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Russ Zacek

Director of Operations for the United States

Russ Zacek serves as the Director of Operations for the United States with L.I.T. Ministries. He previously served 15 years as Children’s Pastor and 2 years as NextGen Director at Church Alive in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, overseeing ministries from birth through young adulthood.

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During his time at Church Alive, Russ implemented the L.I.T. model for more than a decade and witnessed incredible results in the lives of kids, youth, and young adults. Remarkably, over 80% of his L.I.T. students continued to follow Christ, serve, and share their faith well into adulthood.

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Russ graduated from Hamilton College with a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and earned ministry credentials through Global University. His passion is to empower every child in every church to become an apprentice of Jesus—equipping them to use their unique spiritual gifts to serve the church and boldly share the Gospel from childhood through the rest of their lives.

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