Pastoral Transition at Parkside Church
- July 2025 Update: On July 13, Danny Schillero was elected as Parkside's next senior pastor.
Pastor Danny Schillero, the second oldest of seven, has been part of Parkside Church since he was in first grade. He attended Sunday School and then participated in Parkside’s Middle and High School Ministries, which shaped his faith from an early age.
Danny graduated from Moody Bible Institute, and sensing a call to the ministry, he pursued further studies and obtained his M.Div. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky. Upon graduation, Danny served as the youth pastor at Parkside Green for a year before joining the Parkside Bainbridge team as a pastoral assistant. In 2013, he was tasked with leading the middle school ministry, where he worked closely with Jon Cameron, then pastor of the high school ministry.
In 2014, Danny married Emily and became the high school pastor at Parkside. He served and led student ministry for several more years, adding to his responsibilities the oversight of the Pastoral Residency Program in 2017 with Dan Larison. In 2022, he began leading the Women’s Ministry at Parkside. A year later, Danny was given leadership of the Men’s and Women’s Ministries, shared leadership of Missions and Community Groups alongside Dan Larison, and continued to oversee Student Ministry.
Throughout his time at Parkside, he’s taught regularly, counseled individuals and couples, conducted funerals and weddings, and developed and written resources that are now widely used across Parkside ministries. They are:
- Why Should I Believe: 10 Reasons to Consider the Christian Life
As well as three expository studies:
- Romans 1-8, Romans 9-16, Shadows of Jesus
Danny and Emily live in Solon and have four children: Leo Penny, Rory, and Stella.
View Interview with Danny >
Watch Danny's interview, where he speaks about his calling to pastoral ministry and reflects upon his 13 years of pastoral experience at Parkside.
Alistair Begg Retirement as Senior Pastor of Parkside
- March 2025 Update: At the close of each morning service on March 9, 2025, Alistair Begg announced that he would be adjusting his transition timeline, moving it forward by three months and concluding his role as senior pastor in early June 2025. View Announcement >
- September 2024 Announcement: On September 8, Alistair Begg announced to the congregation of Parkside Church that he will be concluding his time as senior pastor in September of 2025. He will continue his pastoral and ministry work at Truth For Life. Alistair informed the Parkside Elders about his decision in August of 2024, and the Elders will nominate a candidate for senior pastor in the year ahead.
FAQs
What was Parkside’s process for finding a new senior pastor?
Since September of 2024, the Elders prayed and deliberated regarding the selection of a new senior pastor. The Elders nominated Danny Schillero as their candidate for senior pastor in April of 2025, and the members of Parkside Church voted on the nominee. On July 13, Danny Schillero was elected as the Senior Pastor of Parkside Church.
How can you best support Parkside?
Your prayers are most helpful to us during this season of transition.
We ask for your prayers for Parkside Church; for Danny and Emily Schillero as he takes on this new role and responsibility; for the elders, pastors, and staff at Parkside; and for Alistair, Susan, and family, as well as his continuing ministry at Truth For Life. Most importantly, that the name of the Lord would be glorified and Jesus proclaimed.
Will Alistair continue to preach?
Although Alistair concluded his time at Parkside on June 8, 2025, you can find the list of his upcoming speaking engagements at truthforlife.org/events.
Will Alistair continue his work with Truth For Life?
Yes. He is actively involved in his pastoral and ministry work at Truth For Life.