From Survive to Thrive: Moving from OCCUPATION to VOCATION in Our Work

Jeremy is from Goshen, Indiana, and is a committed Jesus follower who continuously wrestles with how to best follow Jesus in real life (not just while at a church function). He currently attempts this as the President/COO of Re-Gen, a plastics recycling and processing company in Middlebury, Indiana. While starting Re-Gen, he spent eleven years as a bi-vocational pastor. When not working he spends time with his wife, Laura, and four children and serves on several non-profit and corporate boards.  

First Things

Merlin, his wife, Heidi, and their seven children live in Shipshewana, Indiana. Merlin is the full-time pastor of Riverview Christian Fellowship across the border in White Pigeon, Michigan, and loves preaching and teaching in a variety of contexts. His goal, along with his family and the local church, is to see the gospel of Jesus Christ take root, produce fruit, and see multi-generational faithfulness to God. In his free time, he enjoys running and reading.

Keys to Helping Your Employees Thrive

Mike serves as Chief Human Resources Officer at Everence Financial.  He is also a member of the Everence Senior Leadership Team. Mike joined Everence in 2022 with over 25 years of human resources management experience in a variety of industries including banking at 1st Source Bank and United Federal Credit Union, consulting at Reach360, transportation at Wiers International Trucks, higher education at Bethel University, and K-12 public education at South Bend Community Schools. He has expertise in recruiting, employee relations, culture management, succession planning, compensation plans, process improvement, and change management. Mike and his wife, Julie, live in South Bend and have three adult daughters.

My Story

Steve graduated from Eastern Mennonite
University in 1994, where he met his wife, Victoria. They have three grown children. After college, they returned to the Elkhart area where Steve, at the age of 27, started the Aluminum Trailer Company. He now serves on the board of directors of ACT Trailers. Steve also started an aluminum extrusion company called Aluminum Insights in Syracuse, Indiana, and helped found Crew Seating, which supplies pontoon furniture to the boat business. 

Our Story

Ben and Risa Yutzy live in Timberville, Virginia. Ben is a 3rd generation dairy farmer and Risa is a stay-at-home mom. Together with their four young children, they seek to be a family on mission that makes disciple-makers in their everyday lives.