MEET OUR TEAM

Hayden Norris
Lead Pastor
Hayden grew up in Buffalo, NY and graduated from The Master’s Seminary with a Master of Divinity in 2005 after spending some time in the Navy and also receiving his BA in Anthropology in 1995 from Rollins College . He has spent time in many places all over the country but is happy to call Omaha and Crosspoint home since 2021. He is married to Heather and they have two sons and a daughter.

James Richardson
Church Admin & Global Missions Director
James graduated with his BS in Business Management from The Master’s College in 2009 and spent more than decade in finance (banking, accounting, financial management). In 2016 James and his family moved to Mexico City, Mexico to serve as missionaries. In 2021, James came to Crosspoint and completed his Master of Divinity from Western Seminary.

Simon Faries
Director of Worship and Media
Simon grew up in Florida and graduated from Asbury University in 2000 with a BA in Media Communications. He then worked for several years in the logistics field with Toyota and Hyundai. He received his Master of Divinity in 2018 from Reformed Theological Seminary and was in worship ministry in Colorado for 6 years before coming to Crosspoint in 2022. He is married to Julia and they have two daughters.

Kevin Penner
Youth Pastor
Kevin graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BFA in 2012 and then went on to get his MDiv from The Bible Seminary in 2015. After graduating Seminary, he worked at a church as an associate campus plant pastor. He was thrilled to be able to come to Crosspoint in 2022 as the Youth Pastor and he looks forward to seeing what God does in the youth in Crosspoint and in Omaha.

Marilyn Busenitz
Children's Director

Keli Brindamour
Admin/Ministry Assistant