ABOUT
​KNOT Navigators specializes in introducing healthy, biblically centered, and up to date leadership practices that will serve to strengthen leadership for the long haul while enhancing the congregation’s trust in their appointed leadership teams.
OUR TEAM
William Enns
A graduate of California State University, Los Angeles (BA), North Park Theological Seminary (MDiv), Luther Seminary (DMin) Bill brings more than 45 years of experience in organization development and leadership. He serves as mentor to senior leaders in non-profit and for-profit organizations and companies. He serves as coach to 30 Transitional and installed Senior Pastors. He has served congregations since 1971. From 1999-2008 he served as Transitional Pastor and Head of Staff for five Presbyterian churches. Bill's time of working with congregations in transition convinced him that there is need for churches to receive the specialized ministry of transitional pastors to prepare those congregations for their next season of fruitful ministry.
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In 2008 Bill became founding Pastor of Hope Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC. From 2015-2017 he served as Interim Associate Executive of the EPC, overseeing World Outreach, Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Next Generation Ministries, and the Leadership Institute.
Dorington Little
As a graduate of Wheaton College (BA), Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (MDiv), and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (DMin) Dori brings 40 years of seasoned pastoral ministry to coaching and mentoring. He has served as the Head of Staff for multiple congregations across the United States, both as a Senior Pastor and as a Certified Transitional Pastor (ECO and the EPC). Along the journey Dori mentored numerous seminarians with the goal of equipping them in the ministry practicalities of their call.
In addition, Dori has an extensive cross-cultural background. He grew up in nine different countries and as an adult has taught overseas in many mission contexts. Such experiences have enabled him to become a careful listener of others' concerns and questions.
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As both a Certified Transitional Pastor and a Certified Coach through CoachNet and ECO Dori loves to help ministry leaders discern God’s guidance in these times of new beginnings.
Rev. David Steane
Associate
Dave Steane serves as Associate for the Knot Navigators Team. He joined Knot Navigators in 2025 to compliment the gifted team of leaders, helping churches navigate organizational transition, staff changes, strategic planning, policies, procedures and organizational development, and metrics.
Dave received a BA in Psychology from California State University, Northridge (CA) and an MDiv in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in 1986. He is a Certified Transitional Pastor and a Certified Giftedness Coach.
Dave brings more than 45 years of ministry experience to Knot Navigators. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church USA and served churches in Illinois, Washington, South Carolina, Texas and Colorado. He also served as a Director with the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association, leading city-wide events in Toronto, Tulsa, Miami and Southern California.
Dave has been part of several large, multi-staff and complex churches and organizations. For the past 25 years, he has served as the Executive Pastor & Head of staff for three of the largest (now) ECO Presbyterian churches: First Presbyterian of Greenville, SC; Memorial Drive Presbyterian of Houston; and First Presbyterian of Colorado Springs. Dave has proven expertise in staff recruitment and development, fostering healthy staff culture, mentoring, coaching, organizational development, and human resource leadership.
Dave brings expertise in denominational governance. He served as the ECO Texas Presbytery Moderator and Ministry Partnership Team member, Committee on Ministry, Examinations Commission, Committee on Preparation for Ministry, Strategic Planning Committee, and Camps and Conferences Committee. He is an advocate of the principle that polity (governance) is a valuable resource for the Church, especially during times of transition or confusion.
One of Dave’s greatest passions is coaching and mentoring the next generation of Christian leaders to serve the Christ and His Church. A highlight for Dave has been developing his direct reports into skilled practitioners of Christian ministry for the next generation. Many of these are now serving as gifted leaders of the Church for the future. His common-sense, non-anxious leadership has provided stability for staff and systems.
When asked about his sense of call and giftedness, Dave will tell you that he’s called to fix things! He can analyze complex and competing issues and develops priorities and strategies to provide clarity and direction.
Dave came to Christian faith through Young Life in 1976. He has been married to Jenny since 1985 and has two adult sons, two daughters-in-law, and six grand-children.
Nadia Stropich
Consultant
Nadia Stropich is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ) and holds a Bachelor of Religion & Philosophy from Southwestern College (Winfield, KS). She will complete her Doctor of Ministry with a focus on Organizational Leadership at Asbury Theological Seminary (Wilmore, KY) in the spring of 2026.
Nadia has served in both lay and ordained leadership in the church as well as a professor of religion and philosophy in Kazakhstan at Central Asia Evangelical School of Theology. She is a Certified Transitional Pastor endorsed by both ECO and EPC denominations but has experience across the mainline denominations. In 2023 she completed the Certification for Coaching through CoachNet and ECO. Nadia brings a unique perspective to KNOT as she has served as a solo and head-of-staff female pastor in both installed and Transitional roles.
Nadia’s favorite part about coaching is helping to equip church leaders, regardless of role, to lead in their sphere of influence so that the church of Christ is healthier and more vibrant in her witness.
Ellen Campbell Gardner
Consultant
Ellen Campbell Gardner received her Master of Divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (Pittsburgh, PA). She also holds a bachelor’s degree from Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, NC where she double majored in Music Performance and Theatre. She is currently serving as a Teaching Elder in the ECO (Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians).
In her 25+ years of ministry, Ellen has lived the frustration that many churches feel when discerning God’s Preferred Plan for their ministries. She understands that churches want to serve Jesus Christ passionately, but often just don’t have the tools or process to achieve that goal. In response to that need, Ellen pursued training and endorsement as a Certified Navigator in the Auxano method of church visioning and long-range planning.
That was just the start. Since then, Ellen has further developed a unique process that understands and meets the unique character and needs of churches formed in the Reformed Tradition. As a result, she has had the honor of “a front row seat” guiding and witnessing how this process can achieve breakthrough clarity and truly transformative outcomes for the life and ministries of the churches she has been honored to served.
CHURCHES WE WORK WITH
