Brad Edwards :: Lead Pastor

Since then, my wife (Hannah) and I have had the incredible opportunity to live out several dreams: we have two sons (Ransom and Deacon), we got to start a new church from scratch with our best friends (in both St. Louis and Lafayette!), host hundreds of people in our home, start an award-winning arts non-profit, serve as both a pastor and Army Chaplain, and personally experience the catalyst for familial love and grace that the church can be.

Interests: When not trying to figure out everyone’s enneagram (I’m a 3w4, if that means anything to you), I'm probably skiing, not exercising our insane dog ("Scout"), complaining about bad series finales (especially Lost and Game of Thrones), and mastering new cocktails to share. I also love speaking and writing on the church and culture, but try to keep my ranting and raving limited to Twitter and the podcast that Bryce and I Co-Host.

Michael Phillips :: Pastor of Spiritual Formation

I grew up in and around the church but was self-consciously and silently not a Christian. I believed that Jesus is who he says that he is, but amidst my struggles with shame and insecurity, I did not believe his grace and kindness were for me.  In early high school, I had a conversation that required me to name that I was, in fact, not a Christian. God graciously used that conversation and many that followed over the years to teach me his mercy is not generic; it is for people like me who struggle, fail, and turn inward often. I’m grateful that my hope is not in the strength of my faith in Jesus but in the strength of his gracious hold on me.

I grew up in Texas, but living in 7 places across the country and abroad since then have been just enough to work the obnoxious Texan out of me.  Prior to joining The Table, I had the joy of serving as a campus minister with RUF at Georgia Tech for 10 years.

I enjoy running, cooking, bartending, reading slow, beautifully-written, character-driven fiction, and dabbling in gardening. My wife Chelsea are I got married in 2022 and proved that pandemic relationships can succeed. We are excited to explore the beauty of Colorado and share in the eclectic community of The Table and Boulder County.

Beth Bottenus :: Table Kids Coordinator

I grew up attending a church where fellowship and loving neighbor were important but faith in Jesus was optional. I picked which parts of the Bible worked for me and created my own set of beliefs roughly inspired by the teachings of Jesus. It made perfect sense to me until a friend challenged my patchwork of beliefs. The Holy Spirit pursued me and gave me the gift of faith. Since that moment in high school, The Lord has carried me through transitions, grief, joy and daily life. He has placed a desire in my heart to share His word with children and blessed me with the opportunity to do so through work in childcare, volunteering at church and serving in Bible Study Fellowship. I am excited to serve as Table Kids coordinator and share the word of God with our churches youngest covenant members.

My husband and I grew up in New Jersey, met in high school and married shortly after college. We lived in North Carolina for about 10 years before moving to Colorado in 2019. We live in Erie with our 3 young children, Benjamin, Rebecca and Joshua

Interests: Baking, playing board games, running, visiting local parks with my kids.

Danny Rankin :: Director of Music & Arts

I grew up around the church and started playing music at age 5, so despite my various wanderings to and from faith, God has always kept me anchored to Himself through music. From playing in garage bands to touring internationally in military bands, hindsight reveals how faithfully God has grown and restored me spiritually. I love seeing the ways God encourages and binds his church together through music, so having the privilege to play a part in that each week is a true blessing. 

Outside of music, my wife René and I have two sons (Royal and Roman), and I work as instructor at CU Boulder, teaching design and fabrication in the ATLAS Institute. And where most people say “welcome to my TED Talk” in jest, one time, I got to say it for real (at TEDx Mile High).

Interests: Sustainable agriculture (amateur farmer), game design (I made this), roasting student projects on Tik-Tok (but all in good fun), beards, beer, coffee, pizza, art, vinyl, old phones and woodworking.

Maria Dunlap :: Connections Lead

Words are important. (If you know me, you know I say a lot of words.) Growing up in church, I memorized the entire mass and tons of scripture through repetition. Yet, the first time I truly heard the words, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me," I was at a youth summer camp. God's words challenged me and captured my heart. My high school boyfriend, Rocky, invited me to his youth group where I was baptized in a giant lake. We were married a few years later and began in-depth study through Bible Study Fellowship. What a lifeline God's Word became when we faced catastrophic illnesses in both of our families, and death.

I've enjoyed some of life's highest highs on spontaneous trips to NYC, summers abroad in France, and the birth of my children - Lydia and Ralph. I've scraped through life's lowest lows when I've mourned the loss of our unborn babies, buried our family members, and cared for my disabled mother. C.S. Lewis rightly observed, "God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing." Well, where is God? I've found solace meeting Him in my small, beaten-up leather-bound Bible. Some days the hardest thing in the world is to crack that little book open, but then I remember it's full of words. And words are important.

“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”

Interests: Planning travel, collecting living books, propagating houseplants, baking, home renovations (we finished this one, which turned 100 in 2022!), Charlotte Mason homeschooling, hermit crabs, swimming, and my barre fitness class.

Elle Tyler :: Communications & Events Coordinator

I grew up in steeped in the Good News in church, Christian school, and Bible Study Fellowship. While I came to know Jesus at a young age (in BSF, in the book of Matthew), my faith journey has been a series of re-affirmations of that belief in the face of doubts and darkness. I agree wholeheartedly with Psalm 63:2-3-”I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.” I met my husband, Ben, at Indiana Wesleyan University, where we both played in the Wind Ensemble (yep, we are super music nerds).

I moved to Boulder in 2011 to pursue my masters degree in piano performance and pedagogy. I’ve since had a variety of jobs in the music, education, and house-keeping sectors, but I currently work as the Director of Creativity and Engagement for Parlando School of Musical Arts, where I also serve on the piano faculty. When not teaching or hanging with my family, you can find me writing and performing original music.

Interests: Playing music with my husband Ben, writing musicals, reading, Galentine’s Day, board games, good coffee, hanging with friends, cracking up my son.