Chap Bettis
Founder / Executive Director

Chap is the founder and executive director of the ministry. He graduated from Southern Seminary. He and his wife Sharon have been married for 36 years and have four adult children. They live in Exeter, RI and are members at Grace Harbor Church in Providence RI.

Shane Carvalho
Director of Operations

Shane serves as our Operations Manager, supporting the ministry’s administrative, and organizational needs. He also serves as a collegiate minister with Christian Student Fellowship (CSF) at Roger Williams University and as one of the pastors at Mount Hope Church in Bristol, RI. A native New Englander, Shane was raised in a Portuguese family in Fall River, MA, and came to faith in Christ his freshman year of college. He holds an M.Div. in Greek Exegesis and Systematic Theology from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Kara, live in Massachusetts and enjoy CrossFit, reading over a good cup of coffee, and exploring New England with their hyper-energetic Cattle Dog, River.

Melanie Makin
Office Manager / Research Assistant

Melanie is our office manager and research assistant. She and her husband have been married for 15 years and have two children together. They are members of Grace Harbor Church in Providence, Rhode Island. Melanie loves connecting people with resources and information.

Eduardo Fergusson
Spanish Content Editor

Eduardo serves as our Spanish content editor, helping make the ministry’s resources available to Spanish-speaking families. He previously pastored a church in Colombia and is now pursuing an M.Div. in Preaching and Pastoral Ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Etna have been married for 11 years and have two children, Emma and Ethan. They live in Wake Forest, NC, where Eduardo also serves in the Hispanic ministry of Open Door Church in Raleigh.

Kyle Baker

Kyle grew up in a Christian home with parents who loved and honored Jesus above all.  “I amextremely grateful my parents would seek out gospel believing churches and regularly present the Gospel from the dinner table and in daily life.”

Although raised in Texas, Kyle met his wife in high school when he moved to Georgia. we moved about several times and eventually ended up in Georgia where he met his wife Catherine. They have three children: Shelby (13), Colette (10), and Marcus (8).

For work, Kyle has had various leadership roles for Shell Oil. In addition, he served as an elder at Grace Harbor Church in Providence, RI from 2019 – 2022. He specific current focus is coleading the youth group. In his free time, Kyle enjoys working on his house, walking his dog in the woods, or sailing with his dad when the wind is at their backs.

Kristil Dalrymple

Kristil grew up in Southern California in a family rooted in Christian faith and a Bible-teaching church. Middle school marked the start of her personal relationship with the Lord. She graduated from Cedarville University and returned home to teach middle school math and volunteer in her church’s high school ministry. During this time, she met and married Jeff, beginning their 23-year adventure together.

After the birth of two children in California and a decade in Louisville, Kentucky, where they welcomed two more children, Kristil and her family now reside in Jacksonville, Florida. She currently works as an office manager in two pediatric clinics and stays actively involved in her family, raising three high school girls.

Kristil is passionate about discipleship within her family and in women’s ministry. Her meaningful relationships and experiences have shaped who she is today, and she considers it a privilege to serve for the Kingdom and His glory.

Daniel Darling

Daniel Darling is the author of several books, including The Dignity Revolution, and his latest, The Characters of Christmas. Dan’s op-eds have appeared in USA Today, CNN, Washington Times, Time, Huffington Post, National Review, Washington Post and First Things. He has appeared on CNN, FOX and on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.