Leadership at Relevant Church
A team of people helping people live out their purpose in Jesus Christ.
Meet the leadership team of Relevant Church. Since day one, Relevant's leadership has been dedicated to doing everything short of sin to reach those far from God. Get in touch by following the email links in the bios.
Carl & Julie
Nichols
Pastor Carl Nichols is the visionary leader and shepherd of Relevant Church. He and Julie grew up not far from Locust Grove and moved here to launch the church in 2010. Under their guidance and unwavering commitment to faith, Relevant Church has grown into a vibrant spiritual community, whose impact extends far beyond the church walls. They are not only spiritual leaders, but also passionate advocates for justice and compassion. Together with the Relevant Church community, they are championing the cause of human trafficking rescue and rehabilitation.
As Lead Pastor, Carl's primary responsibilities include weekly teaching, leadership development, and directional leadership of the church. In addition, Carl helps direct the Church Leadership Network, a national leadership development network for pastors and church leaders, as well as a national church planting initiative.
As the Executive Director of Culture and Development, Julie works to ensure that Relevant's staff, leadership, and programs align with the church's mission, vision, values, and culture.
Together, Carl and Julie have two boys that they homeschool, and love to travel with and create experiences together as a family. Carl loves sports, especially the Braves, Falcons, Hawks, and Dawgs. Julie loves shopping and dreaming big for her family and her church.
Leadership Team
In his role as Executive Pastor of Ministries, Desmond fosters growth, builds community, and creates a welcoming space for people to deepen their faith and take their next steps in their spiritual journey.
As Relevant's Creative Director, Brandon oversees and protects all visual and experiential aspects of the church, ensuring alignment with the mission, vision and identity.
In his role as Executive Pastor of Operations, Mark focuses on administration, systems, budgets, facilities, and teaching.
In addition to building the local church, Charles is also active in the Christian and Gospel Music Industry. Appearing on platforms such as: BET, GMA and the DOVE AWARDS, Charles uses his musical talents in songwriting, production and performing to reach beyond the walls.
In his role as Worship Pastor, Charles focuses on developing other leaders in worship ministry; creating opportunities that encourages people to worship Jesus. "It is my dream for a person visiting our church for the first time, to look at the people on stage and not know who the worship pastor is. I dream of a culture built around the strength of the people vs the talent of one man".
In her role as Children’s Director, Amanda focuses on content and development of children ages 6 weeks through 5th grade.
In his role as Youth Pastor, Daniel builds leaders, systems, and culture that create environments for middle and high school students to take their next step toward Jesus.
In her role as Young Adults Director, Jocelyn concentrates on fellowship, discipleship, and fun for adults ages 18-30.
In addition to being a Professional Counselor, she also holds the role of Ministries Director. In this role, Jamie gets to partner with the Next Steps Team staff members by supporting, guiding, and empowering each of them to thrive in their unique ministries and within their strengths to further the mission of Christ in our local church.
In her role as the Ministries Director, Renee' provides leadership to the next generation teams (babies to young adults), foster care and missions teams.
In her role as Guest Services Director, Kim leads all volunteers in our Guest Services ministry. She is also responsible for the guest experience by creating enjoyable and transformative environments.
In her role as the Connections Director, Tonya is the guiding force behind the assimilation journey for our VIPs (new guests). She leads them from being newcomers to becoming fully engaged partners of Relevant Church. She accomplishes this through the Welcome to Relevant and Heart and Soul experiences. Additionally, Tonya spearheads our L.I.F.E. Groups, where individuals can continue their spiritual growth journey and passionately pursue their purpose in Christ Jesus.
In his role as Production Director, Austin oversees all aspects of production tech, including lights, cameras, speakers, and screens, ensuring every detail is finely tuned for a seamless experience.
Rick loves music of all venues, singing, watching football, camping, spending time at water environments, mountains, and fire pits. Rick enjoys hanging out with family and friends, He loves to experience laughter and funny situations. Rick is legendarily known for his love of potatoes, something he requires to eat on a daily basis!
Heather’s jobs at Relevant include volunteer hospitality and supervising the cafe.
In his role as The Good Life Coordinator, Chad focuses on developing leaders, creating safe environments for vulnerability, supporting next step decisions.