Meet the Church Fuel Team

Insanely practical resources for leaders of normal-sized churches.

Nice to meet you

Church Fuel is a professional development community focused on helping you strengthen the daily business of your church so that you can embrace the roots of your calling. Our team members come from diverse backgrounds, but we all share one thing in common—a commitment to giving you practical tools and coaching that you can put to use right away.

Michael Lukaszewski

Founder

Former youth pastor, church planter, senior pastor, and church consultant, you could say Michael’s lived nine lives—and he’s still going. Today, he writes books and articles and helps create courses for church leaders. Michael’s a graduate of Florida State University and did post-graduate work at Liberty University. Husband to Jennie and father to three kids, you can find him smoking ribs or grilling steaks on the Big Green Egg on the weekends.

Bobby Williams

Community Manager

Bobby’s our pastor to pastors—and he’s ready to serve you. When he’s not overseeing coaching and the community forum here at Church Fuel, Bobby also serves as pastor of The Ridge Church in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a church committed to reaching unchurched people with the Gospel.

Sophie Tolar

Sales & Marketing Director

Sophie is a former youth leader and worship director who now runs sales and marketing to introduce Church Fuel to churches who want to grow. She manages and designs email campaigns, product deliverability, and the purchase process user experience. She is a wife to Tim, and dog mom to Tucker and Jamie. She’s known around town as a business owner, video gamer, and outdoors enthusiast.

Whitney Law

Project Manager

Project Manager is the name, organization is her game. Whitney implements systems to make things run more smoothly. She is a wife to Kurt, a mom to Reese, and together they travel the US encouraging people to “Eat Mor Chikin.” In their spare time, you can find them exploring the new cities they live in, hiking, and drinking lots of good local coffee.

Baylee Wallace

Customer Success Specialist

Baylee is your go-to for all things customer service. With her laptop in tow, even as she travels around the US helping open new Chick-fil-As, she is quick to answer any questions that arise. Wife to Alex and dog mom to Millie and Piper, you can usually find her at a coffee shop, reading a book, or walking her pups.

Shannon Whitehead

Content Writer

From writing thousands of words per month to reading an average of 50 books per year, Shannon is all about the written word. She contributes to Church Fuel by writing blog posts, ebooks, and any other resources pastors and church leaders need. When she’s not typing away on her keyboard, you can usually find her cooking, traveling, or in a bookstore.