In addition to our pastors (who are also called “Teaching Elders”), qualified members of the church are elected to the office of Ruling Elder. Together they form the “Session” of the church, which oversees all aspects of church life, including worship services, staff, ministry initiatives and the church’s finances.
Jordan Brenner, Sean Healy, Mike Lansing, Mayo Whaley
Greg Schneeberger, John Standridge
Jordan grew up in Santa Fe and has attended CCSF since he was a child. He feels blessed by the Lord to now serve it, along with his wife Emily and their three children. Jordan works in utility operations in northern New Mexico.
Mike serves as a Senior Security Consultant for BWXT Technologies in Lynchburg, Virginia.
He was commissioned in the U.S. Army Military Police Regiment in 1975 and served on active duty for 26 years in various leadership positions of increasing responsibility. Of note was his service as a battalion commander in the Federal Republic of Germany as well as serving as the prison Warden and installation Chief of Staff at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Mike is a combat veteran where he earned the Bronze Star for his combat service during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq.
After retiring from active duty in 2002, Mike served as a federal security director with the Transportation Security Administration in Des Moines, Iowa and as the Director, Security and Emergency Management at the Los Alamos National Security Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Mike possesses a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wheaton College; a Masters of Science Degree from the University of Southern California; as well as being a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College, the Senior Service College and the U.S. Army’s Airborne and Ranger Qualification Schools.
Mike and his wife Karen have three sons and daughter-in-laws as well as eight grandchildren.
Mayo and his wife, Bethany, married in 2011. Together, they have two young daughters, Florence and Frances. Mayo spent a decade working in the film industry before transitioning to a career in construction, where he now helps build and remodel homes. Since 2012, the Whaley family has been deeply rooted in Christ Church. They moved to Santa Fe on a Saturday, and attended Christ Church on Sunday, where they’ve been ever since. Mayo served as a deacon for three years, and he and Bethany lead a community group. Mayo considers it a privilege to serve at Christ Church as an elder and is continually inspired by the incredible ways God is moving, not only within the church but also throughout the city of Santa Fe.