MEET THE TEAM

  • PASTOR RUSS & KRIS MICHAELS

    CONNECT CHURCH PLANTERS

    Russ and Kris have been leading Connect Church since its founding in 2008. Russ has been pastoring for more than thirty years, and he's a graduate of Northwest University In Seattle and the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, Missouri. Kris is the pathology lab supervisor at Bozeman Health and is an alumnus of Boise State University. Russ and Kris love helping people who might know "about Jesus" really get to "know Jesus."

  • PAStOR JON RUDD

    KIDS & YOUTH

    Pastor Jon has been serving in leadership at Connect since 2019. Jon connects with kids and teens in a unique way, leveraging his charismatic personality and his love for Jesus to deeply influence young people. Jon is an accomplished poet, an avid skateboarder, and an all-around nice guy.

  • DR. LUKAS GRAF

    WORSHIP ARTS

    We are blessed to have such an accomplished musician leading our worship arts team. Lukas is well-known to the Bozeman arts community; He teaches at MSU, he is the musical director for the Bozeman Opera, AND he leads us in worship every Sunday. Lukas is married to Jessica, and they have two wonderful kids.

  • Cameron Robinson

    LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & HR

  • eMILEE wOOD

    FACILITY MANAGEMENT & GRAPHIC DESIGN

  • Courtney Brant

    ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT