​Tim Beard currently serves as the Executive Pastor of Dunwoody Community Church in Georgia. He is also the Residency Director of Metro Atlanta Collective (MAC), an Atlanta-based network of church-planters and church-planting churches. After 14 successful years in software development, Tim left the business world to serve as the Worship Pastor at Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, Georgia. During his twenty years of service at Fellowship, he transitioned to the Pastor of Ministry Advancement. In this role, he gave leadership to local and global Missions, and helped design and implement Fellowship’s Church Planting Residency. Tim has a passion for developing leaders, and he realizes this through leading multiple cohorts including MAC’s Launch Cohort, multiple discipleship groups, and development environments for worship leaders. He continues to use his musical talents for the Kingdom. He directs the worship at Dunwoody Community Church, New Wine Worship, and continues to lead and teach on worship in the US and Europe. Tim is married to Cindy Beard. They have two grown children and two grandchildren.

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Pastor Ryan and his wife Megan planted New City Church from scratch in 2015. He holds a doctorate from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and has been in pastoral ministry for over 15 years. He has four beautiful and very active children. Preaching the Word of God, casting vision, pastoral care, and oversight of the organization are just some of the ways that Ryan provides servant leadership to this church. Additionally, Ryan is the Executive Director of Metro Atlanta Collective, an organization dedicated to the planting of healthy churches all across metro Atlanta.