About Global Service Associates

A Community of Servants in Mission

Global Service Associates is a dispersed missional community in the tradition of Christian, active-life orders throughout history. Our kingdom-focused leaders serve in various ministries, from ones focused on discipleship and church-building to others focused on social justice and micro-enterprise.

While most traditional mission organizations and NGOs focus on accomplishing specific objectives, Global Service Associates focuses on giving missionaries, church planters, counselors, pastors, and others the freedom to pursue their God-given vision and calling in ministry.

We are formally known as the “Order of Global Servants,” and, as a project of the “Global Service Office,” are recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 religious non-profit.

Our members are free to raise funds, hire staff and reimburse related expenses to support their ministries. We have relatively little overhead and no headquarters so more than 90 percent of every donation goes directly to fund member ministries and projects.

Our order is overseen by a governing board and several member leaders, including Rich Lotterhos, our General Manager who shares in the video below.

"We are a new kind of global missionary order, a 21st-century organization patterned after missionary societies of the past. Our mission: To free experienced Christian leaders to follow their God-given callings in ministry, and, thereby, to advance the kingdom of Jesus Christ."

Our Community

We are a community of servants in Christ. We are committed to the mission of God, to living out the great commandment, and walking in the Holy Spirit. We grant each other freedom to pursue our individual God-given dreams and calling regardless of form or function. We live empowered as Members of a Holy Order. We are Clergy and full-time Ministers of the Gospel with Apostolic Calling.

How We Live in Community

As a community of servants in mission we are committed to providing for each other encouragement and freedom so that we can live out our God-given passion for ministry. We do that by connecting with each other, praying for each other, and sharing our experiences and expertise with one another.

"We believe the historic creeds of the Christian faith, namely the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed, and are in accord with the Lausanne Covenant. We are not affiliated with any particular Christian denomination or church to allow our members to cross boundaries and build bridges in Jesus’ name."

Meet the Management Team

Our management team is made up of fellow GSA members who serve our community.

Rich Lotterhos

General Manager

Diane Murray

Donor Services

Terell McConnell

Administrative Services Coordinator

Andy McCullough

Community Connections

Asif Shaikh

Member Services

Board of Directors

Global Service is overseen by an independent Board of Directors

Chairman

Dick Durant

Dick Durant was one of the original board members for GSA and has served on the board for more than thirty years. He has served as a leadership and organizational consultant to Christian ministries, other non-profits, and businesses since 1988. Dick is Vice President of Levasis, an organization that provides consulting services primarily to start-up and turn-around non-profit organizations. Prior to 1988, He served for 14 years with Cru. Dick earned a MBA from UCLA, a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from International School of Theology, and a B.S. in Physics from Georgia Institute of Technology. Married since 1981 to Brenda, they live in Redlands, California. They are very active in their local church. Dick and Brenda have three grown children and two grandchildren (with another on the way).

Founder & Board Member

Jay Gary

Jay Gary, PhD, is an entrepreneur, educator, and futurist, who serves as an Associate Professor of Adaptive Leadership at Oral Roberts University, in Tulsa, OK. He launched their Doctor of Strategic Leadership degree in 2022. He is a founding member of the Association of Professional Futurists and is considered the "Dean of Foresight" in helping organizations position themselves for 21st century innovation.

Board Secretary

Liz Swanson

Liz grew up in Southern California where she spent most of her free time hanging out at the beach. That changed when she moved away from the beach to the mountains after college.

She earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Human Communications.

Her diverse employment background includes teaching at FRCC as well as at CSU. She was the director of Relationship Research for Tango Investment Company, here in Boulder, where she conducted over 1500 interviews asking, “What contributes to healthy relationships?”

As a National Community Director for Leadership Network, Dallas Texas,

she designed and facilitated five National Leadership Community Groups focusing on how churches can help their congregations as well as their communities heal from addictions.

In her most recent job, she worked as a certified guide for Forte, a mental wellness platform

In every endeavor, Liz’s focus has been on ways to contribute to the health and welfare of individuals as well as communities.

Liz is now a chaplain for the Boulder Police Department. She, her husband Eric, and their extremely spoiled little doodle live in Longmont when they’re not traveling to their next great adventure.

Treasurer

Bruce McCluggage

Bruce is a former Campus Crusade for Christ staff member who served in California, Washington, Idaho, and several Pacific Rim countries. He brought decades of college campus ministry experience to his work with Christian Futures Network, a consulting ministry to church and community leaders.

He is currently a full-time instructor of philosophy at Pikes Peak Community College and an adjunct instructor at other Colorado Springs, Colo., colleges.

He used to teach the worldview class at UC-Berkeley, and when he directed the campus ministry at UC-Berkeley, he helped pioneer the 1998 and 1999 Berkeley Postmodern Summer Projects.

Bruce received his M.A. in intercultural studies from Fuller Seminary. He is married with four children.

Board Member

Rich Lotterhos

Rich was commissioned as a member of the Global Service Office in 2005. Under the leadership of Jay Gary he launched Global Service Associates, as a ministry project to come alongside experienced proven leaders to help them pursue their God-given "mission."

Soon after Rich was appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as the General Manager of three members. Since then Global Service Associates has grown to become a community of 95+ members who are serving around the world.

Rich and his wife Brenda have lived in Superior, Colorado since 2003, a small town near Boulder, Colorado.

Rich and Brenda Cummings have been married since 1977. They have three adult children and they all live in the Boulder-Denver area of Colorado.