Mark Maxey, Chairman of the Board

Mark Maxey was born and raised in Abilene, TX. After graduating from Wylie High School, Mark received a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Computer Science from Abilene Christian University and later a M.S. in Computer Science from Texas A&M University. After graduation, he began working at Raytheon in 1994 where he still works today.

Mark’s prayers were answered when God sent Tammy into his life. They were married in 1997 and have a son, Ethan, and a daughter, Molly. A third daughter, Emma, lived inside Tammy for 8 months and passed away after birth.

Mark’s parents blessed him with a firm foundation of faith. That faith was significantly shaped through Hispanic ministries, short term missions, and partnering with long term missionaries. These experiences combined with the strategies that make Silicon Valley startups successful shape his worldview.
Mark enjoys soccer, cooking, science fiction, technology, and people who think outside of the box.

James Nored, Vice Chairman of the Board

James Nored (Doctor of Ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary; BA/BS Oklahoma Christian University, MDiv Harding University Graduate School of Religion) is the author and producer of the Story of Redemption and Story of Redemption Film Series. James is located in Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C.

James is a minister and Executive Director of Next Generation for Christ. He has served as a lead preaching minister and outreach minister in the Kansas City, Dallas, & Washington D.C. areas. James gives Story of Redemption and other seminars and provides mission and discipleship coaching and training in the US and overseas.

“I love helping churches and mission organizations develop mission and discipleship strategies to lead today’s generation to Christ, and I am passionate about about communicating the gospel in a way that can be understand by today’s culture. God has blessed me more than I deserve with a wonderful wife, Becki, and three beautiful girls – Gina, Emily, and Kaylee. And through the Story of Redemption Film Series, which is available in multiple languages, God has opened doors to share the gospel and reach different people groups around the world. If I can be of help to you and your church or mission organization, please let me know.” – James

Paul Newhouse, Secretary of the Board

H. Paul Newhouse was born in northeastern Texas and grew up near the small town of Honey Grove. He attended college atAbilene Christian where he met and married his wife Diane.They have two children, a daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren. Paul has a master’s degree in probability and statistics and a lifelong love of mathematics. He also loves sports, particularly soccer, and especially enjoys watching his two teenaged grandchildren play “the beautiful game.”

Paul was baptized the summer he was turning 12. During college and after marriage, he and Diane have remained active church members wherever they lived. In 1983 he and his family moved from the Washington, D.C., area to McKinney. Paul,with Diane working alongside him, served his congregation as a deacon for 4 years, a shepherd for 18 years, evangelism coordinator for 10 years, and executive minister of missions for 5 years.

In 1989 Paul and Sixto Rivera met, and in 1996 he and Sixto began a partnership of mission work in El Salvador which has lasted over 30 years. In 2023 Paul and Diane formed a U.S. non-profit called Centro Emanuel Missions to further promoteevangelism and education in El Salvador and Central America. Paul is the executive director of that nonprofit organization, under the oversight of its board of directors.

Brian Tinsley, Member of the Board