Five ways to describe him:
Visionary: A big picture thinker; Motivator of people: belief in others; Team player: coach; Faith: belief that God will make a way; and Communicator of ideas: persuader
What he does for CGCC: Mike is the well-loved founding pastor of Crossroads and provides the overall direction and vision for Crossroads. He is also the primary communicator in our weekend services and has led and fed the Crossroads Family for over 22 years. Mike provides encouragement and direction for the Crossroads staff and leadership and has a passion for helping people find their gifts and place of service. He also is an ex-Southern California surf bum with dreams of the perfect wave still in his head!
Family: “I have been married 42 years to Grace, and we have 3 daughters and 7 grandchildren.”
What makes him laugh: “Seinfeld” and Steve Martin
What makes him cry: Failures of ministry leaders and broken families
What he loves: The ocean, the mountains, reading and travel
Jim Todd
Pastor of Outreach
Five ways to describe him: Lovingly loud, Always late, Responsibly immature, Well-intentioned and a family-man
What he does for CGCC: After 20 years in youth ministry, Jim’s role now focuses on Outreach … beginning with local outreach in evangelism and community projects, and reaching to the missions’ effort beyond us in different cultures. His role is morphing as he seeks to blend ministry beyond our walls with strategic use of lives and resources for the work of the Lord Jesus. He also teaches some Sundays and has been a staff pastor since 1988 participating on certain leadership teams.
Family: “My high school sweetheart, Barkley, became my bride and Queen, and we’ve been blessed with three daughters (Haylee, Erin and Kaci) who are all breaking my heart slowly as they mature. We love movies (mostly chic flics), the beach and the pool, music and hanging out.”
The college years: “This was where life came together for me … While pursing a degree in accounting, the lifelong athlete in me met the reality of hanging up the cleats and found a life-changing faith in Jesus. I finished out the degree at Cal Poly Pomona, certain that I was called to ministry. My couple years of campus life with Campus Crusade for Christ showed me the simplicity of talking to people about Jesus and investing in those who turn to Him. I entered Talbot (part of Biola University) for a Master’s degree and spent much of the three years after that graduation looking for a great fit … and found it at Crossroads.”
What makes him laugh: Almost anything! “Zit’s” comic strip and years of memories with the Crossroads’ youth and youth workers
What he’s passionate about: Jim is passionate about reaching the unreached, near or far, and coaching soccer. He wants others to see Jesus in the way he lives his life…to be intrigued and encouraged. He wants his life to count! Thus, he wakes and walks, and he talks a lot!
Rick Lackey
Pastor of Operations & Programming
Five ways to describe him: Harmless little fuzz-ball, Creatively logical, Loves his family, Continually Learning and Oddly humorous
What he does for CGCC: Rick oversees the operations and programming of the church. This involves the administration of church resources including finances, facility and personnel. Rick also oversees the overall weekend service planning process. This primarily involves attending meetings so that the temperamental “creative” people don’t have to go to so many!
Family: “I have been married to Debbie for 30 years and we have three children; Jason, Sarah (and her husband Eli), and Derek (and his wife Kalley). We also have two dogs: Cindee and Hoby.”
Previously in life: Rick Attended California Baptist University and California State University, Hayward. He graduated from Cal State in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Communications. Prior to joining the Crossroads staff, Rick worked in the computer systems management field for Digital Equipment Corp. and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
What makes him laugh: People falling down (as long as they aren’t hurt), dogs playing, “The Office” and “Arrested Development”
What makes him cry: Benji Movies
Sean Mahoney
Pastor of Worship
Five ways to describe him: Passionate, Lives outside of the box, Die-hard family-man, Laid-back and a People-person
What he does for CGCC: Sean builds and leads worship teams to help people connect with God in a real way. He writes worship songs and instrumentals, helps plan the services, leads the choir and oversees the sound/stage crew and the youth and children’s worship teams. He also supports CGCC’s Loft Café through mass consumption of coffee!
Family: “I absolutely love being a husband to my wife, Heather, and look forward to coming home from work everyday to see my daughter, Payton.”
His favorite things: Bananas and peanut butter, playing tennis, watching boxing, writing and playing music, listening to Kirk Whalum, being an instigator!, attending Saddleback Worship Conferences and Thanksgiving dinner.
The college years: Sean attended Christ for the Nations Institute and continued at Cal State Stanislaus
Bob Le Laurin
Pastor of Family Ministries
Five ways to describe him: Energized, Passionate, Sports-nut, Family-man and Can make fun out of nothing
What he does for CGCC: Bob is the pastor of family ministry. He leads and equips volunteers in providing a safe and fun environment for children to get to know God. His mission is to help families take the next step in knowing Jesus, growing together, and serving others. He longs to reflect Psalm 78.72: “He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands.”
Family: “I have been married to my lovely wife Cindy for 25 years. She is a public elementary school teacher. We have four terrific children: Michelle, Robert, Michael and Joshua. We like to travel and experience new places and we enjoy sports, outdoor activities, and playing board games together.”
Favorite movies and TV shows: Hook, Dante’s Peak, Volcano, “24” and “ESPN”
Favorite sports: Baseball, Basketball and Football
Hobbies: Collecting Bobble-heads and Pewter figures
Ed Applegate
Pastor of Spiritual Formation
Five ways to describe him: Seriously smiley, Life-long learner, Warm-hearted, Easy-going and a Dedicated family-man
What he does for CGCC: Ed is the Pastor of Spiritual Formation. He oversees Growth Groups, the core classes we offer (Newcomers, Spiritual Foundations, Connexions and Baptism) and The Theology Program. He also preaches occasionally on Sundays. He loves developing leaders and seeing individuals and groups grow spiritually!
Family: "I married my amazing wife, Kiah, on July 24, 2004 and Alathea our beautiful daughter was born on April 25, 2007. Kiah is a school teacher by profession, but now has the job of her dreams, being a stay-at-home mom with Alathea! We love to go out for coffee, hang out with friends and laugh a lot!”
What he’s passionate about: Ed longs for others to find their joy in Jesus, so he works hard studying, communicating and training others. He also loves building things with wood and doing home improvement projects.
Previously in life: You may have heard of the English pastor WITHOUT an English accent! Ed was born in England and moved to and lived in Modesto, CA from the age of 4 until the age of 13. He then moved back to England until the age of 24 and kept his American accent! He received a BA and teaching degree from Oxford University, taught math to junior high and high school kids in England, then moved back to Modesto to attend seminary and to pursue his sweetheart, Kiah.
Tim Kennedy
Pastor of Student Ministries
Five ways to describe him: Spontaneous, Passionate, Laid back, mischievous, and vivacious.
What he does for CGCC: Tim is in charge of youth ministries which for now include the Jr and Sr high-aged students. He is entrusted with providing them with a clear picture of who God is and what their lives ought to be as a response to that, as well as planning youth-oriented events, trips, outreach projects, Bible studies, and Growth Groups. Periodically Tim helps lead worship for the youth group. He is also the resident “young guy” on staff.
Family: As the youngest pastor on staff at Crossroads, Tim does not yet have a family of his own but greatly appreciates the company of his parents and 3 older siblings who live locally.
What he’s passionate about: Seeing people get away from the temporary and fleeting things that we become engrossed and enslaved in, in order that we would start living the lives that God intends for us to live, playing whatever role it is that God has written for us in his epic and beautiful story.
Previously in life: “I have been a regular attender and member at Crossroads now for around 13 years. I attended the youth group, interned and worked with the college group all under the supervision of Jim Todd so it was a blessing and a great honor for Pastor Jim to ask me to be his successor. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Societal Communication while at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego and while I was away I was able to pray a lot about the position and seek where God was leading me. In many ways, it’s like God called me to come home.”
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