Where Are They Now?
Through the internship program, CHBC has invested heavily in the lives of dozens of men hoping to serve God and His church as pastors. The program started in 1998 with one intern and has since grown to include at least twelve full-time interns each year. While we do not know yet the full fruits of CHBC’s investment in the church, we do know what our past interns are doing currently. Periodically, we ask them to update us on what is happening in their lives. We hope that in doing so we will enable our site visitors to know how the internship has affected lives and to possibly discover a potential candidate for a ministry position.
The past shows a strong planting of pastoral seeds at CHBC. We hope that the stories written here only multiply in number and bring much glory to God.
| Name | Season/Year | Current Information |
| Carl Slezacek | spring, 1998 | Assistant Pastor, Victoria Baptist Church, East Sussex, UK |
| Deepak Reju | summer, 1998 | Associate Pastor, CHBC |
| Paul Roberts | summer, 1999 | Preaching Elder, Grace Fellowship Church; Librarian, SBTS |
| Bert Daniel | summer, 1999, 2000 | Pastor, Berea Baptist Church, Grovetown, GA |
| Greg Gilbert | fall, 2000 | Assistant Pastor, CHBC |
| Jonathan Leeman | fall, 2000 | Elder, CHBC; 9Marks Director of Communications; PhD Student |
| Byron Straughn | spring, 2001 | Staff, Campus Crusade for Christ, Exton, PA |
| Hunter Powell | fall, 2002 | PhD student at Cambridge University |
| Matthew Spandler-Davison | fall, 2002 | Pastor, Bardstown Christian Fellowship, Bardstown, KY |
| Jonathan Christman | spring, 2003 | Pastoral Assistant, Heritage Baptist, Owensboro, KY; Pastor, Louisville Indian Fellowship |
| James Santos | spring, 2003 | Elder, Sojourn Community Church, Louisville, KY; Working in Louisville, KY |
| Paul Alexander | spring, 2003 | Pastor, Grace Covenant Church, Fox Valley, IL |
| Ryan Townsend | spring, 2003 | Administrative Pastor, Clifton Baptist Church, Louisville, KY; Student, SBTS |
| Jeremy Eng | spring, 2003 | Administrator, CHBC |
| Jeremy Yong | spring, 2003 | Director of Ministries, United Christian Church of Dubai, UAE |
| Kyle Newcomer | fall, 2003 | Working in Bryan, TX |
| David Dykes | fall, 2003 | Working in Louisville, KY |
| Fredy Hernandez | fall, 2003 | Hispanic Pastor, Guilford Baptist Church, Sterling, VA |
| Chris Ambridge | fall, 2003 | Working in Washington, DC |
| Owen Strachan | fall, 2003 | PhD student, TEDS; Managing Director, Henry Center |
| Will Kynes | spring, 2004 | PhD student, Cambridge University |
| Michael Hardy | spring, 2004 | Working in Dallas TX |
| Mark Sherid | spring, 2004 | Associate Pastor, Grace Fellowship Church, Louisville, KY; Student, SBTS |
| Adam Embry | spring, 2004 | Assistant Pastor, Auburndale BC, Louisville, KY; ThM Student, SBTS |
| Joshua Vincent | spring, 2004 | Pastor, Trinity Bible Church, Phoenix, AZ |
| Nicholas Piotrowski | spring, 2004 | PhD student, Wheaton, IL |
| Reuben Hunter | fall, 2004 | Assistant Pastor, Spicer Street Church, St. Albans, England |
| Mike Law, Jr. | fall, 2004 | Pastor, Grace Baptist Church of Arlington |
| Rodrigo Lopez | fall, 2004 | Associate Pastor, Seguidores Church in El Salvador |
| Kevin Hsu | fall, 2004 | Pastor, Urban Grace, Oakland, CA |
| Flynn Cratty | fall, 2004 | Director of College Ministry, FBC Durham, NC/Student, SBTS |
| Adam McCulloch | fall, 2004 | Working in Louisville, KY; preparing for overseas work |
| Ben Woodward | spring, 2005 | Working in Louisville, KY |
| Kurt Heath | spring, 2005 | Pastor, 3rd Avenue Baptist Church Louisville, KY |
| Mike Law, Sr. | spring, 2005 | Working overseas |
| Sam Lam | spring, 2005 | Elder, CHBC; Working in Washington, DC |
| Andrew Sherwood | spring, 2005 | 9Marks Project Coordinator |
| Scott Daniel | spring, 2005 | Student, SBTS |
| Jeff Cavanaugh | fall, 2005 | Student, SBTS |
| Paul Curtis | fall, 2005 | Working in Washington, DC |
| Mike Gilbart-Smith | fall, 2005 | Pastor, Twynholm Baptist Church, London, UK |
| Ricky Hardison | fall, 2005 | PhD student, SBTS |
| John Power | fall, 2005 | Student, SBTS |
| Daniel Schreiner | fall, 2005 | Pastoral Assistant, CHBC |
| John Hardin | spring, 2006 | PhD student, University of Maryland |
| Paul Perdue | spring, 2006 | Assistant Pastor, Eden Baptist Church, Savage, MN |
| Adam Grusy | spring, 2006 | Student, SBTS |
| Jason Berrus | spring, 2006 | Working in Washington, DC |
| Steve Collins | spring, 2006 | Working in Asheville, NC |
| David Mork | spring, 2006 | Working in Washington, DC |
| David Cantine | fall, 2006 | Working in Northumberland, PA |
| Geoff Chang | fall, 2006 | Pastoral Assistant, CHBC |
| Johnny Kharrat | fall, 2006 | Working for Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Lebanon |
| Brent Maravilla | fall, 2006 | Working in Washington, DC |
| Micah McCormick | fall, 2006 | PhD student, SBTS |
| Kevin McKay | fall, 2006 | Pastor, Grace Harbor Community Church, Providence, RI |
| Justin Wredberg | fall, 2006 | Working/Student at Shepherd’s Seminary, NC |
| Royce Hall | spring, 2007 | Student, SBTS |
| Peter Hess | spring, 2007 | Student, SEBTS |
| Eugene Low | spring, 2007 | Student, SBTS at DC extension |
| Nathan Lugbill | spring, 2007 | Student, SBTS |
| Kevin McFadden | spring, 2007 | PhD student, SBTS |
| Ben Wright | spring, 2007 | Associate Pastor, High Pointe Baptist Church, Austin, TX |
| Noah Braymen | fall, 2007 | Working for the ERLC/Student, SBTS at DC extension |
| Scott Gurley | fall, 2007 | Working in Maryland |
| Ryan Kaupas | fall, 2007 | Working in Washington, DC |
| Matthias Lohmann | fall, 2007 | Pastor, Freie Evangelische Gemeinde, Munich, Germany |
| Graham Shearer | fall, 2007 | Working for UCCF in the UK |
| Josh Wallick | fall, 2007 | Working in Washington, DC |
| Mark Collins | spring, 2008 | Student, SBTS |
| Justin Leighty | spring, 2008 | Student, SBTS |
| Travis Rymer | spring, 2008 | Working in Chattanooga, TN |
| Patrick Schreiner | spring, 2008 | Student, SBTS |
| Ross Shannon | spring, 2008 | Student, SBTS |
| P.J. Tibayan | spring, 2008 | Pastor, Crossview Church, Los Angeles, CA |
| David Dewberry | fall, 2008 | Student, SBTS |
| Bobby Jamieson | fall, 2008 | Assistant Editor, 9Marks; Student, SBTS |
| Gustav Pritchard | fall, 2008 | Pastoral Assistant, CHBC |
| Josh Scherrer | fall, 2008 | Working in Louisville, KY |
| Matthew Smethurst | fall, 2008 | Student, SBTS |
| Philip VanSteenburgh | fall, 2008 | Pastoral Assistant, CHBC |
| Ryan Bishop | spring, 2009 | PhD student, SBTS; Associate Pastor, Kenwood Baptist Church, Louisville, KY |
| Garrett Conner | spring, 2009 | Sr. Pastoral Assistant, CHBC |
| Nik Lingle | spring, 2009 | Student, Shepherd’s Seminary, Cary, NC |
| Josh Manley | spring, 2009 | Student, SBTS |
| Matt Merker | spring, 2009 | Working in Washington, DC |
| Mark Stam | spring, 2009 | Working overseas |
| Sorin Deac | fall, 2009 | Working in Romania |
| Mathew Freeman | fall, 2009 | Working in Washington, DC |
| Zach Moore | fall, 2009 | Working in Washington, DC |
| Gavin Ortlund | fall, 2009 | Working in Washington, DC |
| Chris Newkirk | fall, 2009 | Church Planting Pastor, Henderson Hills Baptist Church, Edmond, OK |
| Jonathan Worsley | fall, 2009 | Working in the UK |