Before founding New Fire, Stu was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Secure Give, one of the largest giving software providers in the US. Stu brings over 12 years of experience in the trenches with both churches and NPOs (large and small), to transform their giving. Over the course of his career, Stu has worked directly with over 2300 churches and NPOs, equipping them with giving software. He founded New Fire because he learned that technology alone was not enough to transform and ignite giving.

A graduate of The Citadel, Gavin brings 13 years of disciplined and successful experience in the fundraising space. From coaching to consulting, collegiate and private school fundraising, Gavin has successfully led non-profit development campaigns to consistently exceed their giving goals. At New Fire, Gavin brings his understanding and skill from what is working in the NPO space to help churches learn from these practices and counter the growing church giving epidemic.

A former pastor turned strategic organizational consultant and commodity trader, Josh leveraged principles from the faith to help hundreds of organizations (small business, publicly traded companies, and universities) get past challenges that were keeping them stuck. His experience as a pastor helps NewFire understand the unique challenges facing churches today. As an active participant in financial markets, Josh brings unique perspective of macro economic challenges that the church could be facing down the road with innovative ideas for how to navigate these challenges successfully.