OUR LEADERSHIP
Though we do not use the terms elder or bishop we agree that leadership, hand in hand with organization, is a biblical principle. The leadership within our network has grown at the speed of relationship over the past 18+ years since our founding. We embrace the development of leaders to support the growth of our network.
"Not that we would have dominion over your faith, but rather are helpers of your joy, for by your own faith you stand" (II Cor 1:24).
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
John & Barb Fenn
John and Barbara Fenn were born in Kokomo, Indiana and grew up just a few miles from each other. They attended the same kindergarten, went to many of the same neighborhood birthday parties growing up, and had mutual friends. Barb even attended John’s confirmation in the Episcopal church when they were 12 years old.
They began dating as teenagers and were born again together and baptized with the Holy Spirit at age 16. Each attended Indiana University after graduating high school and were then married in 1978.
Their first year of marriage they worked for the PTL Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, learning alot about how to do and not to do ministry! They moved to the Tulsa, Oklahoma area in 1979, and John graduated from Rhema Bible Training Center in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma in 1980.
They moved to the Boulder, Colorado area in the spring of 1980, and over the next 12 years John served in various capacities including Campus Minister at the University of Colorado in Boulder, pastor, associate pastor, and traveling minister.
In late 1992 they (and their 3 sons) moved to Tulsa to become involved with Victory Christian Center, a church of about 13,000 members, Billy Joe and Sharon Daugherty, pastors.
John served as Associate Director of Victory Bible Institute, the Bible school of Victory Christian Center, and then became Executive Director where he served for three years. Resigning in the summer of 2000, he began traveling and teaching in churches and Bible schools all over the country.
In the fall of 2000 Peter Wagner asked John to become the Educational Advisor to the Apostolic Council of Educational Accountability (ACEA), the group of Bible schools around the world affiliated with Peter and Global Harvest Ministries. He also became a faculty member of the Wagner Leadership Institute (WLI), based out of the World Prayer Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In December of 2000 John was asked to become the Canadian National Director for WLI.
After starting The Church Without Walls International, John severed ties with Peter Wagner and Global Harvest, as they were moving in different directions.
It seems that over 45+ years of walking with the Lord and in ministry, the Lord has allowed John and Barb to be associated with various ministries before they started getting off balance, then moving them on, taking the best part of things learned with them.
John is the author of “Pursuing the Seasons of God” and ‘Return of the First Church’. Pursuing the Seasons of God is a book about the ways God leads and guides, highlighted by several visitations from Jesus in which he has taught John many keys of walking with the Father and in the timing of the Spirit.
‘Return of the First Church’ is John’s journey out of the institutional church and into house church, highlighting what a balanced and scriptural house church looks like.
Known for teaching with anointing and by revelation and flowing with the gifts of the Spirit, his heart’s desire is to make known the ways of the Father God.
Brian & Amy Fenn
Brian and Amy Fenn were both raised knowing the Father and walking with Him. While attending Victory Christian School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Brian attended the first CWOWI house church meeting in 2002. He led worship each weekend for the Tulsa house church until leaving for ministry school.
Brian and Amy met in 2003 at a ministry internship at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Their friendship grew during prayer and worship secessions at the World Prayer Center. They spent 2 years studying biblical theology and worship ministry. They were soon married.
Brian and Amy attended the Tulsa house church from 2005 to 2008. In 2008 they moved to Naples, Florida and served as the Worship Leader and Youth Pastor for a traditional Church. In 2009 they moved back to Tulsa and Amy began working part time for CWOWI.
Brian began a career in law enforcement and later joined the Army National Guard. During this time, they attended and served in the Tulsa house church.
In May of 2018 Brian resigned from his law enforcement and military career to join as an administrative staff member of CWOWI. Over the years, Brian and Amy have produced free flowing worship music that they have made available as a resource to the network. They look forward to many years of serving the CWOWI network and ministry.
SUPPORT STAFF
Valerie Lassek
Valerie has served in various roles in the ministry. Her extensive background in administration and customer service, brings added value and experience to CWOWI as an organization. Valerie has unique experience in coordinating humanitarian aid programs. She also has a heart for Africa and looks forward to serving in her role as the Kids Without Walls International (KWOWI) Coordinator for the ministry.
INTERNATIONAL LEADERS
Our international leaders assist with communication, support and organizing events across many countries in an area of the world. They serve to strengthen the support available for regional leadership and our affiliates across the world.
Wil & Ank Kleinmeulman
Wil and Ank Kleinmeulman met each other in the youth group of the Filadelfia Pentecostal church that they were a part of at that time. They were married in 1975, and in 1979 Wil started working in the Christian Bookstore "Agape" in their hometown of Deventer. After having done this for a couple of years, the Lord led them to Houten where Wil became the manager in a Christian Bookshop in Driebergen for about 8 years.
After that they attended the Domata training school for workers in the 5-fold ministry, and later became staff members there. During this time, they were a part of an evangelical church in Houten and served there as youth leaders, worship leaders, and elders among other things. In the midst of the time they were in Bible school, the Lord started to speak to them to "take the next step". This led to the start of a new church in a school building in the Southern part of their hometown in 1999.
Having done this for a couple of years, the Lord connected them to John Fenn in 2004. Since then, they moved the church from a school building to a living room and affiliated with the Church Without Walls International house church network. That move felt like coming home to what the Lord had spoken to them in 1980 of "the things you read in the Bible, the testimonies of My first witnesses will also be My last witnesses' testimonies...", a return to how the early church "did" church based on relationships with the focus on disciple making.
They have continued "doing" house church and are currently organizing a yearly conference on house churches for those interested. People from all over Europe as well as everywhere the Lord is moving in the hearts of people to return to simplicity in the faith in relationship with others join these conferences. They also offer a part-time online Bible school that is a "go-at-your-own-pace", "no test" investment in one's own faith and understanding of the Word and Lord!
Four of their five children are married, and they have eight grandchildren, all of which are wonderful people that serve the Lord where they are positioned by Him.
View their website.
REGIONAL LEADERS
There are various regional leaders across the network who volunteer to assist with communication, support and organizing events for affiliates in their region or country.
