Our Spiritual Leadership Advisory Team

These are Leaders who Speak into the Life of our Church

Brian Goodell

Brian Goodell has faithfully served the Foursquare Denomination in full-time pastoral ministry in the San Francisco Bay Area for 30 years. Brian serves as the Senior Pastor of The Bridge Foursquare Church in San Carlos where he has served for the past 23 years. Brian and his wife Cynthia have been married for 37 years and have 5 adult children and 5 grandchildren. Brian Goodell graduated with honors in 2017 with a Master’s Degree in Strategic Leadership and Ministry from Life Pacific University in San Dimas, CA. He currently serves the Western District as Regional Pastor for the NorCal Region of Foursquare Churches which includes 52 churches in 4 Areas. Brian has also served on the ICFG Cabinet and District Advisory Council over the years. Pastor Brian lectures regularly throughout the Bay Area and around the world in the areas of theology, leadership, marriage and family, and worship.

Eric Bergen

Eric thrives on coaching non-profit leaders as they grow and mature in their roles.  He assists organizational leaders, encouraging and supporting them to reach their goals and improve their operations.  He brings 25 years of experience in corporate leadership from the health insurance industry, as well as 5 years as an executive pastor and 10 years as a coach and facilitator.  He's active in his local church, where he and his wife serve coffee and donuts, and lead a small group together.  They have 4 kids and 3 grands!

Charles (Charlie) Self

Charlie and Kathy are celebrating 45 years of marriage and credentialed ministry with Kathleen Self, a missionary-artist (www.colorbrush.com) 30+ years of local church ministry as a lead, associate, and interim pastor. 40+ years of higher education service as a professor and administrator. Charlie has four earned degrees: A BA with honors in History, a MA in History on the church and social change, and a Ph.D. in History with foci on church history, virtue ethics, and Holocaust Studies. University of California, Santa Cruz; and a MA in systematic and philosophical theology, Graduate Theological union, Berkeley, CA. Charlie’s many ministry expressions unite discipleship and mission in the local church, the marketplace, the public square, and the academy. Along with numerous articles, Charlie is the author of Flourishing Churches and Communities and a recent co-author of Life in 5D: A New Vision of Discipleship. He can be reached at www.drcharlieself.com or drcharlieself1959@icloud.com.

Tim Russell

Tim Russell has served as a Senior Pastor for various churches for over 30 years. He is currently the Associate Supervisor of the Western District of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel serving California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada. Additionally, Tim is the Regional Director for Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center working directly in underserved and under-resourced communities helping individuals transform their lives through entrepreneurship training. Tim’s passion centers around helping individuals find and walk in their designed purpose. Tim is the author of Conquer or Be Conquered, co-author of a book project entitled Rising from the Ruins, which details his journey of overcoming functional depression. Timothy is married to Vanessa Russell and together they have seven children, five adult kids and two teenagers still at home. Their lives are dedicated to their ministry, their family and the communities they serve.

Mark and Kathy Tucker

Senior Pastor of New Life Community Church and they are a powerful Pastoral and Prophetic voice into the life of our Church.

Billy Doray

Dr. Billy and Marliz have been married for 17 years and are blessed with three wonderful and active children. As a family, they enjoy spending time together by going on outings and playing games while supporting each other’s hobbies. God has called them to pastor within the Sacramento/Placer Region to reach lives with the hope of Christ. Their heart is for people to encounter God’s goodness while raising solid, transformative leaders who value family and have a strong impact within their spheres of influence. Dr. Billy brings a life-changing discipleship curriculum that has vibrantly changed church cultures and has transformed thousands of lives in California and throughout the nation. Backed by his doctoral research, Dr. Billy teaches how effective discipleship changes lives and heals and rewires the brain toward health and well-being. With over 25 years of effective ministry experience and a business background, he is a passionate and gifted teacher of the Bible. Dr. Billy graduated from Azusa Pacific University, where he earned his Master of Divinity, and Regent University, where he received his Doctoral Degree in Leadership and Coaching.