Meet the CULTIVATE Staff

DANIEL MORRIS, Senior Pastor
Daniel is the Senior Pastor of Cultivate Church Nashville, located in the Nashville, TN area and has served as a worship pastor, conference leader, author, song-writer, and speaker. Daniel's passion is to disciple people to find freedom in Christ and be released to live a lifestyle in relationship with the Lord everyday.
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Daniel Morris has served in the local church for 25 years and been in full-time ministry for 23 years. He and his wife, Carolyn, have been married for 20 years. They have three children, Gray (13), Turner (10), Jett (6).​ The Morrises currently reside in Nashville, Tennessee.

MIKE TAYLOR, Discipleship & Missions Pastor
Mike is Minister of Discipleship and Missions for Cultivate Church Nashville, located in the Nashville, TN area, and has served as a Church Planter, Lead Pastor, and a Minister in the areas of Music, Youth, Discipleship, and Missions.
Mike's passion is to help and lead others to know that the greatest gift in life is to have a relationship with God, through Jesus Christ. Mike has served in ministry and the local church for over 30 years. He has been married to Mary for 32 years. They have three adult children, William, Kathryn, and MaryBeth.

TANNER HOSTETTER, Student Minister
Tanner has a passion for seeking life change, a deeper confidence, and spiritual growth within the lives of Middle and High School students. He was called by God in the middle of his college journey to teach and lead students to become dedicated followers of Jesus Christ.
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Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, he now lives in Nashville. Tanner has a college degree in Youth Ministry from Liberty University, and has ministry experience through serving at and interning within various church models over the past four years.

LYNDA CARTER, Executive Assistant
Lynda Carter is the Executive Assistant at Cultivate Church Nashville. She has previously served as Administrative Worship Assistant for over 15 years here in Nashville. She is a Nashville native and is passionate about ministering various ministries and has served on the Cultivate Congregational Care team since its launch. Lynda has two children, five grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
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TAYLOR MANN, Director of Communications & Finance
Taylor Mann is the Director of Communications & Finance at Cultivate Church Nashville. She has previously served as Administrative Worship Assistant, Communications Director, and Media Associate of churches both in Florida and Tennessee.
She has a deep passion for discipling middle and high school girls in studying the bible. Also Taylor is called to be apart of the worship ministry where she finds personal moments of spiritual growth and times of corporate learning as a body of believers by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Michael Edwards, Elder
Michael serves Cultivate Church as one of our Elders. He is a Finance Area Director for a corporate company out of Nashville. He is married to his wife Karen and they have two children, Stella and Zander.

Spencer Mann, Elder
Spencer serves Cultivate Church as one of our Elders. He retired as Chief Investigator and Public Information Officer for the State Attorney in Florida. He is married to his wife Pat and they have a daughter, Taylor.