Monte Schmidt
Community Discipleship Pastor
monte.schmidt@rollinghills.org

Family: My wife,  kids: Jared, Alex, Joel, Mattea, & Elise

Previous Lines of Work: Reach Pastor

Where I Volunteer: Lunch Buddy – Bridgeport Elementary

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: Movements of the Holy Spirit in peoples lives!

FAVORITE
Book/books: Forgotten God – Francis Chan, The Me I Want To Be – John Ortberg, Externally Focused Quest – Eric Swanson
Food: My wife’s fajitas
Snack Food: Popcorn
TV Show: Modern Family
Place in the World: I’m a home body – with my family in the evenings at home
Place to Pray:  A forested spot, along side a creek in Skamania
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Running, golf, reading

Best Thing Someone Said to You: Propose to her before someone else does!

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: This past summer when faced with a very challenging situation, He brought me to the end of myself to show me His love, grace and mercy like I’ve never experienced it before!
Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I was adopted at birth

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Jerrad Lopes
Community Discipleship Pastor
jerrad.lopes@rollinghills.org

Family: My beautiful wife, Leila and our precious baby Elijah.

Previous Lines of Work: Worship Pastor, Youth Pastor, Paperboy, Gym Towel Boy, Resume Builder, Chauffeur

FAVORITE
Author: Mark Driscoll, Timothy Keller, John Piper, CS Lewis, Francis Chan
Food: Thai Food
Movie: Dumb & Dumber, Inside Man
TV Show: The Office, Modern Family, Dateline, Man vs. Wild
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Backpacking & Golf

Best Thing Someone Said to You: “Treat everyone right on your way up, you’ll need em’ on your way down.”

Three People I’d Like to Meet: BJ Penn, Michael Scott, Job

Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I’m colorblind

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Gregg Ramona
Community Discipleship Pastor
gregg.ramona@rollinghills.org

Family: Wife: Val, Sons: Brett & Ryan

Previous Lines of Work: Pastor of a church in San Jose, Ca. (4 years), Project Supervisor at a steel plant in Portland (3 years), Corporate Sales with North American Van Lines in Portland (10 years)

Where I Volunteer: Lunch Buddy at Bridgeport Elementary and Provide food (bi-monthly) for The Well (Outreach to those with HIV and AIDS)

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: Discovering different cultures and environments through travel.

FAVORITE
Book/books: Simple Church by Rainer & Geiger, Fleeced by Morris, Church Unique by Mancini
Food: Italian, Sushi, Mexican etc…
Snack Food: Popcorn, cookies, Baked Cheetos
Movie: Gladiator, The Game, Open Range
One of My Greatest Experiences with God: Conversion at 18 years old
Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I love to draw

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Sara Howard
Community Discipleship Administrative Assistant
sara.howard@rollinghills.org

Family: Chloe Chase (daughter), Bob & Judy Howard (parents), Jason, Wade, & Bobby (brothers)

Previous Lines of Work: Mortgage (Servicing), Child Care, Office Admin

Where I Volunteer: Tree House w/ Crafts & on Even months w/ Little Buds

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: This big abundance of adversity in the world that God created. (animals to colors)

FAVORITE
Book/books: Dee Hendrickson Books
Food: Mac n' Cheese
Snack Food: Black Licorish, Sweet potatoe chips
Movie: Ever After, Fried Green Tomatoes
TV Show: In the Middle, Modern Family
Time of Day: Summer Evenings
Season: Fall (see the leaves change)
Place in the World: Paris
Place to Pray: Sunroom at my parents home
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Scrapooking
Sports Team: Don't really have one
Sports: Soccer

LEAST FAVORITE
Food: Peas
Snack Food: Ice Cream
Time of Day: Early Morning
Best Thing Someone Said to You: That I have a Beautiful Soul.

Three People I’d Like to Meet: Maya Angelou, Oprah, Paula Dean

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: The 1st time I heard Him talk to me.
Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I was adopted when I was an infant.

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Bill Colton
Community Discipleship Pastor
bill.colton@rollinghills.org

 Family: Wife:  Pam Colton (married for over 35 years)
Son: Tygh Colton married to Britney Colton; grandchild Brae)
Daughter: Kelly Vlach (married to Travis Vlach)
Daughter: Angie McKay (married to Andrew McKay)

Previous Lines of Work: Attorney 1975-1996
FAVORITE
Books: The Bible; Who Speaks For God? (Chuck Colson); Love & Respect (Emerson Eggerichs); Sacred Marriage (Gary Thomas); The Grasshopper Trap (Patrick McManus)
Food: My wife’s home made pizza.
Snack Food:  orange sherbet with chocolate chips;  goldfish crackers (original)
Movie: Father of the Bride; Father of the Bride 2
Place in the World:  Black Butte Ranch
Place to Pray:  Bench overlooking Homestead lake on Black Butte Ranch
Recreational Activities/Hobbies:  golf, running, coaching, bike riding, camping, hiking
Sports Team: OSU Beaver baseball
Sports:  baseball, basketball, golf
Life Motto: Encourage, don’t ridicule (except on the golf course with buddies)
Three People I’d Like to Meet: Abe Lincoln, Billy Graham, My Great Grandfather.

My Hero: My Dad, my Grandfather, and my Great Grandfather
One of My Greatest Experiences with God:  learning about His sovereignty and provision through a difficult season of life.

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Dave Carr
Community Discipleship Pastor
dave.carr@rollinghills.org

My Family: Married over 35 years to Judi who is a Lactation Consultant for Legacy Hospitals.  Three sons: Jeremy married to Jessie and live in Omaha, Nebraska.  He is a Project Manager with a health care survey company and Jessie is a professional writer.  Nathan is married to Barbi and live in Manitou Springs, CO near Colorado Springs.  Nathan is a Journeyman Electrician and Barbi is directing a musical for a Monument High School.  Ben graduated Metropolitan State College of Denver in Meteorology.  He married Rachel Papp in May 2009.

Favorite Scripture: Colossians 1: 28-29  We proclaim Him,admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so thatwe may present every man complete in Christ. For this purpose also Ilabor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me.
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Becky Lomax
Administrative Assistant - Community Discipleship Team
becky.lomax@rollinghills.org

Family: Husband, Terry – married 26+ years, Rachel, Erica, Isaac

Previous Lines of Work:
Mom, Aquatic Instructor, Athletic Clubs, Teacher’s Assistant, Young Life, Military Community Youth Ministries . . .

Where I volunteer:
Young Life Tualatin, Tigard, Sherwood

One of the things I find most fascinating:
How big the ocean is; how the earth can seem so solid, yet rolls like a blanket during an earthquake; how many stars/planets there are; how rich God’s word is.
Oh, just one thing?

Favorite authors: Francine Rivers, Richard Foster, Henri Nouwen, C.S. Lewis

Favorite Place in the World: In or near the ocean, a river, a waterfall…

Hobbies: learning languages, traveling, kayaking, bicycling, hiking, gardening, and reading.