OUR TEAM

Dave Beroth -- Lead Pastor
Graduating from Northwest University, Dave entered full-time, vocational ministry, serving as a youth pastor in the state of Washington for more than a decade and then senior pastor in Montana for 10 years before landing in Iowa. Dave has four passions: strengthening his relationship with Christ, spending time with his family, golf and extreme body workouts (FXB). Dave enjoys dates with his wife, Elli, and loving on his grandchildren, Lukis and Karli. If he had to pick a foursome for a golf game, he would pick Fred Couples and his twin sons, Levi and Matt. But once Lukis is old enough to play, Fred Couples will have to retire.

When you stop by the church, you might catch Dave brewing a good cup of coffee or teaching someone new golf techniques to improve his or her game. Moreover, his calling is coaching people to overcome their obstacles and to discover God's truth for their lives, teaching life principles from God's Word and leading a team of people to accomplish His will.

Dave likes long walks at sunset with his wife Elli, golfing 36 holes in a day and the mountains in Montana. He dislikes long, cold winters.

Check out the books Pastor Dave has written.

Fun facts to know:

Born in: Tacoma, WA

Favorite Food/Drink: Mexican and Chinese, Coffee, Water with lemon

Favorite Music: Jazz and the Oldies

Favorite Books: The Great Divorce (C.S. Lewis), Knowing God (J.I. Packer), The Pursuit of God (A. W. Tozer), Spiritual Leadership (J. Oswald Sanders), Courageous Leadership (Bill Hybels), all leadership books by John Maxwell, Inside Out and The Pressure's Off: There's a New Way to Live (Lawrence J. Crabb), Changes That Heal and Integrity (Henry Cloud). The rest are too long to list.

Favorite Movies/TV Shows: The Greatest Game Ever Played, Remember the Titans, Braveheart, Big Break

Claim to Fame: He shot two Hole-in-Ones on the same golf course in Hamilton, MT: Holes #2 and #15

Extras: He enjoys assembling golf clubs.

Blog: www.desmoinesfirstblogs.org/leadpastor

Steve Beeman -- Cross Cultural & Spiritual Formation
Obtaining his wealth of knowledge, Steve graduated from Hillis Elementary (best in the west), Meredith Junior High, Hoover High School (Go Huskies), North Central University and Moody Graduate School. Steve married his wife Shawna, after meeting on staff several years before. Steve's passions include learning, serving, ministering to the Asian population of Des Moines, cooking and eating. You are in for a treat when Steve makes lunch!

Steve likes people, nature, astronomy and eating, especially desserts and breakfasts. He dislikes poor service in a restaurant and dubbed movies.

Fun facts to know:

Born in: Des Moines, IA

Favorite Books: The Bible (of course!), John Piper's books, Erwin McManus's books and the classics found on www.ccel.org.

Favorite Music: Country, Worship, Rock, Khmer, Latin, Japanese, Jazz, Classics, Oldies -- all found on his iTunes.

Favorite Movies/TV: Only ones with good endings.

Favorite Drink/Food: Water (is there anything else better than water?), Food. He still has yet to find a food he does not like.

Claim to fame: Nothing to claim.

Brian Bopp -- Children
Brian (B.Bopp) received his degree in Pastoral Studies and Behavioral Sciences from North Central Bible College. He and his wife, Kathy, have four children: Justin, Katrina, Aaron and Tucker -- their family dog. Brian's passion includes using the talents God placed in him to lead children toward a more intimate knowledge of their Creator and our Lord Jesus.

Brian likes sailing, biking, and “adventuring” with his family. He dislikes weak coffee.

Fun facts to know:

Born in: Fergus Falls, MN

Favorite Books: Proverbs, Psalms, Gospels, Colossians and the Chronicles of Narnia

Favorite Music: Classical to relax and study, jazz to feel “cool”

Favorite Movies: Black Beauty, The Secret Garden, Finding Nemo

Favorite Drink/Food: Good strong coffee (French Roast or Columbian), dill pickles and BBop's hamburgers!

Claim to Fame: Riding miles and miles on a tricycle to raise money for world missions.

Blog: www.desmoinesfirstblogs.org/children

Ron Marsiglio -- United High School
During Ron's senior year in high school (Lance Cruese North High School, home of the Crusaders), he surrendered his life to Jesus. Upon graduation from North Central University, he and other North Central graduates pioneered an urban church on Chicago's Southside and a church near the University of Illinois campus, where he served with his wife, Marianne, for 11 years. Ron and Marianne also served as the lead pastors of Des Moines First Assembly's Metro outreach church. They have four children, Cassandra, Luke, Sarah and Annaliese.

His life's passion is to allow Jesus to live through him, to partner with God to see a revival among America's young people, to know Jesus intimately, to make Jesus know to a world that is spiritually lost and blind to the reality of Jesus and to model what it means to be a Christ follower.

Fun facts to know:

Born In: Detroit, MI

Favorite Books: MacBook

Favorite Movies/TV shows: Remember the Titans, 24

Favorite Drink/Food: A cup of joe (dark roast) and his wife's mini-meat loaves. He hates red beets.

Claim to Fame: He delivered his son, Luke, during one of their four, home birth experiences, once caught a shark on a fishing trip, shot a 10-point buck, was a professional clown and was an all-city football player in high school.

Extras: Ron's favorite roller coaster is the Gemini at Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH. You can find him spending time with his family, on a back road in Iowa on his motorcycle at sunset or playing softball with his "peeps."

Blog: www.desmoinesfirstblogs.org/highschool

Jason Moore -- Worship & Creative Arts
Jason and his wife, Stacie, graduated from Azusa Pacific University in Southern California. They have four children -- Caleb, Chaim, Caden and Keira. Jason has pastored since 1995 in Georgia, South Carolina and California. He loves to see people taking risks and being creative while building the Kingdom.

Jason likes days at home with the family with nothing to do. He does not like cheese.

Fun facts to know:

Born in: Springfield, MO

Favorite Books: Lord of the Rings, Ted Dekker's Circle Trilogy, Judges

Favorite Movies/TV Shows: The Princess Bride, the Die Hard series, Dead Poet's Society
Favorite Music: Wynton Marsalis, Liszt, Chopin, country, U2, Lincoln Brewster, Christ for the Nations -- it depends on his mood. The best, though, is when he is in the room when the people of God are worshiping.

Favorite Drinks/Food: Spaghetti, a good salad (no cheese), some warm Italian bread, caffeine-free Diet Coke and banana pudding or oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

Claim to Fame: Convincing Stacie to go out with him.

Jeff Ostrander -- Chief Operations Officer
Jeff is a graduate of Norwalk High School (home of the Warriors) and Grand View University (home of the Vikings). He and his wife, Peggy have a daughter, Grace.

You might find Jeff at a Farrell's eXtreme Body Shaping class, kickboxing, golfing or riding his motorcycle (Harley Davidson, of course). He also likes to run and swim. But his most favorite thing of all is spending time with Peggy and Grace.

Fun facts to know:

Born in: Springfield, MO

Favorite Books: The Bible, books by Oswald Chambers, If You Want to Walk on Water, You Have to Get Out of the Boat, What's So Amazing About Grace, Experiencing God

Favorite Movies/TV Shows: Can we see movies now? Fireproof, Facing the Giants, Flywheel
Favorite Music: Mercy Me, Third Day, Casting Crowns, Jeremy Camp, David Crowder Band

Favorite Drinks/Food: Water, Protien Shakes, Gatorade (fruit punch), anything Mexican or Italian, anything prepared on the grill.

Claim to Fame: Convincing Peggy to marry him and getting to be Grace's daddy.

Jason Pool -- ONE Middle School
Jason is a graduate of New Sharon, IA -- North Mahaska Schools (Go fightin' Warhawks) and North Central University, with a major in Youth Ministry. His absolutely favorite things to do include spending time with his family, train for the next race, take a Sunday afternoon nap and help students and families grow in their relationships with each other and with Jesus.

He enjoys reading a good book, viewing a good movie, pickin' and grinnin' on his guitar, hearing his guitar amplified at high decibels, seeing and smelling freshly cut and manicured lawns and experiencing the feeling after a workout. He does not like green eggs and ham.

Fun facts to know:

Born in: Oskaloosa, IA

Favorite Books: The Life You've Always Wanted, Reaching the Heart of Your Teen, The Hobbit, Chronicles of Narnia, The Complete Farside

Favorite Movies/TV Shows: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight (Bruce Wayne is an ordinary man with extraordinary abilities), Law & Order, House and Iron Chef (when folding laundry with his wife)

Favorite Music: If he was stranded on a desert island, his iPod would contain Lincoln Brewster's All to You, U2 (complete set), A Charlie Brown Christmas and Eric Johnson's Ah Via Musicom

Favorite Drinks/Food: On those special occasions, Pepsi with grenadine (quite tasty), Gatorade or plain water with lemon (beverage of choice). He loves a good sandwich with all the trimmings and what could be described as the best kept secret in town, a grilled steak in the backyard with his wife's tasty Mediterranean spice rub.

Claim to Fame: Christian recording artist Sara Groves played keyboard in his youth ministry in Minnesota.

Blogs: www.desmoinesfirstblogs.org/middleschool

Greg Youmans -- Community Care & Outreach
Greg started out in the business world with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota before entering the ministry and becoming credentialed with the Assemblies of God through Berean University. Our Community Care ministry includes Visitation Ministry, Royal Ambassadors, Alpha and Evangelistic Outreach. He also teaches in Pathways class on Sunday mornings.

Along with his wife Laurie, he likes spending time with their three children and their families: Dan, Natalie and Andrea and their spouses, Sara, Tim and Ryan, and two delightful granddaughters. His other passions are seeing people experience deep fellowship with the Holy Spirit, personal worship, riding my Harley, playing piano and running.

I can do without heat, humidity, broccoli and sitting still.

Fun facts to know:
Born in: Anchorage, AK
Favorite Books / Books Currently Reading: Divine Conspiracy (Dallas Willard); Can Man Live Without God? (Ravi Zacharias); Blue Parakeet (Scott McKnight); Counted Righteous in Christ (John Piper); Romans-The NIV Commentary (Douglas Moo); Flickering Pixels (Shane Hipps)
Favorite Music: Johnny Lang, Bruce Katz, Jadon Lavik, Eric Clapton, Norah Jones, Misty Edwards, Envy Corps . . . and of course — Jason Moore.
Favorite Movies/TV Shows: Cinderella Man, The Office, Seinfeld re-runs
Favorite Drink/Food: Espresso, Smoothies, anything with Cajon seasoning, Mushroom/cheese omelets (with salsa!), Dark chocolate, Ice cream
Claim to Fame: I have two -- making the cut to marry Laurie (yes!) and owning a '69 Toyota Corolla Sprinter as my first car (I use the term "car" loosely to describe a four-wheeled motorized vehicle -- the name Sprinter was someone's delusion).