KEN CARLSON

Lead Pastor

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ken lived in other locations in the state and in Pennsylvania, before his family relocated to New Jersey in 2004. Ken enjoys Mixed Martial Arts, guitar, drums, bass and all things Disney. He married his high school sweetheart, Laura, in 2010, and they have two daughters: Olivia, born in October 2013, and Elizabeth, born in August 2015. Laura works as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at Southern Ocean Medical Center. Ken’s areas of oversight here at Bayside includes the Worship Ministry as well as sharing the preaching responsibility, so whether you’re a first-time visitor or a seasoned “Baysider”, chances are you will get to know Ken. Ken earned his Master of Arts degree from Capital Seminary and Graduate School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.


DAVE RIDDER

Teaching Pastor

Dave and his wife, Diane, are transplants from the Midwest. They came to us from St. Paul, Minnesota, where Dave led Bethel Seminary as Dean from 2007 to 2011. While there, he also taught preaching and ministry leadership courses. Prior to his time at Bethel, Dave and Diane resided in Bucks County, Pennsylvania where Dave served for 23 years as the Senior Pastor of Grace Point Church in Newtown. They've raised a family of three children (now married adults), so they know something about the joys and challenges of parenting. Diane can be found as one of the smiling faces at Barnegat Public Library. Dave earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.


Joe Faraldi

Discipleship Pastor

Joe grew up in Bergen County NJ. Before God called him into ministry in 1998, he was a music educator for 16 years. He holds a Master’s degree from Montclair University. He served as Director of Worship Ministries at Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter Florida for 3 years, and at Jacksonville Chapel in North Jersey for 10 years. Since coming to Bayside in 2001 as Assistant Pastor, Joe has overseen the Worship Arts Ministry, small groups, and has led a number of short-term mission’s trips to Romania.  Presently he serves as our Discipleship Pastor, oversees our Care Ministry, our Senior Adult Ministry, Bayside’s “Recovery Groups, and works with our new “Freedom from Addiction” ministry. Joe coordinates Bayside Chapel’s team of “Coaches” which provides Christ-Centered Mentorship. He also provides Pastoral Counseling.  Joe is married to Pat and they have two adult children, Chris and Kara.  Joe’s passion is to minister the Gospel to the church so that God’s people would know ALL that it means to be in Christ. (Gal. 2:20)


James Carson

Executive Pastor

James and his wife Anna moved to New Jersey and joined Bayside in 2006. James began serving on the tech team soon after joining Bayside and in 2018 took on the position of Operations Pastor, giving oversight to the administrative and custodial staff, and providing cohesion to the wide variety of communications channels the church utilizes. In 2021 James became Executive Pastor, adding the responsibility of oversight to Youth, Kids, and the Tech Ministry teams.  James and Anna have 2 amazing children Fenway (Go Red Sox!) and Lucas. They enjoy bringing up their kids as a part of the Bayside family. James received his Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies degree at Grace Evangelical College and his Master of Arts in Christian Leadership degree from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.


Tiffany Stoltzfus

Children's Ministry Director

Tiffany and her husband Tristan moved from Virginia in 2010 to join the staff here at Bayside. Tiffany graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science in Religion. She then went on to Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary to earn her Master of Arts in Children’s Ministry. Tiffany and Tristan have three young children, Jaxon, Adaleigh, and Peyton, who spend many hours at Bayside and love to consider this their second home. As the Children's Ministry Director, Tiffany oversees the children's programming on Sunday mornings, provided for newborns on through sixth grade. She also directs the Wednesday Night children's programming, our annual Vacation Bible School (VBS), and other various kid/family events throughout the year. Her desire is to reach children with the good news of Jesus and to disciple them to serve Him.


Kylene Grady

Student Ministries Director


KELLY LONGFIELD

Office Administrator

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Kelly moved to New Jersey in 2001 and quickly realized that Bayside would be her home. Kelly takes care of the bookkeeping needs at Bayside as well as many of the office administrative duties. She studied business in college and is certified in Quickbooks. Kelly enjoys volleyball, dancing, and spending time with her two daughters, two sons-in-law, and her grandson. She also counts it as a blessing to be able to volunteer with DivorceCare. 


Lesley Daniels

Administrative Assistant

Lesley and her husband Jim began attending Bayside in 2012.  Jim is now retired from 30+ years as a middle school history teacher.  After they were first married, Lesley and Jim lived in the Niagara Falls, NY area where Jim’s family is from.  Lesley worked as Program Coordinator for two county wide youth volunteer programs, recruiting both student volunteers and county volunteer sites.  In 1984 they moved to NJ, where Lesley’s family lives.  They have been involved in several ministries at Bayside and continue to help as adult youth leader volunteers with Bayside’s youth group.  Lesley also works on the church tech team for Sunday services.  She comes to Bayside with a great deal of Administration Assistant experience having been a part of Lighthouse Christian Academy for 15 years, Grace Initiatives for almost 10 years and Program Coordinator and coach for a local martial arts school for 13 years.

Lesley and Jim have 3 adult children and (so far) 5 grandchildren.  They thoroughly enjoy the fellowship and teaching of many of Bayside’s bible studies and groups and look forward to meeting you.


Marcus Duckworth

Media & Technical Director

Marcus and his wife, Tehya, came to New Jersey in 2022 as part of a work relocation for Tehya.  Tehya works for a global Re-Insurance company with their U.S. headquarters in Princeton. 

Marcus received his undergrad in Music Education in 2011, and completed a Masters in Biblical and Theological Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2023.  As Media and Technical Director, Marcus oversees the weekly audio/video productions as well as the livestream.  He also hosts the Bayside sermon series podcast.  Before coming to Bayside, Marcus was teaching music, technology, and broadcasting classes in a private Christian school in northern Kentucky.  Marcus and Tehya have four children, two of which are adults and live in Ohio.  The other two children enjoy living “down the shore” with their parents in Forked River.  Living near the water in New Jersey suits them very well and they are appreciative of the welcomeness they have felt at Bayside.


Jared March

Congregational Care Chaplain

Jared and his wife Joy have been a part of Bayside Chapel for over twenty years. He is a former elder here at Bayside and has been teaching adults a variety of topics over the past years.

Recently completing his Masters Degree from Liberty University in Pastoral Counseling and Chaplaincy, Jared has committed himself to ensuring that all congregational care needs within the church are addressed, executed, or referred to others for resolution. In addition to overseeing several of the care ministries under the Care Pastor, Jared also is available for discipleship and initial counseling for those individuals or couples that need to identify a direction for resolution of their current dilemma or spiritual issues.


Nichole Giberson

Nursery Coordinator

Nichole and her husband Jeff began attending Bayside in 2015 and have four wonderful children! Prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom, she worked as a medical assistant. Nichole became our Nursery Coordinator in 2021, after serving for five years in the nursery.


Jim Daniels

Facilities/Custodian


Ralph Mastroddi

Facilities/Custodian


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