Worship Pastor – Devin Gough
Minister Devin Gough joined the staff of Revival Tabernacle in the spring of 2008 and has been a great addition to the ministry team. Devin is an anointed worship leader and has a great vision to impact the college campuses and the marketplace. Devin is an alumnus of Eastern Michigan University, where he was used of the Lord to further develop and establish various campus ministries and community outreach programs. Devin is happily married (in June, 2004) to his childhood best friend, Cortney.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Support Pastors – Thomas & Tanisha Finley
Born & raised in the projects of Detroit, Pastor Thomas received Christ at a young age. He grew into a young man in love with Christ, and left for North Central Bible College in Minn, MN after graduating high school. It was there that he met his wonderful wife Tanisha.Upon graduation, the Finley’s entered full-time ministry as youth pastors at a local church in Minnesota. They successfully raised up a strong youth ministry that eventually grew so much that it made up for 2/3 of the church body. In 2009, the Finley’s felt led of the LORD to return to the city of Detroit, where Pastor Thomas received Christ, and serve there. The Finley’s joined the Revival Tabernacle Pastoral staff in 2010
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Alabaster Home / Community Outreach Director – DuWanna Jackson
Having been a part of the Revival Tabernacle ministry since it first opened its doors in the early 90′s, DuWanna Jackson has served in many capacities in the ministry, from children, to youth, and worship. After serving as Women’s Director for Detroit Life Challenge, a ministry of the late Rev. David Wilkerson, she began to grow more passionate toward people battling addictions in the streets of Highland Park | Detroit. It wasn’t long before moving into her Highland Park home before vision began to be birthed for the Alabaster House for women.It is through the Alabaster House that DuWanna and her staff are able to take Community Outreach to a more personal level with women living on the street, struggling with drugs, alcohol, prostitution, and domestic violence. Through mentorship and life-on-life discipleship, the Alabaster House provides learning and growing opportunities to women desperately in need of the Love of Christ to be shown to them.
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Youth Pastors – Aaron & Karen Robinson
Raised in the youth group since 10th grade, God called Aaron and his wife Karen to be pastors here at Revival Tabernacle Church in October of 2005. The Robinson’s completed a 2 year mentorship program with one of the nations leading youth pastors, Jeanne Mayo. Having had 4 decades of youth ministry experience poured into them, Aaron and Karen strive to make Ignite Student Ministries an iconic youth movement in the inner-city. Implementing things like small groups, intense discipleship training, and incredible retreats, Ignite Student Ministries has become one of the pillars of Revival Tab.Aaron and Karen purchased their first home in Highland Park when they married in 1999, and have lived in Highland Park ever since. There, they raise their 3 boys, Aaron II, Isaiah, and Jeremiah.
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JV Pastors – Eli & Lisa Harrell
In 2008, the Harrell’s were simply visiting from Ypsilanti to assist in the worship service of our annual youth conference, War Week. It wasn’t long after that they felt the lord’s leading to become permanent members of the church. As they worked more regularly with the worship ministry, they soon began to answer the call of God on their lives to pastor. The Harell’s began to lead the Young Adult Life Group of RT, and after successfully enrolling and completing the Assembly of God Michigan School of Ministry (MiSOM), they began to work with the Robinson’s in launching a brand new youth ministry at Revival Tab – IGNITE! Eli & Lisa co-pastor the youth ministry with an emphasis on the junior high students.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Children’s Pastor – Tim Warner
Tim has been serving at Revival Tabernacle since 2001 and became the children’s minister the summer of 2008. Tim directs a great volunteer staff that provides ministry for children from birth thru 5th grade. Tim also serves on the music ministry team as a pianist and one of Revival Tabernacle’s worship leaders.Tim has several years of experience working with children in an urban setting. For many years he worked with Pastor John Gunn and the Power Company Kids Club . There he served as Bus Captain and directed the Sidewalk Sunday School ministry. Before becoming the children’s pastor, he served for several years as the choral director at Pontiac Northern High School. Tim is a graduate of Oakland University where he received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education.