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