Meet The Team

5-2 Ministries Team

5-2 Ministries Founder & Boxing Coach

Luke Worden

Luke has served in vocational ministry for ten years in the areas of pastoral ministry, church planting, discipleship, street ministry, and addiction & trauma ministry. He is passionate about serving youth through boxing. Luke has a Master's Degree in Pastoral Counseling with a focus on addictions and trauma. Luke is also a part of the 5-2 Ministries Board.

LiLHomies Director & Founder

Gilbert Gonzalez

Gilbert grew up in a family environment centered around gangs. For 10 years Gilbert was active as a gang member until Jesus Christ changed his life. Since then, Gilbert has spent over a decade mentoring youth at risk. Gilbert spent ten years as an electrical foreman, three years as a Pastor at Samaritan Church, and now is the Founder and Director of Lil Homies.

Women's Discipleship- Scottsbluff

Cathy Cardona

Cathy is our women's leader for TNT discipleship. She has a powerful testimony of overcoming trauma and addiction through renewing her mind in the Gospel of Jesus. Cathy is gifted at meeting each individual woman where she is at and pulling out their gifts and potential through Scripture and practical holistic tools.

LiL Homies Director of Youth & Administration

Katie Cannon

After eight years teaching 7th grade English in Springdale public schools, Katie witnessed firsthand the need for what Lil Homies is doing and even prayed someone like Gilbert would come into her students’ lives. As a mom who adopted her teenage son out of foster care, she has a deep heart for youth in hard places. Katie holds a Master’s Degree in Reading and brings her classroom experience and two years of nonprofit work with CCDA to her role in grant writing and administration. She is thrilled to support the Lil Homies mission and especially treasures her time mentoring the girls.

Board Member

Randy Wentz

Randy is a Senior Tax Analyst, teaches and serves at his local church, and his a committed father and husband.

Board Member- President

Dillon Wademan

Dillon Wademan is a manager, discipleship leader at his local church, and committed father and husband. Dillon co-leads the men at TNT with Albert Bustinza.

Board Member

Albert Bustinza

Albert works in the school system, is a discipleship leader at his local church and @ TNT, and is a committed father and husband. Albert is also active in Valor Boxing and youth otureach.

Mission

5-2 Ministries exists to provide practical tools, social support,and the resources needed to help break the cycles of poverty,incarceration, addictions, violence and mental illness.

In Luke chapter 1 we find a promise that Jesus Christ would be a light to those who sit in darkness or find themselves in the shadow of death. There is Always Hope!

Doctrinal Statement

We seek to work with various churches and Denominations. We hold to the historic creeds such as the Apsotles Creed, Nicean Creed, and Athanasian Creed as accurately representing the Gospel according to Scripture.