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Office Administrator 
Rev. Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider is the pastor of Burien Community Church, where he has served for the last four and a half years. A lifelong American Baptist, he graduated with an MDiv from the Berkeley School of Theology in 2017 and was ordained by his home church, First Baptist Church of Berkeley in 2018. He is a father of five: three his own, and his niece and nephew as well. As part of his Master’s project for his MDiv, he founded and still runs an interfaith ministry of presence at fan-run science fiction and fantasy conventions called The Oasis Project. He is currently pursuing a DMin with BST with a focus on intersections, and lack thereof, between the church and pop-culture. You can reach Paul at paul@ea-abc.org.
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Ministry Associate for Social Media
Min. Shavon Walker

Shavon Walker is a member of First Baptist Church of Berkeley, assists with services for Burien Community Church in Washington, and is a graduate of Berkeley School of Theology. She, like many of her peers, has been acquainted with social media since the 1990s. At the start of the pandemic, she realized that there was a need for a ministry based on social media. To that end, she has given seminars on social media to her local church, made short videos on TikTok, and currently does a cooking stream with an eye toward pastoral care on Twitch, a real time livestream platform (twitch.tv/jane_henry).  She lives with her husband, Jahi, and her cat, Mocha. 
​Please contact Shavon if you are interested in having her consult with your congregation on using social media in your ministry.
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Associate Executive Minister
Rev. Samuel Kim (he/him/his)

Sam (he/him/his) is a Korean-Canadian who has lived in many different cities before calling Seattle home. He graduated from Regent College in Vancouver, BC with a Master in Christian Studies (Arts and Christianity) and from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC with a Master of Divinity. Throughout the past two decades, he has been blessed to have served in Korean, Japanese, British, and Chinese churches. His personal experiences have cultivated in him a sincere love for inter-generational and multi-cultural ministry. He has a passion for connecting theology and discipleship with contemporary culture. 

He currently serves as the Executive Associate Minister of the Evergreen Association of American Baptists. In this role, he helps the churches of region in the work of innovation and renewal. He loves to explore the connections between spirituality and art in its various forms. In his life outside of ministry, he records and produces music in various genres. Sam and his wife Rhea with their daughter Eden enjoy exploring the foods, arts, and music of Seattle together.​