ALTARS 2025 CONF GUIDE

Jon Tyson is a New York City based Pastor and Author.

Originally from Adelaide, Australia, Jon moved to the US over two decades ago to seek and cultivate renewal in the Western church. He is the author of "Fighting Shadows" and the bestselling books "The Intentional Father" and "Beautiful Resistance."

He graduated from Capital Seminary and serves as the lead pastor of Church of the City New York. Jon has been married to Christy for twenty-five years and has two adult children.

Marcela possesses an unwavering desire to guide a generation (with a special emphasis on young girls and women) towards Jesus, leading them to follow Him in the simplicity of everyday life. Her husband, Brian Barcelona, established One Voice Student Missions in 2009, responding to a divine call to impact high schools across America and partner with the Lord in this endeavor. Through her marriage, Marcela gratefully embraces her role in this noble mission to arise as a mother to GENZ.

Towards the end of 2019, Marcela's prayers gave birth to a visionary project known as The Well. Over the past year, this vision has blossomed into a thriving movement, touching the lives of women, young and old, providing them with discipleship on a daily basis. Marcela is wholeheartedly devoted to dedicating her life to this cause, allowing others to experience the transformative presence of Jesus. Marcela resides in Dallas Texas with her husband Brian and 4 children and their One Voice community, doing life as one big family. 

Jonathan Tremaine Thomas represents a unique blending of artistic history with missional calling as a fifth-generation “preacher’s kid” and the grand-nephew of the late Civil Rights activist and musical legend Dr. Nina Simone.

After earning a B.S. Communications at East Carolina University in 2003 and pursuing an M.A. in Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary; Jonathan was commissioned by Bethel World Outreach Center as a missionary and youth minister to the most violent neighborhoods in America, pastoring and mentoring young adults in various contexts; most recently serving Destiny Church St. Louis and Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon.

Jonathan has spearheaded several extensive strategic prayer and mission initiatives including Azusa Now LA, Awaken The Dawn, OneRace Stone Mountain, The Send, and Pray On MLK.

Today, as the Executive Director of the Civil Righteousness Movement, he pioneers prayer fueled holy activism, reconciliation, and community transformation initiatives in cities around the world and serves as the Senior Advisor of Justice and Reconciliation for New Room.

Carrying an uncompromising message of heavenly identity and radical devotion to Jesus; He currently resides in Ferguson, Missouri with his wife Mollie and their teenaged daughter.

Dr. Joseph Mattera is an internationally-known author, futurist, consultant, and scholar whose mission is to influence leaders who influence nations. He leads several organizations and is known as a global networker for movement leaders.  To order his bestselling books or to join the many thousands who subscribe to his acclaimed newsletter, go to www.josephmattera.org

Luke LeFevre is 27 years old and lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife Rebecca and his daughter Evelyn. He is the Director of Ministry Engagement & Gen Z at Gather25—a global gathering of the Church that will take place on March 1st, 2025—and is the founder of a student and young adult movement called Consecrate. 

Luke has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people and led thousands to faith in Christ. He is the author of the book "Holy Unto The Lord: Rediscovering the Joy of Holiness" and holds degrees in Speech Communication, Christian Ministry, and Strategic Leadership.

Luke lives with a passion to see revival in the Church, awakening in America, and the gospel reach the ends of the earth.

Corey Russell’s passion is to awaken the Church across the earth to the revelation of Jesus, intimacy with Holy Spirit, and the power of prayer. He has written 9 books, released 6 prayer albums, and is discipling many through the Nasharite School of Prayer and his online school at coreyrussellonline.com. He is currently on the pastoral team at House Denver. He lives in Denver, Colorado, with his family.

Lindsey Arcaro is the Worship Pastor of The Square Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and she is also a worship leader and songwriter with Jesus Culture Music.

She has a desire to encourage and empower local church worship leaders and songwriters to reclaim the roles of shepherds and servants in their communities. To see worship leaders walk in a conviction of purity, discipled into real intimacy with Jesus, and equipped with accurate biblical knowledge in order to lead their churches in worship that is pure and upright.

Lindsey is married to her husband Braden and is kept busy and captivated by her children, Elsa and Joshua.

Harvest Grapevine is a worship leader from Atlanta, Georgia. For years, she has been involved in many areas of the Christian music industry, but has found her passion as the prayer room director of PrayATL, an Atlanta prayer room based out of the Square Church.

Her desire is to see local churches equipped to begin their own houses of prayer and to train worship leaders who fuel these prayer movements.

She resides in Georgia with her husband Sean Grapevine and her two pups Kona and Maui.

Emily Lindquist is a songwriter and worship pastor with a heart for creating space for others to encounter God. She is committed to raising up pure-hearted worship leaders that keep their hearts constantly set before the Lord in prayer.

In collaboration with Church of the City New York, Emily recently released Where He’s Wanted—10 live-recorded songs captured in the heart of New York City. The album was created and released for and from those seeking to consecrate their hearts and lives fully to God.

Originally from Southern California, Emily now lives in the heart of Manhattan with her husband, Matt, and serves as the Executive of Worship Arts at Church of the City New York.