"Seeing

the look on someone's face when it truly sinks in that Jesus loves them

and that He truly wants a personal relationship with them is what brings

me the most joy in my pastoral career," White said.

As Christ's

Church at Whitewater begins this new chapter in their history, he says

he does not want to impose his personal goals for the church but, rather

he envisions the body of believers developing their own vision for the

church together. He wants to come in, listen, observe, review the situation,

and then develop goals as a church family. "I truly see a vibrant

church that is making a difference in this community. We need to accomplish

such big things for God that if He is not in it we will fail," comments

White. "With God all things are possible: waters divide, staffs become

snakes, the blind see, the lame walk, and the dead live again!"

White says

his philosophy of ministry focuses on relationships: one's relationship

to Jesus, to God's Word, with one's family, with the church, and with

the community and the world.

"The Great

Commandment to love God and to love people, and the Great Commission,

which commands us to go into the world to preach, to teach and to baptize

are the basis of my philosophy of ministry," he says. "Ministry

should always be doing things that reflect the Great Commandment and the

Great Commission."

Associate Pastor

Dwight Wilkins states, "Kenny will bring a sense of Spirit-filled

joy and enthusiasm to the position of senior pastor. As we enter the next

chapter of our history, Kenny will be out front leading and teaching us

to reach out to the world, professing the name of Jesus Christ. Kenny's

greatest attributes are the ability to draw the best out of the people

around him and to lead them in the direction God wants them to go."

Darryl Brooks,

an elder at Christ's Church and member of the pastoral transition team,

communicated with White through many phone conversations before meeting

him in person. During that time, Brooks said he learned of White's heart

for ministry and appreciated his enthusiasm.

"I had

a strong conviction that this is the man God would send to Christ's Church

at Whitewater," Brooks said. "We knew we were looking for a

man who would encourage and motive us to get outside the walls of our

building and affect our community for Christ. Meeting Kenny and his wonderful

wife, Cindy, confirmed that these are people who you immediately love

and who you cannot wait to work with."

Although White

attended Kentucky Christian College in Grayson, Ky. with aspirations of

becoming a schoolteacher and coach, he said God had other plans for his

life. During college, he became the part-time youth minister at Saltair

Church of Christ. He served as youth minister at Raceland Christian Church

before being called into his first full-time youth ministry at Pinedale

Christian Church in Winston-Salem, NC. In addition, he was also the youth

minister at Hillsboro Church of Christ in Hillsboro, Ohio. He received

a Bachelor of Science degree from KCC in 1991.

While at college,

he met and married his wife, Cindy. They have been married for 12 years

and have two daughters, Hannah, 8, and Rebekah, 6.

He grew up

in Bethel, Ohio, a small community outside of Cincinnati. Guided by his

parents and especially his grandfather, he says his relationship to the

Lord began at an early age. His "Pap, " he says, has always

modeled to him the example of a "Jesus with skin." He was baptized

in the same church in which he was ordained, the Bethel Church of Christ.

White follows

all sports and enjoys playing softball, basketball, golf, and skiing.

In addition to spending time with his family, his interests include movies,

reading, traveling, and sightseeing.

The White family

was introduced to the congregation of Christ's Church the first weekend

of January through a series of activities, including a welcome reception

and a question and answer session.

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