Ray Alva

"I can honestly say that enrolling in ROGO School and being accepted last year was an experience I will never forget. The teaching was by far some of the best teachings I have ever been a part of, along with building up the relationships with everyone associated with ROGO School as well as the other students and most importantly with God."

Delon Anderson

ROGO school has changed my life in many ways! I’ve learned such valuable wisdom from my church’s leaders and my mentor. I’ve made awesome friends through ROGO school and seen them shine in the different ways they love and serve the church. Through ROGO school, I was hired on as a worship leader for our church- which is my dream job! Everything I’ve learned has helped and continues to help me to be a better employee, leader, Christian, person. I love it!

Steve Deal

Steve is a worship pastor, worship leader, team builder, shepherd, record producer of over 40 albums, a consultant, songwriter, fundraiser, and church planter and has worked extensively in church environments. He has been a part of the C3 Church movement in Sydney, Atlanta, GA and Asheville, NC. Steve studied at C3 College studying songwriting and worship leading and another year at the C3 school of church planting. He also found success in the music industry in Australia with a #1 Country album. He loves rugby, Mexican food, songwriting, building worship teams and creating environments where people meet and worship Jesus.

Bek Deal

Bek has been a part of the C3 Church movement in Sydney, Atlanta, GA and Asheville, NC for nearly 20 years. She served as a worship leader at the C3 campus at Oxford Falls, a church of 6000 members as well as the Worship Pastor/Music Director at the C3 city campus, overseeing multiple bands, vocal teams, sound and tech teams. Bek studied for 3 years at C3 College at Oxford Falls in Sydney, attaining an advanced Diploma in modern ministry. Bek has shared the stage worshipping with Darlene Zchech, Martin Smith, Kari Jobe, and Israel Houghton as well as singing on several movie soundtracks and acting and singing on national TV campaigns, she also had a #1 Worship album in Australia, but her heart is for leading worship and building the church. Bek loves making new friends, running, cooking, songwriting and finding great new music.

Jeff Whye

Before coming to Sandals Church, Jeff spent ten years in the entertainment industry pursuing acting, doing voice-over narration, production, and stand-up, sketch and improv comedy. He also spent eight years in Christian higher ed. which involved producing Chapels at APU, teaching at AZ Christian Univ. and leading student life teams at GCU. His pastoral ministry makes up ten years as a student ministry pastor in SoCal, a teaching pastor in Phoenix, as well as an associate campus pastor at Central Christian Church in AZ. Jeff is certified and has taught workshops at universities and churches with the Gallup’s Strengths Finders assessment as well as the Leading from Your Strengths Ministry Insights Assessment. He has been a part of vision trips and led ministry teams to Thailand, Israel, Palestine, Zimbabwe and Mexico. He holds an undergraduate degree from Anderson University in IN and gained his Master’s degree, as well as his wife ;o) from Fuller Theological Seminary in CA. His passions are topics of racial reconciliation, the plus side of differences in marriage and discovering your strengths. Jeff serves as our Online Campus Pastor here at Sandals Church. Jeff lives in Riverside, CA with his wife and 4 children.

Brian Burson

Brian has a background in educational administration and 16 years of teaching experience in special education as an Educational Specialist. He has worked on the pastoral staff at Applegate Christian Fellowship in Southern, Oregon as well as church planting in the Portland area. He was the administrative and midweek teaching pastor at Wildwood Calvary Chapel in Yucaipa, CA. Brian has worked 13 years in vocational pastoral ministry, with experience in Bible teaching, counseling, officiating funerals and weddings, budget oversite, and oversite of a variety of church ministries. Brian has a passion for the Word of God, the people of God, as well as bringing hope to people out of the ashes of their brokenness. He loves the outdoors, travel, reading, hiking, cycling, walking his dog, and drinking coffee while watching the Tour de France. Brian and his wife Tracy live in Yucaipa, California with their two daughters, Ashlynn and Amber.