Our Leadership

David Cotner

Senior Pastor

Pastor Dave has been our Senior Pastor since January 2025. Before coming to our desert oasis,  he served for 11 years as the Lead Pastor of Prairie Flower Baptist Church in Washington, Iowa. Pastor Dave comes to our church with a passion to preach the Bible, love on the church, and reach out to the homeless and addicted in the Verde Valley.

Pastor Dave is an Iraq War Veteran, having served in the U.S. Army from 2006-2010. He is an ordained minister and received a degree in Pastoral Studies from Faith Baptist Bible College. Pastor Dave's greatest passion is preaching the Gospel, and his greatest earthly treasure is his wife, Heather, and their six children (four biological and two adopted). 

Ken Miller

Senior Pastoral Advisor 

Pastor Ken was the Senior Pastor of our church from 1991-2024. With nearly 50 years of pastoral experience, he currently serves our church as the Senior Pastoral Advisor to our Leadership Team.  Pastor Ken is truly a "pastor's pastor".

Pastor Ken has a degree in Christian Leadership from Grand Canyon University. He is married to his wife, Leeza, and together they enjoy camping and hiking in the outdoors. Pastor Ken and his wife have four grown children and many, many grandchildren.