Our Staff
Rob Warren | Lead Pastor
Rob is the lead and founding pastor of Doxa Church. After he started following Jesus as a senior in college, he spent the next 11 years in college ministry and pastored a collegiate reaching church in Ohio. With a great passion for Jesus and people, Rob and his wife Lisa moved to Madison in 2018, with the dream of starting a church that existed for the glory of God and the good of our great city. Rob and Lisa have been married for 13 years and have two children. The Warrens are passionate about connecting the gospel to people, people to community, and community to mission.
Jesse Antelman | Creative Arts & Worship Director
Jesse started following Jesus at a young age, but had his greatest season of growth while in college attending Salt Company at Iowa State University. He has been on staff at Doxa for the past 5 years. He and his wife, Rachel, have been married for 12 years and have three sons: Brody (10), Braden (8), and Braxton (6). Jesse loves to golf, loves playing and enjoying music, loves working with his hands, and spending time with his family.
Nicole Ryerson | IFC & Global Coordinator
Nicole Ryerson is the coordinator of our international student ministry at Doxa Church, IFC (International Friendship Connection) and also leads out in global sending and missionary care. She is from River Falls, Wisconsin. After graduating from Iowa State in 2018, Nicole served overseas in East Asia for a year, then moved to Madison in 2020 to join Doxa Church, where she has served on staff since. She has been married to Logan Ryerson since 2021.
Katie Ford | Salt Associate Director
Katie Ford is the Salt Company Associate Director and Salt Company Global Lead. After growing up in Dubuque, Iowa, she attended Iowa State University, where she became a Christian through Salt Company. She moved to Madison as a community member to help plant our church and has been with us since our first Sunday! In 2019, Katie joined our staff team as the Salt Company Resident and has served on staff since. In her free time, Katie loves being outside, listening to audiobooks, cooking, and spending quality time with friends and family.
Lisa Warren | Doxa Kids Coordinator, Women’s Ministry
Lisa works part-time for Doxa, overseeing the Doxa Kids ministry and helping with the Doxa’s women’s ministry. Lisa became a Christian as a sophomore in high school through Young Life and has been involved in ministry for the past 18 years. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in education as well as a master's degree in supervisional administration, Lisa was a teacher in Ohio for 7 years and has been active in the education field ever since. Lisa loves building age appropriate curriculum for children and is passionate about sharing the Gospel with our youngest generation. Lisa and Rob have been married for 14 years and have two children.
Danny Cardoso | Operations & Administration
Danny Cardoso moved to Madison in 2017 from Hawaii with his wife and 2 sons. He and his wife Gretchen have been involved in and leading youth ministries in Hawaii since 2002. Before moving to the mainland, Danny served on the board of One Love Ministries, a skateboarding and surf community outreach based in Maui. He also served on the board and as youth pastor at Calvary Chapel Upcountry in Maui, Hawaii. He came to know and love Jesus early in high school and met his wife Gretchen at a church event when they were just 13 years old. The whole family enjoys being outside, riding motorcycles, snowboarding, and playing in the water, and loves serving at Doxa in different areas.
Nate Kaloupek | Leadership Development & Equipping Director
Nate went to high school and college in Ames, Iowa, where he met his wife, Elena. He served on staff at Salt Company at Iowa State before being sent for a year to Albania with his wife to work on a church planting and college ministry team. From there they moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he served at Veritas Cedar Rapids as Salt Company Director and then Connection Groups and Care Director. Nate, Elena, and their two kids moved to Madison in 2022 to join the Doxa team. Nate likes sailing, running, eating good food, and reading too many books at the same time.
Rudy Hartmann | Salt Company Director
Rudy grew up in Tampa, Florida and started following Jesus in 2010. He began leading college ministries in 2011 and has served in Florida, Iowa, and Pennsylvania. Rudy’s excited to get to be on staff alongside his wife, Molly, here at Doxa leading Salt Company at UW. You can probably find him meeting Salt leaders and students at the MU, Indie on Regent, or Collectivo on State through week.
Molly Hartmann | Ministry to Women & Communication
A midwest gal through and through Molly grew up in Eden Prairie, MN and then went to Iowa State University. After graduating she started working with The Salt Company in Ames, IA where she met her now husband, Rudy and they were married in 2018. Since then they've found themselves living in Des Moines, IA, State College, PA, and now here in Madison. Molly loves her dog Pippa, cheese curds, and getting out into nature.
Jarryd Cole | Church Plant Candidate
Jarryd Cole is the current church plant candidate at Doxa Church. He is originally from Kansas City, MO but received his bachelors degree from the University of Iowa where he was a collegiate-athlete and met his wife, Trisha. Jarryd and Trisha spent several years playing basketball and traveling around Europe after college. In 2017, they moved back home and answered a call into ministry. Jarryd has served on staff at Cornerstone Church in Ames, IA for the last three years before moving to Madison in the summer of 2022 with his family of six. Jarryd likes basketball, music, and a good chicken wing.
Caleb Cymbalak | Doxa Youth Ministry Leader
Zay Douglas | Salt Worship Ministry Leader
Akua Atuobi | Salt Company Ministry Leader
Akua grew up in Waukegan, IL, she started following Jesus in college while going to Salt Company at the University of Iowa. She graduated from the University of Iowa in 2018, Akua served overseas in East & Southeast Asia from 2019-2023. Akua made the move back to the States in the summer of 2023 to join the Doxa team. Akua loves Italian food, all desserts, running, and exploring new places.
Nikolai Illin | Local Missions Coordinator
Nikolai Illin is the Local Missions Coordinator. After growing up in New Orleans, Louisiana, he attended Louisiana State University where he resurrendered his life back to Christ through the college ministry, Refuge, his senior year. Once graduated, he was a missionary doing church planting work for five years in China, where he met the Salt Network. Returning to the states, he helped plant Embassy church in Bloomington, Indiana and now made his way to Madison. In his free time, Nikolai loves to cook, visit coffee shops, discover which bakery intown has the best almond croissants, camp, and spend quality time with his friends.
Kayley Janssen | Doxa Administrator & Coordinator
Kayley Janssen is the Doxa Administrator and coordinator of the Hospitality team. Kayley grew up going to church but didn’t fully understand what a relationship with Christ looked like till her 20s, initially driven by fear instead of a relationship. As she was getting ready to head off to graduate school at the University of Iowa, God broke in calling her to live the life He bought and paid for, pulling her out of the old and into the new. Kayley became familiar with the Salt Network when meeting her now husband, Brian, who was attending a Salt Network church in Iowa City. Kayley and Brian moved to Madison as community members in 2018 and she joined the staff team in 2024. While Kayley’s background is in microbiology and public health, she is passionate about helping and supporting others, and loves creating a welcoming space to be in. She loves studying the Bible and desires for others to love being in God’s word too. Kayley and Brian have a son and she enjoys taking him out into nature. She also likes to cook, making a tasty loaf of bread and sipping on a cup of tea with a good read.