Steve Atkerson

Steve resides in north Georgia with his wife, Sandra, and their three home-schooled children. Steve graduated from Georgia Tech and worked in industrial electronics before heading off to seminary. After receiving a Master of Divinity degree from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis, served on the pastoral staff of a Southern Baptist Church. After seven years in the traditional pastorate, he resigned to begin working with churches that desire to follow apostolic traditions in their church practice. He travels and teach as the Lord opens doors of opportunity. Steve is an elder at the home church he helped start in 1990, is president of the NTRF, edited Toward A House Church Theology, is author of both The Practice of the Early Church: A Theological Workbook and The Equipping Manual, and is editor of and a contributing author to Ekklesia: To The Roots of Biblical House Church Life.

Tim Melvin

After college and a military career, Tim went on to earn a Masters of Divinity from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary (MABTS) while serving on two Baptist church staffs in Memphis, Tennessee. He then did three years of doctoral work in Hebrew and Old Testament while teaching Research, Writing and English at MABTS. He and Sarah home educated their three daughters, two of which are married. While in the Memphis area, he also planted two house churches. He and his wife Sarah and their youngest daughter now reside in Columbus, Georgia. Tim travels widely teaching church life workshops for NTRF. In addition, he teaches a child training seminar, "Raising Wise Children in a Foolish World," and is a contributing author to both Toward A House Church Theology and Ekklesia: To The Roots of Biblical Church Life.

Ed Caouette

Ed Caouette lived most of his life in Rhode Island and Connecticut. He is married with four home-schooled children. Ed attended Biblical Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania, where he received his master of divinity degree. He served as an elder with a Christian Missionary Alliance church as well as a Baptist church. He later planted a house church in Connecticut. While there, he founded the New England House Church Conference. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and daughter.

Tim Andrews

Tim Andrews served as a consultant to the North American Mission Board and the Executive Committee of the Texas Baptist Association. Formerly the Director of Missions for Euclid Avenue Baptist Church, he also helped on special projects with the Atlanta Baptist Association. While planting house churches all over the United States, Tim has helped sponsor others to go internationally to be missionaries and plant house churches. Currently, Mr. Andrews leads a non-traditional ministry in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, to those living an urban, alternative, or progressive lifestyle. His ministry serves those living in a diverse cultural setting, proclaiming the gospel of Christ in a hostile area. Tim is married with two grown sons.