We have all walked different roads, from very different places. Some of us are burdened, some of us are broken, and some of us are skeptical. But all of us are walking the Life Path together.
We believe that following Jesus is a group effort, and we walk together through the challenges and the celebrations, enjoying every step of the way.
Pastoral Team
The pastoral team is responsible for the day-to-day ministry and care of LifePath Church, in both public facing and behind-the-scenes organization.
Keith Miller - Lead PAstor
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Keith has served in full time Christian ministry since 2005, and moved to Newark from Pennsylvania with his wife Bethany in 2011 to plant LifePath. His passion is to cultivate a multi-generational faith community, to help people experience the freedom of living in God’s kingdom, and to make disciples of Jesus who can walk with others through the same process. He loves helping others fully enter into their own context, using the gifts God has given them to reveal God’s love to world around them.
Keith and Bethany love camping with their teenage boys Judah and Kylan, and daughter Sariya, and opening their house up to new and old friends. Keith is also a middle school cross country coach and a fanatical trail ultramarathoner, so if you're out on the Delaware trails on any day, you're likely to see him go running by. |
Bethany Miller - ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Bethany's lifelong call to ministry has taken many forms over the years, including dance and drama ministries, camp counseling, youth ministry, church planting, children’s ministry, and worship leading. She accepted the call to join Lifepath’s pastoral team in the fall of 2024 and is excited to see what God has in store for her as she explores a new season in her lifelong call to ministry.
Bethany spends her weekdays working in the theatre department at Eastern University as Theatre Program Coordinator and Resident Costume Designer. She has spent her life blending organizational clarity with creative expression, and she is passionate about creating opportunities for people to encounter Jesus in new ways. As an enneagram nine, it brings her great joy when everything feels “just right.”
She loves theatre stuff, traveling with her family, being cozy, and allowing teenagers and foster kittens to destroy her house.
Bethany spends her weekdays working in the theatre department at Eastern University as Theatre Program Coordinator and Resident Costume Designer. She has spent her life blending organizational clarity with creative expression, and she is passionate about creating opportunities for people to encounter Jesus in new ways. As an enneagram nine, it brings her great joy when everything feels “just right.”
She loves theatre stuff, traveling with her family, being cozy, and allowing teenagers and foster kittens to destroy her house.
Tori Meeder - Administrator
Tori and her family have been part of the LifePath community since 2014, and she joined the staff as the administrator in 2023. She has a background in social work and enjoys gardening and being in the woods. She spends her time chasing children and chickens. She believes that words, ideas, and stories matter deeply, and she likes the stories that the people of LifePath are trying to tell.
Vision Team
LifePath is built on shared leadership. We have a rotating team of covenant members that help to prayerfully discern the vision and direction of the church, in collaboration with the pastoral team.
Lori KelloggThat Jesus chooses us to be in partnership and relationship with him to do His will in the world is both humbling and awe inspiring. Jesus has partnered with me through several seasons of my life already...through raising 3 children to adulthood; through homeschooling through high school; through marriage, divorce, and remarriage; through reinventing my career from housewife, to public school teacher, to case manager for families experiencing homelessness. I'm honored to serve on the Vision Team at LifePath Church.
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Ben MeederJoined the LifePath community in 2014. Husband, father, musician, rides bicycles.
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Ian YueA proud native of the Twin Cities, Ian grew up learning to love the outdoors (especially in winter!), performing arts, and civic engagement. He has a strong passion for Creation Care and exploring God's redemptive work within human-environmental interactions. Brother, son, and uncle.
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Kim GIvens
Have you ever done yoga on a surf board in Baltimore’s inner harbor? No? Well, neither has Kim, but she bets it would be cool and may invite you to come with her some time!
Kim is the quirk and sparkle of life. She shows up and she’s all in. She’s learned that though life isn’t always easy, it might as well be interesting.
Kim has a gift for finding the silver lining in difficult things, and her joy is contagious. She loves people and works hard to make the world around
her a more kind, just, and loving place where people are free to be themselves and be fully loved. Kim is a career-long teacher in the Delaware public school system. She spends every free moment doing crafty things,
many of which involve crocheting. Kim and her family have been part of
the LifePath community since 2020.
Kim is the quirk and sparkle of life. She shows up and she’s all in. She’s learned that though life isn’t always easy, it might as well be interesting.
Kim has a gift for finding the silver lining in difficult things, and her joy is contagious. She loves people and works hard to make the world around
her a more kind, just, and loving place where people are free to be themselves and be fully loved. Kim is a career-long teacher in the Delaware public school system. She spends every free moment doing crafty things,
many of which involve crocheting. Kim and her family have been part of
the LifePath community since 2020.
Sabrina Justison
Sabrina spent 7 years on our pastoral team at LifePath helping us become who we are today. When she and her husband Fred began to split their time at their home in Florida, Sabrina's role transitioned to the Vision Team.
She is all about honest prayer, sleeves-rolled-up acts of service, and practical application of the scripture. She loves to create strategies for communication and relentless forward progress as we grow together following Jesus. She also likes to sing and act!
Life convinced her that we are not in control of outcomes. Stillbirth, divorce, a blended family, loved ones with mental illness, and a new normal after violent crime have all pointed Sabrina NOT to a formula for success, but to a Redeeming God who makes beauty out of life in a broken world. Gifted with resilience, she still has her sense of humor...even if it is dorky mom-humor!
She is all about honest prayer, sleeves-rolled-up acts of service, and practical application of the scripture. She loves to create strategies for communication and relentless forward progress as we grow together following Jesus. She also likes to sing and act!
Life convinced her that we are not in control of outcomes. Stillbirth, divorce, a blended family, loved ones with mental illness, and a new normal after violent crime have all pointed Sabrina NOT to a formula for success, but to a Redeeming God who makes beauty out of life in a broken world. Gifted with resilience, she still has her sense of humor...even if it is dorky mom-humor!
Deacon Team
In Mark 10:45, Jesus says the Son of Man came “not to be served but to serve." The word used twice in this passage is diakonein, where we get the word deacon. Simply put, a deacon is one who has a heart to serve and care for others. In the New Testament, deacons were leaders in the church who helped bridge the gap of spiritual and physical care for their church communities. They have pastoral gifts, seeking to provide care and encouragement. At LifePath, deacons help us be responsible to God’s calling for the Church to care well for one another.
Connection is essential, and it does not always happen automatically. Deacons are a way that we can be intentional about creating a “culture of care.” And when specific physical care is needed, they are available to organize and express that care as a tangible expression of God's love. Deacons help the church to live as the Body of Christ by ensuring that everyone is seen and supported, and needs are met in our community. Deacons are not expected to be therapists or theologically trained pastors, simply encouragers and care coordinators with the heart of Jesus.
Connection is essential, and it does not always happen automatically. Deacons are a way that we can be intentional about creating a “culture of care.” And when specific physical care is needed, they are available to organize and express that care as a tangible expression of God's love. Deacons help the church to live as the Body of Christ by ensuring that everyone is seen and supported, and needs are met in our community. Deacons are not expected to be therapists or theologically trained pastors, simply encouragers and care coordinators with the heart of Jesus.
