LED BY JESUS TOGETHER

The Elder Team

  • Drake Burrows

    LEAD PASTOR

    Drake serves as the Lead Pastor of Trinity Church. He and his wife Lydia have been married since 2016 and are blessed with two children. He holds a B.A. in Biblical & Theological Studies (Boyce College) and is completing a Master of Divinity degree (MBTS). He serves the church in many ways, including preaching/teaching, leadership of the pastoral team, and vision-casting for discipleship and mission.

  • Daniel Tanner

    ELDER

    Daniel serves as a lay elder at Trinity Church. He and his wife Ellen have been married since 2021 and are blessed with two children. He holds a B.A. in Supply Chain Management (Baylor University) and a Master’s of Divinity (MBTS). He works full-time as the Director of Financial Aid at Midwestern Seminary.

  • Thomas Hext

    ELDER

    Thomas serves as a lay elder at Trinity Church. He and his wife Aeriole have been married since 2013 and are blessed with three children. He holds a B.A. in Business Administration (Pittsburg State University), an M.A. in Theological Studies (MBTS), and is currently pursuing a PhD in Applied Theology (MBTS). He works as a Humanities & Ethics teacher at Faith Christian Academy in Kansas City.

THE ELDERS (or “pastors”) of Trinity Church are men who are called, tested, qualified, and appointed to serve, instruct, care for, and lead the church. They instruct the church in matters of doctrine, provide spiritual care for the church, guard the flock against false teaching, administer the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s supper, and equip the saints for the work of the ministry.

Our conviction is that a “plurality of elders” is both a biblical and practical blessing for the church. The elders of Trinity differ from one another in experience and gifting, and one or two may labor more frequently in preaching than others, yet all are equal in authority and title.

* See Ephesians 4:12-16; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Acts 20:17-35

Deacons

  • Ellen Tanner

    Deacon of Communications

  • Joshua Todd

    Deacon of Production

  • Hyacin Todd

    Deacon of Hospitality

  • Micah Smith

    Deacon of Worship

THE DEACONS of Trinity Church are those called, tested, and appointed by the pastors to serve in specific areas of church ministry. From administration and communication to service coordination and events, the deacons meet key needs and allow the pastors to remain devoted to the ministry of the Word and prayer.

* See Acts 6:1-7, 17:22; 1 Timothy 3:8-13; Titus 1.

CG Leaders

  • Austin Morris

    CG Leader

  • Micah Smith

    CG Leader

  • Jaylenn Wong

    CG Leader

THE CG (“community group”) LEADERS of Trinity Church are members of the congregation appointed by the pastors to lead and facilitate in small group settings. While there is no biblical “office” for this role, we believe these leaders are a practical and life-giving blessing to the church.

* See Acts 2:46-47; Hebrews 10:25.