I am the Worship Pastor at Discovery Community Church. My goal is to lead both believers and seekers into God's presence each week in worship, so that everyone can say, as Jacob did, "Surely God is in this place!" I love writing worship songs for the church, and I'm a member of the Minnesota Association of Christian Songwriters.
In addition to my part-time work with the church, I also work full-time as a Product Manager in Marketing at Boston Scientific. I have a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota, and I'm currently pursuing an MBA at the University's Carlson School of Management. My wife, Lynda, and I have been married for 13 years, and we have a passion for serving the church and raising up our 4 children to love and serve the Lord.
Here's (almost) everything you wanted to know about Rob, in 15 questions:
First Things First...
- First Job: Doing oil changes at Del's Auto in Forest Lake - I was a grease monkey :-)
- First Car: A very stylish '76 Dodge Aspen station wagon - blue with wood panels!
- First Pet: I didn't have pets growing up, since my dad was alergic to pet hair, but my sister had two birds named Bela and Bartok.
A Few of My Favorite Things...
- Favorite Teacher: Mrs. A. for math in junior high - a catholic school teacher in the public school, and everyone loved her.
- Favorite Restaurant: Outback Steakhouse - my first date with my wife! We love the Aussie Chips and the Sinful Syndey Sundaes.
- Favorite Movie: Minority Report - the best Sci-Fi movie ever
Interesting Diversions...
- What I'm Reading: Avoid Boring People - by Nobel Prize winner James Watson, Group Genius - by Keith Sawyer, Doing What Matters - by James Kilts
- What I'm Watching: American Idol, House, Monk (when I actually watch TV)
- What I'm Listening To: Paul Baloche - Our God Saves (worship), Robin Mark - East Of The River (worship), Chris Botti - Italia (jazz trumpet), Harry Connick Jr - Come By Me (big band jazz), Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (rock), Matchbox Twenty - Exile on Mainstream (rock), Little Big Town - The Road to Here (country)
The Important Stuff...
- Salty or Sweet? Definitely salty. Give me chips and dip over chocolate any day.
- Pepsi or Coke? Diet Pepsi, to balance out the chips and dip.
- Vikings or Packers? Vikings!
The (Really) Important Stuff...
- What do you do on the Worship Team at Discovery? I have the privilege of leading worship each week for the church. I love to find (or write) new worship songs for the church to keep our worship times fresh, mixing new with old, to help take people to the throne room of God.
- Why do you serve on the Worship Team? I live life with a soundtrack in my head, and I want to praise God with this gift. I would lead worship every night if I could, since music is so much a part of who I am. Music is therapy for me, and music is inspiration.
- What is your funniest Worship Team Memory? When Louise told me during mid-week practice to take all of her ideas, comments and suggestions with a 'grain of salt'. When we came in for practice on Sunday morning, someone on the worship team had placed a salt shaker on the piano for me to collect all of her 'grains of salt'.
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