ELDER TEAM

MEET OUR LEADERSHIP

God’s really in charge around here. We don’t get to sit in on the Trinity’s board meetings or anything, but we read His memos (that’s the Bible), spend a lot of time praying for His leadership, and try to execute His will. The Elders are a group of volunteers elected by the congregation that handles most of the big decisions, like staffing, vision, theology, and helping clean up big church messes. The team is always looking for feedback and ways to grow personally and the church. Use the form below to reach out or share your ideas.

ELDER TEAM FEEDBACK FORM

MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

God’s really in charge around here. We don’t get to sit in on the Trinity’s board meetings or anything, but we read His memos (that’s the Bible), spend a lot of time praying for His leadership, and try to execute His will. The Elders are a group of volunteers elected by the congregation that handles most of the big decisions, like staffing, vision, theology, and helping clean up big church messes.

 

The team is always looking for feedback and ways to grow personally and the church. Use the form below to reach out or share your ideas.

ELDER TEAM FEEDBACK FORM

MONTHLY UPDATE

Find out what the Elder Team is doing each month and at the State of the Roof bi-annual meeting.

ELDER TEAM MONTHLY UPDATE
BI-ANNUAL STATE OF THE ROOF MEETING UPDATE

OUR ELDERS

Blake Ahrens

Blake Ahrens, a vice president at an insurance company, and his wife, Gerilyn, were among the core believers who helped launch Rooftop Church in April 2001. He has led small groups, and a capital campaign and served as an elder. He also volunteers on the greeting and cleaning teams. Blake and Gerilyn have three children – Andrew, Alyssa, and Jessica. They are also active in foster care having fostered 11 kids and provided respite care for more than 60.

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Greg Cook

Greg Cook, an attorney who has attended Rooftop for more than 17 years, is married to Elizabeth Cook and has three children – Maggie, Elliott, and Cecilia. He has served as an elder and also lead a small group, the missions team, and the projection team. He grew up in the church and re-dedicated his life to Jesus in college while working at a summer Christian camp called Mountain T.O.P. Although they live in Webster Groves now, he and his wife both grew up in Indiana and will always be avid Indiana University basketball fans.

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Matt Herndon

Matt Herndon has been Rooftop’s Lead Pastor since 2000, when he started the church with the help of a bunch of great folks. He’s originally from St. Louis (Parkway North, ’92), went to Truman State, Bethel University, and Covenant Seminary. His wife, Michele, is a manager at Chrildren's Hospital, and they’ve got three totally awesome children -- two on earth, Maxwell and Miranda, and one with Jesus, Mitchell. Matt has a lot of interests, but he loves playing the guitar, working on the house, and watching movies. 

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Dave Mattox

Dave Mattox, an accountant for a religious organization, joined Rooftop in December 2021. He and his wife, Janice, just celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary and have two grown children. He has served as a small group leader, food pantry volunteer, Mexico mission team member, and a building team member.  Dave graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and his dream as a kid was to be a “missionary garbageman”.

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Paul Mueller

Paul Mueller is a technology and facilities manager for a local contruction company. He's attended Rooftop for more than 20 years and serves four terms on the Elder Team. His family includes his wife, Jennifer, son Ben and daughter-in-law Liz, but there are many more Rooftoppers he also considers family.

He plays keyboard on the Worship Team and leads a men's small group. He's a Kansas City Chiefs fan and a member of the Eric Prewitt Band, pop/rock trio that plays music from the 60's to now. He also enjoys cooking and Pickle Ball. 

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Steve Schrage

Steve Schrage is a project executive for a general contractor. He has attended Rooftop for 20 years serving as an elder, small group leader, worship team member, Mexico mission trip coordinator, and many other capacities. He met his wife, Erin, at Rooftop, and they have seven children - Anna, Rachel, Kyra, Mark, Daniel, John, and Nicholas. Steve grew up in a Catholic home and school and committed to Jesus through campus ministry at Mizzou. He loves rock n roll and Cardinals baseball.

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ELDER CANDIDATE 

Rooftop's elders nominate candidates to join their team with confirmation from Rooftop Voting Roster at the fall State of the Roof Meeting. The candidate up for consideration at the October 2024 meeting is David Mattox.

MEET DAVE MATTOX

ELDERS FAQs

HAVE QUESTIONS? WE HAVE ANSWERS

What are Elders?
How are Elders added to the team?
What are Rooftop’s qualifications for Eldership?
How long can Elders serve?
Why are all the Elders men?
Is Pastor Matt an Elder?
Why do we vote on Elders?
How do I sign up to vote?

ROOFTOP'S BYLAWS

Rooftop Church is organized with Bylaws drafted by the Elder Team and approved by the Rooftop Voting Roster. See the latest version here.

ROOFTOP'S BYLAWS

STATE OF THE ROOF

Rooftoppers gather twice a year to discuss the business of the church at a State of the Roof meeting. It's also where the Voting Roster considers the budget, elder nominations and bylaw changes.

STATE OF THE ROOF

ELDER TEAM STATEMENTS 

The Elder team occasionally publishes a position paper to clarify the team's beliefs on a specific top. You can find links to those documents below. 

 

 

If you have any questions about our beliefs at Rooftop, please contact a pastor or elder with the following form.

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