Staff and Consultants in Indianapolis

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Rev. Timothy Shapiro, D. Min

President
Tim is the Indianapolis Center's President. He comes to the Center after eighteen years in pastoral ministry. For fourteen years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. View full profile »
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Nancy Armstrong

Finance Director
Nancy’s work for the Center includes consulting with congregations on a variety of issues, though she is a recognized expert in congregation management software, technology needs, and business management practices. View full profile »
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Nancy DeMott

Resource Director
Nancy manages the resource discovery process for the Indianapolis Center, serves on the Congregational Resource Guide Team, and is a resource consultant to congregations. Nancy is an American Baptist Christian educator and pastor. For 15 years she served two Indiana churches as Director of Christian Education. View full profile »
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Kara Faris

Education Director
Kara directs the educational programs for the Center for Congregations. She seeks to provide opportunities for people of faith to encounter the best experts and presenters on a topic related to congregational life. She enjoys networking in the greater Indianapolis faith community to find congregations that are engaged in excellent practices of faithful living. View full profile »
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Aaron Spiegel

Information Technology Director
Aaron’s work for the Center includes resource consulting with congregations to enhance congregational effectiveness and efficiency. He also manages the Center's in-house information systems projects. Together with Nancy Armstrong, he developed two course-series to help congregations work with technology. View full profile »
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Susan Weber

Evaluation Project Coordinator
Susan coordinates the evaluation processes for Lilly Endowment Inc.'s Religion Division. She spent several years as the Indianapolis Center for Congregation's Director of Evaluation and Congregational Learning, as well as a resource consultant to congregations. View full profile »
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Catharine Green

Database Administrator and Resource Assistant
Catharine organizes the Center's library and resource files, and develops and maintains the Center's database system. View full profile »
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Jane Mastin

Communications Administrator
Jane handles communications at the Center. She keeps content up-to-date on the Center's website and writes and designs email alerts. Jane writes, designs and coordinates the quarterly Centerpiece newsletter, as well as the Congregational Stories and Using Resources pieces and various event publications. View full profile »
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Janice Phillips

Administrative Assistant
Janice Phillips gives administrative support to the Indianapolis Center in the areas of bookkeeping, conference registrations and set-up, coordination of mass mailings, and more. View full profile »
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Jerri Kinder

Administrative Assistant
Jerri Kinder provides administrative support for the Indianapolis Center. She is the grants program clerk, providing support for both the resource grants initiative and the major grants initiative. View full profile »
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Beth Booram

Contract Consultant
Beth serves as a resource consultant for central Indiana congregations. The author of several books, including The Wide Open Spaces of God, Picturing the Face of Jesus, and Awakening Your Senses, she speaks around the country on topics of Christian spirituality and leadership. View full profile »
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Steve Clark

Contract Consultant
Since 1998, Steve Clark has been the Senior Director of Information Technology at Grace Community Church, a 6,000 member church in Noblesville, Indiana affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America. Steve is an MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) and has a BA from Northwestern College, St. Paul, Minnesota. View full profile »
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Marie Fleming

Contract Consultant
Marie serves as a Resource Consultant for south Indiana congregations. She is a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) pastor who combines part-time parish ministry with a consulting practice that includes work in the areas of program development, evaluation, and congregational strategic planning. View full profile »