Life Spring Elders
The Elders of Life Spring serve as the overseers of the church. These men meet the qualifications for elders as spelled out in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1,and they set an example of servant-leadership within the body of Christ.
Paul Sterrett
Pastor
Paul is the founding pastor of Life Spring Church. He and his wife, Kim, have a daughter, Kacie, who is a high school senior.
Clif Hooper
Worship & Creative Arts
Clif was born in Atlanta, Ga and
moved to Houston, TX area when he was 12. He came to know Christ at age 13.
Clif has always been passionate about music and particularly church music, playing
for church choirs, soloists, small groups, school choirs since high school.
Upon graduating from Houston Baptist University, Clif met Lisa and married in 1982. Clif's son,
Austin (working for CitiVision Ministries in New York) was born in Katy, TX in 1984. Clif's daughter,
Hayley (a Junior at Baylor University) was also born in Katy, TX.
Clif and Lisa moved to Overland Park in 1996, joined Olathe Bible Church and became involved as a
ministry elder over Worship and Creative Arts. Clif and Lisa moved to Paola in 2006 and have been a part
of Life Spring since the start.
David Schnose
Growth Team Leader
David has been married for thirty years to Eileen. They have three grown children (Jonathan, Katherine and Joshua).
David and Eileen have served in three churches before attending Life Spring
most recently 26 years with Olathe Bible Church. While at OBC, he served on the elder board, taught
Adult Bible Studies, led small groups, served as the church treasurer and have been privileged to go on
four mission trips including the opportunity to teach at the Minsk Bible College. David states: "The apostle Paul writing to
the Philippians states: 'whatever was to my profit I now consider loss... I
consider them rubbish', any success that I have experienced in restaurant ownership and the insurance
industry has no eternal value". David's desire is for each of us to love the Lord our God with all our hearts,
to learn how to think through scripture for ourselves, to apply the scripture in our lives and bring glory
to His name.
Greg Martin
Community Team Leader
Greg and Kim have been married for twenty eight years. They have three grown children (Katy, Jeff and Kris).
Greg accepted Christ at age 17 at an Evangelical Free Church Camp in Nebraska. Greg is the owner of an independent
commercial insurance claims adjustment company. Greg's ministry focus is on small groups and mens and womens ministries of
which he has been a source of leadership in these areas for many years.
Ryan Meek
Impact Team Leader
Ryan Meek is the Imapct Team Leader at Life Spring Church.
Tim Meek
Missions Team Leader
Tim Meek is the Missions Team Leader at Life Spring Church.
Paul Sowers
Administration Team Leader
Paul is a lifelong resident of Spring Hill and attended Spring Hill Schools. Paul graduated from Kansas State University
majoring in Animal Science with BS and MS degrees. Paul made a personal decision to accept Jesus as his savior in the third
grade. Paul has been married to Diana for 25 years and they have both been blessed with three children. All three of Paul's
children have accepted Jesus as their saviour. Paul's family has been active in the Life Spring Church since the first
organizational meetings. The primary ministry passion Paul has is getting to know people and letting them know how
delighted he is that they attended Life Spring to worship Christ.