Joshua Brandt sensed a call to ministry the summer after ninth grade at a church camp in the hills of West Virginia. During a time of extended silence, while watching ants move through the grass, he distinctly heard Jesus ask, “Will you serve me with all of your life?” Joshua’s simple “yes” began a lifelong journey marked by faith, adventure, and deep joy in serving the Church.

Joshua met his wife, Laura, in July 1996 while serving as a youth director at a camp meeting in Northeast Ohio. Drawn together by handwritten letters, shared laughter, and a growing sense of calling, they were married in July 1997 and continue to serve in ministry together. Joshua and Laura are the proud parents of three daughters: Sarah, Olivia, and Sophia.

Joshua began his ministry as a youth pastor in Hartville, Ohio, in 1995 and has since pastored churches in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. He currently serves as Associate State Pastor for the Church of God in Michigan and chairs the Committee on Credentials. With over three decades of ministry experience, Joshua is deeply committed to developing healthy leaders and thriving churches. He believes every leader and every congregation deserves to be seen, known, and encouraged to live fully into God’s calling.

Joshua holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Literature from Malone College and a Master of Theological Studies from Anderson University School of Theology.

 Dr. Kerry B. Robinson is the Lead Pastor of East Side Church of God, Anderson, IN., a congregation he has served since December 1996. East Side Church is located near the campus of Anderson University and Church of God Ministries, Inc. and is widely recognized for its missional desire to “Lift up Jesus Christ so that people may Discover Hope for Living.” Because of its location and its passion East Side Church serves the wider church as a "preparation place". Over the last twenty years East Side has commissioned over one hundred twenty women and men into vocational ministry. Thousands of others are serving Christ in their homes and marketplaces around the world. As the primary speaker for East Side Church, Dr. Robinson shares God's Word passionately for groups of diverse sizes and settings in an effort to help individuals discover the hope of Jesus Christ. 

He is a graduate of Anderson University, Anderson School of Theology, and Beeson Divinity School at Samford University in Birmingham, AL., with a Doctor of Ministry Degree. Dr. Robinson has served in leadership for the Church of God at the state, regional, and national levels. 

Kerry is married to the former Becky Meyer; they have two adult sons, Kyle and Kameron who is married to their daughter in love, Hannah, and two beautiful granddaughters, Vera and Mary.