Leaders
Riverside is led by a ministry team, supported by a leadership team of five Elders.
Ministry Team
The Revd Steve Faber
Steve is a full-time Minister of the United Reformed Church. He was ordained in September 1998, and is married to Linda. They currently have five children, but "Number Six" is due in February 2009. Steve and his family moved to Sleaford in 2003, after leading a URC in Enfield. He is currently on sabbatical leave until January 2009, during which time he is looking at how "mega-churches" engage in mission with their community, to see what is transferable to "ordinary" sized churches in Britain.
Although he is in full-time Christian ministry, not all of his time is at Riverside. Steve also serves the United Reformed Church in Boston, and has 25% of his ministry time allocated as a Mission Enabler for the East Midlands Synod of the URC.
Steve is a director and trustee of Lincolnshire Youth Mission, vice-chair of Governors at Church Lane Primary School and Nursery in Sleaford, and a trustee of Sleaford United Charity.
The Revd Peter Harding
Peter was ordained as an Anglican Priest in 1979, and was formerly the Senior Leader at Sleaford Community Church until Riverside was formed. He has recently retired as Head of English at Carre's Grammar School.
Peter is married to Margaret, and they have two adult children and a young grand-daughter.
Leadership Team
Linda Faber - Youth & Children's Work Elder
Linda is a full-time mother (married to Steve) and author of a web site to encourage Christian women.
Jeremy Green - Mission Elder
Jem is a qualified Chartered Secretary and works
as the Accountant and Company Secretary at the
Grenville Jackson - Administration Elder
Grenville is our Church Secretary, and is also employed as the Centre Co-ordinator for The Source. He was a deputy head teacher at a local secondary school before taking early retirement. He is married to Carole, and they have two adult children who are also married.
Gordon Hodgson - Fellowship and Prayer Elder
Gordon is a retired farmer, but is still to be found in the fields helping out his son. He is married to Joyce.
Richard Owen - Worship Elder
Richard is a qualified electrician, married to Denise, and working locally with his son as a partner in the business.