Dr. Mike Summers

Lead Teaching Pastor

Mike Summers started Countryside as a small church plant in 1989. For more than 30 years, he has shepherded the church through many different seasons of growth and change. While pastoring and leading, Mike earned both his masters and doctoral degrees from the former Northland University in Wisconsin.

Currently, Mike serves as the lead teaching pastor at Countryside. Outside the primary responsibilities of studying and preaching, he also spends much of his time counseling with families, couples, and individuals. He is the head of our Journey to Judea ministry, overseeing the many teams and group leads. Mike also speaks at conferences, events, and retreats. He has been married to Karen since 1982 and enjoys time on the farm with their 6 children and 11 grandchildren.

Scott Nicoll

Associate Pastor

Scott and his wife Dori have been at Countryside since 1990. A graduate of Calvary Bible College, Scott served as our youth pastor for 20 years. He has more recently transitioned to a different role, providing more pastoral care for the entire body by overseeing the small group ministry, forerunner ministry, funeral ministry, and being available for “filling in gaps” as needed. He enjoys preaching, teaching, and visiting folks in the hospital and in their homes, as well. Scott was also employed by the KCMO fire department until his retirement in 2016.

The Nicolls have four married adult children, four precious granddaughters and three awesome grandsons. Scott enjoys spending time with his family, going on hikes with the love of his life, riding ATVs, traveling, and watching most sporting events.

Bryan Neal

Associate Pastor

Bryan Neal came to Countryside in June of 1994 and served as an Adult Sunday School teacher and deacon for 10 years. In 2004, he was called by God and the church to serve as an Associate Pastor at Countryside and has continued to serve in that role. Bryan received his bachelor’s degree in Bible and Christian Education from Citadel Bible College in 1986 and taught in Christian schools for three years before beginning a much less stressful career as an Air Traffic Controller in 1990. He retired from the FAA in 2012 after 23 years of service.

Currently, Bryan serves as the associate pastor who primarily oversees the children’s ministries at Countryside. These include Sunday School, C.H.O.W., Tiny Trackers, Power Pack, JYG, Vacation Bible School, and his favorite, Junior Camp. Bryan has been married to Kathy since 1983 and enjoys not living on a farm but in a maintenance-provided community. He loves dearly his three daughters, two sons-in-law, and 6 grandchildren. 

Otto Skoog

Associate Pastor

Pastor Otto first was introduced to Countryside in the early 1990s. As an atheist, Otto was convinced of the futility of religion and denied the validity of God’s Word. Through discipleship and the hearing of consistent preaching, God did a miraculous work in his life. As he came to Christ and grew rapidly, it was evident that God was calling Otto into service as a pastor. Upon receiving theological training at Calvary Bible College, Otto was brought on staff as Countryside’s first Associate Pastor.

Currently, Otto serves as the associate pastor overseeing and teaching our Bible Institute, guiding our men’s and women’s ministries, and teaching a dynamic class to our college student and young married adults. He is married to Krista and enjoys grilling and spending time with his two children and their spouses. He is eagerly awaiting the arrival of his first grandchild this year.

Michael Summers

Associate Pastor

Michael was called on by the church body at Countryside to pastor in 2013. For the first 6 years of his ministry, he led our middle and high school students, started our teen camp ministry, instituted the Resource Center bookstore, formed our semi-annual Cside Summit conferences, and was involved in the formation of our Gateway Ministry to inmates at local detention centers.

In 2016, Michael wrote a small study book for our students titled Surrender: A Christian’s Guide to Dependence which was influential in our youth ministry and serves as an ongoing gospel primer in our Gateway discipleship ministry. Currently, he leads our worship ministry, oversees technology ministries, and is involved in counseling, video production, and our Journey Through The Bible study program.

Michael loves spending time with his wife Kimberly and their 3 children. He is in the midst of completing his MDiv at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Roger Johansen

Missionary Pastor – Brazil

Roger Johansen came to Countryside with his then-fiancée Crystal in 1991. While serving in the church, Roger finished a graduate degree from Calvary Bible College. Countryide sent the Johansens to Brazil as church-planters in 1994.

Roger has been church planting in northeast Brazil. His work began in the city of Maceio on the eastern coast. For 15 years, Roger planted multiple churches and trained pastors and church leaders to shepherd those local assemblies. These churches today are active and growing under the leadership of those national pastors. After much prayer and seeking the Lord, Roger moved his family and ministry of church planting to the city of Aracaju in 2019. He is currently seeking to replicate the kind of church planting and deep personal investment of training national pastors and leaders of these new assemblies.

While serving, Roger earned degrees from Clarks Summit University, Northland University, and Piedmont University. This has opened opportunities to train future pastors around the globe. Roger has five children and one granddaughter. He continues to be supported on staff at Countryside as a church planting missionary.

Brian Warne

Missionary Pastor – Mexico

Brian serves Countryside as a church-planting missionary pastor in Mexico. He and his wife Danyel have been at Countryside since 1993. Brian was called to serve as a pastor in 1998 after having the Lord burden their hearts to take the gospel to Mexico and to assist Mexican believers to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Countryside sent the Warnes to Sinaloa, Mexico in 1999 where they are involved in a church-planting ministry among the Mayo Indians. Brian earned his bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Studies in 1998 and has MA in Biblical Counseling from The Master’s College and Seminary. He is a certified Biblical counselor with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and enjoys many opportunities to assist in training Mexican pastors throughout Mexico in rightly handling and passionately preaching the Word of God.

The Warne’s son Daniel and his wife Mariana and daughter are serving the Lord in a local church in California. Daniel teaches daily through a Spanish radio ministry directed towards Cuba and broadcast throughout Latin America. Amy, the Warne’s daughter, and her husband Arquimedes and two daughters live in the pueblo where the Warnes spent their first 13 years in Mexico. They continue to serve the Lord there in the local church.

Philip Johnson

Pastoral Resident

Philip grew up in western Nebraska and trusted Christ for his salvation at a young age. While in college, he was involved in various ministries at his local church and began to pursue ministry. In January 2020, Philip was brought on staff at Countryside as a pastoral resident and leads the student ministry. Philip graduated from Cornerstone Bible Institute in 2012 and Calvary Bible College in 2016 with a degree in Biblical studies. It was during his time at Calvary that Philip met Stephanie (Dietzel) and started attending Countryside. Philip and Stephanie were married in 2016 and have one daughter, Juliet.