Ed Marcelle
RESPONSIBILITIES @ TERRA NOVA
I serve as the Lead Pastor which means I oversee all areas of Terra. As we have divided our leadership into the zones of the Eternal areas (theology, vision, worship), Internal (management, systems, organization) and External (social, cultural and missional outreach), I connect to all of them. Specifically, my tasks are teaching and preaching, directional and visionary leadership (cultural architecture), ministry oversight (including leadership training) and connections to ministries beyond Terra (like Acts 29 Network, mission agencies, denominations and seminaries).
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Ed Marcelle is Lead Pastor of Terra Nova Church in Troy, N.Y., and Northeast Regional Coordinator for the Acts 29 Network, where he also served on the Board of Directors.
A veteran church planter, Marcelle has a passion for building Christocentric communities that combine solid theology and cultural normalcy. He and a few close friends launched Terra Nova in the spring of 2005. Their goal was to create a community of historically informed Christ-followers intent on discovering fresh ground together, expressing the ancient truths of Christ in a culturally relevant way through teaching, music, art, and media.
Terra Nova has thrived in the intervening years—growing from a small gathering of friends to a vibrant community of over 400 people. Terra Nova meets for worship at a night club in downtown Troy, and the church runs an art gallery space that has become a popular stop on the monthly “Troy Night Out” circuit. Small groups at Terra Nova, called “New Tribes,” are an integral part of the life of the church, with a participation rate of nearly 75 percent. The church has been blessed with support from multiple denominations and networks across the country.
Marcelle has spoken in a wide variety of venues on topics ranging from the unique team leadership structure at Terra Nova to the intersection of art, culture, and the church. He was a guest speaker at the 2006 Reformission Conference at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Wash.; an invited panelist on church planting and culture at Mid-America Seminary; and an adjunct lecturer at Davis College in Johnson City, N.Y. Marcelle also has been a featured speaker at Acts 29 boot camps in both the United States and Canada, and he has spoken at national and regional denominational and church-planting conferences.
Marcelle holds a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. He and his wife Diane have four children: Alfonso, Isaiah, Bethany, and Abigail.
Ed has spoken at numerous church planters conferences and is available for conference speaking on issues of church planting and the intersection of arts and culture for the church.
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