Rooted in Practice, Trained by Experience
What distinguishes us from others is our commitment to a “practitioner’s ethos.” We plan gardens, we eat our own cooking, and we share experimental recipes with others. Meet the trainers from Michael Adam Beck and Associates.
Jill Beck
Jill Beck is Senior Pastor at Wildwood UMC, Florida. She enjoys serving in the local church and believes it is God’s primary instrument for the healing of the world. Jill is also Co-Pastor at St Mark’s UMC in Ocala with her husband Michael. She is a cultivator of new ministries and has a heart for the oppressed, the marginalized, and those struggling with addiction. Jill serves on the Board of Directors for House of Hope, a local inpatient substance abuse program housed at Wildwood UMC. Her passion is Fresh Expressions, Discipleship, and Outreach. While pastoring both inherited congregations and a network of fresh expressions, Jill serves her blended family of 8 children, 7 grandchildren and 2 pugs. Jill has served as Pastor at Wildwood since 2017. Prior to Wildwood, she served as Pastor of Webster UMC and was founding Pastor of the only Celebrate Recovery in The Villages, FL area for over a decade.
Amie Martin
Amie Martin is in awe of Jesus and hopes to encourage his body, the Church, to more faithfully reflect him in the world. She is an ordained elder in the Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church and planting pastor of 80-Twenty United Methodist Church in O’Fallon, MO.
Isaiah Park
Isaiah Park is a pastor at Floris-Restoration United Methodist Church in Northern Virginia where fresh expressions are being launched and cultivated: Theology on Tap, Open Mic, Popup Concerts, Furry Friends Church, Nature Church, Movie Church, Karaoke Church, Nerd Church and Messy Church. For more than two decades, Isaiah has been involved in leading and developing innovative ministry including church planting. She is passionate about meeting people and doing ministry in unconventional spaces in order to expand the reach of the church. Isaiah earned a Master of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary (Washington, D.C.) and is currently in the Fresh Expressions and the Future Church Doctor of Ministry program at United Theological Seminary (Dayton, OH).
Jessica Taylor
Jessica Taylor is a practitioner of Fresh Expressions who has served at a variety of levels from early Children’s ministry to adult discipleship in innovative ministry. She served at the Warren Willis Youth Camp in Fruitland Park, Florida, on the Summer Leadership Team where she fully discerned her call into ministry. In addition to her role with Fresh Expression FL, Jessica also serves on the Fresh Expressions United Methodist team and is continuing to further her education with a focus on Fresh Expressions and Wesleyan studies.
Michael Adam Beck
Michael Beck is Director of the Fresh Expressions House of Studies at United Theological Seminary, Director of Fresh Expressions for the Florida Conference, and Director of Fresh Expressions for the United Methodist Church. Michael serves as co-pastor of Wildwood UMC and St. Mark’s UMC, Ocala with his wife Jill, where they house a faith-based inpatient treatment center (House of Hope), and a shelter for those experiencing homelessness (Open Arms Village). These are traditional congregations and a network of fresh expressions that gather in tattoo parlors, dog parks, salons, running tracks, community centers, burrito joints, EV charging stations, and digital spaces. Michael earned a Doctorate in Semiotics and Future Studies at Portland Seminary with his mentor Leonard Sweet. He is the author of nine books widely utilized in the missional church movement. Learn more about Michael here.
Tiffany McCall
Rev. Tiffany Mitchell-McCall is the senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, and has an extensive background in leadership development. She is a practitioner of Fresh Expression and has established Pillars Plus Foundation Inc. to help connect the church with the community by repurposing the church’s over 12000 square feet education building into affordable housing for young adults ages 18 to 24, targeting but not limited to students aging out of foster care.
Daniel Park
Daniel Park is the Lead Pastor of Restoration Church in Reston, VA. He is a lead practitioner of Fresh Expressions at Restoration and works actively to mobilize and equip laity to co-create communities of faith that are involved in the well-being of Reston and beyond such as Theology on Tap, Restoration Cinema, and BreadBreakers. Daniel is a champion of partnerships between Restoration and community organizations. Daniel was ordained in 2008 and is an elder in the Virginia Conference. He graduated from Drew University with a Master of Divinity (2005) and Doctor of Ministry (2021). When he is not involved in the church or community work, Daniel loves to spend time with his family. Daniel is married to Isaiah, who is one of the pastors serving Floris UMC and Restoration Church. Together, they are blessed with four children. There is never a dull (or quiet) moment in their home. He writes and plays music, is unashamedly a coffee snob, loves to read, likes to play volleyball, go hiking, and indulges in all things Apple, Legos, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, and Lord of the Rings.
Thea Curry-Fuson
Rev. Thea Curry-Fuson is an Ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, willing to wrestle with an ever changing landscape, excited to try new strategies and share the stories of God’s grace at work in ways. Thea is passionate about growing in knowledge, building real
relationships and sharing authentically with those she encounters. Thea has an MDiv from Southern Methodist University and a previous career in nonprofit management before entering ministry. She and her husband, Wayne, live in Pearland TX.