Ministry Team:
Pastor Josh Potter, Associate
Hello I am Pastor Josh and I am thrilled to be the Associate & Mid-High Youth Pastor at Bethel Church of the Nazarene. My wife and I have lived in Nampa since 1999, which also happens to be how long we have been married. We have a larger family than most and our kids are awesome. I started out in youth ministry as a volunteer at Bethel from 2000 to 2010. I continued as the Youth Pastor at Lakeview Church of the Nazarene from 2010 to 2020. God has proven over and over again that when we put our trust in him he will provide. That is why I have chosen Proverbs 3:5-6 as my life scripture. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Pastor Bob Cruthirds, Associate
I’m Pastor Bob and have been a pastor at Bethel since 2005. I previously served many years as a Chaplain for the US Air Force. At Bethel, I serve primarily in the area of family life ministries including marriage/family education and Celebrate Recovery. I have been married to my wife, Kathy, since 1969. My favorite verse is John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Pastor Kym Slater, Family Ministry
I am Pastor Kym. I am married to my wonderful husband, Scott, and we have two adult daughters and one finishing high school this year. I have been on staff at Bethel Church since 2008, serving as the Early Childhood Pastor, and now the Family Ministry Pastor. Family ministry’s purpose at Bethel Church is forming, strengthening, and discipling our church community. Together, as the Body of Christ, we are family. Healthy families do not happen without intentional focus and attention. As the Family Ministry pastor, I desire to help families, whether raising their kids, the empty-nesters, the single adults, or those widowed. My passion for families began in my first career as a social worker. I desire to be used by God to help families be instruments of his love and grace in our world today. Through families, we have the opportunity to share Jesus in our neighborhoods and communities. So, here at Bethel Church, we want to invest in the health of all our families and to encourage interactions between the generations. That we can be family together, spurring each other on to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus, bringing His hope to the world. “Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.” Psalm 73:26 NLT
Pastor Kaleb Harper, Children’s Ministry
Hello, my name is Pastor Kaleb and I serve as the Children’s Pastor here at Bethel. I received both my undergraduate and masters degrees from Northwest Nazarene University in Children, Youth, and Family Ministry. I love playing basketball, being outside, playing board games, and watching Disney movies. I met my beautiful wife Courtney while we served together on various mission trips, and I am so excited to have married my best friend in May of 2021! It was on these same trips where I met my wife that I accepted my call to ministry, feeling deeply burdened to serve, teach, and love children and their families. I believe children are capable of truly owning their faith, knowing they are loved by God, and being an example of Christlike love to the world. One of my favorite verses is 1 John 4:7: “Dear friends, let’s love each other, because love is from God, and everyone who loves is born from God and knows God.”
Pastor Weldon Shuman, Senior Adults


