About

What is Quest?

Quest is a 501(C)(3) non-profit para-church organization founded in February, 2000 in Raleigh, NC. It’s goals are to minister the gospel of Jesus Christ to individuals who are far from a relationship with God through a highly-relational, grace-filled, apologetics-based format.
Quest also equips Christians and local churches to better reach their sphere of influence.
Our mission statement – “Creating Safe Environments for Searching Answers for Life’s Tough Questions”

Quest meets with individuals away from church to provide a casual, often fun context to explore the Christian life. These meetings occur at homes, offices, restaurants, coffee shops, golf courses, fishing spots and anywhere else the individual feels safe to discuss God and life issues.
Quest offers training for and leads Open Forums – a four week discussion series where non-Christians come to discuss their difficulties with Christianity, the Bible, the Church and God.
Quest provides a variety of training for local churches to help Christians maximize their evangelistic quotient.

Quest is funded entirely through tax-free donations made by individuals, churches and businesses.

Quest is run by an Executive Director – Steve Ellis – under the guidance of a local Board of Directors.

Steve was born (1955) and raised in North Carolina.
He has been married to Myra since 1979, has a son Josh and daughter Melissa and five grandchildren.
He has a B.S. Accounting (1978) from The University of North Carolina and a Masters of Divinity (1983) from The Divinity School at Duke University
Steve Ellis was a pastor for over twenty years before beginning this relational ministry in 2000.
Having now served in five different churches, Steve has trained hundreds of laypersons for evangelism.
With a business and computer background, he relates well to the businessman in the modern workplace.
As graduate of both UNC and Duke, Steve knows and loves the Triangle and its people.