A graduate of Calvin College and Northern Seminary in Chicago, Michael has been helping, working, or pastoring at the Vineyard for a VERY LONG time...since it's inception in 1992. His first task was to lay down a solid groove as the church's first drummer at 12 years of age. His wife, Lauren, holds the unique claim of never having attended another church, having encountered Jesus for the first time at age 17 at a Vineyard service. Michael and Lauren are proud parents of four children, several foster children, and an embarassing number of pets. An avid sailor, Michael leads a Sea Scout troop that teaches sailing to urban kids. Aside from being the senior ranking kid's church leader (27 years and counting), Lauren is the founder of Memory Lane Jane, a boutique family biography company.

Originally from Zimbabwe, Margaret and Martin are true Christian heroes, having pioneered new churches, an orphanage, and many other ministries on two continents over six decades. Margaret leads ministries for women at Vineyard, including a mega-popular women's brunch, women's tea, bible studies, prayer groups and more. While on a sabbatical, Margaret founded and ran a catering business. That, and her impeccable sense of style, have transformed Vineyard into a place of welcome, warmth, and beautifully-served food. When not involved with supporting international students, Martin can be found rocking out with the worship band, volunteering behind the scenes, or dishing out incredible life wisdom.

Geoff and Cyd Holsclaw joined us as co-pastors in 2018 after pastoring at Life on the Vine Christian Community in Chicagoland for 17 years. Geoff received his MDiv from Trinity International University and his PhD in Theology from Marquette University and is a professor at Northern Seminary in Chicago, and the director of a new D.Min. program at Western Seminary. Cyd coaches, offers spiritual direction, speaks at conferences, leads retreats, and facilitates joy and connection with God through Immanuel Prayer. She is connected with several ministry networks and leadership communities beyond the Vineyard church. Together they run their business, The Center for Embodied Faith. They are empty nesters and parents to two lovely young men, Soren and Tennyson.

We are a little biased, but we think Leah is one of the best and brightest worship leaders in the Vineyard movement. Having spent much of her childhood in Russia with her parents working as missionaries in the Vineyard, Leah moved back to the U.S. to attend Kendall College of Art & Design. She is an accomplished illustrator, gardener, chef, and interior designer—basically anything creative Leah, Leah makes it look magical. (Seriously, you should follow her instagram.) Leah's husband Zach is an engineer by trade, and one of the most devoted volunteers at the Vineyard. Together, they are raising 3 awesome kiddos and managing to care for piles of neighbor kids in the process. 

Long before Lynn stepped into the role of kids ministry director in 2025 she was using her passions for teaching, music, art, and Jesus to show love to the children of our church. She has a gift for seeing the unique talents in each child and bringing them out in a myriad of ways. From biblically based lessons to silly games, unique crafts and hallway decorations, to special days like "big question day," Lynn truly knows how to care for the hearts of these little humans. Lynn's husband Justin plays a big role in our men's ministry and is a faithful volunteer of our kids ministry. Together they are raising two beautiful girls who bring joy wherever they go!

After feeling like God was calling him to do more in the church, Zach stepped in as Youth Director in 2025. He lives out our church's mission of "doing what Jesus did" everyday and has a gift for bringing the youth along with him in that mission. You can find him combining fun and Jesus wherever he goes and he'll never say no to an adventure or project! He and his wife Leah have 3 great kids who are learning to care for the church just as their parents do!

After attending Vineyard for over 10 years, Laura stepped into the role as office administrator in 2024. She has a knack for organization and keeping track of details. Along with working in the office during the week, Laura spends her Sundays serving as an overseer in our kid's ministry and volunteering as a youth leader in youth group. Her husband Nathan works as an environmental engineer and spends his time at church leading worship and volunteering in the sound booth. They have three children who you will find running around the church, which they fondly call their second home.

When Steph first joined our church she took over as kid's ministry director. But in 2025 her dream teaching job fell into her lap and she made the tough decision to step away. But we couldn't let her get far! She continues to use her gifts to serve our church on our Elder board. Her husband Matt makes sure we have delicious coffee to drink each week and plans super awesome men's events like the annual backpacking trip! Matt and Steph have 3 wonderful kids who are just as awesome as they are!

John and his wife Linda are long-time attenders of Vineyard North. John joined our elder board in 2025 and has been sharing his wisdom with us ever since. He and Linda have three adult children. They spend their time at Vineyard helping with our monthly food pantry and leading a small group in their home!