Meet the Pastoral Team
Rob & Annabeth Wilton :: Lead Pastor of Preaching & Vision
Rob, Annabeth & Bolt WiltonRob has a desire to lead and facilitate people toward a personal and growing relationship in Jesus Christ. He speaks in a variety of settings; children and youth camps, Ignite Mission events, seminars, supply preaching, and revivals. He married Annabeth in May 2004. She is a graduate of Anderson College in South Carolina and is a massage therapist. After graduating from North Greenville University in South Carolina, Rob and his wife moved to New Orleans to begin the MDiv in Expository Preaching program at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Although Hurricane Katrina temporarily removed them from New Orleans, they returned with their brother Greg as they began Ignite Mission. This ministry oversees his speaking ministry, an annual prayer movement in New Orleans called Out of Range (www.outofrange.org), and a monthly worship gathering for young adults in New Orleans called HIMnI (www.himni.org). As Ignite Mission (www.ignitemission.org) began Rob served as the Camp Pastor and Director of the Mission Lab program at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. At this position, he has spoken to youth, college, adult, and senior groups from around the country as they come for the great mission of the physical and spiritual rebirth of New Orleans. Currently, Rob has accepted the mission of being the senior pastor of a new church plant in Uptown New Orleans. While in college, Rob played basketball and served as the Collegiate Minister @ FBC Spartanburg, where his father Dr. Don Wilton is pastor. He has also served as a Regional Representative for Upward in New Orleans. Rob enjoys spending time with his wife, playing basketball and golf, reading, traveling, and watching the New Orleans Saints while eating gumbo.
Rob and Annabeth have a son named Bolt. He was born on July 9, 2008.
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Page & Ashley Brooks :: Pastor of Teaching & Strategy
Page, Ashley & Karis BrooksPage Brooks desires to see people become passionate disciples and disciple-makers of Jesus Christ. To this end, he teaches theology, philosophy, and Islamic studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served in a variety of church ministries, including discipleship, youth, music, pastor, and church planter. He has served in churches and ministries in Alabama, South Carolina, Spain, and Mexico. In Georgia, Louisiana, and New York, Page has been active in church planting and revitalization. He continues to speak at conferences and churches about evangelism, apologetics, and Bible truth. Page is a graduate of Auburn University Montgomery, AL and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (M. Div., Th. M, Ph. D.) and has done continuing studies at Oxford University and the University of Stellenbosch. Page is married way over his head to a beautiful lady named Ashley from Georgia. Ashley is a marriage and family counselor, having formerly taught psychology and counseling at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Brooks’ adopted a little girl named Karis (her name means “grace”!) in April of 2007. They currently reside in New Orleans.
Andrew & Amy Ogea :: Pastor of Worship Leadership and Discipleship
Andrew & Amy OgeaAndrew Ogea is passionate about making, leading, and sending fully devoted disciples of Jesus Christ. His devotion to this mission is a result of the complete change that Jesus made in his own life several years ago. Since then, God has been equipping him in the areas of worship leadership and discipleship to help encourage and strengthen the church. He began his ministry at First Baptist Church of Covington, La where he led worship and helped develop praise teams in the student ministry. Two years later, he had the opportunity to lead a similar ministry for the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at Southeastern Louisiana University. Currently, he continues his studies at the New Orleans Baptist Seminary where he pursues a Master of Divinity. In 2002, he joined a church planting team and helped launch Northshore Church in Slidell, LA. After six years, a devastating hurricane, and over a dozen worship locations, the church is still growing and reaching the northshore for Christ. In fact, one of many people led to the Lord through the church later became the best thing that ever happened to Andrew. In May of 2006, he married the beautiful Amy Meyer of Slidell, LA. She is a recent graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in Elementary Education. She not only has a passion for children’s ministry, but also loves teaching and mentoring young ladies. Together, they continue to be involved in various ministries in the Greater New Orleans area, and are pursuing God’s calling to minister to the people of Uptown, New Orleans through Vintage Church.
In 2006, five of the greatest men on earth joined Andrew to share the love of God through music. The Andrew Ogea Band has partnered with Ignite Mission and lead worship for events like HIMnI (a monthly young adult worship gathering), Out of Range (an annual prayer conference), and MissionLab (a youth missions camp). They also travel around the U.S. proclaiming the wonderful message of Jesus Christ.