Elders

 

Lead Pastor: Jay Didriksen

Email: jayjourney@gmail.com

About Pastor Jay

I am married to Teresa and have 4 children: Faith, Will, Sarah Beth, and Anna Lynn. I love hanging out with my wife and our kids and playing any kind of game. I’m a graduate of Valdosta State University with a degree in Organization Communications and have a Masters of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary in Orlando. I am also a huge football fan and love the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Books that have influenced my christian walk:

The Bible
Renovation of the Heart- Dallas Willard
A tale of Three Kings- Gene Edwards
Chasing Daylight- Erwin McManus
Simply Christian- N.T. Wright
Social Holiness- Alan Kreider
This Beautiful Mess- Rick McKinley
The Kingdom that Turned the World Upside Down- David Bercot
The Reason For God- Timothy Keller
The Prodigal God- Timothy Keller
Letters to the Church & Forgotten God- Francis Chan
The Moral Vision of the New Testament- Richard Hays
Theology in the Context of World Christianity- Timothy C. Tennent
Across the Spectrum- Gregory A. Boyd and Paul R. Eddy

Paul Steinbrueck

About Paul

I believe God has called me to help others live out their God-given dreams. I’ve been blessed to be able to do this with my wife Jennifer and our 3 children, through OurChurch.com (which helps Christians live out their mission online), life groups, missions trips, blogging, coaching and mentoring.

While my relationship with God has been most influenced by my parents, family, close friends, and lots of faith-stretching experiences with God, these books have influenced my journey as well:

The Bible
Mere Christianity –C.S. Lewis
Experiencing God -Henry Blackaby
The Purpose Driven Life –Rick Warren
Blue like Jazz – Donald Miller
Pagan christianity -Frank Viola
From Eternity to Here -Frank Viola
To Transform a City -Eric Swanson, Sam Williams
Less Clutter, Less Noise -Kem Meyer
The Dream Giver -Bruce Wilkenson
Wild at Heart -John Eldridge
Love Does -Bob Goff
The Good and Beautiful God -James Bryan Smith‎

Chuck Didriksen

About Chuck

B.A. Degree in History, DePauw University.  Married to the love of my life, Cheryl.  Father of three children, grandfather of nine(6 shown in picture above).  I retired from St. Jude Medical in 2004 after a long career in Medical Sales.

Books that have influenced my life as a Christ follower start with the Bible.  In 1976 I was challenged to read the Gospel of John to see if it made sense and after completing the reading I knew God was real and I committed my life to following Him.  A partial list of other books that have helped to shape my life include:

The Search for Significance – Ron S. McGee
Tender Warrior – Stu Webber
Becoming A Contagious Christian – Bill Hybels
The Case For Christ – Lee Strobel
The Ragamuffin Gospel – Brennan Manning
Born Again – Chuck Colson
How Now Shall We Live – Chuck Colson
The Purpose Driven Life – Rick Warren
Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
Morph – Ron Martoia
Crazy Love – Francis Chan
Radical – David Platt

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