Leadership

The DEN operates under layered spiritual oversight and defined leadership roles.

Authority is exercised through accountability, shared discernment, and submission to Scripture.

Each role carries responsibility within a clear framework.

DEN LEADERS

Role Overview

The Den Leader lives within the daily rhythm of The Den and provides direct spiritual and operational leadership.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Modeling disciplined obedience

• Guiding daily structure

• Providing personal advisement

• Upholding house standards

• Maintaining alignment with pastoral oversight

Current Den Leader:

Daniel Harmon

Daniel Harmon serves as Den Leader with disciplined obedience and a clear sense of calling.

At eighteen, Daniel discerned his call to ministry. By twenty, he stepped away from familiarity and comfort to pursue that calling fully. His journey has been marked by decisive obedience and sustained training. Before stepping into leadership at The Den, Daniel completed a year of intentional preparation, refining his understanding of Scripture, authority, and structured discipleship.

Originally from Indiana, Daniel brings both warmth and resolve into his leadership. He is known for his kindness and his desire to see people strengthened, not merely encouraged. His posture reflects a man committed to building foundations rather than chasing moments.

As a certified personal trainer, Daniel integrates physical discipline with spiritual clarity. He believes strength is holistic. His work centers on helping individuals build sustainable habits that allow them to thrive spiritually, mentally, and physically. This integration of body and spirit is reflected in the rhythm of The Den.

He remains accountable to pastoral oversight and elder authority and was carefully selected for the responsibility he now carries. Leadership for Daniel stewardship. It is a privilege he approaches with humility and seriousness.

Daniel is a devoted son, brother, and uncle, and he deeply values the personal relationships that shape him. He is grateful for his circle of love and support whose presence strengthens him privately as he serves publicly.

As Den Leader, Daniel models Christ, disciplined obedience, provides direct advisement, and guides the daily structure that defines life inside The Den.

ELDERS

Role Overview

The Elder provides spiritual oversight and accountability to leadership.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Guarding doctrinal integrity

• Offering spiritual counsel

• Reviewing leadership decisions

• Strengthening long-term stability

Current Elder:

Tim Oakley

Tim Oakley serves as Elder with a steady presence shaped by both theological depth and lived responsibility.

After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Houston, Tim pursued a Master of Divinity at Houston Graduate School of Theology, grounding his pastoral insight in both human understanding and biblical conviction. His academic preparation is matched by practical leadership. He serves as Assistant Pastor at Christ Family Church in Cypress, Texas, while also holding a professional role as Director of Sales within the food distribution industry. This balance of ministry and marketplace leadership reflects a man who understands both shepherding and stewardship.

For twenty years, Tim has faithfully invested in his marriage and family life alongside his spouse, raising two children with consistency and care. His life is marked by generosity. He is known as the one who quietly covers the table, who shows up when others withdraw, who carries empathy without compromise.

Tim’s leadership is not loud, but it is steady. His heart for people is evident in the way he listens, discerns, and responds with wisdom. As Elder, he guards doctrinal integrity, strengthens leadership through counsel, and ensures that The Den remains anchored in Scripture and accountable in practice.

PASTORAL OVERSIGHT

Role Overview

Pastoral oversight ensures alignment with Scripture and historic Christian discipleship.

This layer provides counsel, correction, and covering for the Den Leader and Elder.

The Den is strengthened by collective pastoral guidance carrying decades of combined experience in church leadership and spiritual oversight.

This team includes leaders with backgrounds in church planting through the Association of Related Churches and board-level governance across multiple organizations. Their experience spans worship ministry before thousands, pastoral care, organizational leadership, and long-term discipleship development.

The Den operates intentionally without alignment to a single denominational structure in order to serve believers across churches, cultures, and theological traditions while remaining firmly anchored to Scripture. The guiding framework is rooted directly in the biblical model of discipleship, spiritual authority, and transformation through lived obedience.

The pastoral team is devoted to caring for the individual soul. Discipleship is central. Spiritual health is not assumed; it is shepherded. There is also a conscious awareness of the realities of spiritual harm within modern church environments. Leadership is committed to clarity, accountability, and responsible authority that protects rather than exploits.

This collective guidance ensures that The Den remains grounded, biblically faithful, and structurally accountable while serving the broader Body of Christ with humility and conviction.

BOARD-LEVEL REVIEW

Operational and financial practices are reviewed through structured board accountability.

This layer safeguards:

• Financial stewardship

• Policy integrity

• Organizational continuity