Dave & Kevin

Dave Nixon

Dave received training in spiritual direction through the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart IN. For the last four years he has served with Vineyard-USA as the spiritual director for Pastors Sabbath Retreats. For 2007-2009 he’s serving as the spiritual director for the D. Min. students at George Fox University in the Leadership and Spiritual Formation Track.

He and his wife Jody, married for 31 years, have three children: Kimberly (in Berlin), Carrie (in New York), and Jonathan (home). The Nixons live on the third floor of the former convent of the St. Elizabeth Church parish.

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Kevin Rains

Sporting a rapidly expanding forehead and virtual uni-brow (when unshaven), Kevin leads retreats, runs an auto body shop, pastors Vineyard Central, and is finishing up a graduate degree through George Fox University in Portland, Oregon.

Kevin is married to Tracy and has 2 kids: Izaac is 10, Zoe is 8. The Rains live next door to the convent on the third floor of the Brown House (the former rectory of the St. Elizabeth’s Church parish). You can hop onto his well-known blog here.

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