About Nexus
Our Story
Over the past two decades, we have helped nearly 70 church leaders plant life-giving and multiplying churches. Our goal is to plant churches and truly care for those called to this challenging task.
By working with leaders across North America, we’re seeing communities rooted in faith see their disciple-making vision come alive.
Our name says it all — as a “nexus,” we pride ourselves on becoming the connection between church-planting leaders and supportive partners. And with our background in the Restoration Movement, we’re intentionally establishing churches grounded in the New Testament.
Together, we can ensure that churches planted today are leaving a lasting impact tomorrow.
What Makes Us Unique?
The team at Nexus prides itself on being both thoughtful and intentional. It’s why you won’t see us focusing solely on the numbers. With us, it’s about building churches that will last for decades to come — not padding an annual report with new churches that cranking out churches that aren’t sustainable. Here’s how we do that.
Our COACHES are church planters who bring experience and guidance, ask the right questions, and walk you through the art of church planting.
Our MENTORS are seasoned leaders who become a steady voice in your life. They walk alongside you, help you prioritize what matters, and remind you that God wants to work IN you even as He is working THROUGH you.
Our TRAINING is designed to provide you with the key elements every pastor needs to launch a life-giving, multiplying church.
Our COMMUNITY is what sets us apart. You enter into a family of church-planting companions who learn together as we work alongside one another.
Our ACCOUNTABILITY structure is built around love and guidance to ensure you and your church are in it for the long haul.
Our Name Says It All
As a “NEXUS,” we pride ourselves on becoming the connection between church-planting leaders and supportive partners. And with our background in the Restoration Movement, we also aim to establish churches grounded in the New Testament.
We’re here to ensure you can stand in the center of your calling and multiply disciples in your community and beyond.
Meet The Team
We Are Here To Serve You.
Phil Claycomb
Executive Director
Phil, alongside his wife, Barb, started their first church straight out of seminary and consider themselves missionaries to North America. Their first assignment was to “start a church for unchurched people using only unchurched people to do it.”
It was an exciting ride! The Claycomb’s stayed in hands-on church planting for 13 years, planting 2 churches, each of which planted a daughter church.
In 2001 Phil and Barb transitioned into a coaching and training role, helping other church planters pursue their own callings. Phil worked with Stadia: new church strategies from 2001-2005. He and Barb moved to Texas in 2006 and launched Nexus: church planting leadership. Phil enjoys working with his wife to support church-planting couples and families.
Barb Claycomb
Executive Assistant
Barb officially joined Nexus in June 2012 as the Executive Assistant to add additional structure and organization to the Nexus team. Prior to starting with Nexus, she worked as an Administrative Assistant for a CPA, life insurance company, and research and development facility.
She then spent 13 years as an Elementary teacher – primarily in Kindergarten and First Grade, having plenty of experience in organizing, mothering, and cleaning up messes. But today, she loves working alongside her husband, Phil, in ministry.
Greg Garcia
Director of Coaching
Greg and Karen Garcia serve Creekside Christian Fellowship in Needville, Texas, a church founded by the Garcias in 2005. Greg has never been more than ½ time with his congregation, guiding them through rapid growth and its attendant challenges. He spends the other half of his time interviewing prospective church planters for Nexus and leading Nexus’ coaching system.
Andrew Wauchope
Director of Operations
Andrew joined the Nexus team in 2023, after meeting and partnering with Nexus to replant the 200 year old church he served in for over a decade. Working with Nexus to replant quickly changed his ministry mindset and grew a love for church planting. With Nexus, Andrew works to build scaffolding for church planters and church planting network partners as new churches are planned and started. Andrew lives near Indianapolis with his wife Amanda and their son Knox.
Carl "Spark" Ball
Assistant Director of Operations
Carl “Spark” Ball joined the Nexus team in 2019 as the full-time Director of Operations.
Spark and his wife, Cindy, have been married for over 34 years. They have 2 adopted children, Buddy and Renee. Both have deep roots in church planting.
In 1989 they began to attend the Northwest Christian Community (the first church plant of Phil and Barb) and were baptized on December 30, 1990. Spark and Cindy were also part of the launch team for a daughter church of NWCC.
From January 2004 – April 2018, Spark served as Executive Director of Love INC of Lake County. He saw the Lord grow the number of churches working together to impact their communities for Christ. Spark is excited to have his ministry focus return to church planting.
Andrew Estes
Director of Training
Andrew’s role as the Director of Training here at Nexus comes after a decade of serving on multiple church staffs. He uses that experience to bring clarity and focus to the God-given mission inside every church planter and pastor.
Andrew also serves churches and leaders nationwide through The Clarity Project. As a Certified Navigator in the Church Unique, God Dreams, and Future Church processes and is a Life Coach & Master Trainer in the Younique personal vision journey. He also serves as the Visionary Planning Lead, Coach, and Fractional Pastor for the RunFree.Co and is certified in the The 6 Types of Working Genius and the 4 Disciplines of Execution. Andrew lives in Loveland, CO with his wife Megan and four children.
Landon Collard
Associate Director of Church Planting, Texas
Landon serves as the Lead Pastor at Journey Christian Community in Waco, Texas, a church planted in 2005. Landon and his wife, Kristen, were married in 1996 and started their first full-time ministry two weeks later. Their driving passion is to introduce disconnected people to our loving God - which ultimately drew them to church planting. Landon joined the staff at Journey in 2009, becoming the Lead Pastor in 2011. He served on the Nexus Board of Directors from 2017-2024. In July 2024, Landon joined the Nexus team as the Associate Director over Texas (1/4 time position).