Leadership

James Rowell helped to plant Generations with his father, John, in 2010 and he took on the role of Lead Pastor in the summer of 2013. James received a Master's Degree from Kennesaw State University in Conflict Management in 2008. His undergraduate degree is in Journalism from Toccoa Falls College. Growing up in the home of a pastor and church planter, James was saved by Jesus at a young age, but his heart was more fully captured by the person of Jesus and the mission of Jesus in his early 20's.

James spent 4 years after college in a management role within the service industry before entering vocational ministry in 2008. He loves sharing life and ministry with his best friend and beautiful wife, Betsy, and their 6 kids, Dylan, Josiah, Ephraim, Daniel, Reagan and McLean. They live in Norcross and dream about seeing this community saturated by the gospel of Jesus Christ so that disciples are made, servant leaders are sent out, and churches are planted among the nations and the next generation.

If you have any questions for James or want to connect with him, please feel free to send him an email.

Paul was born in Detroit, MI, raised in Buffalo, NY, and attended his last two years of high school in Miami, FL. Paul attended Stetson University in DeLand, FL, where he met his wife Karen whom he married in June, 1983. Karen was born and raised in Lakeland, FL. The Wilsons have one daughter, Maegan, and three grandchildren ages 3, 5 & 7. Maegan and her family reside in Johannesburg, South Africa as her husband Michael, works for Campus Outreach.

Paul spent 32 years in the Property Casualty insurance industry until retiring in May of 2018. Paul became a Christian at the age of 30. In 2005, Paul became the pastor of Turning Point Baptist church in Mulberry, FL and then moved to Singapore in March of 2009 with his day job. In Feb 2012 Paul became an Elder at Redemption Hill Church in Singapore. The Wilsons relocated back to the US in Jan 2016.

The Wilsons began attending Generations Norcross in May 2016 when they relocated to Atlanta. Paul became an elder in Feb 2018. Paul is part-time on staff and currently oversees community groups, discipleship and finances. Karen is a Bible study teacher and cohort leader. Paul spends most of his free time on the golf course or reading.

Jasmine started attending Generations with her husband, Zac, in 2018 and came on staff in 2021. She has served in various capacities over the years, and serves us now as the Ministry Support Director. If you have any administrative questions about finance or questions about our children's ministry, she's your gal! Jasmine grew up in St Petersburg, FL, and lives in Duluth, GA, with her husband, Zac. She enjoys hiking, camping, and being outdoors in general, especially if water is involved (salt water specifically).

Beth has been going to Generations since the beginning of 2018. She was born in Ethiopia, but was raised in Washington state. She moved to Georgia with her family in 2017 and as a huge blessing, found Generations quickly after that. She came on staff as Pastor James' assistant and to aid in logistically organizing events. She loves her community and has a passion for creating environments and events that foster fellowship and gospel-centered communication.

Scottie was born in Michigan but grew up in the Suwanee/Duluth area. Though he grew up going to church, it wasn't until his senior year of high school that he came to personally understand his own deep need for the grace of Jesus. Throughout his time at Auburn University and in the years afterward, the Lord began to lead Scottie in the direction of vocational ministry, giving him opportunities to serve churches and ministries both in the U.S. and Latin America.

Scottie began attending Generations in 2018 and very quickly felt that it was a place he needed to root himself. As he and a few other young men met weekly with James over the span of a year and a half, it started to become clear that there was significant overlap between the church's needs and some of Scottie's experiences and passions. This eventually led to him coming on staff as a Pastoral Resident at the end of 2019, which has been a joy and a tremendous blessing to him.

Scottie currently oversees missions, worship, and communications, and is developing towards pastoral ministry. His heart is to equip our church family to live in a way that is "worthy of the gospel of Christ" (Philippians 1:27), joyfully and sacrificially engaging in the mission of God. In his free time, Scottie can be found exploring nature, playing music, or out on the soccer field.