MEET THE TEAM
YOUTH PASTOR
PETER KLINE
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Pastor pete, has been on staff at Forest Home since November 2005, serving as our Minister to Students--Junior High, High School and College ages. He first started in ministry in 1996. He and his wife, Danielle, love getting to know the FHN students and challenging them to live their lives for Christ--daily! They have three children--Andrew, Nathan, and Makenzie. They each love learning new things that life has to offer them. Some of Pete’s favorite things to do include spending time with students just hanging out, visiting with families at sporting events, watching sports on TV (anything Michigan), but mostly doing things with his family!
WORSHIP PASTOR
AARON BAKER
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Aaron has been serving at Forest Home since 2015. Born into a home of traveling ministry, he lived in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and Florida growing up, before settling in the greater Indianapolis area for the majority of his adult life. Pastor Aaron is married to Katrina, they have three Kristen, Tyler, and Everlee -- as well as a son-in-law, David, and three grandchildren, Paisley, Brantley, and Levi. Aaron’s love languages are ice cream, cruising, and Indianapolis Colt’s football—but his greatest desire is to see the church worshipping and celebrating God’s goodness. He believes that your circumstances can change your worship, or your worship can change your circumstances.
CHILDREN’S PASTOR
ELIZABETH GOAD
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Elizabeth (Liz) joined the Forest Home team in an official capacity in January 2021. Liz has been attending Forest Home since she was a child. On top of following God’s call and living her dream career as Children’s Director here at Forest Home, Liz enjoys keeping herself busy with her family. She enjoys hiking, kayaking, camping, fishing—or rather, enjoying the relaxing boat ride and watching others fish. She has a passion for music, especially singing; cake and cookie decorating AND, of course, eating it. But her favorite obsessions are all that reside in the Goad Abode: her husband, Jason; her children, Logan, Dillon, Madison, Grayson, and Aubrey; her dogs and her chickens.
CONNECTIONS PASTOR
KRISTEN STERNER
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Kristen Sterner joined the pastoral staff as a volunteer in 2024. She has a lifelong love for the local church and in college felt a clear call to ministry. She graduated from Olivet Nazarene University in 2019 with a degree in Ministerial Missions and has since served in youth and worship ministry roles in both Chicago and Colorado. She is married to David, and together they have three wonderful & wild boys—Levi, David, and Carter—as well as two dogs that keep life interesting. As a family, they enjoy taking walks, paddle-boarding, and mornings at the park with a cup of coffee.
Kristen is passionate about leading people into the presence of God and helping them grow deeper in their walk with Christ through intentional discipleship. Her heart beats for creating spaces where people can encounter Jesus and be transformed by His love.
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
MADISON HICKS
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Madison is the newest addition to the team, but not new to the church. She grew up in the youth group here at Forest Home and returned 5 years ago with her family. She has been married to her husband, Jordan, for 12 years. They have 2 beautiful children, Sonnet and Canyon, and 5 fur babies. On any given Sunday, you can catch Madison in the Children’s building or worshipping on the platform. She loves her church and serving its people to the best of her ability. When not at church, she enjoys reading, watching sports, watching her daughter dance, kayaking, fishing, camping, pickle ball, walking, running, hosting events, and most importantly, spending time with her family and friends. Madison has the biggest servant heart.
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
SHELLY GIBSON
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Shelly joined the staff as part-time in the Fall of 2020. She has been attending Forest Home since a child. Her love of the church grew even more when she starting dating this guy in the college group at church. Since then, she’s been hooked to Forest Home and her husband, Michael. They have two young children, Lucas and Bradley, so when they aren’t at church, most of their free time is spent at sporting events, hanging out with family and friends, or watching tv with their dogs. Shelly enjoys photography, graphic-design, singing, and basically anything creative! ~ This job has combined her love of all of those things with her love of God and the people she has always loved to serve with at Forest Home!