Who We Are
A Community of Servants in Mission
The Story Behind Global Service Associates
For most of Christian history, the most fruitful missionaries didn't work alone. They traveled in communities, bound by a shared rule of life, sustained by mutual accountability, and freed to pursue their calling without the burden of building institutions from scratch. Global Service Associates was founded on that same ancient idea.
We are a dispersed missionary community that gives experienced Christian leaders the freedom, infrastructure, and belonging they need to pursue their God-given vision in ministry. We don't tell our members what to do. We don't send them where we want them to go. We believe God has already placed a calling in their hearts, and our job is to support, resource, and walk alongside them as they live it out.
Freedom. Community. Purpose.
Most mission organizations ask their leaders to fit into an existing structure. We take the opposite approach. At Global Service Associates, the mission follows the member, not the other way around.
We offer our members:
• A recognized legal and financial platform to raise funds and support their ministry
• A community of fellow servants who understand the joys and burdens of this life
• Freedom to pursue their calling in their own way, in their own time
• Encouragement, and prayer from a community that cares
• Minimal overhead — more than 90% of every donation goes directly to member ministries
Our Faith
We believe the historic creeds of the Christian faith and center ourselves with the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed. We are not affiliated with any particular Christian denomination or church, which allows our members to cross boundaries and build bridges in Jesus' name.
As a community of servants in Christ, we are committed to the mission of God, to living out the Great Commandment, and to walking in the Holy Spirit. We grant each other the freedom to pursue our individual God-given dreams and callings, regardless of form or function.
Meet the Team
Kevin Colón — President & General Manager
Kevin oversees the everyday operations of Global Service Associates and provides encouragement, support, and leadership to GSA's dispersed global community of members. He is a networker, encourager, and coach who is deeply committed to the mission of freeing experienced Christian leaders to pursue their God-given callings. He is married to Amy and they have four daughters. Email Kevin
Terell McConnell — VP of Administration
Terell serves the GSA community through faithful administrative leadership, helping to ensure that the systems and structures of the organization run smoothly so that members can focus on their ministries. Terell also fills the roles of secretary and treasurer for the organization. Terell and her husband, Corey, live in Westminster with their two daughters. Email Terell
Diane Murray Byers — Donor Services Coordinator
Diane brings decades of ministry experience—from discipling youth and young women to hiring and training staff at Cru—into her current role as Donor Services Coordinator at Global Service Associates. Using her gifts of administration and service, she manages donations for GSA's members, freeing them to focus fully on their individual ministries. Diane lives in Broomfield with her husband Tim. Together they have 11 children and 12 grandchildren. Email Diane
Board of Directors
Global Service Associates is overseen by an independent Board of Directors committed to the health, integrity, and mission of the organization. We are grateful to these faithful volunteers who serve GSA.
Dick Durant — Chairman
Dick Durant is one of GSA's founding board members, serving for more than thirty years. A leadership and organizational consultant to Christian ministries and nonprofits since 1988, Dick holds an 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. He and his wife Brenda are active in their local church and live in Redlands, California.
Jay Gary, PhD — Founder & Board Member
Jay Gary is an entrepreneur, educator, and futurist who serves as Associate Professor of Adaptive Leadership at Oral Roberts University. He launched their Doctor of Strategic Leadership degree in 2022 and is a founding member of the Association of Professional Futurists.
Liz Swanson — Board Member
Liz brings expertise in human communications, relationship research, and community health. She has taught at FRCC and CSU, served as a National Community Director for Leadership Network, and currently serves as a chaplain for the Boulder Police Department. She holds degrees in Human Communications and lives in Longmont, Colorado.
Bruce McCluggage — Board Member
A former Campus Crusade staff member with decades of college campus ministry experience, Bruce currently teaches philosophy at Pikes Peak Community College. He holds an M.A. in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Seminary.
Media Statement
As a dispersed community of servants in mission, Global Service Associates centers around commitments to historic Christian creeds and the calling of members to follow their God-given vocation in service to others.
At the same time, we allow room for members to hold different perspectives on political, theological, and social issues. The views individual members choose to express via published interviews, social media platforms, or public speaking engagements are their own and don't necessarily reflect the view of GSA as an organization. As members serve, we encourage them to appreciate and listen to others, to build bridges for the common good, to speak with consideration and understanding, and to focus on the transcendent purposes of God in the outcomes of their service.