberg	Jeff Williams	John Caldwell	Norm Jensen