Board of Directors

Verlyn Bergen, Vice President:
Verlyn is co-founder and co-owner of MinistryConnect as well as Resources & Relationships Team Leader for the Baptist General Convention of Missouri.  As a denominational leader, Verlyn led a state-wide effort for Eastern Europe to support 25 new church plants and develop pastoral leadership training.  Verlyn is one of the founding partners of the Future Leadership Foundation. You may contact Verlyn at vdb@flfmissions.org

Rodger Cobb, Member-At-Large:
Rodger gave managerial leadership within a national manufacturing corporation for many years. Rodger engages his business and financial wisdom with several start-up and long-time companies as well as this foundation. He is a registered professional engineer. Rodger serves as a deacon in his local Baptist church as well as a member of strategic ministry teams and committees.

Norma Houston, Member-At-Large:
Norma is a children’s Sunday School teacher in her Baptist church.  Norma and Virgil have lived in the Lake of the Ozarks area all their married life and raised their five children there. Norma has been to Eastern Europe numerous times in the past eleven years to coach preschool and children’s leaders of local churches.  She has been active for a lifetime in local church, associational and denominational ministry. You may contact Norma at njh@flfmissions.org

Phil Hunt, President:
read Phil and his wife Ruthetta are members of First Baptist Church in Ellisville, Missouri, where Phil is active in the deacon widows' ministry. After retiring from a 34-year banking career, Phil served six years on the staff of the Missouri Baptist Foundation in the areas of estate planning, stewardship education and development work. He presently does development work for Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis. Over the years, he has been active in both domestic and global mission projects. You may contact Phil at pmh@flfmissions.org

Stephen E. Mathis, Secretary of the Boardt:
Stephen is a CFP® and Executive Vice President of the Missouri Baptist Foundation in Jefferson City, Missouri. Stephen has directed estate and gift planning services for twenty years. Prior to this, he served as a management consultant for a Fortune 500 agribusiness firm. He, his wife, Nancy, and two children are active members of a Baptist church. His personal and family mission trips include four states, Puerto Rico, Lithuania and Belarus. You may contact Stephen at sem@flfmissions.org

Roy Miller, Member-At-Large:
Roy and Lori Miller lead Precision Line company of Moberly, Missouri, a specialy printing company that sells nationally. Beginning as an engineer, Roy’s career started in highway road and bridge construction before beginning Precision Line. Roy and Lori are active in their church, Timberlake Christian Church, in Moberly, where he serves as a sound technician, in the benevolence program, and in small groups. Roy and Lori have partnered with several area churches leading Crown Financial Study Bible studies. You may contact Roy at dlm@flfmissions.org.