Warm morning sunlight filtering onto a rustic oak table with open notebooks, Bibles, and warm ceramic mugs during a quiet leadership gathering.
Warm morning sunlight filtering onto a rustic oak table with open notebooks, Bibles, and warm ceramic mugs during a quiet leadership gathering.
Governance & Vision

Our Board Members

Meet the faithful leaders offering wisdom, experience, and spiritual guidance to advance the mission of Ordinary Disciples.

— Board of Directors

Servant Leaders in Ministry and Community

Our board brings together decades of cross-cultural ministry, church planting, creative arts, healthcare advocacy, and organizational leadership to serve our growing community.

Discipleship & Leadership
Creative Arts & Advocacy
Missions & Film Industry

Jayson Knox

Debbie Kizer

Dennis Weaver

Jayson Knox has been involved in church planting and cross-cultural ministry for several decades. His passions focus on discipleship, leader development, and helping leadership teams mature. He enjoys swimming, teaching Sunday school, gardening, and spending time with his eight grandkids.

Debbie Kizer is the founder and CEO of Imagine Art, an Austin-based ministry transforming the lives of artists with disabilities. She pioneers new pathways for systems change and helps artists create. Debbie enjoys singing, writing, and painting illustrative canvas stories.

Dennis has served as a youth pastor, missions pastor, and ministry videographer. He currently works in the film industry and serves as a Krav Maga instructor. Dennis lives in Austin and is married to his lovely wife Nikita.

Contact: kornell.knox@gmail.com

Contact: debbie@imagineart.net

Contact: dennisweaver88@gmail.com

Healthcare & Benevolence
Founder & Ministry Director

Rose Dunaway

Keith Atkinson

Rose is a nurse representing healthcare organizations before the state of Texas. She has led many Bible studies, served extensively in benevolence ministries, and holds a deep heart for caring for the poor and homeless community in Austin.

Keith Atkinson is the founder of Ordinary Disciples and has served as an educator, youth pastor, worship leader, pastoral counselor, and church planter. He enjoys songwriting, singing, reading, tennis, and independent films with his family.

Contact: keith@ordinarydisciples.org

Contact Our Team

Partnering for Kingdom Impact

Together, our leadership team works to support believers in deepening their calling and walking as transforming disciples of Jesus Christ.