Pastor Bob Stith
Bob is the National Strategist for Gender Issues for the Southern Baptist Convention. He is the pastor (emeritus) of Carroll Baptist Church in Southlake, Texas. He has been involved with Exodus-related ministry for over 13 years. He also serves on the Southern Baptist Convention Task Force on Ministry to Homosexuals. Bob has taught and spoken at several Exodus national conferences and also has spoken at regional Exodus conferences. He serves as the chairman of the board of Living Hope Ministries. He and his wife Dell have a grown son and are proud grandparents.
Ricky Chelette
Ricky is Executive Director of Living Hope Ministries. As an ordained pastor, Ricky has over twenty years of pastoral ministry experience with the majority of those years in youth/student/young adult work. He is a gifted speaker, teacher and lecturer. Ricky is also co-founder and moderator of the world’s largest online forum outreach to ex-gay teens and young adults at www.livehope.org, and does personal, pastoral counseling with overcomers of all ages. Ricky and his wife, Merlinda, have been married for almost 17 years and have no children. They live in Arlington, Texas.
Darrel Auvenshine
Darrel serves as Minister of Worship and Missions at Alsbury Baptist Church in Burleson, Texas. He has been involved with Living Hope Ministries since 1993, first as a participant then as a leader. Darrel's personal struggle with same-gender attraction and sexual addiction came to the surface at the age of 14. Thanks to the support of loving parents who exemplified unconditional love and the help of a pastoral mentor, Darrel contacted Living Hope Ministries and began experiencing healing on the journey to freedom. His testimony speaks to the ongoing process of obedience in times of struggle and the amazing work of restoration God desires to accomplish in His servants. Where the enemy sought to disqualify, God has brought forth life and ministry. Darrel is now a Living Hope board member.
Pam Drennan
Pam is a licensed therapist, having counseled for 17 years, facilitating groups and working with adolescents and adults who present various concerns—problems such as depression, anxiety, addictions, parent/child issues, childhood sexual and physical abuse, gender issues, and sexual orientation. Pam received her M.A. in Biblical Counseling from Grace Theological Seminary under the direction of Doctors Larry Crabb and Dan Allender. She received her M.S. in Psychology from the University of Texas, Dallas. Prior to her seminary study, she directed the Women’s Ministries for AIM, an organization dedicated to helping men and women shed their homosexual identity and lifestyle to follow Christ. After seminary, she worked at the Marble Falls Family Crisis Center where she worked extensively with individuals caught in the cycle of domestic violence. She was also a counselor on staff with Incest Recovery Association where she facilitated numerous groups and helped individuals work through the aftermath of childhood sexual abuse. Pam recently opened Drennan & Associates Christian Counseling Center in Dallas. She is a professional member of EXODUS International and The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH).
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