Pastoral Team

Pastor-Elders

We believe that God wants a shared and equal Council of Elders to lead every church. This provides mutual accountability, increased experience, varied pastoral gifts, and meaningful encouragement for those who lead us. This explains why we consistently identify and equip additional men (through PURSUE, a 2+ year Pastoral Leadership course), as potential elders for our team—with a special focus on establishing a multi-ethnic pastoral team so we can respect our congregational diversity, and experience the full-orbed beauty of Bible-saturated multi-cultural leadership.

Tim Shorey

Lead Pastor

Tim has been a believer for nearly 45 years, and has been in active pastoral ministry since 1982. He is Risen Hope’s primary preaching pastor. In addition to general pastoral oversight, Tim, as our Lead Pastor, leads in shaping our vision, developing church leadership, and strengthening the pastoral team. He is also active in building community relationships in pursuit of multi-church and multi-ethnic fellowship. He also serves on the Racial Harmony Task Force for Sovereign Grace Churches.

Tim graduated from Northeastern Bible College (The Kings College) in 1981, and is the author of the devotional book, Worship Worthy. He and his wife, Gayline, have six adult children and twelve grandchildren.

Alex Chen

Executive and Evangelism Pastor

Alex has been a believer for 25 years. As our Evangelism Pastor he coordinates and leads us in our various outreach and witness efforts. In addition to general pastoral oversight, Alex, as our Executive Pastor, administrates the pastoral oversight of our church life, as it relates to RHC diaconal ministry, church finances, office and staff management, and more.

Alex graduated from Rice University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He worked on chip design projects for Intel for 9 years before moving to Philadelphia to attend Westminster Seminary, from which he received a Masters of Divinity. He was ordained in October 2016. He and his wife, Teresa, have three children.

Leo Parris

Worship and Youth-Family Pastor

Leo has been a believer for 17 years. In addition to general pastoral oversight, Leo, as our Worship Pastor, oversees our worship team content, stylistic diversity, and direction. As our Youth-Family Pastor he coordinates various events for our youth and their parents. He also works full-time as a teacher at Mastery Charter School in Philadelphia.

Leo received a Bachelors degree from West Chester University and a Masters Degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He is also a 2017 graduate from the Sovereign Grace Churches Pastors’ College. He was ordained in October, 2017. He and his wife Missy have two children.

Rick Butler

Pastoral Resident

Rick has been a believer for over 20 years. As a Pastoral Resident in Risen Hope he is in the process of being formally ordained as a RHC elder. As a Pastoral Resident he will be involved in pastoral care within the church, teach in various contexts, and provide input for pastoral decisions—all while finalizing his ordination as one of our elders.

Rick has served as a Youth Pastor and as a bi-vocational Lead Pastor of a multi-ethnic church in Philadelphia. He has a huge heart for discipleship, church planting, and winning the lost to Christ.

He has earned a Bachelors of the Bible and another Bachelors in Social Work, both from Cairn University. He has also earned a Masters of Divinity in Pastoral Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Currently Rick is employed as a Facilitator/Recruiter at the Project DAD program at People for People Inc. He recently married his wife, Jae Lori.

TruthWalk Registration

TruthWalk is a teenage and adult level discipleship program offering various biblical, theological, apologetic, and Christian life teachings. These twice-a-month classes will provide truth to inform our faith and transform our life.

Schedule and Location
Dates and Times: the 3rd and 4th Sunday of each month, 2:30-3:30PM (unless otherwise announced)
Location: the church office: 536 Burmont Rd., Drexel Hill, PA 19026

Registration
To best decide location and prepare notes, we ask participants to register here. Please note that we are unable to provide childcare during TruthWalk.

Proposed Schedule

October 21, 28
Class: Discipleship 101 (Christian Life and Mission)
Teacher: Rick Butler

November 18, 25
Class: Disciple-Making Bible Studies
Teacher: Tim Shorey

December 16, 23
Class: An Introduction to Revelation (Eschatology)
Teacher: Alex Chen

TruthWalk: Adult Sunday School September 2018

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- October 21, 28 "Discipleship 101" (Christian Life and Mission)
- November 18, 25 "Disciple-Making Bible Studies"
- December 16, 23 "An Introduction to Revelation"
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Explore Class Registration

This form registers you for the Explore Class at Risen Hope starting on September 9, 2018. One registration per person.

The course runs from September 9 through October 14
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Location: The Bohn Parlor (2nd Floor) of our Sunday service location in Drexel Hill United Methodist Church

Please purchase an Explore Manual at the Book Nook on Sundays.

No Childcare is available.

Bridge Course Registration

This form registers you for the Fall 2018 Bridge Course at Risen Hope. One registration per person. Visit the Bridge Course page for course details.

The course begins with a free Celebration Breakfast on September 15 at the church from 9:00am - 11:30am.
There are two class options:

Wednesday evening, 6:30–8:15 pm
This meets at 715 Harper Avenue in Drexel Hill starting September 19.
No childcare provided.
Saturday morning, 9:00–10:30 am
This meets at 155 North Rolling Road in Springfield starting September 22. Childcare is provided.

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- Celebration Breakfast on September 15
- Wednesday evening course (starting September 19)
- Saturday morning course (starting September 22)
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Note: childcare is only available for the Saturday morning course in Springfield.
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GRACE and Race Fellowship

Risen Hope’s GRACE and Race Fellowship is helping our church discover understanding, empathy, and mutual commitment in love across the ethnic lines that normally divide. Joel and Tia work closely with our pastoral team to develop strategies for conversation (called Grace and Race Conversations), and to help us build into one another with humility and grace.