Joel Schuster
I am all things Youth and Children at the Church for the time being. I am brand new on staff and excited to be here.
BASIC STUFF: Sara and I were married in July of 2000. We actually met in Kindergarten but did not start dating or anything of that nature until two weeks before we graduated High School. I think that technically makes us High School sweethearts because we squeezed in just before the deadline.
Even though we were raised in this area we spent our first couple years together in the Western burbs of Boston near where I spent the previous four years in College. I was a student at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and Youth Pastor at a local Church.
We moved back to the area in September 2003 and have lived in Downingtown since then. We have three daughters: Mikayla (5), Kathryn (3), and Emma (not quite 1). They bring unending joy and adventure to our lives.
BIRTH DATE: February 27, 1977
EDUCATION:
- BS in Biblical and Theological Studies, Minor in Business: Gordon College
- Master of Arts in Religion, Concentration Youth Ministry: Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
INTERESTS AND FAVORITES
- PLACES: Philadelphia: Because I was raised here, Boston because it's awesome, China because the people are amazing and God is doing great things there, Corolla NC because I love the beach. The Beach in general. For Sara it's a place called Aunt Netties (No Relation to us what so ever you will have to ask her)
- WHAT'S ON YOUR IPOD: U2, Coldplay, Copeland, Ben Folds, DMB, Guster, Augustanna, Dispatch, John Mayer, Jamie Cullum, The Fray, Jimmy Eat World, The Bridge Band, Phish, Medeski Martin & Wood, Charlie Park, Coltrane, Mingus, Miles Davis, Monk, Brubeck, Chili Peppers, STS9, Jason Morant, Maroon 5
- BOOKS: Our Family really likes to read. Here are some of the better books I have read recently: Bible (God), Velvet Elvis (Rob Bell), Sex God (Rob Bell), Blue Like Jazz (Donald Miller), Good to Great (Jim Collins), First Break all the rules (Marcus Buckingham), Who move my cheese (Spencer Johnson), The 9 Things You Absolutely Must Do (Dr. Henry Cloud), New Kind of Christian (Brian McLaren), Reformission Rev. (Mark Driscoll), The Barbarian Way (Erwin McManus), Soul Cravings (Erwin McManus), Too Busy Not To Pray (Bill Hybels), Chasing Daylight (Erwin McManus)
- WHAT DO YOU DVR: Grey's, Lost, 24, Kids Shows
- SPORT TEAMS: World Champion Red Sox, Eagles of course, Flyers when they actually make the playoffs because playoff hockey is the only really good hockey.
- MOVIES: We really love movies so this question is hard to narrow down. Here are some of my favorites: Braveheart, The Matrix (only the first one), Lord of the Rings trilogy, Star Wars trilogy, Bourne Trilogy, Anything 007, Indiana Jones, Basically romantic comedies & action movies are top of my list.
- HOBBIES: When I have time for a hobbie: Golf, Guitar, Xbox, Skiing, Working Out, Traveling, Reading, Messing around with AV technology
- DISLIKES: Cats, just Cats (The other, other white meat).
- ODD FACT: I have two last names (Not like an Alias but two actual last names, Joel Robert Miller Schuster… Long Story)
- LIFE SCRIPTURE: Psalms 121
