Executive Team

Dwight Yoder
Executive Director

As Executive Director, Dwight manages the staff and assists the pastors in casting the vision for the church. He has a broad and thorough understanding of project management at the executive level. He is responsible for coordinating, developing, deploying, and evaluating Asbury’s ministry.

He holds a MSME degree from Rice University, Houston as well as a BS degree in Engineering, Physics and Mathematics from Northeastern Oklahoma State University. For most of his business career, Dwight partnered in a company involved with all aspects of engineering software: development, sales, consulting with a focus in the international petroleum drilling and mechanical manufacturing market.

Dwight and wife Carolyn have been Asbury members for over 15 years and have been actively involved in many ministry areas. They served as Lay Leaders for several years, during which time they became special friends and advisors to Pastor Tom, who says that one of Dwight’s chief strengths is his unique ability to listen to people and to succinctly summarize their thoughts. In his spare time, Dwight likes to read and play golf.

Joe Spence
Director of Operations

Joe Spence retired from T.D. Williamson, Inc. in 2006, at the young age of 52. He now had freedom to pursue other dreams and it was his desire to be in ministry. He was open to God’s leading. He feels that Asbury as Director of Operations was his call. In this position he will oversee the various support services within the church.

From 1986-2006, he was with T.D. Williamson, Inc., serving the last 10 years as Operations Manager. In this position he was responsible for engineering design, manufacturing, production quality and served as facility manager for the company.

Joe received his bachelor’s degree from Oral Roberts University in 1976 and earned his Master of Business Administration in 1980.

Joe received his secondary education at Tulsa Edison where he played baseball--shortstop. This led to a baseball scholarship from ORU. Joe believes there is a time for everything and that ORU and baseball were the avenues God used to help Joe grow him toward a Christian commitment. While there, Oral Roberts planted a seed in Joe’s heart which would come to fruition later at Asbury. Joe was in an accountability group with Dick McKee (then Asbury’s Executive Pastor) and he felt that Dick had a way of delivering the Gospel message that was different and compelling. “One day in the old Sanctuary I accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of my life. While I didn’t have a dramatic conversion, I knew I was a different person,” said Joe.

Joe and his wife Beverly have been members of Asbury for 26 years and have been involved in many areas of ministry including global missions and various accountability, administration and study groups. Joe and Beverly have two grown children: Bryan and Amanda and three granddaughters.

Brad Tuggle
Managing Director of Ministries

Brad received a business degree from Oklahoma Christian University, and for most of his business career he held several management positions at MCI Communications in finance and field operations.  He was called to enter full-time vocational ministry in March, 2000.  He ministered at Chase Oaks Church in Plano, TX and Oak Hills Church in San Antonio before joining the Asbury staff in May 2010.

He and his wife Cheryl were married in 1985, and in addition to Brad’s role at the church, they minister together to adult survivors of childhood abuse; their book, A Healing Marriage, was published in 2004.  They have two daughters in high school, Catherine and Tori.  Brad enjoys running and golf in his spare time.