About

In Ephesians 4, Paul writes about and to a community of Christ followers detailing their distinct callings and also their collective mission in the world. Verse 12 specifically talks about the collective endeavor of equipping the body for the work of service. We have also chosen the title of Project due to the belief that we consider ourselves to be in constant change. We are always growing, developing, and learning how to serve our clients in new and creative ways.

Our Vision

A Network of

Thriving Missional Organizations

Our Mission

Leverage mature leaders, wise counsel, and best practices to provide strategic planning, back-office services, and conversations for collaboration to build and sustain a thriving network of missional organizations.

WHO ARE WE?

We are a team of people committed to the growth of God’s kingdom in every city, and we want to play a small role in seeing it flourish in our generation. We live in contested space and the church needs support now as much as ever. It would be easy to pull back and insulate. We are choosing to lean in and join God in the renewal of all things through working with nonprofits, churches, and church plants. As a team, we have a variety of history and experience in the nonprofit and church space. We have planted and led churches, served on various Board of Directors, invested in neighborhood ministry, and supported several local and international ministry initiatives over the last 20 years together.

Team

Scott austin

Scott Austin is a coach and consultant with extensive experience in non-profit and senior-level management. As an independent consultant, Scott has worked in various sectors such as the construction industry, philanthropic foundations, and community initiatives. His clients include attorneys, physicians, executives, and entrepreneurs.

In addition, Scott serves as a board member and consultant to several international and local organizations in San Antonio, where he lives with his wife Shannon, a pediatrician, and their two sons. In 2010 Scott and his closest friends planted a Church community in North Central San Antonio. Before co-founding The Park Community Church, Scott served several churches (and denominations) as a youth, college, and family pastor.

He holds a BA in History from Texas State, a Masters in Theology & Mission from Northern Seminary, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Contextual Theology with Northern Seminary.

CHRIS NIKKEL

Chris Nikkel is a bi-vocational pastor as well as adjunct professor. He helped plant the Park Community Church in 2010 and currently serves it as its Executive Pastor while also teaching Business Ethics at Wayland Baptist University.

Prior to his work in the church, Chris’ early career was spent in finance and business planning roles with Ford Motor Credit, Liquidnet, and AT&T. Before transitioning from business into non-profit work, he spent a year overseas as a Christian missionary in Albania. He also serves on the Board of Directors for organizations who work locally and abroad.

He has been married to Lauren for 12 years and they have two amazing sons, Everett (9) and Silas (6). His faith and family are his greatest gifts and highest callings. Chris holds both his B.B.A. (1998) and M.B.A. (2002) from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Arts in Theology & Mission from Northern Seminary.

TERRI PEASE

Terri Pease joined the staff for The Park Community Church in 2013, where her primary responsibilities include bookkeeping and back office tasks. In addition to working at The Park, she is a passionate advocate for public education and co-founded a non-profit organization called RootEd, which aims to promote neighborhood public schools through storytelling and advocacy.

Early in her career, Terri worked in sales and marketing, where she lead advertising campaigns, rebranding projects, market research, and tradeshow events. In 2008 she became a stay at home mom to her three children, JD (15), Anna (12), and Claire (10). In her free time, she loves spending time with her husband, Robert, and their family, as well as watching college baseball and football.

Terri graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing in 2001. She is currently pursuing her Masters of Arts in Theology & Mission from Northern Seminary.

KYLE ISENHOWER

Kyle Isenhower is a bi-vocational pastor and freelance video producer who manages marketing, communications and production for The Park Community Church. He also runs Isenhower Productions, a full service video production company that specializes in visual storytelling for businesses and non-profits.

Kyle has worked for almost twenty years in church communications. He scores high as an evangelist in his APEST test because he believes that communicating the message of the gospel is one of his highest priorities. He has received multiple San Antonio ADDY awards for his work on Animate Bible for Sparkhouse.

In addition to his work for the church and in video production, he enjoys camping and games with his amazing wife Christina and his sons Parker(14) and Nate(12), and his daughter Caroline(8).

Kyle holds a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Communications from Oklahoma Baptist University and a Master of Arts in Theology & Mission from Northern Seminary.