About Us
TELL ME WHO YOU ARE
The GO Center is a non-profit ministry founded by Rev. Dr. Kenneth Priddy. We work in the areas of pastoral search, church health and revitalization, leadership development, and advanced pastoral training. Read more about us below.
TELL ME WHAT YOU DO
We strengthen the local church by getting it to move in the right direction so it can attract the right pastor. Then we provide the right support post-placement for 12 months to help the pastor and leadership team to get off to a strong start.
TELL ME HOW YOU DO THAT
We Will Move Your Church in The Right Direction
We have 25 years of experience moving churches in the right direction.
Hundreds of churches across 15 denominations and six countries have benefited from our processes and systems.
These are backed by PhD and DMin research. They have also been taught at eight seminaries and bible colleges.
So You Can Attract The Right Pastor
You have to know the direction you are heading in order to attract the right pastor.
We help you figure that out, then find him for you.
We have over six years of executive level recruiting experience. Rev. David Zook recruited at the executive level before attending seminary. He was the top recruiter in his firm of over 30. He spent 14 years as a Lead Pastor in two churches. He has a deep understanding of what it takes to find the right pastor and the patience to do it.
Then Give You The Right Support
We have over 50 years of ministry experience to support your pastor and leadership team post hire so that they can get off to a strong start.
We have a catalog of over 70 advanced pastoral topics to help refine or develop the skills needed to move you forward into your next chapter.
TELL ME ABOUT THE GUYS WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN
Ken Priddy
Executive Director
P.O. Box 15421
Richmond, VA 23227
804-306-7942 (cell)
ken@gocenter.works
kenpriddyepc@gmail.com (EPC only)
Ken is the Founder and Executive Director of The Go Center. He has spent over 25 years as a practitioner and researcher in church revitalization and multiplication.
He has consulted with hundreds of churches and pastors across 15 denominations; taught at eight seminaries and bible colleges; and worked with churches in six countries. His journey began with turning around a church from 13 people to over 350 people in seven years. He and his wife have four adult children and four grandchildren.
He received his DMin (RTS) and PhD (Newburgh), one focused on revitalization and the other on multiplication. He is ordained in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. He holds certifications in Change Management, Innovation Management, Corporate Training.
David Zook
2146 East Osborn Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016
480-650-1129 (cell)
david@gocenter.works
David is a second career pastor. After serving 11 years in a variety of sales and marketing management roles in corporate America, he received his MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
For 14 years he served as a lead or co-lead pastor in two Phoenix urban churches. Up to 90% of the people under his watch grew significantly in the Lord. One congregation grew 50% in two years. He also developed several strategic initiatives to minister through the church to the city involving public schools, the working poor, city and state government, church networks, and Fortune 500 companies.
He helped lead three church plants and was on a team for a fourth. He and his wife have two boys – one in college and the other in high school. They were also foster parents.
He is ordained in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
Larry Jung
295 Morton Way
Jacksonville, OR 97530
541-944-4865 (cell)
larryjungepc@gmail.com
Larry Jung was ordained in 1979 and served as Lead Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Jacksonville, Oregon for nearly 34 years, retiring in 2018. Larry graduated from Fuller Seminary with an MDiv and DMin in church growth. The Jacksonville church, a historic church which was founded in 1857, grew from 60 in worship in 1985 to 420 in worship by 2012. Larry led the church through numerous changes including worshipping off-site, adding worship services and building a new 10 acre, 5.4 million dollar facility. The new facility was paid off in 2013.
Larry has been married to his wife Sally for 46 years and has 3 grown children and 5 grandchildren. He enjoys travel, reading, competition swimming, kayaking and hiking.