Our Leadership and Staff

  • Steve Van Noort - Lead Pastor

    Steve is married to Mandy and is father of Isabelle, Aiden, and Carolyn. He was trained at Mid America Reformed Seminary and received his doctoral degree at Covenant Theological Seminary. Before taking the call to plant Sojourn in Sterling Heights he served as lead pastor of two other churches for over fourteen years. Pastor Steve’s passion is to help people see the amazing grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and how that grace shapes all of life.

  • David and Tiffany Binder - Co Music Directors

    Tiffany grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. She earned her Bachelors of piano performance at the University of California, Los Angeles and Masters of piano performance and pedagogy at Northwestern University. In her professional career she performs with instrumentalists and chamber ensembles while maintaining a private teaching studio. David studied music at Northwestern University and has been a professional classical trombonist since graduating. David moved to Detroit to join the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and has grown to be a member of the vast musical community across southeast Michigan.

  • Nikki VanDaele - Children's Ministry

    ‭ Nikki grew up mostly in Michigan, with a few years spent in Ohio. She earned a bachelors degree from The Ohio State University. She and her husband Rich have been married for more‬‭ than 2 decades. She has 2 boys, Parker and Micah, whom she homeschools. Nikki has been‬ serving in children’s ministry in some capacity for over 20 years. She has a heart for caring for‬ children and sharing the love of Christ with them and their families.‬