About Utah AdvanceOur staff is committed to training Christian churches to succeed in the Mormon Corridor. Our beliefs are aligned with mainstream evangelical Christianity. Our ministry philosophy is relational and long-term.
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Our Story
Utah Advance Ministries was founded in 2011 by pastor and author Ross Anderson (M.Div, D.Min). Ross's passion and prayer from over thirty years of ministry in Utah is the prayer of Jesus in Matthew 9:37-38:
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest." |
God has been faithful to answer this prayer: Utah has more churches, church planters, and Christian workers than ever before. Utah Advance's role in God's great mission is to resource these Christians leaders, ministries, and churches to not only survive, but thrive, in the Mormon Corridor.
Our Staff
Our staff members are paid thanks to charitable donations by givers like you.
Dr. Ross Anderson
Founder, Director Born and raised as an active Latter-day Saint, Ross Anderson left Mormonism and came to follow Jesus in a new way during his college years. After earning an M.Div degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL, he moved to Utah to plant a church and has served here ever since. He is the author of Understanding the Book of Mormon and Understanding Your Mormon Neighbor, both available from Zondervan Publishing.
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Danny Martin
Support Staff Danny Martin manages Utah Advance's websites, develops original content, provides event photography, and is the primary writer and editor for the Friend Reach project. Prior to working with Utah Advance, Danny earned M.Div and M.A. degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL. He is the Pastor-in-Residence at Five Oaks Church in Woodbury, Minnesota.
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Daniel and Kimberly Shugert
Support Staff Originally from Colorado, Daniel and Kimberly Shugert began with Utah Advance as interns after college. Now, they serve as our primary liaisons to local ministries and as event coordinators at our annual conference and related events. They are active in evangelism and discipleship through a number of strategic personal relationships, and help to train new mentors and to supervise ministry interns.
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Tammy Hess
Administrative Assistant Tammy Hess manages Utah Advance's bookkeeping and provides administrative services for Ross Anderson. She is also on the planning committee for our annual Faith After Mormonism Conference.
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Our Beliefs
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Our Philosophy of Ministry
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Providing tools Christians need to thrive in the Mormon Corridor.
Utah Advance Ministries is a registered 501c3. All contents of this website copyrighted to Utah Advance Ministries, 2019-2023.
