Tyler and Renee serve as the lead pastors of Courageous and have been in pastoral ministry for over 20 years. Their story is unique–beginning their ministry early on as pastors in a church that was in dire need of rescuing from religion. Courageous exists today because of their response to a spiritual calling to lead both strong and courageously.

Courageous is nondenominational and is considered both a rebirth and a relaunch. They are proud to say, “This is a Jesus church!” After officially launching in 2012, the church now serves as a beacon of light in the community with multiple campuses in the Springfield area and a vision to revive struggling churches all across the Ozarks–from Camdenton to Cassville and Warsaw to West Plains.

They are both passionate about the local church and training, developing, and empowering people to live courageous lives. Spend any amount of time with them and you’ll likely hear them say, “we don’t do ministry to get the work done, we do it to get the people done!” Tyler and Renee, along with their two sons, Owen and Evan live in Springfield, MO.