Our Leadership

Who We Are

Our Leadership

Director

Before joining Transforming Congregations as Director, Rev. Karen Booth served for sixteen years as a local pastor. She was also a member of the Transforming Congregations Board of Directors from 2000-2003. A graduate of Drew Theological School and an ordained Elder in the Peninsula - Delaware Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, she has been active in various denominational renewal efforts for over a decade. She and her husband Randy live in Monroe, Wisconsin.

Board of Directors

Bequi Blanco Flores lives in Mission, Texas and she is the Director of "Women of Valor" ministry, an empowerment and discipleship program for Latino young women and youth. A recently married school teacher, she is also active with RENEW, a women's ministry network for United Methodists.

Ron Dennis is one of our Emeritus Directors and is a member of Pahrump Valley (Nevada) United Methodist Church. He is one of the Exodus "pioneers," and currently serves as our representative on the Exodus Board. Active in United Methodist Men, he was married to Elizabeth, who died of cancer. Ron has given his testimony of transformation in many settings across the country.

Rev. Tom Lambrecht is pastor of Faith Community United Methodist Church in Greenville, WI and he has worked for UMC renewal for many years. He has served as President of Good News and the Board of TC, and he led the Renewal Coalition's effort at General Conference in 2008.

Greg Wertenberger lives in Benton, AR with his wife Kimberly and two children, Becca and Ben. A school teacher, he has also served as a campus minister and in a local church as Minister of Discipleship. His deepest desire is to see the Church become a place of help and healing for those who struggle with all types of sin and brokenness.