Pastoral Cohorts are made up of six pastors. They meet three times a year for a day and a half. The cohort cycles through five skills through facilitated discussion. The goal is to not only for pastors to engage with one another for mutual growth, whereby members of the cohort develop friendships to sustain pastoral health. These five skills are the result of a seven-year study on resilient pastoral ministry, the results of which are detailed in the book Resilient Ministry. The skills are: Spiritual Formation, Self Care, Emotional and Cultural Intelligence, Leadership and Management, Marriage and Family.

• Scott Dyer (Family and Connections Pastor, New North Church)

  Scott hails from Baltimore, Maryland and moved to the Bay Area in August of 2018 after teaching English in mainland China for four years. Scott has an insatiable desire to learn about different cultures and languages, and simply enjoys getting to know anyone who comes from a different background, with the hope of sharing the good news of Jesus with them. His favorite thing to do is to travel to new states, cities, and countries trying new cuisines with his wife, best friend, and traveling partner, Ariel.

• Eugene Kwon (Pastor of Discipleship and Formation, Peninsula Bible Church, Cupertino)

  Eugene has been a member of the pastoral staff at Peninsula Bible Church Cupertino since 2021. He and his wife, Hae-Rin, who is also on staff at PBCC, moved to California in 2012 after meeting and marrying on the east coast. They have two boys, William (8) and Theodore (4), who make life for them both fun and full. Eugene is passionate about discipleship, formation, and spiritual direction and hopes to continue learning and growing in these areas. He is also an avid gamer and novice archer.

• David Misson (Family Pastor, Willow Glen Bible Church)

  David is a Bay Area Native who served as a High School Intern and Youth Pastor for 12 years before serving as Family Pastor at WGBC. His passions include soccer (is entirely too attached to the highs and lows of Arsenal FC), coaching his kids, mountain biking, working out, and spiritual formation. David has a great family with wife Stephanie, daughters Annabelle, Cailey, and Mckenzie, son Luke, and the newest addition, a labradoodle named Penny.

• Brandon Pasion (Worship Pastor, Central Peninsula Church)

  Having led worship across the nation for more than 18 years, Brandon seeks to help people see Jesus through whatever music he is playing or writing. A storyteller at heart, Brandon’s honest and candid style seeks to tell our collective story, always moving us back to Jesus. Brandon is the Worship Pastor at Central Peninsula Church, and lives in Foster City with his wife and two girls.

• Dan Westman (Pastor of Spiritual Formation, Peninsula Bible Church, Palo Alto)

  Born and raised in Minnesota, Dan moved to the Bay Area in 2015 to begin pastoring at Peninsula Bible Church. Driven by a love for Jesus and a desire to help others know and follow him, Dan has studied at Biola University and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Dan and his wife, Linzy, have three young boys. Together, they love hiking, adventuring around California, cooking (and eating!) delicious food, and drinking good coffee.