Hello. My name is Pat Badkey and some people tease me that I have been a pastor at Good Shepherd since the time of Jesus. Of course that is not true, but I have been here since August of 1989! As a Christian and as a pastor what moves me over and over again is how infinite God’s love, grace and forgiveness are for all people. I get excited when a person realizes that they are God’s beloved, and I want everyone to know this about God. So at Good Shepherd you will find me helping to make Good Shepherd a caring Christian community through fellowship opportunities, though our Milestone ministry program where parents share their faith with their children at a faith milestone, such as Confirmation and through our CFAM (Caring for all Members) Ministry teams. I am married to Steve Fahnestock, who works part time at the GSLC. We have a daughter, Charissa, who lives and works in the Philadelphia area.

When I am not at church, I just might be traveling with Steve, walking in the parks and neighborhoods that surround the church or knitting with friends in a local coffee shop.

My name is Alex Hoops! You may recognize me around Good Shepherd as the large, playful, oft-too loud, fella chatting it up with folks or leading worship on Sunday mornings.

I’ve been at Good Shepherd since November of 2016. Emily and I moved to Cincinnati with our two children, Amelia and Harvey. As a pastor and Good Shepherd's Director of Discipleship I’m interested in looking at the life of the church and asking “How are we going to help people to better imitate Jesus in their words, works, and ways?" In addition to leading worship, you may also find me leading our Tweens ministry (4th,5th, 6th, graders) Or helping with our Men’s ministry, Men Doing Life, or helping with our Sunday Morning Faith Practice Hour, MANNA. Also, if you want to talk comic books, that is always highly encouraged!

Alice Connor is an Episcopal priest and Good Shepherd's chaplain to the University of Cincinnati at the Edge House campus ministry. She wrote Fierce: Women of the Bible and their Stories of Violence, Mercy, Bravery, Wisdom, Sex, and Salvation. She also co-wrote an article for the Journal for the Study of the New Testament called “Mantic Mary? The Virgin Mother as Prophet in Luke 1:26-56 and the Early Church.” That’s academic-speak for “Hey, maybe Mary the mother of Jesus was more than a mom and actually had a word of challenge to speak to us? Just sayin’.” Alice is a certified enneagram teacher and a stellar pie-maker. She lives for challenging conversations and has a high tolerance for awkwardness. She lives in Cincinnati with her husband Leighton, two kids, a dog, and no cats.

Hi, my name is Peter! I have been worshiping at Good Shepherd since I was a junior in high school, when I began serving as a bass guitarist in the contemporary service. Since then, I have played guitar, piano, organ, and sung at some point in a contemporary service. More recently, I have also had the chance to play classical double bass, my primary instrument, at the traditional service on Sunday mornings. I officially joined GLSC as a member in the fall of 2021, and I have been serving as Worship & Music Administrative Assistant since the summer of 2022. In addition to playing music at services, over the summer you can find me dancing and singing with GSLC’s youngest members during VBS! I am a Cincinnati native (I went to Sycamore), and pursued higher education at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, where I received my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Double Bass Performance. During my Master’s, I had the amazing opportunity of serving as a graduate assistant in the Music Education department, where I helped teach String Methods to future music educators. When I’m not playing music, you can find me teaching private lessons, playing video games, or solving advanced Sudoku puzzles.