Scott Pattison has the heart of a counselor and the experience of a church revitalizer. Serving as a local church pastor since 1985, In those years, he has served one of the smallest churches and 2 of the largest churches in Indiana. He has served some of the oldest and some of the youngest churches. He has worked with “tall steeple downtown” churches, along with small-town and suburban congregations.

He has led churches through worship renewal, re-staffing, rebranding, and realignment of ministry and focus. He followed two founding pastors; both churches were started in the mid-late 1980s to reach people that traditional churches were not reaching. The first founding pastor Scott followed was in 1995, and the second was a large, multi-site congregation with 4 worshipping experiences at 2 campuses following the death of the founding pastor. He currently is serving a church that has 2 campuses and adding Dinner Church to better reach its city. On January 1, 2024, Scott will transition into the role of President Pro Tem for the Great Lakes Provisional Annual Conference full-time. He will be based out of Kokomo, IN.

Scott is a trained individual and group coach through an ICF (International Coaching Federation) coaching school and ACC certified with ICF. Scott had been active in the Indiana Conference’s healthy church initiative called Fruitful Congregation Journey as a participant, part of consultative teams, a teacher, curriculum writer, and coach. He also received training as a coach for the ADAPT process in Indiana and to help church planters. He has taught courses for the Indiana Online Local Pastors School.

He is a Certified Church Consultant and Church Revitalizer through Church Answers. He has also received certification as a Fresh Expressions Coach through Fresh Expressions US and United Seminary.

Scott has served in Indiana on the WCA Board and as the Chapter President for part of that time. He has been the Global Church Organizer and Leader of the Great Lakes TCAT (Transitional Conference Advisory Team) for our four-state area in forming the Great Lakes Provisional Annual Conference, which went live July 1, 2023.

Scott received his call into full-time Christian ministry the summer before his junior high school while attending church camp. He seeks to grow personally and lead churches to make a difference in the world in practical ways where people live, work, and play.

He earned a BA in Psychology (Huntington University), an MDiv (Anderson University School of Theology), and a DMin in Leadership Development (Anderson University School of Theology), focusing on church renewal with a focused dissertation on the Principles of Renewal and Revitalization Based on the Doctrine, Spirit, and Disciple of the Wesleyan Revival in England in the Eighteenth Century.

Scott has been married to Anita since July 20, 1985, who is also a trained ICF coach, Marketplace Chaplain, Life Coach with Thriving365 LLC, and is the Center Operations Manager at the local Pregnancy Resource Center. They have 2 adult sons, Zach and Matt.