Our Team

Pastoral Staff

Ken Aldrich

Senior Pastor

Ken relocated to Sarasota in 2011 to serve as Senior Pastor of Covenant Life Church. Ken and Amy have two sons and a daughter: Noel, Ben and Molly. Ken enjoys gardening, exercise and discipling men thirsty for spiritual growth. Amy loves to read, play the violin, meet with people over good coffee (Starbucks), and manage the home front.

Bob Dillard

Pastor to Senior Adults

Bob came to know Christ as his Savior while a senior in high school and was discipled while a student at Florida State University by Campus Crusade for Christ. The Dillards have enjoyed many ministry experiences including: missionary service in Columbia, church planting in Louisiana, and pastoral roles in Florida, Ohio and Maryland. Bob and Juanita have four children and five grandchildren.

 

Mike Vieira

Pastor to Students and Young Adults

Mike joined the Covenant Life staff in July of 2020 after serving for 10 years in the Student Ministry at a church in Wayne, PA. Mike is American grown (Jersey Boy) with Brazilian roots. He and his wife, Amber, have a daughter and a son, Mia and Max, who are their little M&Ms. Mike has his B.A. in Youth Ministry from the University of Valley Forge, and a M.A. in Missional Ministry from Missio Seminary. Mike has a passion for helping students navigate through the rollercoaster ride of their teenage years. His hope is to see teens experience the unconditional love of God and equip them with a faith in Jesus that will last. Mike enjoys fishing, R/C cars, video games, playing sports, writing spoken word poetry and spending time with his family. When not working, you can find Mike lounging on the beach getting his tan on! 

Ministerial Staff

Ben Brodersen

Executive Director

Amy Conner

Community Life Coordinator

Abby Conner

Girls Discipleship Coordinator

Ed Gross

Senior Visitation Coordinator

Paul Martin

Men's Ministry Coordinator

Nick McCarty

Modern Service and Production Coordinator

Brent Phillips

Director of Community Groups & Discipleship

Deb Raduns

Women's Ministry Coordinator

Rocky Shiffner

Little Explorers Preschool Director

Blythe Sizemore

Director of Children's Ministry

Nancy Wadlinger

Administrative Assistant

Elders

Brent Phillips

Dave Hunniford

Gordon Shaw

(Sabbatical)

Kevin Carlson

Kevin Stanley

Pete Conner

Stu Turnbull

Tom McGee

Emeritus

Greg Clement

Deacons

Calvin Horst

Dave Richardson

Emeritus

Ed Pantera​​​​​​​

Leigh DeJonge

(Sabbatical)

Peter Lutz

(Sabbatical)

Tommy Beard

Wayne Culp

Emeritus

 

Brian Overby

CJ Agate