Leadership
Dhati Lewis
Lead Pastor & Family
Dhati is the Lead Pastor at Blueprint Church in Atlanta, GA. Born and raised in California, as the son of a NFL player, a football scholarship from the University of North Texas brought him south to Denton. But gradually, the Lord shifted Dhati’s goals from following in his father’s footsteps to working in ministry. While at UNT, God laid on his heart to do something that was both culturally relevant and biblically accurate, so Lewis and his friends started a ministry on campus. God blessed it so much so that when he graduated, other colleges desired his help in starting ministries on their campus. Dhati went on staff with Impact, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, and helped establish ministries all over Texas. He also used his connection to athletics as a platform for the Gospel, coaching both high school football and serving with Fellowship of Christian Athletes as UNT's football chaplain. Dhati attended Dallas Theological Seminary and graduated with a Master of Arts in Cross Cultural Ministries. For the past 7 years, he was on staff at Denton Bible Church; while on staff at DBC, he helped launch a successful urban college ministry (Plumbline) that has impacted not only UNT's campus, but also many others. In conjunction with DBC, Dhati also planted a church in Denton, TX; but he began desiring to reach a more urban city.
Having witnessed first-hand the power of contextualization in college, Dhati wanted to create a church that is authentically connects around the scriptures in the urban context. For a year, Dhati and his family moved to Little Rock, AR to studied church planting at Fellowship Associates. There he build of the belief that Atlanta (and other urban cities across the nation) is full of men and women who are eager to know God in a way that makes sense to them, Lewis and 25 other individuals launched Blueprint Church.
Dhati is married to Angie Lewis and has four beautiful children: Trinity-7, Jade-6, Briaiah-4, and Dhati Jr.-2.
Samuel Dula
Family Pastor & Family
Samuel Dula has spent most of his adult life serving middle & high school students in one capacity or another. Upon graduation from college, he immediately began working with middle and high school students all over the country, concentrating on leadership development through a non-profit organization in Atlanta, Georgia, New Generation/Youth United. He also invested several years of his life leading and building the high school ministry of Destiny Metropolitan Worship Church, where he was a licensed minister.
In addition to Samuel's work in churches and other non-profit environments, he also taught middle school students in Georgia's public school system. In 2005, he transitioned into full-time ministry with Next Exit - Rewired, a vehicle he used to consult, create curricula and other resources for urban youth ministries.
Currently, he serves as the Family Pastor for Blueprint Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He and his wife Tina have one child, Myles. After their son was diagnosed with Autism, Tina launched Myles-A-Part, a nonprofit organization to assist families facing autism.
John Onwuchekwa
Small Groups Pastor & Wife
Since his early college years, John has been enthralled with educating young believers. After having to co-lead a thriving a campus ministry at Baylor University, John's hunger grew to be insatiable at the thought of being a part of the Lord's ever growing work. Upon graduation John didn't hesitate at the opportunity to pack up and relocate to Denton, TX where he would be a part of a church plant. While at Lifeline Bible Fellowship, John served as college pastor while earning his Masters in Christian Education from Dallas Theological Seminary. It was in Denton that he met and married his beautiful wife, Shawndra. She enjoys ministering to the women in the context of roles and their relationships. Together they seek to teach and train up young believers in their sphere of influence with the hopes of eventually changing the world.
Amisho Lewis
Creative Director & Family
Amisho is a graduate from the University of North Texas. He experienced the LORD's saving grace in Alabama, while attending Tuskegee University. While in Alabama, Amisho became active in college ministry. He met his wife in Alabama while spending a summer dedicated to leadership training for Christian students. With the training gained while in Alabama, they committed their lives to training up the next generation. They moved to Denton, TX and had two children, Zoe and Zaccai. They served with Lifeline Bible and its college ministry, Plumbline. Amisho, who is originally from California, grew up in the Hip Hop scene. Over the past few years, he has dedicated his time ministering the gospel through Hip Hop music with a group known as 116 Clique. His wife, Patreece, is originally from South Alabama. She graduated from the University of Montevallo with a degree in art. After teaching for several years, she now stays home with their children, training them in godliness. They are excited to return to the South were they met Christ and each other.
