Larry Osborne, Founding Leader
Larry Osborne is a pastor, author, mentor, and leadership consultant who has trained and coached thousands of top-level leaders in both the non-profit and profit sectors. Recognized as one of America's most influential pastors due to his pioneering work with concepts like sermon-based small groups, pastoral teaching teams, video venues, and multisite churches, his fingerprints are found on ministries and churches throughout the world.
Meet Larry
He currently serves as Teaching Pastor and Kingdom Ambassador at North Coast Church in Vista CA, where he previously served as a Senior Pastor, helping oversee the church’s growth from 128 to over 13,000 in weekend attendance with 7 local campuses.
Larry’s leadership books include: Lead Like A Shepherd, Sticky Church, Sticky Teams, Sticky Leaders, Mission Creep, and The Unity Factor.
His books on the spiritual life and discipleship include: Thriving in Babylon, Accidental Pharisees, A Contrarian’s Guide to Knowing God, and 10 Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe.
Larry holds both Master of Divinity and Doctoral degrees from Talbot Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Oceanside, CA. They have three married children and eight grandchildren.
Valerie Hollister
Executive Director
Meet Valerie
Valerie joins our team with 15 years of experience in Ministry and Special Events and has been attending North Coast Church since 2015.
Her love for ministry and the local church was sparked out of short-term mission trips to Kenya and Uganda, Africa. Her passion for seeing the local church and its leaders rise up to be all God called them to be is one of the many reasons she loves her role with the North Coast Training Network.
In her spare time, Valerie also enjoys coordinating weddings with her company, Beatific Events. Valerie holds her Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Hotel Management, from California State University Long Beach.
She and her husband Corey love spending time in the great outdoors, cycling, hiking, camping with their son Micah.
Tona Kelley
Training Administrator
Meet Tona
Tona Kelley is the assistant to Pastor Larry Osborne & the administrator for North Coast Training Network. She joined the North Coast Church family in 2018, when she moved from Henderson, Nevada to beautiful Southern California. She has always had a passion for hospitality and using her gifts to serve others. She loves crafting memorable experiences through workshops, gatherings, and conferences. Which connects pastors from all over the world to build on their skills, collaborate, and grow in spiritual depth. Working on this team has given her an incredible perspective of the shared mission of discipleship. Leaving her to feel grateful and inspired each day.
Tona is a wife and mother to two beautiful children and two very large, cuddly, Great Danes. They enjoy a high-energy lifestyle that allows them to be together. Their favorite thing to do as a family is to go on trips exploring national parks and their local beaches.
Sarah Shadrick
Marketing and Events Coordinator
Meet Sarah
Sarah has been attending North Coast Church since 2015. She has served in multiple areas of ministry from High School Ministry to North Coast's School of Ministry. She joined the North Coast Training staff in 2023 and enjoys that much of her job is spent honing social media, and connecting with pastors from around the country. Sarah feels privileged to be able to pour into the leadership of the body of Christ.