leadership
&
Staff

Pastor Catalin Dima came to know the Lord as a teenager in Communist Romania. He worked as a youth leader there and also helped to plant a number of churches in the villages around the Romanian capital of Bucharest. He immigrated to the United States and married the love of his life, Kelly, in 2004. Pastor Catalin has also been involved in the business world since the age of 21 through owning or managing several businesses. In addition to pastoring Influence Church, he is owner of Provisor Group LLC as well as the President of Strong Investments LLC and Corcoran Investments LLC.  

Pastor Kelly Dima grew up in Minnesota and is a graduate of Bethel College and Seminary. Her heart is for the local church and was in a staff capacity at her childhood church from the age of 16 until Influence Church was planted in 2021.
Combined together, Catalin and Kelly have over 50 years of ministry experience. From a very young age they both have felt a call to help people discover that living for God is the way to live a meaningful life.

Catalin and Kelly live in Hanover, Minnesota, with their sons Alec, Manny, and Benjamin.

Justin started leading worship as a teen, making worship a core part of life from an early age. He has previously been a part of larger multisite churches as well as smaller to mid size campuses. He attended Anoka Ramsey Community College as well as Saint Cloud State University for Music Theory and Education as a Piano major. Justin has also been a part of starting a new music school in Saint Michael called SoundHouse teaching lessons and classes full time.

Kristen grew up leading worship at the church her parents pastored in the Twin Cities area. As a teenager, she also began helping with worship at their Hispanic campus. She attended North Central University where she studied Worship Leading. She also assists with the creative team here at Influence.

Justin and Kristen have been leading worship at Influence Church since the very beginning! Their desire is to cultivate an authentic atmosphere of worship where people can encounter God's presence. They also enjoy songwriting and are extremely passionate about leadership development.

 They live in St Michael , Minnesota with their children: William, Silas, Nora, and Josiah (JoJo) 

Mario gave his life to Christ at 16 and has been actively involved in youth and college ministry ever since. He’s passionate about building strong, Christ-centered communities where students can grow in their faith—and have fun along the way!

Julia encountered Jesus at 18 while serving in the military. Afterward, she played college hockey at Bethel University, where she met Mario. Since 2022, she’s been working with Influence Next Gen, committed to helping students know Jesus and build lasting relationships rooted in Him

Mario and Julia are a married couple passionate about seeing Jesus move in this generation. They currently live in Plymouth , Minnesota with their daughter, Haven. Together they lead Influence Church's Next Gen Ministry where they are discipling our youth into strong, heathy, passionate young people who are on fire for Jesus and ready to Influence our world.