Hey, I’m Zach, the Pastor of Arts and Communications at Ginger Creek. As the Pastor of Arts and Communications, I get to lead an incredibly talented group of artists both on staff and volunteer. I believe fully in the power of harnessing the arts to paint a huge picture of God. Whether through music, drama, production, media, dance, or visual arts we have the privilege of serving a creative God by using the gifts that He has given each of us to help people take the next step on their spiritual journey. Most of my responsibility is behind the scenes stuff that makes the service look and feel the way it does when you walk through the doors.

BASIC STUFF: I was born in Dallas Texas, but grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I grew up a PK (pastor’s kid), and as a teenager I was pretty determined not to go into ministry. However, during my senior year of high school I felt called to go into full-time ministry. I began working full-time at a church in Louisville, Kentucky during my sophomore year in college, and attended the Willow Creek Arts Conference. From that point on, I knew what God was calling me to do. My job description changed as I quickly embraced and cast vision for the arts at that church. I began to see what God had prepared me to offer in the area of creative arts.

Like I said before, I began serving at a church in Louisville, then moved to the San Francisco area, and recently God brought me to Ginger Creek. God has opened my eyes to see how arts can be used as a vehicle to reach this area for Christ. I am excited to see how He will use Ginger Creek in the years to come.

Birthday: July 13, 1982

Education: I began studying classical voice at Boyce College, then transferred to the University of Louisville where I began a degree in Public Relations and Mass Communication.

INTEREST AND FAVORITES

Favorite Place: Monterey, California

What’s on your IPOD: Green Day, U2, Switchfoot, Sarah McLachlan, Death Cab for Cutie, Coldplay, The Fray, Five for Fighting, and a bunch of other stuff

Books: Good to Great by Jim Collins, Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon McKenzie, A Call to Die by David Nassar, A Memoir by Carly Fiorina, They Like Jesus but Not the Church by Dan Kimball, and anything on leadership

What do you TiVo: Planet Earth, Flip that House, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Grey’s Anatomy, The Office, TLC and The Discovery Channel

Sport Teams: Ummm, well I’m a dork this way. I probably couldn’t tell you what sport is in season now…sorry

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Zoolander, Schlindler’s List, The Incredibles, Dodgeball, Blades of Glory

Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, nice restaurants, musicals, blogging, Facebook and movies

Dislikes: Mean people, slow drivers & dessert with fruit in it (fruit is not a dessert)

Odd Fact: I will not eat meat that is still on the bone, nor will I drink cow’s milk

Life Scripture: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. -Colossians 3:16-18

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