Leadership
About Our Pastors
Michael and Selina Lombardo are the Senior Leaders of Awaken Dallas. Michael is a pastor, international minister, author and host of “Awaken Podcast” on the Charisma Podcast Network. After a radical encounter with Jesus, Michael’s life was powerfully transformed from being a drug junkie to becoming a lover of God. He attended and graduated Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas, and it was there that he was ignited with a passion for overseas missions. Since then he has preached the gospel in over twelve nations.
He met his wife Selina, while serving with Iris Global in the bush of Mozambique. Together they’ve done missions work, traveled itinerantly, and are now the senior leaders of Awaken Dallas. Michael and Selina are passionate about seeing people encounter the presence of God, experience transformation, get equipped for ministry and launched into their callings. They reside in Dallas Texas with their three beautiful children, Selah, Nico and Mila.
Gabe and Bea Castagno
Associate Pastors
Gabe and Bea Castagno are associate pastors at Awaken Dallas. Gabe has a background in teaching and administrative leadership, while Bea has worked as a psychologist and counselor for over a decade. Both of them are alumni of Christ for the Nations Institute (CFNI) and have been involved in international ministry and missions work. Gabe holds a graduate degree in Education from Dallas Baptist University and has over 12 years of experience working at CFNI. He most recently served as the Academic Affairs Director and now continues to serve as a member of the faculty. Bea completed her degree in Psychology in Brazil and practiced for over 14 years, obtaining additional certifications in various disciplines of psychology and counseling.
Gabe and Bea first met during a mission trip to Haiti and have continued to serve together since getting married. They are involved in short-term mission trips, itinerant speaking, pastoral counseling, and discipleship initiatives. They strongly believe in the power of the Gospel to transform lives and are dedicated to helping people grow and become advocates of unity and maturity in an increasingly turbulent world. Their goal is to exemplify servant leadership through transparency, vulnerability, and honesty.
Covering and Accountability
Ordained by Bishop Mark Chironna and Legacy Edge Alliance.
Dr Mark Chironna has been an influential leader with a global reach, and a clarion voice for almost 5 decades. He is the founder and senior pastor of Church on the Living Edge in Orlando, Florida, and the presiding bishop of Legacy Edge Alliance, which is a worldwide fellowship of senior apostolic leaders and churches. He has advanced degrees in theology and psychology and he is a Board certified life coach with over 20,000 hours of coaching and coach-mentoring experiences, spanning three decades.