Hugh has been a consistent practitioner voice in the contemporary missional church movement authoring The Tangible Kingdom as well as many other books.

He has planted churches in Portland, Oregon, and Denver, Colorado, and pioneered Lantern Network in his home town of Alton, Illinois. He lives with his wife Cheryl on an 80-acre farm where Cheryl runs Ri Beag Equine Therapy as well as a few other family businesses. He loves golf, sushi, riding his John Deere and catching a daily cup of coffee at Post Commons. His passion for encouraging young apostolic leaders is lived out through Brave Cities, and he travels extensively speaking and encouraging any new form of church.

Design Director

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something moreA serial entrepreneur from a young age, Taylor began serving in traditional ministry in 1999. For the past 15 years, he and his wife Lindsey have been ministering in urban communities, planting churches and have started or helped start over 20 businesses as well as a business incubator that's launched many more. Along with their 5 kids, they currently are living in Alton, Illinois, just outside of St. Louis working with Hugh Halter and the Lantern Network.

Taylor believes the church was always meant to look like an integrated ecosystem functioning as a city within a city. Where intentional community, marketplace endeavors, and kingdom justice works function and flow all within the movement of the local body. Together with Hugh, Taylor is building a new organization called Brave Cities, that gives insight and invitation into this way of life and church.

Jon Dengler is a social entrepreneur and brother to the poor. He works to create tangible solutions that demonstrate a world that has not yet come. After spending over a decade working with Tampa’s homeless and working poor, Jon knows that those of us with material resources need to build relationships with those who are cast aside and without access to the resources we typically take for granted. As an entrepreneurial founder Jon has helped build and launch several of the programs and social enterprises that now constitute The WellBuilt Cities ecosystem, including WellBuilt Bikes and WellFed Community. In addition to Grey Pages, Jon is also the host of The Work Ethic podcast, a series of long-form interviews with a wide range of voices from differing vocations.

Lindsey is a passionate follower of Jesus who loves to bring peace and kindness to those around her. Together with her husband Taylor and their five children they have had the privilege of building Kingdom ecosystems of businesses, communities, and justice works around the country.  They have embraced the missionary lifestyle and have seen the privilege of working for our Savior and try to extend His heart to those they come in contact with.  

Lindsey has architected financial and administrative systems that have supported these works over the years. She enjoys shepherding the flock, hospitality, and extending love and care to those who are hurting. 

Lance Linderman is a husband and proud father of four energetic boys. As a serial entrepreneur, he has successfully established several brick-and-mortar businesses in the hospitality and retail sectors. In addition to his physical storefronts, Lance operates a flourishing e-commerce venture and publishing company. His deepest commitment is to community development, he is passionate about nurturing leadership and empowering individuals to create positive change in their communities.

For the last 20 years, Joel has lived in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, a former steel town in the Ohio River Valley just northwest of Pittsburgh.  There he started a youth development organization serving kids facing at-risk environments and helped cultivate a kingdom ecosystem called The Greenhouse Network.  Now, he is working with denominational leaders to transform church planting along the lines of kingdom ecosystem building.  It is his joy to live in the Franklin Avenue neighborhood of Aliquippa with his family and a Benedictine religious community dedicated to a life of prayer and stability among the poor.