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Hi there friend! Thanks for wanting to get to know us! Each member of the pastoral team here at STN brings something unique to the mosaic that is SaveThe Nations. Our unique blend of experiences, both life and ministerial as well as our genuine desire to bring all people to the knowledge of a graceful and merciful Savior and passion to develop believers towards their destiny helped prepare us to walk with you on this journey we call "life". We're not perfect not by a long shot but we're certainly honored God would call us to pastor this church, we love people and all align under this one simple belief: YOU WERE BORN FOR GREATNESS. We are awed that God will allow us to co -labor with him to bring the greatness in you to fruition.

Our team consists of:

Kenneth and Lisa Albin (Founders & Lead Pastors)
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Pastors Ken and Lisa Albin never thought that they would be creating a church from the ground up but the Lord through a variety of circumstances confirmed in their heart that this is their life’s call. Abandoning human logic, their faith compelled them to invest everything they have into a gathering that is now called Save The Nations.

Pastor Ken was born in New York and moved to Florida at the age of seven after his parents divorced, which left him emotionally scarred for a long time. During this time, Ken being Jewish went to Hebrew school and Temple regularly. At the time of his Bar-Mitzvah, many confirmed a calling as a “rabbi” or “cantor”.

It was soon after this that Ken’s grandparents met the Lord at a full Gospel business men’s meeting. The ball really started moving as Ken’s Dad accepted the Lord as well and had a “life makeover”. Ken being moved by his now “born again” Dad, he was open to hear what changed Dad’s life. In the summer of Ken’s sophomore year at Nova High school in Davie Florida, Ken met Jesus who radically changed his life as well. After a radical conversion ken began to attend Church where in youth group he met his “life partner” Lisa.

Ken has been faithful to the house of God ever since then. He has served in Children’s ministry, Youth, Worship, as well as in Associate and Senior Pastor roles for now over twenty years. Pastor Ken has an earned Bachelor of Theology from International Seminary and is soon to be working on a Masters degree. He is also an accomplished singer/songwriter who has written over 100 songs. Pastor Ken has a heart to reach and empower people with the Word of God. As Founder and Lead Pastor of Save the Nations, he is leading the sheep as a “good shepherd” who desires the best for his flock. Pastor Ken is a down-to-earth communicator of the Word, who is known to belt out in a song if it relates to his message. His vision for this house is H-U-G-E and he believes God is going to shake the nations.

Pastor Lisa is a pew baby having been born and raised “in the church”. Her parents and siblings are in ministry and this is the only thing she’s ever known. Pastor Lisa has a powerful prayer anointing and is known to battle in prayer for the things God has promised her and others. She is a dynamic teacher and preacher and has spoken at events throughout the city. She has a heart for women and leads the women’s ministry of Save The Nations as well as oversees the prayer and altar ministry. As a co-founder and co-pastor with her husband, Ken, she shares in the dreams of building a unique place of worship where people are diverse in their worship and limitless in their use of their gifts for the kingdom.

Pastors Ken and Lisa have been married since 1982 and have one daughter, Brittany who graduated from Southeastern University and is herself involved in worship ministry. Pastor Ken authored his first book "You Are Born For Greatness", which may be ordered on Amazon.com. Click here to order Pastor ken's book from Amazon.com

Damian Martinez (Children & Youth Pastor)
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Pastor Damian originally from Washington Heights, NY is a dynamic, energized young man with a heart to guide youth and children back to their Abba Father. He is responsible for the overall development and operations of D5 Nation, STN's Children's ministry and Youth Nation, the youth ministry of STN.

Pastor Damian has been involved in various ministry internships in recognized churches and as a graduate of Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fl, Pastor Damian is poised to make a huge impact on the surrounding community with his relevant and innovative ideas and true love of ministering to this age group.

He loves a good joke, has the go power of the energizer bunny and currently resides in Hollywood, FL.

Hiram and Liz Rios (Associate/Executive Pastor)
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After three years as church planting pastors and twenty years of ministry in New York City, Pastors Hiram and Liz are honored to serve at SaveThe Nations as Pastors. Pastor Hiram who serves as Associate Pastor is a gifted teacher, preacher, and musician. As a percussionist, he was involved in many Christian bands including Orchesta Xariz, La Cosecha, and Morning Star. He was the lead drummer of his home church, Primitive Christian Church in NYC for many years as well as the Founder of DESTINY youth ministries at his home church which became a city-wide known ministry ministering to youth leaders in the Tri-state area through its annual conferences. Pastor Hiram also served as Executive Director of Vision Urbana, the community outreach arm of Primitive Christian Church as well as Director of the Urban Youth Fellows Program at the Latino Pastoral Action Center (LPAC) and after September 11th was a Crisis Counselor at LPAC’s House of Healing helping New York residents rise up after the devastating attack on the city.

For 17 years, as a bivocational minister Pastor Hiram has made his living as a fabricator of artificial limbs and braces, helping people deal with loss and physical disabilities. He currently works for South Beach Prosthetics & Orthotics in Davie,FL. Educationally, Pastor Hiram has three years of Assemblies of God Bible Institute as well as Organizational Management credits from King’s College in NY. With a heart for the development of men, he oversees the men’s ministry, ushers as well as works with the lead pastors in developing leaders. Pastor Hiram is also known for his humor, quick wit and his cafe con leche skills!

His wife, Pastor Liz serves as the Executive Pastor responsible for operations and various other aspects of this growing church working closely with the lead pastors to bring their vision for this house to life. Due to her background in faith-based nonprofit organizations, she also functions as Executive Director of the church’s new outreach arm to the community, The Dream Center of South Florida. With a call and passion for the advancement of women, she is also the Founder and CEO of The Center for Emerging Female Leadership , a leading women's leadership development organization operating in NY and Florida focused on "Moving Women from Average to Excellence" in their educational, personal and professional pursuits. She also oversees the Sisterhood of STN.

Since 2005, Pastor Liz who is known for her "keepin it real" speaking and writing style, has been informing and inspiring women nationally as a regular columnist for various magazines, Contributing Editor for PRISM magazine and a Consulting Editor for Outreach Magazineboth national magazines for church leaders, pastors and church planters. In 2007, Outreach Magazine named her one of the Faces of the Future, she was the only woman on the list. Dr. Liz has also written academically with a chapter in Latino Religions and Civic Activism and Azusa Street and Beyond 100 Years of Commentary on the Global/Pentecostal Charismatic Movement which was highlighted at the Azusa Street Centennial. As an advocate for education, she's been an adjunct professor at two well known Christian universities in NY, DC and South Florida.

Pastor Liz who is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. (South Broward Alumnae) has a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from the New School for Social Research, a Master of Arts in Management with an emphasis in Nonprofit Management from the Regent University School of Business and an earned Doctorate in Education in Organizational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. She has done post-graduate work at Fordham University School of Religion, Indiana University Center of Philanthropy and the Blanton Peale Graduate Institute for Pastoral Counseling.

In addition to all Pastors Hiram and Liz do, they count their family as one of their most important roles. Married for 20 years, together for 22,these New York City natives love to spend time together with their family and friends. They are the parents of two very different boys, Samuel (13) who is homeschooled and Daniel Jeremiah (DJ-11) who has severe special needs. Together they enjoy the benefits of a Godly and wholesome family in West Miramar, FL.


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Our Church Pastoral Team Servant Leaders 2010 Service Times Statement of Faith Vision & Values		Pastoral Team You are here: Home >> About >> Pastoral Team Hi there friend! Thanks for wanting to get to know us! Each member of the pastoral team here at STN brings something unique to the mosaic that is SaveThe Nations. Our unique blend of experiences, both life and ministerial as well as our genuine desire to bring all people to the knowledge of a graceful and merciful Savior and passion to develop believers towards their destiny helped prepare us to walk with you on this journey we call "life". We're not perfect not by a long shot but we're certainly honored God would call us to pastor this church, we love people and all align under this one simple belief: YOU WERE BORN FOR GREATNESS. We are awed that God will allow us to co -labor with him to bring the greatness in you to fruition. Our team consists of: Kenneth and Lisa Albin (Founders & Lead Pastors) Email Pastor Ken Email Pastor Lisa Pastors Ken and Lisa Albin never thought that they would be creating a church from the ground up but the Lord through a variety of circumstances confirmed in their heart that this is their life’s call. Abandoning human logic, their faith compelled them to invest everything they have into a gathering that is now called Save The Nations. Pastor Ken was born in New York and moved to Florida at the age of seven after his parents divorced, which left him emotionally scarred for a long time. During this time, Ken being Jewish went to Hebrew school and Temple regularly. At the time of his Bar-Mitzvah, many confirmed a calling as a “rabbi” or “cantor”. It was soon after this that Ken’s grandparents met the Lord at a full Gospel business men’s meeting. The ball really started moving as Ken’s Dad accepted the Lord as well and had a “life makeover”. Ken being moved by his now “born again” Dad, he was open to hear what changed Dad’s life. In the summer of Ken’s sophomore year at Nova High school in Davie Florida, Ken met Jesus who radically changed his life as well. After a radical conversion ken began to attend Church where in youth group he met his “life partner” Lisa. Ken has been faithful to the house of God ever since then. He has served in Children’s ministry, Youth, Worship, as well as in Associate and Senior Pastor roles for now over twenty years. Pastor Ken has an earned Bachelor of Theology from International Seminary and is soon to be working on a Masters degree. He is also an accomplished singer/songwriter who has written over 100 songs. Pastor Ken has a heart to reach and empower people with the Word of God. As Founder and Lead Pastor of Save the Nations, he is leading the sheep as a “good shepherd” who desires the best for his flock. Pastor Ken is a down-to-earth communicator of the Word, who is known to belt out in a song if it relates to his message. His vision for this house is H-U-G-E and he believes God is going to shake the nations. Pastor Lisa is a pew baby having been born and raised “in the church”. Her parents and siblings are in ministry and this is the only thing she’s ever known. Pastor Lisa has a powerful prayer anointing and is known to battle in prayer for the things God has promised her and others. She is a dynamic teacher and preacher and has spoken at events throughout the city. She has a heart for women and leads the women’s ministry of Save The Nations as well as oversees the prayer and altar ministry. As a co-founder and co-pastor with her husband, Ken, she shares in the dreams of building a unique place of worship where people are diverse in their worship and limitless in their use of their gifts for the kingdom. Pastors Ken and Lisa have been married since 1982 and have one daughter, Brittany who graduated from Southeastern University and is herself involved in worship ministry. Pastor Ken authored his first book "You Are Born For Greatness", which may be ordered on Amazon.com. Click here to order Pastor ken's book from Amazon.com Damian Martinez (Children & Youth Pastor) Email Pastor Damian Pastor Damian originally from Washington Heights, NY is a dynamic, energized young man with a heart to guide youth and children back to their Abba Father. He is responsible for the overall development and operations of D5 Nation, STN's Children's ministry and Youth Nation, the youth ministry of STN. Pastor Damian has been involved in various ministry internships in recognized churches and as a graduate of Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fl, Pastor Damian is poised to make a huge impact on the surrounding community with his relevant and innovative ideas and true love of ministering to this age group. He loves a good joke, has the go power of the energizer bunny and currently resides in Hollywood, FL. Hiram and Liz Rios (Associate/Executive Pastor) Email Pastor Hiram Email Pastor Liz After three years as church planting pastors and twenty years of ministry in New York City, Pastors Hiram and Liz are honored to serve at SaveThe Nations as Pastors. Pastor Hiram who serves as Associate Pastor is a gifted teacher, preacher, and musician. As a percussionist, he was involved in many Christian bands including Orchesta Xariz, La Cosecha, and Morning Star. He was the lead drummer of his home church, Primitive Christian Church in NYC for many years as well as the Founder of DESTINY youth ministries at his home church which became a city-wide known ministry ministering to youth leaders in the Tri-state area through its annual conferences. Pastor Hiram also served as Executive Director of Vision Urbana, the community outreach arm of Primitive Christian Church as well as Director of the Urban Youth Fellows Program at the Latino Pastoral Action Center (LPAC) and after September 11th was a Crisis Counselor at LPAC’s House of Healing helping New York residents rise up after the devastating attack on the city. For 17 years, as a bivocational minister Pastor Hiram has made his living as a fabricator of artificial limbs and braces, helping people deal with loss and physical disabilities. He currently works for South Beach Prosthetics & Orthotics in Davie,FL. Educationally, Pastor Hiram has three years of Assemblies of God Bible Institute as well as Organizational Management credits from King’s College in NY. With a heart for the development of men, he oversees the men’s ministry, ushers as well as works with the lead pastors in developing leaders. Pastor Hiram is also known for his humor, quick wit and his cafe con leche skills! His wife, Pastor Liz serves as the Executive Pastor responsible for operations and various other aspects of this growing church working closely with the lead pastors to bring their vision for this house to life. Due to her background in faith-based nonprofit organizations, she also functions as Executive Director of the church’s new outreach arm to the community, The Dream Center of South Florida. With a call and passion for the advancement of women, she is also the Founder and CEO of The Center for Emerging Female Leadership , a leading women's leadership development organization operating in NY and Florida focused on "Moving Women from Average to Excellence" in their educational, personal and professional pursuits. She also oversees the Sisterhood of STN. Since 2005, Pastor Liz who is known for her "keepin it real" speaking and writing style, has been informing and inspiring women nationally as a regular columnist for various magazines, Contributing Editor for PRISM magazine and a Consulting Editor for Outreach Magazineboth national magazines for church leaders, pastors and church planters. In 2007, Outreach Magazine named her one of the Faces of the Future, she was the only woman on the list. Dr. Liz has also written academically with a chapter in Latino Religions and Civic Activism and Azusa Street and Beyond 100 Years of Commentary on the Global/Pentecostal Charismatic Movement which was highlighted at the Azusa Street Centennial. As an advocate for education, she's been an adjunct professor at two well known Christian universities in NY, DC and South Florida. Pastor Liz who is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. (South Broward Alumnae) has a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from the New School for Social Research, a Master of Arts in Management with an emphasis in Nonprofit Management from the Regent University School of Business and an earned Doctorate in Education in Organizational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. She has done post-graduate work at Fordham University School of Religion, Indiana University Center of Philanthropy and the Blanton Peale Graduate Institute for Pastoral Counseling. In addition to all Pastors Hiram and Liz do, they count their family as one of their most important roles. Married for 20 years, together for 22,these New York City natives love to spend time together with their family and friends. They are the parents of two very different boys, Samuel (13) who is homeschooled and Daniel Jeremiah (DJ-11) who has severe special needs. Together they enjoy the benefits of a Godly and wholesome family in West Miramar, FL.