Our Story

Newell and Associates High Impact Volunteer Ministry was founded in 1992 by Al and Wendy Newell.

God called us at that time to start a consulting ministry that would walk alongside Christian Leaders as they develop deep-rooted, highly effective (high Impact) volunteer ministries to the worldwide body of Christ.

Clearly at the heart of Newell and Associates is the thirty-year partnership in marriage, family and ministry that Wendy and I share. The unique blend of skill sets and the Spirit-led complement seems obviously ordained by God. Far beyond what two sinners could have conceived, God has blended Wendy's worship and technical gifts and my teaching and leadership gifts to form Newell and Associates to accomplish a purpose that seems deeply rooted in God's heart. Our ministry together has extended deeply into our family, as our children and their spouses have made enormous contributions consistent with their giftedness to multiply the effectiveness of this ministry.

High Impact content resulted from years of experience starting and developing volunteer ministries and an ardent study of Scripture. I received some very good volunteer management training through Youth for Christ. I knew multiplying ourselves through volunteers was eminently practical, but I could not practice or promote any strategy that was not prescribed and or supported by the word of God. So I sought the Scriptures. As a young leader, what I found blew me away. What I discovered was that multiplying ourselves through volunteers and partnering with volunteers was at the very core of what God hopes leaders will do and that volunteering or serving at its core is the very heart of discipleship.

Based on my experience and study of the Bible, I developed High Impact content as director of Compassion's National Volunteer Network to train our regional managers and leader volunteers. In 1992 God supernaturally called Wendy and I to leave Compassion, by faith to start this ministry. I Thessalonians 5:24 says, Faithful is He who calls you and He will bring it to pass (nasb). God is amazing and faithful beyond belief! He has sustained us for almost two decades and we are humbled that have the privilege to serve the body of Christ.

God continues to illuminate our understanding of His word in regards to leadership, volunteers and serving. The more I study, the more I'm blown away. Our twelve years of starting and developing volunteer ministries has turned into over thirty years of volunteer ministry development that has included 18 years of consulting with world-wide Christian organizations and large and local churches. Our staff of two has turned into a team of six to include: Dina Parris, Becky Coleman, Dave Newell and Ruth Mott. Our team includes a powerful prayer team comprised of Christian leaders and followers of Jesus. They are so much the heart, soul and furnace of ministry activity. To a person our team is passionate about Jesus and the Word of God and we love seeing leaders multiply themselves to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ.

A strong theological biblical foundation wedded with 30 years of practical experience gives our ministry a unique platform for the body of Christ. Today High Impact training has been taught on six continents. We have trained leaders from over 100 countries. We give all thanks and glory to God that He would choose broken sinners like us to serve His body in any way. We love partnering with you, the body of Christ to advance the gospel and bring glory to Jesus Christ.

Purpose

To walk alongside leaders as they restore a biblical model of volunteer ministry to the world-wide body of Christ.

Values

• Al Newell

  Together with his wife Wendy, Al founded Newell and Associates High Impact Volunteer Ministry in 1992. Prior to that Al started and developed volunteer ministries for 12 years including Compassion International's National Advocate Network and Compassion Sunday. For 19 years Al has consulted with leaders from many of the world's largest Christian Organizations like Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child, OMF, MOPs, many Rescue ministries and churches like: Westminster Chapel, McGregor Baptist and Calvary Worship Center. High Impact trainings have been conducted on every continent with leaders from over 100 countries. Al, a graduate and former adjunct at Denver Seminary has served as an Executive Pastor and Elder.

  Al and Wendy have been married 31 years and have three grown children that are married and three grandchildren. They live in Lenoir, North Carolina. All we've ever done and all we will ever be, we owe it all to Thee. To God be the glory!

   

• Wendy Newell

  Wendy founded Newell and Associates with Al in 1992. A cancer survivor, Wendy's passion is worship ministry. She has sung professionally and led worship for over 20 years. She leads worship about 100 days a year. It's so easy to worship under Wendy's leading because her pure rich vocals match a heart that is all about bringing you into God's presence. She has much direct experience applying High Impact as a worship director and leader and has effectively developing High Impact worship teams. In addition, she is the ANA technical expert, oversees order fulfillment, customer service, and design and production of resources. Wendy, an effective trainer serves as a key member of the ANA training team.

   

• Dina Parris

  Former founder and National Director of the Voice of the Martyrs' National Voice Volunteer Network, Dina joined the Newell and Associates team as a consultant in 2003. Before developing VOM's national ministry for volunteer representatives to speak on behalf of the persecuted church, Dina developed VOM's office volunteer ministry. Her clients have included: Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), World Gospel Mission and Food for the Hungry. Having grown up on the mission field in Peru, Dina recently had the privilege of overseeing the completion of Gran Impacto (High Impact Spanish) and was the lead High Impact trainer for a Latin American training event which served key Christian Leaders from over 20 countries with Operation Christmas Child. Dina lives in Fleming Island, FL with Ryan, her husband of 23 years and her two children, Zachary and Adryana.

   

• Becky Coleman

  Becky joined the Newell and Associates team in April 2007 as a consultant. Prior to that, Becky served on staff with Open Door Ministries in Denver, Colorado where she started and developed a before and after school program for at-risk kids in one of Denver's most challenging areas and served as S.A.Y. Yes director, developing an effective volunteer tutoring ministry. Becky had the privilege of serving as a primary team member to develop the S.A.Y. Yes volunteer training curriculum which is used nationally. Becky's clientele has included Knox Area Rescue Ministries where she served as the outsourced Director of Volunteer ministries for two years transforming KARM's approach to volunteer ministry. A graduate of Colorado Christian University, she and her husband Jared live in Charlotte with their son Justus and daughter Jael.

   

• Ruth Mott

  Ruth Mott has been a part of the Newell and Associates High Impact prayer team for nine years. Since 2002 Ruth has shared at Newell and Associates training events on the importance of developing personal prayer teams. Formerly on staff with the National Day of prayer at Focus on the Family, God has used Ruth to catalyze countless leaders to develop prayers teams. A frequent speaker on prayer, Ruth serves as a key prayer partner on five different ministries including her own church. She has been married for 49 years to Dave who is an elder at Calvary Worship Center in Colorado Springs where they both attend. The Motts have three married children and seven grandchildren.

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  In tribute to our precious Amy, an unbelievable daughter, wife and mother, full of joy and encouragement, servant of Jesus and member of the Newell and Associates ministry team who went to be with Jesus on June 5, 2011. Amy served on the worship team for many years traveling with us to countless venues across the U.S. The presence of God was strongly felt through her humility, beautiful voice and perfect harmonies with Wendy, her mom. Amy was an artist, a musician and a composer. Her murals and paintings grace the walls of many churches, homes and buildings. Her paintings are powerful. Her music is unforgettable and will forever play in our hearts. Amy served as an official member of the ANA prayer team since its inception in late 1995. If you know about our ministry then you know that our prayer team carries this ministry. Amy's prayers were pure and powerful. She had unbelievable spiritual insight and was a great encouragement. She helped others to see their giftedness. I called to pray with Amy often when I or our ministry needed God to act in a special way. She was born September 16, 1982. Her favorite book by far was the Bible and she spent thousands of hours encountering God through His Word. As a little girl Amy worked on countless mailings and put together resources for the ministry, always praying for God to touch the recipients. Her influence in the foundation of this ministry continues to produce lasting fruit for Jesus. Whether serving in the nursery, teaching art, doing a mural with children or putting OCC boxes together, Amy deeply loved and ministered to children. Amy was a powerful light for Jesus touching many lives. Her life blessed even more than we could have imagined and we imagined a lot. Amy knew the homeless by name. She and her husband Dallas weekly served the homeless in Colorado Springs when they lived there. She treated every person with great dignity. She leaves behind her husband Dallas and beautiful little daughter Amelia who so resembles Amy and carries a permanent beautiful imprint of her mom. She leaves behind her parents Wendy and Al and her sister and best friend, Becky and her brother Albert who she loved so much, and grandparents Wayne and Barb Ferguson, Grandpa George and countless family and friends who are all so brokenhearted. A Christian leader recently said to us, "Your daughter Becky is absolutely amazing. If Amy was anything like her, I can't even begin to imagine the devastation you must feel of losing a daughter like that." Truly this leader captured the depth of pain in our heart. Attached is a video Amy produced with a cell phone in 2006 of a mural she envisioned and completed with homeless volunteers for Urban Peak in Colorado Springs. Amy is only in the video in a few very brief shots about the 40 second mark and the 3 minute mark. She is in white gloves and hat in the middle crossing her hands. (Dallas is in one shot with blue paint brush and another young man.) Amy was fearless, full of profound faith, fun and relentless in loving others. She lived out her faith. Whether on mission trips in Africa, Jamaica or Toronto or in the everyday mission she saw in the face of every human, she lived her faith and left indelible impressions on every life she encountered. As you watch this video may you be inspired to cling to Jesus and live out your light to serve others for Jesus.

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High Impact Prayer Team

 

• Carla Tambrino

  Carla Tambrino, the newest member of the HI prayer team is the Director of Team McGregor –the volunteer ministry at McGregor Baptist Church (MBC) in Ft. Myers, FL where she effectively applied High Impact for years. Carla a HI expert is an official HI train the trainer. A favorite ministry responsibility at MBC, Carla oversees the Beyond Us ministry that mobilizes hundreds of volunteers to provide a special Thanksgiving meal and share the gospel with about 1000 families. Each year dozens come to Jesus. Carla and Mark, a school teacher, have been married since 2000. They have two beautiful children, Ariel and little Mark.

   

• Sue Herbine

  Sue a founding High Impact Prayer team member has served since the team's inception in late 1995. Sue was the first Area Coordinator (leader volunteer) for Compassion International's National Advocate network and then became the network's first Eastern Regional Manager. Amazingly, by God's grace, Sue has made over 30 mission/ministry trips to Honduras (20), Bolivia, Mexico, Guatemala, Africa, Fiji, Ecuador, Haiti and even Alaska where she loves to serve the poor and needy. In addition Sue has served as Camp Counselor and Nurse at Christian camps. She is a nurse at Disney World in Orlando where she currently resides with Barney and Sam her canine friends.

   

• Dave and Gina Jones

  God placed a clear burden and calling for the inner city on Dave and Gina's hearts when they entered marriage 25 years ago. Since that time they have been active in various ministries with children, youth and their families. They have lived their entire marriage in inner city Denver and have served in ministry with Youth For Christ, Neighborhood Ministries and most recently, Here's Life Inner City a ministry that brings God's compassion to the urban poor. Dave is the Executive Director. They are original members of the High Impact prayer team and have served since its inception in late 1995. Dave and Gina have three Children, Nathan, Ryan and Tony.

   

• Wayne and Barb Ferguson

  Wayne and Barb have served on the High Impact prayer team since its inception in late 1995. In 2002 they sold everything and left for Africa in 2003 and became missionaries in South Africa. They focused providing love and leadership support to a beautiful children's center called Bavumeleni (let the children come) which served 100-200 children in a poor community outside of Capetown. Wayne an ordained pastor and former deacon at Riverside Baptist in Denver has taught and served in many churches. Barb an avid photographer is passionate about prayer and has served as the prayer coordinator for Northern Colorado Area team for Operation Christmas Child. Barb and Wayne are Wendy's parents; They have four daughters, 16 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

   

• Ann Kieffer

  Ann Kieffer is a key prayer team member for the ministry of Church of the Apostles (Dr. Michael Youssef). She especially focuses on the women's ministry, Ann Joined the Newell and Associates high impact prayer team in 2005 after Newell and Associates did an on-site training at Church of the Apostles. Formerly Ann served as a key prayer team member for Charles Stanley at First Baptist in Atlanta, where Ann lives. Ann is passionate about prayer and sensitive to God's Spirit. Ann works in estate sales. Ann has three grown children and grandchildren.

   

• Kent and Lisa Scroggs

  Kent Scroggs is the Executive Director of Restoration Outreach Programs in Aurora, Colorado - a ministry to the marginalized children, families, homeless and refugees struggling to live in a very depressed part of Denver metro. Kent and his wife, Lisa, have been married for 30 yrs. A former elder, Kent and Lisa attend and serve at Cherry Hills Community Church. Kent became excited about High Impact after auditing the Exec. Course in Volunteer ministry at Denver seminary in 2003 and has served as a High Impact prayer team member since 2007. Kent and Lisa have three grown children, Brian, McKenna and Katie.

   

• Andrea and Joe Uhl

  Andrea is the newest member of the high Impact prayer team and has been serving since Jan 2008. Andrea serves as Southwest Regional Director of Operation Christmas Child where she implements the High Impact Model as she manages a staff and effectively develops volunteer area teams in a 5 state region resulting in the collection of over 200,000 shoebox gifts for children annually. Andrea has been a leader in effectively implementing High Impact throughout Operation Christmas Child. Andrea, an effective leader also has a passion for prayer. She has been married to Joe, a software technician for 32 years. The Uhls live in Denver and have three grown children, Scott, Erik, and Alex.

 

• Ruth and Dave Mott

  Ruth Mott has been a part of the Newell and Associates High Impact prayer team for nine years. Since 2002 Ruth has shared at Newell and Associates training events on the importance of developing personal prayer teams. Formerly on staff with the National Day of prayer at Focus on the Family, God has used Ruth to catalyze countless leaders to develop prayers teams. A frequent speaker on prayer, Ruth serves as a key prayer partner on five different ministries including her own church. She has been married for 49 years to Dave who is an elder at Calvary Worship Center in Colorado Springs where they both attend. The Motts have three married children and seven grandchildren.

   

• Ryan and Dina Parris

  Former founder and National Director of the Voice of the Martyrs' National Voice Volunteer Network, Dina joined the Newell and Associates team as a consultant in 2003. Before developing VOM's national ministry for volunteer representatives to speak on behalf of the persecuted church, Dina developed VOM's office volunteer ministry. Her clients have included: Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), World Gospel Mission and Food for the Hungry. Having grown up on the mission field in Peru, Dina recently had the privilege of overseeing the completion of Gran Impacto (High Impact Spanish) and was the lead High Impact trainer for a Latin American training event which served key Christian Leaders from over 20 countries with Operation Christmas Child. Dina lives in Fleming Island, FL with Ryan, her husband of 23 years and her two children, Zachary and Adryana.

   

• Becky and Jared Coleman

  Becky joined the Newell and Associates team in April 2007 as a consultant. Prior to that, Becky served on staff with Open Door Ministries in Denver, Colorado where she started and developed a before and after school program for at-risk kids in one of Denver's most challenging areas and served as S.A.Y. Yes director, developing an effective volunteer tutoring ministry. Becky had the privilege of serving as a primary team member to develop the S.A.Y. Yes volunteer training curriculum which is used nationally. Becky's clientele has included Knox Area Rescue Ministries where she served as the outsourced Director of Volunteer ministries for two years transforming KARM's approach to volunteer ministry. A graduate of Colorado Christian University, she and her husband Jared live in Charlotte with their son Justus and daughter Jael.

   

James 5:16-18 ...the effective prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.

To say Newell and Associates is fueled by prayer is an understatement. Each one of our team has their own prayer team. Forgive me if I brag on our prayer teams. These are not merely people that sign a list and receive requests; they are people that pray. We see daily, weekly powerful results from their prayer.

It's difficult to express enough gratitude to God for the faithful work of our Newell and Associates prayer teams. The commitment and example of our prayer teams has not only been the fuel for any effective ministry at Newell and Associates, but also spawned countless prayer teams across the body of Christ.

As Wendy and I started out in faith in 1992, two people undergirded our ministry in prayer. My mom, Rita Newell and my grandmother, Bertha Bestenlehner. Both had become believers later in life and both seemed to have unusual powerful direct access to the King. Wendy and I and our three kids spent countless afternoons with Grandma Rita and Busia. They prayed about every detail of our lives and ministry. They were the kind that prayed for parking places and every little and big hurt. They prayed about everything. However, only a year and half into our ministry, my grandmother Bertha passed away. Then just over a year later, in October of 1994, my mother passed away. Looking at my mother's journal was shocking. Although much was written in shorthand, it was evident that the every detail of our life and ministry had been brought before the throne of God. They not only left huge holes in our hearts but also Wendy and I experienced a noticeable lack of power in our ministry.

Then in late 1995, after a prayer and fasting Day, Wendy clearly felt God was calling us to start a formal prayer team. My heart totally concurred. This birthed the High Impact prayer team that exists today.