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ReNew Shepherds
Helping People Struggling with Life's Challenges
ReNew Ministry Shepherds come along side people who are struggling and walk with them as they go through this journey, guiding them back to wholeness in Christ.
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ReNew Ministry Leader
Mark Cole
Mark@mywatermark.org
​Mark leads Watermark's ReNew Ministry. Having earned a Bachelor’s in Biblical Counseling, Mark also is a trained Steven's Minister and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Chaplin. Recently, Mark has focused on additional training to help those who struggle with trauma, including Internal Family Systems and Dialectic Behavioral Therapy. In addition to providing Biblical Counseling and leading ReNew life groups, Mark coordinates Watermark's Marketplace Food Pantry.
Mark has been married to his wife Paula for 39 years, has 3 children Angela, Matthew and Brandon, and 2 beautiful granddaughters Jayden and Arrow.
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ReNew Ministry Shepherd
Andrea
Andrea has served as a Steven’s Minister previously and understands from personal experience that life can be very hard at times and how the love of Christ can sustain us. Having experienced trauma in her own life, she knows the hard work and patience it takes to heal. She also has experienced her own serious faith crisis and then the beautiful restoration of her faith.
Andrea has been married to her husband Chad for 28 years and understands deeply the joys and struggles of being married. She is a mother of two adult daughters who live in Minneapolis, MN and Asheville, NC. She understands that motherhood, in its many stages, is a blessing, but can be very challenging. She also is a part time Interior Designer who realizes the difficulties of balancing work and family.
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Betty
Our Lord began preparing Betty for ministry as a child where she was raised in Bennettsville SC by a father who was a minister and a mother who was a probate judge. Her education includes License Practical Nursing and college courses for paralegal. In 1980 she left nursing for Southern Bell Telephone and retired in 2010 to be with her aging parents and critically ill husband. She also worked as an administrator and interim director for a pregnancy resource center, and as an administrator for an attorney. Her experience is more life lived and on the job training. She walked with her husband through stage 4 cancer for 17 years from 2000 to 2017.
Betty's family is her JOY! She has 3 children, 3 married-in children and 7 grandchildren. Her passions are deep Bible study, being with Jesus and learning from Him, prayer, sitting with troubled, hurting souls and pointing them to Christ, watching Christ transform us into disciples, loving the family of God, especially at Watermark, and being a part of His Kingdom.
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Luanne
Luanne's passion is to share the love of Jesus with those who are grieving and in pain. She is a registered nurse, having spent equal time in labor and delivery and hospice. She facilitated "Remembering thru Sharing," a support group for pregnancy loss and newborn death, for many years, and has a great desire to support families that may have a terminal perinatal diagnosis. She also feels drawn to minister to those nearing the end of earthly life and to their families.
Luanne was born and spent her life in Central Florida, until moving here in 2018. She is blessed with 2 great sons, 2 wonderful daughters in laws, and 3 granddaughters! Luanne now spends most of her time as a professional Meme, caring for her granddaughters, ages 6 years and 15 months.
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Stephen
Stephen, originally from Colorado, has lived in both Chicago and Dallas. He has served in several churches after earning his Master of Divinity from Moody Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary. Stephen is passionate about guiding and supporting others in their faith journey and is committed to helping people recognize their need for Christ
Stephen has been married to Yvonne for 22 years, and they have two children, Trinity and Christiaan. Stephen enjoys watching sports with his son and participating in Spartan races.
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Katie
“Love is a transforming, life changing, radical, direction altering action. It’s not an adjective but a verb,” Katie’s words to describe the love she receives from Jesus. It is the love He has put in her heart that has prepared her to be a shepherd for His people. Through her deep, unexplainable love for Jesus and others, she prays consistently and ceaselessly to see people the way Jesus does. When she truly began living for Jesus, rather than simply knowing about Him, her life changed. He gave her the gift of prayer and discernment to know when people need to feel His love and compassion. Often times, it changes her life just as much as she prays it changes theirs and is something she takes very seriously.
Katie is married to Terry, the most amazing man she knows, and The Lord called her to be a homeschooling Mama to Ford (6) and Cole (4). She’s thankful God has given her this opportunity to love and pray for His people in a deep, tangible, and meaningful way that will bring them into closer relationship with Him.
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Hunter
Hunter is a graduate from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and holds a Masters degree in Christian Marriage, Family, and Individual Therapy. He is a State Licensed therapist and has a wide range of experience from working with people and life struggles in both Non-Profit and Private Practice settings. His desire is to use his skills to honor God and help others both inside and outside of the church.
Hunter is happily married to his wife, Brooke, and is a father to two daughters, Summer and Sage.
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