Dustan Droogmans
True discipleship has the power to gather God's people on a Sunday and scatter them back out into our communities. I have a passion for helping people grow in their love for God and find where they serve the church best, while supporting and caring for church staff and volunteers.
For the past six years I have served in church ministry and leadership. I've led men's ministry, helped build Connect and Next Steps pathways, developed curriculum, and taught God's Word wherever I've been given the opportunity. Alongside that, I've spent twenty years leading people in business: ten years as executive manager of a 20+ person coffee company, and ten years in real estate.
My season in real estate has helped shape my vocational call to ministry. It taught me to walk with people through some of the biggest decisions of their lives. Now I am pursuing God's call out of real estate and into vocational ministry. I recently completed a B.S. in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Preaching at Moody Bible Institute, and I am still growing as a teacher and a leader. I would be grateful to serve a church where I can provide congregational care, aid in the development of staff, and help build discipleship that is spiritually grounded and built to last.
Clean Hands, Dirty Hearts
People over programs
Programs can gather a crowd, but only care grows roots. A vineyard doesn't produce fruit because people showed up; it produces fruit because someone tended the soil, waited patiently, and cared for every vine. Our people deserve no less.
Gather to scatter
We come together on Sunday as the body of Christ so that we can scatter into our neighborhoods, workplaces, and homes, pursuing the kingdom of God wherever God is at work. That is far bigger than one building on a Sunday.
Programs are a doorway
In the Gospels we don't see Jesus and the disciples holding a staff meeting on how to get the highest turnout at a Jesus gathering. Instead we see authentic moves of God centered on a hunger for God. The feeding of the 5,000 was not an event to manage. It was people hungry for Jesus, gathering to pursue who He is. Programs still matter, because they are often the doorway that brings people into church. But the number of programs is never the measure. The measure is whether people are thriving in their faith.
Love people while they're here
Every person who walks through our doors must be loved and supported for as long as God has them with us, whether that is one Sunday, decades, or their entire life.
Aim before we shoot
We name clear targets for congregational discipleship, care, and staff development, and aim at them, instead of firing arrows at random and drawing the target around them wherever they land.
Four ways I serve a church
Leadership
Vision casting, strategic planning, and stewardship, learned over twenty years of leading people and organizations.
- Directed a 20+ member staff and grew annual sales from about $350K to $1.1M.
- Member and chair of the Young Life Gold Country committee: strategic planning, budget, and oversight.
- Certified mentor training new agents at Folsom Lake Realty.
Discipleship & spiritual formation
Helping people grow in prayer, Scripture, and community-focused mission, with teaching that leads to real life change.
- Wrote original discipleship curriculum for men's ministry.
- Taught a six-week foundations course for new followers of Jesus at The Father's House.
- Bible teacher for Bayside's men's ministry and guest teacher for Celebrate Recovery Folsom.
Building pathways
Relational next steps that help each person find where they will serve the church best, so nobody is simply slotted into a program or left to fall through the cracks.
- Built Connect and Next Steps follow-up at two churches.
- Helped shape and refocus assimilation into small groups.
- Coordinated care pathways for first-time guests.
Pastoring staff & congregation
Shepherding people through hard seasons and hard conversations with grace and developing the leaders who serve with me.
- Recruited, coached, and held accountable a network of small group leaders.
- Preach and lead worship monthly for a senior living community.
- Provide accountability and support to the Young Life area director.
From the front door to finding their fit
The goal is a disciple who loves God and serves where they fit best, not a full program roster. This is the path I have built and walked with people at Bayside Church and The Father's House, and every step starts with a relationship.
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Gather
Welcomed on a Sunday and loved by name from the very first visit.
Sunday · Connect -
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Be known
A personal follow-up and a real conversation. We learn their story before we suggest a step.
Next Steps · Care -
3
Grow
Learning to love God in community through Scripture, prayer, and friendships that shape a life.
Groups · Mentoring -
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Find their fit
Discerning gifts, passions, and calling together, so they serve where they will build up the church most.
Gifts · Serving -
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Scatter
Sent into homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods to disciple others wherever God is at work.
Mission · Multiplying
Where I have served
Bayside Church
Bible Teacher, Men's Ministry
2024 – Present- Teach expository, Scripture-based messages at the Thursday men's gathering, supporting an ongoing culture of discipleship.
Guest Teacher, Celebrate Recovery Folsom
2024 – Present- Deliver biblically grounded teaching to Celebrate Recovery participants, applying Scripture to life transformation and recovery.
Ministry Apprenticeship
Jan – Aug 2024- Completed a structured rotation through every major department: Executive & Senior Pastor, Adult Ministries, Small Groups & Assimilation, Worship & Production, Celebrate Recovery, Student Ministry, and Communications.
Connect / Next Steps / Care
2022 – 2024- Assisted the adult ministries pastor with assimilation strategy, developing next-steps pathways into community, groups, and service.
- Personally called and followed up with first-time guests so every visitor felt welcomed, known, and connected.
Men's Ministry Lead
2021 – 2024- Co-led the men's ministry, providing vision, biblical teaching, and leadership formation.
- Authored original curriculum guiding men through spiritual growth, community, and accountability.
- Recruited and developed a men's leadership team; coached and held accountable a network of small group leaders.
- Planned ministry-wide events that strengthened brotherhood, fellowship, and outreach.
Production Volunteer
2015 – 2017- Supported weekend services through setup, slides, and live audio mixing.
Well Quest Retirement Community
Sunday Service Preacher / Teacher
2025 – Present- Preach and lead Sunday evening worship one to two times a month, preparing expository, Scripture-based messages for the senior community.
Young Life Gold Country
Committee Member & Chair
2025 – Present- Lead strategic planning, budgeting, and oversight for the regional ministry alongside the area director.
- Provide ongoing accountability and support to the area director in advancing the mission.
The Father's House
Connect / Next Steps / Essentials
2025 – 2026- Guided Sunday visitors who completed a connect card from first contact through assimilation and ongoing spiritual growth.
- Taught Essentials, a six-week foundational course on prayer, Scripture, community, and mission for new believers.
Coffee Republic
Executive Manager
2007 – 2017- Led operations, budgeting, financial performance, and facilities for a thriving local coffee company for ten years.
- Recruited, trained, and developed a 20+ member staff, building a team culture of excellence and hospitality.
- Grew annual sales from about $350K to $1.1M and led the business to multiple consecutive Best of Folsom awards.
Folsom Lake Realty
Realtor & Certified Mentor
2016 – Present- Ten years guiding families through high-stakes decisions and hard conversations in residential and commercial real estate.
- Certified mentor, training and coaching new agents through their first transactions.
- Sacramento Masters Club ($5M+ annual sales), Rising Star of Excellence Award, and Rookie of the Year.
Formation
Moody Bible Institute
B.S. in Organizational Leadership, Concentration in Preaching. Graduated with high honors.
Ministry Apprenticeship
Bayside Church Folsom. Hands-on rotation across seven ministry departments, including the Executive and Senior Pastor teams.
M.A. in Spiritual Formation
Graduate study to deepen my work in discipleship, soul care, and biblical counseling.