Andy Bowersox
Executive Director
Andy Bowersox is one of the founders of this ministry and has served as our Executive Director since 2009. Known as a friend to all, he is gifted at reaching others with encouragement and facilitating unique experiences for them. He devotes his time to developing new and creative ways to encourage and support our spiritual leaders, inspiring others to do the same. He likes coffee, has an insatiable appetite for adventure, and is passionate about caring for those who share the gospel and spend their lives spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. His dedication to this ministry is evidence of that God given passion.
Andy is married to Elizabeth and they have three beautiful children, Jake, Allie, and Sophie. Together they enjoy traveling, spending time at the lake, visiting with friends and family, and always trying new restaurants! Andy is accountable to our Board of Directors which includes local pastors and business leaders. He is responsible for upholding our vision, overseeing our retreats and all day to day operations of this ministry.
Contact: Andy@energizeministries.com
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Jack Chandler
Pastor to Pastor
Jack was born in Urbana, Illinois and his family came to know Christ when he was four years old. It was the result of his miraculous healing from a rare kidney disease. In the summer of his fourteenth year, at a youth camp, he committed his life to full time ministry. Upon completion of this theological degree in 1969, he married his wife, Gayle and they have one daughter and two grandchildren.
Jack and Gayle have spent the last 50 years in ministry serving the Lord as youth pastors, children’s pastors and senior pastor (pastoring a growing church for 30 years with a full-time pastoral staff of eight). They also served on a Denominational Mission’s Counsel with extensive overseas ministry. They love serving pastors, congregations, and doing Bible teaching for men’s and women’s ministries.
Jack served for seven years as head police chaplain and as a sworn officer. He also served city government in a variety of appointed positions including Prescient of the Human Rights Commission.
The Chandlers enjoy travel, entertaining, and serving people. Jack enjoys fishing, golf and a variety of other sports.
Contact: Jack@energizeministries.com
Van & Ressie Nelson
International Pastor Support
Both Van and Ressie Nelson were reared in Christian homes. Van grew up in a pastor’s home and was led to Christ by his dad. Growing up Ressie was encouraged to be involved in her church. They met in college and have served in missions together for over 20 years.
Van has previously served as a senior pastor, has been trained in Intentional Interim Ministry, and has served three churches as an interim pastor.
Van and Ressie serve with Energize Ministries as international pastor care partners. Their love for those in ministry grew out of their own experience, seeing the need first-hand. Today, they focus on caring for pastors and their wives and Christian leaders in Norway, Sweden, and the Caribbean but travel the world to minister to those who are often forgotten, pastors. The result is seeing pastors and Christian leaders with a renewed vision to “press towards the mark” (Philippians 3:14).
The Nelsons make their home in Winston-Salem, NC. When they are not traveling they minister here in the USA. They have four grown children who with their families are all walking with the Lord.
Contact: Van@energizeministries.com
Cindy Annan
Director's Assistant
Cindy grew up as a PK and then spent 40 years as a pastor’s wife serving churches in PA, OH and then NC. She and her husband, Dave were high school sweethearts and raised seven children—6 girls and 1 boy-together. They are now blessed with 8 grandchildren. From a young child, Cindy knew she wanted to be a teacher and followed that dream by getting her degree in elementary education. She used those skills teaching in a Christian school and then homeschooling her children. She has spent the last 20 years directing a church preschool.
Being in ministry, their family experienced both the highs and lows of ministry and some of those lows inspired Dave to help found Energize Ministries. Dave passed away in 2018 after a four year battle with melanoma. Helping to carry on Dave’s dream here at Energize Ministries has brought much healing and joy on this new journey of widowhood.
Contact: Cindy@energizeministries.com
Charlotte Jumper
Pastor's Wife Support
Charlotte’s role at Energize Ministries is to provide support for our pastors’ wives. Charlotte has been involved in mentoring for many years and currently serves as a leader in her church’s mentoring ministry. She served four years as a caregiver in the Stephens Ministry program where she met her husband. Her passion is to serve women, inspiring and encouraging them so they realize that they are never alone. We serve a God rich in mercy, and his great love is never withheld from us.
In 2019, she went on a mission trip to the UBTS Baptist Seminary in L’viv, Ukraine, where she taught, encouraged, and mentored women pursing degrees in ministry. It was this experience that opened up her eyes and created in her a desire to do more for God in her retirement years. God was working in her heart and stirring the desire for something new – something that used her gifts to glorify Him. She is excited about connecting Pastors’ wives so that they can come alongside one other in prayer and encouragement; not only sharing in each other’s joys and blessings, but also in life’s challenges.
Charlotte is married to Stephen, who is serving as the North America Mission’s Coordinator for International Commission. Together they have three daughters and four grandchildren. She loves traveling with her husband, being outdoors, gardening, and playing golf with friends. In her spare time, she loves to read, write, and work on various projects.
Contact: Charlotte@energizeministries.com
Carla Goodman
Pastor Care Rep Training & Support
After finding her way back to the Lord later in life, Carla Goodman discovered the profound impact that encouragement and care from pastors can have on one’s faith journey. Because of this, she is passionate about encouraging and supporting pastors in hopes to help them carry out their calling with energy and excitement.
With 24 years in education as a teacher and coordinator, Carla developed skills in leadership, organization, and caring for people in practical, meaningful ways. In 2022, these skills were helpful when she felt the Lord calling her to start a ministry very similar to Energize, focused on supporting and encouraging pastors. Through this ministry, she saw firsthand the weight many pastors carry and how transformative it is when they feel seen, valued, and supported.
In 2024, a mutual friend introduced Carla to Energize Ministries, later sparking a partnership to provide Pastor Care Training. In 2026, after about a year of collaboration, God revealed His plan for Carla to transition fully to Energize. It is a true leap of faith that she embraces with excitement for what’s ahead.
At Energize Ministries, Carla equips churches and individuals to care for pastors in meaningful, lasting ways. She develops training, creates resources, and builds connections that strengthen both pastors and the communities they serve. Her passion is to help foster a church culture where encouragement is not occasional, but ongoing. It is rooted in the simple belief that when pastors are cared for, the entire church is strengthened.
Carla is married to her husband, Mark, and they have a college-aged daughter. Carla loves spending time with her family, often through several rounds of intense UNO competition or traveling. She also enjoys a good mystery, watching classic movies, rocking on her front porch with a cup of coffee, and soaking up the sun at the beach or in her hammock.
Contact: Carla@energizeministries.com