When Leaders Raise Up Other Leaders

Ryan is the Pastor of Discipleship at Perimeter Church and the Director of US Training for Life on Life Ministries.  He has been discipling men for over 15 years and has a passion to see men grow towards maturity in all areas of their lives as they more deeply grasp the reality of the gospel. Ryan spends most of his time training and coaching leaders at Perimeter and pastors throughout the US and Asia to become lifelong disciple makers.
Ryan is a graduate of Georgia Southern University and Covenant Theological Seminary.  He is a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and is an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF).  Ryan and his wife Marianne have a shared passion for discipleship.  They have a daughter, a son, and the best dog in the world.  Aside from the day to day responsibilities Ryan enjoys karate, extremely amateur DIY-ing, and the occasional leisurely round of disc golf.

Bryan has been on staff at Perimeter Church for the last 8 years. Before coming to Atlanta, Bryan pioneered university ministry and helped plant a church in Brisbane, Australia. At the core of his ministry for the last 30 years has been the discipling of young leaders and equipping others to do the same in the lives of others. Bryan spearheads the leadership development of our international partners who are now empowered to give away Life on Life Missional Discipleship.
Bryan graduated from Samford University and Birmingham Theological Seminary. He is also a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF). Bryan and his wife, Jackie, have 3 children. When not engaged in training and coaching, Bryan enjoys beekeeping, tennis, and whatever his kids are doing.

Frances has been on staff since 1996 and serves as the Digital Resources Manager for Perimeter Church and Life on Life. The favorite part of her job is getting to use her love of technology and arts to help people around the world engage in discipleship. Frances has guided girls and women in discipleship as long as she can remember. She has also had the privilege of coaching at our Life on Life workshops, helping other churches as they begin their own life-on-life missional discipleship movement. She is thrilled to witness God’s kingdom expanding through this initiative. 

Frances is a graduate of Agnes Scott College where she has a degree in mathematics and music and is currently pursuing an M. Div. from Metro Atlanta Seminary. She and her husband, Kurt, have two grown daughters. Some of her favorite things to do are spending time with family, traveling, pickleball, quilting, and all kinds of crafts.

After completing seminary, Mike and his family joined a church planting team in Midtown Atlanta, where he served as the discipleship pastor for the next 12 years. During this time, Mike led his team through the Life on Life Discipleship training, which was fully implemented within the growing church. In addition to work with the church, Mike also served as a mental health clinician, providing crisis intervention services in local Atlanta hospitals and emergency rooms. Sensing a call to a new mission, Mike transitioned his family to north Atlanta to reconnect with the Perimeter community and step into an exciting role with the Life on Life team. Mike and Lynn have three children—Josiah, Jude, and Sadie—and a Border Collie named Wren. During time off, they love finding great Airbnb cabins in the north Georgia mountains, as well as fishing and backpacking.

As a PCA teaching elder, Scott has served the congregation at Covenant Life Church (Sarasota, Florida) since 2006 and as the Pastor of Discipleship and Mission since 2011. Scott joined the Life on Life team full-time in 2022. Scott and his wife, Janna, have five children: Michael, Levi, Grace, Hope and John Luke. He is passionate about making mature and equipped followers of Jesus as fueled by the gospel through the model and tools of Life on Life Missional Discipleship. Scott enjoys playing golf, fishing, watching the Pittsburgh professional sports teams and most passionately enjoying Janna and their children.

Kelli has been discipling women for over 20 years and has a passion to see women’s hearts and lives transformed as women are reminded of God’s unconditional love through His Word. She spends much of her time investing in and equipping Women’s Discipleship leaders at Perimeter Church. Kelli is a graduate of the Georgia Southern University. She was on staff with Campus Outreach after college for 2 years, a church-planters wife for 9 years and has been on staff at Perimeter in her current role for 9 years. She is married to Matthew and they have four children. Three daughters 12, 18, 19 and a son who is 15. Outside of work, Kelli loves going to her kid’s activities, coaching her daughter’s lacrosse team, and exercising with friends, neighbors and those she disciples. Being with my family, friends, and the community where I live brings me great joy!

Sabina serves as the Life on Life Coordinator and US Training Coordinator. She was born and raised in Germany and came to the US in 1992. She joined the staff of Perimeter Church in May of 2002. She has worked in several different industries to obtain 30 plus years of administrative and operations experience. She enjoys living a healthy and active life.

Luke serves as the Partner Resource Manager for Life on Life at Perimeter Church. He began his ministry journey at Camp All-American, where he led college-aged staff, and later went on to lead the Young Adults ministry at Perimeter for several years. With a passion for technology and a heart for helping people grow in their love for Jesus, Luke finds great joy and purpose in his role each day. He lives in Duluth, GA, with his wife, Dana, and their daughter. Luke enjoys music, watching sports, playing all kinds of games, and grilling out with family and friends.

Bill is the Pastor at Large for Life on Life Ministries. He has been an ordained teaching elder for over 35 years serving churches in New Jersey, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. In his various pastorates, he has sought to inspire God’s people to greater passion for local and world evangelization. Bill feels strongly that we are called to make disciples locally and around the world. He has been married to Carroll for over 40 years and they have three children and seven grandchildren. He loves spending time with his family. He enjoys good books and working in his yard. When he feels like he doesn’t have enough frustration in his life, he plays golf. He is also fond of sitting in a deer stand in the middle of the woods.

Jamie Voss has been discipling women for the past 35 years, and loves helping equip others to follow Jesus and discover and use the gifts God has given them.  She has been on staff as the Director of Women’s Ministry for the past 15 years, and was on staff with a college ministry focused on evangelism and discipleship for 17 years before that, both stateside and overseas.  She got her Masters at Covenant Seminary and currently serves on the PCA National Women’s Team.   Jamie loves that she actually gets paid to do what she loves—leading and equipping women to love and grow in Jesus!  Jamie is married to Judson and they have a daughter and a son..

Bill Wood has been on staff at Perimeter Church for 18 years and was involved in the early formation of Life on Life Ministries. He has recently transitioned from Perimeter’s Executive Leadership Team and is now the Director of Life on Life Ministries and Global Outreach. Prior to joining Perimeter Church, Bill held executive-level positions in financial and technology corporations in a career spanning almost 50 years.

He joined the US Air Force at the age of 17 and during his enlistment he heard a clear presentation of the gospel for the first time and his life was transformed. In his new-found faith, he was introduced to discipleship as a few men discipled him. From those early days as a new Christian, he knew he would do for other men, what these men had done for him. That commitment to disciple men has remained from his time at the University of Tennessee and throughout his business career. In his present role, he encourages leaders around the world as they embrace a vision of discipleship for themselves and their churches.

Bill lives in Johns Creek, GA with his wife, Debby. They have three married adult children and four grandsons. When Bill isn’t reading a book, he enjoys walking and working on projects around his home and for his children. His grandsons represent a great opportunity to invest his life in a third generation of family. He and Debby continue to invest their lives in men and women. Bill has taken Psalms 92:12, 14 as his challenge for this stage of his life, to be fruitful, even in old age.

Bobby is a graduate of the University of Virginia and attended Reformed Theological Seminary following. He is a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Bobby and his wife Borami have a shared passion for the Gospel and seeing healthy people and healthy marriages. They have 3 daughters whose middle names are faith, hope and love. They are hoping the youngest doesn’t let the “greatest of these” distinction go to her head. Aside from the day to day responsibilities Bobby enjoys movies, all things craft coffee, and the occasional round of golf with good friends.