Tim Jacobs has served as the district superintendent of EFCA West since December 2019. For 12 years, he was the lead pastor of Compass Church (EFCA) in Goodyear, Arizona, and has been a member of the EFCA Church Multiplication Team since 2016. He has been married to his wife, Judi, since 1998, and they live in Litchfield Park, Arizona, with their three children. He is a graduate of both Talbot School of Theology (M. Div., 2002) and Dallas Theological Seminary (D. Min., 2011).

Bob Osborne joined the EFCA West team as director of church health in 2013 after retiring from a 38-year career with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department where he held command and executive level responsibilities. Bob has been active in the local church for his entire life, having come to faith in Jesus Christ at age six. He has served as an elder and board member in his local church for over two decades. He is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University (BA/Religion/Bible) and Woodbury University (MA/Organizational Leadership). Bob and Charlene, married in 1976, have two adult sons and reside in La Verne, California.

Xochitl Cachon joined the EFCA West team as administrative assistant in 2018. Her office is located in Clovis CA at Clovis EV Free Church. Xochitl and Pablo, married in 1994, have three adult sons, enjoys going for walks and reside in Clovis, CA. Both, Pablo and Xochitl have served in EFCA churches since 2003. Currently, Pablo serves as lead pastor at Clovis EV Free Church.

Alex Rivero has been involved with the EFCA since 2002 serving as the Latino Pastor at The Bridge EFC in Newbury Park, California. Joined the EFCA West Team in 2014. Married to Nancy in 1991, three adults’ children, and one granddaughter. He is a graduate of the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary (M. Div.). Love playing pickleball.  

Dean is lead Pastor at NOVA Community Church in Torrance, California and also serves as Director of Multiplication with EFCA West. . He is married to Janet and they have two adult children who live nearby, in the South Bay. In his free time, Dean enjoys watching the Los Angeles Dodgers, trout fishing in the Eastern Sierras, surf fishing at the local beaches and exploring the Hawaiian Islands.

Linda Bishop joined the team in 2010. She has many years of ministry experience leading teams, teaching, mentoring and discipling. 

Linda has been a coach for Prepared and served on the EFCA Nominating Committee. Her desire is to encourage leaders to walk in the grace and faithfulness of Jesus as they serve their local church. Linda is married to Ron, and they have 3 married adult children and 7 grandchildren, all of whom live nearby supplying lots of fun and activities to attend.

Regional Catalysts are pastors who will serve to “localize” EFCA West ministry in their respective regions. (Please note that a few areas do not have dedicated Regional Catalysts at this point). Our district team will still be available as always, but our desire is to add a layer of local presence to continue our efforts to make sure that no pastors or church leaders are left alone. We are grateful for each of the men listed below for stepping up to this role!

Bob Fox is the Pastor at Large & Elder Emeritus at Red Mountain Community Church in Mesa AZ. He has a heart for helping pastors and church leaders develop life skills that lead to longevity in ministry. He enjoys spending time with his wife Debbie, his children and grandchildren.

Dave Collins is the lead pastor at Ambassadors Church in Tucson, AZ. Dave and his family, along with a great team, planted Ambassadors in 2022. Dave has been married to his college sweetheart, Meghan, since 2003. Dave and Meghan have 3 super fun kids: Callie, Kessler & Kylah.

Tim Johnson is the Lead Pastor at Hillside Community Church in Porterville, California. Tim is married to his beloved wife, Taylor, and together they have 4 children. Tim finds great joy in connecting with and encouraging other pastors.

Chris Gillespie joined Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA as their lead pastor in 2022. He is married to his wife Adrienne and they have three children.

Jason Whalen is lead pastor at Grace Bible Church, In Arroyo Grande CA. He loves teaching the Bible weekly and shepherding leaders. He is married to his wife Andrea and they have four children.

Willie is the Senior Pastor at CrossWinds Church in Moreno Valley. He and his wife Jackie were married in 1979 and are both native Californians. They have three adult children, two of whom are married.

Dean is Lead Pastor at NOVA Community Church in Torrance and serves as Dir. of Multiplication with EFCA West. He is married to Janet and they have two adult children who live nearby, in the South Bay.

Steve Jackson is the Senior Pastor at Faith Community Church in Santa Clarita, CA. He met his wife Shannon at Cedarville University. And they are blessed with 4 kids (ages 14-21). 

Mike McKay is the Lead Pastor of Neighborhood Church in North Orange County CA a multi-site church with multi language specific ministries. Mike is married to his best friend, Kristi. They have 3 adult children, and 10 grandchildren.

Ryan Rosenbaum is the Lead Pastor at Seacoast Community Church. Graduated from University of Washington and Talbot Seminary. He did graduate work at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Ryan is married to Sara and they have three boys. 

Bob Osborne serves EFCA West as director of church health. He retired in 2013 from a 38-year career with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Bob and Charlene, married in 1976, have two adult sons and reside in La Verne, CA.

Scott McKinney was the lead pastor of CenterPoint Church from 1989 to 2024. Today he remains on staff as the Founding Pastor of CenterPoint. He is passionate about his involvement in the district as regional catalyst.