Get to know the staff

Joel Lingenfelter

Executive Pastor

Partners with Tony to lead the staff, empower the church, and give God the glory. Self-proclaimed coffee snob.

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Family: Married to Patty with our daughter Grace and son Jacob

Education: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Biola University, Master of Arts in Theology from Fuller Seminary

Previous Places of Work: Disneyland, Apple Computer, First Evangelical Free Church in Fullerton, CA; and High Desert Church in Victorville, CA.

FAVORITES:

• Books: Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster, Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldrich by Philip K. Dick.
  
• Food: Porterhouse steak, medium rare
  
• Beverage: All things NOT sweet
  
• Restaurant in Lancaster County: The Belvedere Inn
  
• Favorite Coffee Shop: Passenger Roastery and Coffee Bar (best cappuccino in the country)
  
• Place for Day of Prayer: New Holland Coffee Company, sitting at a park overlooking the Susquehanna River.
  
• Children's Book: Drummer Hoff by Barbara and Ed Amberley
  
• TV Show: Firefly, Man in the High Castle, Drive to Survive, and all things Formula 1 racing.
  
• Season: Fall, Spring, Winter (in that order)
  
• Place in the world: Artist Point, Yellowstone National Park
  
• Sports Teams: McLaren (F1 is my favorite sport), Dodgers, Bills, Ducks (hockey), USC 
  
• Book of the Bible: Romans
  
• Favorite Family Tradition: Serving the church on Christmas Eve

GET TO KNOW ME:

One of things I find most fascinating: Rain and thunderstorms

Bucket List Items: A Transatlantic Crossing on an Ocean Liner and to see the triple crown of motorsports in person (Indy 500, Monaco GP, LeMans)

Myers Briggs Personality Type as expressed by a Star Wars character: Princess Leia

If I could do anything for a day I would: Go for a convertible cruise with my wife Patty to an awesome place for dinner, somewhere near water.

My Hero: My dad

One of my greatest experiences with God: Singing How Great Thou Art on the top of Mt. Bierstadt 

Most people don’t know this about me: I got fired from a job working at a Christian bookstore

Ken Martin

PASTOR emeritus

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Family: Married to Rita. Our youngest son Nate lives in Connecticut. Our son and daughter-in-law, Kyle and Sara, live in Ohio with our three wonderful grandchildren.

Previous Lines of Work: Design & Engineering for Plastics / CNC Programing

Education: Associate's Degree in Engineering from the International Correspondence School

FAVORITES:

• Books: Worship Matters by Bob Kaufflin, Spark by Jeff Deyo
  
• Food: Cherry Pie and anything with chocolate
  
• Beverage: Coffee
  
• Restaurant in Lancaster County: Still searching, any recommendations?
  
• Places for Day of Prayer: Outdoors, as remote and quiet as possible
  
• Song to sing along to in the car: Whatever is playing right now on my radio or phone. I love to sing!
  
• Children's Book: The Biggest Bear
  
• Snack Foods: Chocolate, Peanuts
  
• TV Show: This varies, but right now I'm intrigued with Alaska Daily as it relates to world issues, and Blue Bloods as it relates to leadership and decision making.
  
• Time of day: Morning
  
• Place in the world:  Hawaii
  
• Recreation Activities/Hobbies: Going anywhere with the intent of finding "the shot" (best picture)
  

GET TO KNOW ME:

One of things I find most fascinating: I love photography, especially nature. Through photography I have come to realize that the closer I look at something man-made, the less attractive it becomes. The closer I look at something God-made, the more fascinating it is!

If I could do anything for a day I would: Go anywhere with my wife

One of my greatest experiences with God: Leading worship at the National Day of Prayer. There was a choir of 120 voices behind me and a crowd of over 10,000 people in front of me, all were completely engaged in worship. I thought for a moment that I was in heaven!

Most people don’t know this about me: When not engaged in my work, I tend to be an introvert.