Our Team
Chris McMillan
Dr. Chris McMillan serves as the President of International Training and Equipping Ministries (ITEM), a global organization dedicated to equipping and empowering church leaders in the Majority World to bring gospel transformation to their churches and communities. With over 30 years of ministry experience, Chris brings a deep passion for empowering leaders to his global ministry.
Having traveled to more than 30 countries, Chris has witnessed the beauty of diverse cultures and the transformative power of the gospel. He holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (M.A.T.S.) from Liberty University and a Doctor of Educational Ministry (D.Ed.Min.) from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Through his leadership at ITEM, Chris continues to inspire others to embrace God’s call to make His name known among the nations .Chris has been married to his best friend Allison for over 30 years, and together they have a daughter Carissa on the cusp of adulthood and a son Nathan who resides in heaven. The McMillan’s make their home in Gloucester Point, VA.
President
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Jerry Matte
Director of Operations
Jerry has spent 35+ in the business world in both operations and sales management. He has an MBA in Business Administration and a Master’s of Theology. He has served as a lay person on Men’s leadership teams, an adult sunday school coordinator/leader, and a teacher and preacher of the Word of God. He has been married to Kimberly for 36 years, and they have six children and 17 grandchildren.
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Dr. Nathan Chiroma
Pastor, mentor, and theologian Nathan Chiroma is well-known for his unwavering commitment to pastoral and theological education. Chiroma has devoted many years to training in theology and ministry, focusing on producing competent leaders for the church in Africa. As a pastoral trainer, he focuses on providing leaders with the resources they need to succeed in ministry and help their communities. Nathan serves on a volunteer basis.
Field Director for Africa
Jim Glasscock
Missionary Uganda
Jim was born in Iowa in the home of a missionary pastor. The seed of the gospel was sown from the first days of remembrance, and Jim trusted Jesus Christ to be his Savior at a young age. Subsequent growth followed, and Jim was certain the Lord was calling him to a life of ministry.
In 1987, Jim enrolled inSoutheastern Bible College’s pastoral theology program. In his last year he met Amber, also the daughter of a rural pastor. Though both of them were certain the Lord was calling them to full-time ministry, neither was inclined to pastoral ministry; Jim didn’t think the Lord was leading him that direction, and Amber didn’t want to be a pastor’s wife.
Jim graduated from SBC with a BA in Pastoral Theology and Bible. After being married in 1993, Jim and Amber began to pursue the Lord’s direction in their lives. Through the Lord’s leading and timing, it became clear that Jim was to be engaged in full-time pastoral ministry, and they loved it. In 1996, Jim began serving in Texas as a Youth and Family Pastor, then as Youth and College Pastor in two respective churches. In 2000, Jim accepted a call to pastor a church in Indiana, followed by a church in Pennsylvania in 2007.
In 20212, Jim accompanied Dr. Steve Van Horn, founder and director of ITEM, on a teaching trip to Kenya and Uganda. By the end of the first seminar, Jim was so moved by the evident need that he told the Lord, "If you want me to do this full-time, I’ll do it." God made it progressively more clear this was indeed His will, and they began raising support in 2016. By 2019, God had provided enough for them to move to Uganda, on the border with Kenya, to serve with ITEM full-time.
Board of Directors
Sandee Cnossen
Dan Isaacson
Greg Gadeholt
Will Wittenbrook
James Go