Celebrate and Send the Curry Family — With Pie! (This Sunday)

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Written By Joel Brown

Let’s celebrate and send our first Lead Pastor Resident together!

When: THIS SUNDAY! May 3rd, after the service (from around 11:30am till 1:30pm)

Where: The Commons (adjacent to our auditorium)

What to bring: PIES! 

More Info Here.

As Pastor Jayson told us about last week, God has called him and his family to Grace Church West Seattle as their new Associate Pastor! This is so exciting for us for a few reasons.

First, because we love the Curry family. While they are ‘going’ they are not actually going anywhere! In fact, they are even buying the house they’ve rented for the past two years. Literally, they are going nowhere! We still get to see them, even if we are part of different churches. 

Second, this news is exciting for us because we love Grace Church. They have been close brothers and sisters in Christ and we have partnered with them for worship, community service, and various events for years. It is a great blessing to get to bless them by sending the Currys to them. 

Third, this news is exciting for us because we started the Lead Pastor Residency with the heart of “equipping faithful and healthy pastors to serve faithful and healthy churches in the Puget Sound region and beyond.” We firmly believe that for the church in the region to flourish, we need more pastors who are committed to Jesus, his church, and his mission—for the long haul. While we know that not all residents will stay in the region, it is so encouraging that we now have one more faithful and healthy pastor in Seattle!

Let’s praise God for giving us the Currys and allowing us to be a part of their journey into pastoral ministry.

Joel Brown

Pastor Joel was born in Jerusalem to missionary parents and raised (mostly) in California. Not long after coming to Seattle in 1998 to pursue a career in music, he went through a journey away from the shelter of his parents’ faith, and came to know Jesus Christ for himself. Spending years with one foot in the Seattle music scene and one in the church, it eventually became clear that God was calling him to pastor. Joel has been in full time ministry for over 25 years, a pastor for 15. Joel’s heart is to serve the church in teaching the story of Jesus in the bible and through leading the church to become a church that multiplies disciples of Jesus.

Joel has been married to Emily for 25 years and they have 20 year old twin daughters, Blythe and Naomi, as well as a 16 year old son, Eli. He loves to cook, write and record music, hike, and build relationships. His personal mission is to be a humble, lifelong learner who never grows tired of exploring and sharing all the beauty that God has made in people and in the world.

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