Pierce Team

STEPHEN A. MACCHIA - Director

The Rev. Dr. Stephen A. Macchia serves as the Director of the Pierce Center, overseeing the Center's initiatives on all of our campuses. His office is located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Dr. Macchia also serves as Founding President of Leadership Transformations, Inc., a ministry devoted to developing leadership in church and parachurch ministry settings with a strong emphasis on the spiritual formation of leaders and teams. Dr. Macchia is also the creator of The CHAT Survey for churches.  He received both his M.Div. and D.Min. from Gordon-Conwell, where he also received a distinguished alumni award in 2000. He previously served on the pastoral staff of Grace Chapel (Lexington, MA) and as President of Vision New England and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Evangelicals. He is the author of five books, including Becoming A Healthy Church (Baker Books, 1999), Becoming A Healthy Disciple (Baker Books, 2004), and Becoming A Healthy Team (Baker Books, 2005). Dr. Macchia and his wife Ruth live in Lexington, Massachusetts with their two children, Nathan and Rebekah.

 

REID SATTERFIELD - Charlotte Coordinator
Reid Satterfield serves as Coordinator of the Pierce Center at Gordon-Conwell's Charlotte Campus. Members of the Africa Inland Mission (AIM) since 1998, Reid and his wife, April worked among a Muslim tribal group in northwestern Uganda. Reid is near completion of a M.Div. at Gordon-Conwell. He received a B.S. in Economics from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. Reid and April live in Charlotte, North Carolina with their daughter, Emma Jane.

 

FRANK TULLY - Boston Coordinator

Frank Tully serves as Coordinator of the Pierce Center at Gordon-Conwell's Boston Campus (The Center for Urban Ministerial Education). Frank also leads The Navigators' Greater Boston Metro Mission, a ministry focused upon advancing the Gospel though generations of lifetime laborers among the diverse peoples of Boston and into the world. He received a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, J.D. from DePaul University, and M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell where he is currently pursuing a D.Min. in Urban Ministry.  He previously served with The Navigators in Sydney, Australia, following 12 years of law practice in Chicago. Frank lives with his wife Deborah in Newton, Massachusetts and are blessed with three children, Laura, Kevin and Brian.

 

SUSAN CURRIE - Associate for Spiritual Formation

Susan Currie serves as the Associate for Spiritual Formation at the Pierce Center on Gordon-Conwell's Hamilton campus.  She also oversees Selah, Leadership Transformations' Certificate Program in Spiritual Direction.  Susan engages in additional spiritual formation ministries, particularly retreat leadership and spirtual companionship, with individuals, local churches, and wider church and parachurch bodies. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Gordon-Conwell (Master of Arts and Theological Studies), and the certificate program of Christian Formation and Direction Ministries - Northwest. Susan and her husband Dave call Hamilton, Massachusetts, home, and are graced with three children, Catherine, Roy, and Elspeth.

 

SAGE PAIK - Administrator

Sage Paik serves as Administrator at the Pierce Center at Gordon-Conwell and Executive Assistant and Graphic Designer at Leadership Transformations. She is also actively involved in youth ministry as a Director of ARISE Youth Ministries, an organization serving the Korean-American youth, youth workers and the Korean Church in New England. She has a B.A. from Boston College and is a M.A. Counseling student at Gordon-Conwell. Sage and her husband, Young, live in Peabody, Massachusetts.

  

Jeff Arthurs--Professor, Preaching & Communication; Dean of Chapel

 

Adele Calhoun--Co-pastor, Redeemer Community Church, Wellesley, MA

 

Bob Dukes--President of Worldwide Discipleship Association, Fayetteville, GA     

 

Frank James--Provost

 

Carol Kaminiski--Acting Dean of Faculty, South Hamilton;  Associate Professor of Old Testament

 

Tim Laniak--Dean, Charlotte; Associate Professor of Old Testament; Coordinator of Urban Ministry Certificate Program

 

Steve Macchia--Director of the Pierce Center for Disciple-Building; Founder/President of Leadership Transformations, Lexington, MA 

 

Robert Mayer--Senior Librarian; Director of the Gordon-Conwell Libraries

 

Al Padilla--Dean, Boston; Associate Professor of New Testament

 

Lita Schlueter--Dean of Students; Director of Student Life Services