PASTOR ELDERS

At Valley we have a plurality of elders to lead, teach, correct, and guide the community in our pursuit of Christ. Our pastors seek to serve the church by giving oversight, care, and leadership to our community. Feel free to reach out to any of our elders if you have any questions about our church.

Pastor Elders

Bret Johnson | Lead Pastor

Bret grew up in Sterling, Virginia, and Venezuela with his family on the mission field. He received a Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. Bret serves as the Teaching Elder at VBC, as well as the pastor of preaching and vision. Bret is married to Katie and father of Jade, Tristan, Drew, Eden, and Karis.
Sam Miller | Executive Pastor

Sam grew up in Colorado where he graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University. Sam was one of the principal owners of Thermal Control Products and came to the area in 2007 after selling that company to Moog. He has been a follower of Christ for over 31 years. Sam is married to Gayla, enjoys the outdoors, getting to know people, has four grown children and 8 grandchildren with more to come!
Brian Behal | Missions Pastor

Brian Behal has served on the mission field for more than 20 years, previously in Ecuador and currently serving as a recruiter for Mission Aviation Fellowship, where Brian serves as the East Coast Mobilization Team Leader. He travels from Maine to Florida representing MAF at colleges (both secular and Christian), churches, missions conferences, and airshows, looking for the men and women God is calling to serve in MAF. Brian is married to Pam and father to four daughters.
Jesse Furey | Multiplication Pastor

Jesse graduated from Radford University before serving on staff with Cru for 10 years at Radford. He has his MDiv from SEBTS, where he currently serves as adjust faculty. He is the Director of the Bonhoeffer Haus, where he gives leadership to a network of churches forming future leaders in and for the church. He also serves as the Residency and Regionality Coordinator for the Harbor Network. Jesse is married to Jenny and dad to Elijah, Evie, Silas, and Haddie.
Scott Davis | Pastor Elder

Scott studied computer engineering at Virginia Tech, where he met his wife Caryn. They served together for seven years at a ministry in Florida. During those years, God instilled a heart for the hurting and a passion for helping people walk with Jesus. He received his masters degree in Religion from Reformed Theological Seminary. Scott is currently working in Radford as an engineering manager. He is married to Caryn and father of Josiah, Eliana, Justus and Violet.
Don Goodman | Pastor Elder

Don "Chief" Goodman retired from a long career in law enforcement, where he served as the Chief of Police in the City of Radford. He met his wife Anne in Norwood Hall at Radford University in 1980. They are the parents to a son and daughter and have been blessed with two beautiful granddaughters. Don enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family, and he is passionate about seeing lives changed by the Gospel.
Tim Eagle | Pastor Elder

Tim graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Anthropology. For the past 30 plus years, he held leadership positions in high tech companies until his retirement at the end of 2024.
Tim moved to Radford from Northern Virginia where he and his wife, Terri, helped start a new church plant, and were involved in Leadership positions in that church for 22 years. He has a passion for leadership development and for helping form authentic Christian community. They have two children, Krysta and James, who have families and also live in Radford.