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Meet Our Staff |
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Tony Byrd, Lead Pastor |
| Favorite Books |
What's So Amazing About Grace (Phillip Yancey), The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis), The Life You've Always Wanted (John Ortberg), Secrets of the Vine (Bruce Wilkinson), anything by John Maxwell |
| CD's you are listening to right now |
TobyMac, Israel Houghton, U2, Hillsongs, Ricardo Sanchez, Adele, Colbie Caillat, Fred Hammond is ALWAYS on the play list, doesn't matter if it's new stuff or old school |
| Passions |
My family, leadership, teaching, helping people find Jesus and the best in themselves, MorningStar Church and Gator Football!!! |
| Family |
My wife Heather, Caroline (12), Ellis (9), and sweet little Gilly-Bean (Gillian, 6) |
| Greatest Influences |
My father and mother (James and Genie Byrd), my father-in-law (Paul Conn), T.D. Jakes, Bill Hybels, Andy Stanley |
| If you could have 3 things in life... |
Season tickets to watch the Gators, a once-a-year vacation of choice for my family, and, uh, 3 more wishes? |
| Hobbies |
Auto mechanics and general handyman projects (ha, just kidding!); okay, sports, music, reading, travel |
| How do you relax |
Rolling around in the floor with my kids, and there are very few things like a day on the beach! |
Becky Bohnenstiehl, Coordinator of Connections |
| Favorite Books |
Captivating (by John & Staci Eldridge), Wild at Heart (John Eldridge) and What's So Amazing About Grace (Philip Yancey) |
| CD's you are listening to right now |
iworship 24/7, Awaken by Natalie Grant, I Have to Believe by Rita Springer, Marcus Witt, OneMorning by MorningStar Church, Songs About Jane by Maroon 5. |
| Passions |
Jesus, finding God's plan for my life, serving the Kingdom how God has wired me and laughing with friends |
| Family |
My Mom (Patti), sisters Kristen & Katie, brother-in-law Andy, neice Abby and nephew Zach |
| Greatest Influences |
The Holy Spirit, Tony Byrd and Nahun & Edenia Flores |
| If you could have 3 things in life... |
a pedicure every other week, an airplane & money to fly back & forth to Cusuna, Honduras and dinner with Bill Hybels once a month. |
| Hobbies |
Spending time with friends and family, reading books, going to the movies, talking on the phone, playing games, getting in shape and just having fun |
| How do you relax |
Playing with my niece & nephew, going to the pool, watching a movie and sleeping. |
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Michelle Caulk, Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper
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| Favorite Books |
Are you really asking me to narrow it down? I am a librarian, you know. A select list of my favorites:
What Happens When Women Say Yes to God by Lysa TerKeurst, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley, The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, Lisa & Gaspard children's series by Anne Gutman and Georg Hallensleben
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| CD's you are listening to right now |
Listening via Pandora and Grooveshark... Jesus Culture, Third Day, and to mix it up, a bit of B.B. King and baroque |
| Passions |
Learning about the character of my God and Savior, being a good listener, consuming as many books as possible |
| Family |
Love of my life, Jason; Extremely furry Siberian Husky, Bandit; Mischevious kitty, Fitzgerald |
| Greatest Influences |
Jesus Christ as my counselor and friend; my mom (Jeanine) who always prays for me, and my dad (Rick) who makes up rhyming poems on the spot; and my husband of eight years (Jason) who has a deep well of patience, wisdom, and kindness |
| If you could have 3 things in life... |
No more library fines from late books, an unlimited gift card to DSW and a trip to Madagascar to hang out with some lemurs
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| Hobbies |
Eating my husband's cooking, BBQing with friends, running, motorcycling (with my helmet on, Mom), reading the DSM-IV for fun, and writing papers for my degree in mental health counseling |
| How do you relax |
Hop on the Kawasaki Ninja 650 and find some twisty roads |
Kristen Mapstone, Children's Pastor and Director of Outreach |
| Books you are currently reading |
Irresistable Revolution - Shane Claiborne, Crazy Love - Francs Chan, The Bride Collector - Ted Dekker and some crazy books to read while at the beach! |
| What you are listening to now... |
I'm in a rut...need to update my ipod. seriously..... |
| Passions |
My Father God and my fabulous earthly family! KIDS! Mostly, I love watching someone come alive and realize their God-given potential to love and care for this broken world! Oh - Amish doughnuts and whoopie pies! |
| Family |
This box isn't nearly large enough to list them all, but you know who you are! |
| Greatest Influences |
Jesus Christ, Proverbs, my father Jerry, Henri Nouwen and my friend MJ. |
| If you could have 3 things in life... |
Free pass to live at the resort of my choice, Jeep Rubicon, and millions of dollars to solve some severe social ills...... |
| Hobbies |
Movies, movies and more movies. Starbucks while hanging out with a friend. Traveling to other countries. Art. |
| How do you relax |
Generally in a reclined position. |
Andre Kirwan, Youth Pastor |
Favorite Books
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Elbow Room - James McPherson, Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston, Gifted Hands - Dr. Ben Carson, Long Walk To Freedom - Nelson Mandela, A Gentle Thunder - Max Lucado, To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
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| CD's you are listening to right now |
Donnie McClurkin, Hezekiah Walker, Smokie Norful, Donald Lawrence, Yolanda Adams, Kurt Carr, Beres Hammond, Luciano Sanchez, all on iphone!
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| Passions |
Spending time with family, friends and loved ones, traveling the world, health and fitness. "Road to Ripped" .............lol
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| Family |
Parents - Novelle and Marguerite, Brother - Nigel, Sister - Michelle
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| Greatest Influences |
My incredibly humble, compassionate and gracious parents, Novelle and Marguerite
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| If you could have 3 things in life... |
PREFACE : Prepared to wait for all of them and I am in NO hurry. But I would like a wife and a child and waterfront real estate. (Before I die I have to own waterfront real estate) Oh, and a Doberman puppy
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| Hobbies |
All sports, working out and running, jetskiing, photography, traveling and music
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| How do you relax |
Relax? What's that? That's a foreign concept in my world.
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Todd Rosenlund, Facilities
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| Favorite Books |
Anything by Clive Cussler and the Left Behind series |
| CD's you are listening to right now |
Casting Crowns "Until the Whole World Hears" |
| Passions |
Helping others, my family, my friends, my God |
| Family |
I am married to my lovely bride of 15 1/2 years Dawn, we have a handsome 12 year old son,Troy and our beaultiful 9 year old daughter, Holly. Two dogs, Sadie and Shelby, one guinia pig and numerous fish and other sealife. |
| Greatest Influences |
I would have to say the first one would be my wife, I have learned, grown and changed so much from when we first met. She challenges me with some of the "stupid" things I do and shows me how "stupid" I can be sometimes. Other Influences include Keith Stachurski, Kevin Brown, Tony Byrd and the "fishing guys of Morningstar church" |
| If you could have 3 things in life... |
The opportunity to spend more time with my family without the hassles of everyday life, A nice quiet place to fish and the ability to find the fish everytime I go out fishing. |
| Hobbies |
Fishing, Woodworking and refinishing furniture, and reading a good book |
| How do you relax |
I love to just sit and have a cup of coffe with Dawn, or shut down and read a book or fishing or read about fishing |
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Lauren Furry, Coordinator of First Impressions
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