Our Leadership team
Who We Are
“The Church may have a building, but that is not its place. The building may be the church’s location, but its space is in the shared humanity of its persons.”
Jim Pierce
LEAD PASTOR
Founder of “The Wild Branch Ministries Int.”, Content Creator on social media as
“Digital Pastor Jim”,
sharing Biblical truth from a
“Hebraic Perspective”.
Ordained Vineyard Pastor, and Ordained Calvary Chapel Pastor, now joined the UMJA.org as a “Moreh” (Hebrew for Teacher) working toward becoming a “Roeh”(Hebrew for Shepherd /Pastor). Attended Azusa Pacific Univ. and Shepard Christian Center D.T.S. in Ventura CA in the 1980’s.
Raised Lutheran, Missouri Synod, Born Again at a Jimmy Swaggart Crusade when I was 14 yrs old in 1976 during the “JESUS PEOPLE” movement. Attended Calvary Chapel Cypress, and went to Concerts at “BIG Calvary” aka Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in the late 70s., Attended Anaheim Vineyard aka (Calvary/Vineyard) in the 80s. Attended Melodyland Christian HS in the early 80s, and was Baptized in the Holy Spirit 1980.
Moved to Grand Junction Colorado in 1990, Served at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship as Children’s Ministry Pastor for 3 yrs. Attended Calvary Chapel Grand Junction for a couple of years. Planted a Church in Grand Junction, Moved to Colorado Springs in 1997. Served as Assoc. Pastor & Interim Sr. Pastor at Calvary Chapel True North.
Debbie and I have been Married since 2007. Raised 6 kids via Blended families, and have 4 grand kids. I love Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Boating, Shooting Clays, and starting to get into Bird Hunting with my Dawgs.
I heard the “Shema Prayer” for the 1st time Several years ago and it touched my heart, I started studying the “Hebraic” source of our faith and started the “Messianic” Portion of my Journey with Jesus/Yeshua.
I am NOT a Judiazer, we don’t have to convert to Judaism to be saved, or get circumsized, or speak Hebrew, But we can learn so much from Jewish culture, ancient and modern, Orthodox and Messianic, Hebrew Language, Jewish Theological perspectives etc.
The LORD has called me to be a bridge from Evangelical Christianity to the Messianic Jewish, and the Orthodox Jewish communities. Building respect, and love, and acknowledging the beauty of the varied traditions.
We are building a “Messianic Christian Community of Believers”. That means a lot of different things to many people. lets talk if you have detailed questions.
Simply put, We believe the Bible is God’s Inspired word, we teach its one Book, we teach the WHOLE Bible, Jesus/Yeshua is the Messiah, he is God, he is the only way to approach the Father, we must come through him. We believe in the operation of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit but its to be done decently and in order. We express our Faith in worship and teaching God’s word and heartfelt genuine fellowship, Discipleship, raising up leaders, building a true sense of community. we meet on Saturday morning, try to observe the Sabbath, and the Biblical feasts as best we can, not because we have to, but because we want to, to learn all we can. Some of us eat Biblically Kosher, some do not. All are welcome, from all backgrounds, our Goal is to win people to Messiah, teach his word with excellence, and
Brandon Shirkey
Asst. Pastor of Spring of Living Water since its conception, Brandon is a seasoned leader, with over 10 years of prior ministry experience as a Youth/Young Adults Pastor and Worship Leader. A Disciple Maker himself, he brings the knowledge of the Word along with the passion for Disciple Making into a Prophetic Spirit of Worship as he leads this Faith filled group in the heart of Worship to reach our city, our state, our nation, and the world, as he himself walks this amazing faith walk out in his own personal life.
With his wife of 15 years and three teenage daughters, Brandon brings his own heart as a husband and father into to his charge to the Church to Re-unite with their Spiritual Husband and Father, the Lord Jesus Christ. It is with this heart that Brandon's own relationship with his Heavenly Father transfers over in a very infectious way as he leads others into the Presence of God.
Bi-vocationally a Financial Consultant of over 10 years, Brandon too brings the spiritual perspective and importance of investing in the Kingdom of God as our first priority.
Caleb Camero
Worship Leader, Ministry Intern.
Torah Teacher
Caleb established “Yeshurun Music” a few years ago, and just released a new album this year! Streaming on all platforms.
Caleb is very well versed in Scripture and the Hebraic perspective from the scriptures, can read Hebrew, speaks Spanish as well and a very accomplished musician, and has written original Worship songs using scripture and some have verses in English, Spanish and Hebrew, he is a brilliant Torah teacher, & song writer, Listen Below!
JOY CAMERO
Worship Leader, Church Administrator, Website designer, artist, accomplished musician, Singer-Songwriter. Joy Alexandrea Camaro is releasing original songs. Follow her Journey below
Paula Decker McIntyre
Paula is a lifelong Christian, Mother, Grandmother, & Mentor. She is also a writer, teacher, & preacher, plus is a Disciple Maker & Life Coach. Her career was and is still spent as an Accountant for the University of New Mexico. Art is a passion for her. She received her bachelor’s degree and master’s degrees from UNM. Paula believes strongly in education, but more so in the seeking of wisdom and knowledge from daily reading of the Bible. Currently, she runs her own non-profit corporation, Full Life Ministries, but is also affiliated with Springs of Living Water; Key2Changes.com; Shiloh Chapel; and Lessons for Life Ministry.
Our History
Established in 2015
Springs of Living Water is a Christian Fellowship based out of Colorado Springs, Colorado, training and discipling here locally and in other parts of the World such as, India, Nepal, Africa, England, Macedonia, Albania, Columbia, and other strategic relationships around the World.
In 2014 a group of Disciple Makers began meeting at the Jericho Center at Every Home for Christ, in Colorado Springs, CO, praying for more Workers into the Harvest, and praying for the local churches, pastors, and ministries, to fulfill the Great Commission, to "Make Disciples", out of which time the Lord prophetically called them out to be "Springs of Living Water", on November 11, 2014. It was over the course of the next year that Pastor Ryan unsuccessfully pursued the idea of a church plant, until God gave him a name of a young local youth pastor to ask about using their church's building for a Saturday morning service, which resulted in "Springs of Living Water" being planted in November of 2015, focused on the ministry of Biblical Discipleship.
Our Ministry Calling
18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water that had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham. And he gave them the names that his father had given them . . . 24 And the Lord appeared to him . . . and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham's sake.” 25 So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the Lord and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants dug a well.
Genesis 26:24-25
The Ministry Calling, as read in Genesis 26:12-25, where Isaac was asking the Shepherds of the Land if he could unearth the Wells his father Abraham had dug for Living Water, that the Enemy had covered over, causing the land to be barren, to bring Life back to the Land with Springs of Living Water, but would only do it to those Wells that the Shepherds allowed Isaac to unearth; thus the Ministry Calling and our name, "Springs of Living Water".