
Lead Pastor
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Favorite Movie: Pure Country
Your first job: Clemmons Carpet - the family business
Your favorite book: "This One Thing I Do" by Bob Pierce, founder of World Vision & Samaritan's Purse
Bible character you most relate to and why: Daniel - my lifestyle and what drives me is often counter-cultural
Your childhood ambition: Major League Baseball Player
What makes you really laugh? My son Wyatt who is a natural comedian.
What's playing on your Ipod or CD player? George Strait
If you had one extra hour in the day tomorrow, how would you spend it? Sitting on a bucket as a catcher for my 3 boys and daughter to pitch to me.
First question you will ask God when you get to heaven? Why did life have to be so complicated?
What is your favorite indulgence? Watching the Atlanta Braves
Something surprising you have learned about yourself in the last year: Some past experiences have given me filters that I don't really like.
Last concert or play you attended: Winter Jam 2010
Something surprising about yourself: I decided to ask Kristi, my wife, out for our first date while I was in Durango, Colorado with a friend.
Associate Pastor
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Your Favorite Movie: I'm not a movie watcher but of the ones I have seen, Hoosiers is right up there.
Your First Job: Recapping and changing tires at Denver Tire at the age of 15.
The most surprising thing you have learned while working on staff @ DUMC: How God continues to send people here.
Your Favorite Book: Outside of the Bible, "The Prodigal God" by Timothy Keller
What's playing on your Ipod or CD player: Southern gospel music & 1970's rock & roll
Your favorite indulgence: Cheeseburgers and fries.
Bible character you most relate to and why: Peter because I'm always putting my foot in my mouth and Jesus keeps taking it out!
Something surprising you have learned about yourself in the last year: How i have dealt with adversity.
Fact about yourself that might surprise people: I am very shy
Your childhood ambition (what you wanted to be when you grew up): I wanted to be a dentist
If you had one extra hour in the day tomorrow, how would you spend it?: Spending more time with my wife, children and grandchildren.
Last concert or play you attended: July 1st, 2008, Knights Stadium: The Newsboys
First questions you will ask God when you get to heaven: Why do the innocent have to suffer?
What makes you really laugh: My grandchildren's innocence.
If you could have one superhero power, what would it be and why? To be able to jump high. I've always wanted to dunk a basketball!
Pastor
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Your first job: Huddle Counselor at the Central Branch of the Triangle YMCA in Raleigh, NC
The most surprising thing you have learned while serving on staff @ DUMC: Pastor Jeff's infatuation with George Strait's hit songs
Your favorite book: My favorite book always seems to be the one I'm reading in the present-On The Verge by Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson currently
What's playing on your IPod or CD player right now? "This Must Be The Place" by Talking Heads
What's your favorite indulgence? Cookout Milkshake-Reese Cups and Snickers mixed
Bible character you most relate to and why: David - He was continually making mistakes but still inquiring of the Lord and proclaiming his love for the Almighty
Fact about yourself that might surprise people: I do not like to fly. I will drive, walk, bicycle, skip, segway, take a ferry, rollerblade, basically anything to avoid it.
Your childhood ambition (what you wanted to be when you grew up): Garbage collector-seriously that is what I told my parents I wanted to do at age 5, I've always loved cleaning up : )
If you had one extra hour in the day tomorrow, how would you spend it? Reading while Caleb, my son, sleeps in my arms
Last concert or play you attended: Switchfoot at Amos' Southend
First question you will ask God when you get to heaven? Why did I even worry about ______________ ?
What makes you really laugh? Emily's (my wife) sense of humor
If you could have one superhero power, what would it be and why? Is the ability to change one's heart a superhero power or is that reserved for the Holy Spirit?