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Steve and his wife, Colleen, have four children: Kristin, Angela, Tim, and Jon. He enjoys biking with Colleen, sports, and attending and coaching his children's activities. Top Gun's History In 1992, Steve Sonderman, newly appointed Associate Pastor of Men's Ministry at Elmbrook Church, realized that there was a lack of leadership, godliness, and involvement of men in the church. It was time to develop a plan that would help men become leaders in their workplace, family, church, and community. The Basic Training Program, originally called "Top Gun", was born to address this need for discipleship and leadership development. The Top Gun program was launched in the fall of 1992 with twenty-four men, meeting in two groups of twelve, for nine months. Sixteen of the original twenty-four men teamed up as co-leaders to lead eight Top Gun groups the following fall. By 1995, approximately 150 men were involved at Elmbrook Church and another 300 at twenty-five other churches. In 1996, How to Build a Life-Changing Men's Ministry was published, and subsequently the focus of Top Gun Ministries was broadened to include a vision to equip churches to develop effective men's ministries. |
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