Top Row from Left: Ashlyn, Sarah, Caleb, Ryan, Amy, Baby (in belly), Serena, Hank, Isaac, Cohen, Ryan, Molly, Evan, Heather, Baby (in belly), Kennedy.
Bottom Row from Left: Josh, Braiden, Toby James, Molly
Molly:
Name: Molly McCann
Nickname: Mol
Age: 47... Don’t I look great? Just kidding, I am 27
Favorite youth group memory as a youth: Never went but I bet it would have been fond!
Favorite pizza topping: Sausage, mushroom, onion, and jalapeno
Favorite youth group memory as a leader: Camp. It was so cool to see all of the kids together just having a good time!
Last place you went to dinner: Adelitas
Your heart in ministry: I didn’t have the opportunity to be in Youth Group when I was younger and I really think it could have made a huge difference in my teen years. I want to make sure these kids know the Truth and that they always have someone to talk to.
Your favorite hobby: reading
Why you are involved in youth ministry: See “your heart in ministry”
Your favorite Fruit of the Spirit: Patience
What would you name a pet giraffe? Spots
Ryan:
Name: Ryan McCann
Nickname: ???
Age: 27
Favorite youth group memory as a youth: Summer and Winter Camps...they provide tons of laughable memories
Favorite pizza topping: Pepperoni and Mushrooms
Favorite youth group memory as a leader: No specific instance...more just getting to know all of the youth and growing in relationship with them.
Last place you went to dinner: Adelita's
Your heart in ministry: Sharing Jesus Christ with people we interact with in a way that doesn't seem pushy or arrogant...Showing Christ's love and defining the Truth in every situation.
Your favorite hobby: Golf and Tennis
Why you are involved in youth ministry: The impact is had on me when I was growing up.
Your favorite Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control, Faithfulness, and Love.
What would you name a pet giraffe? Short Stack
Isaac:
Name: Isaac Tyrrell
Nickname: Zeke
Age: 27
Favorite youth group memory as a youth: We stayed on houseboats on Lake Tahoe it was rad
Favorite pizza topping: Cheese ranks #1, then an assortment of deliciousness that is meats
Favorite youth group memory as a leader: Watching my brother covered in peanut butter trying to catch thrown pieces of bread on his body
Last place you went to dinner: Old Chicago
Your heart in ministry: To establish a community where we worship God, fellowship with each other, reach out to the lost, minister to one another, and finally raise up youth who understand and use their faith to further God’s kingdom.
Your favorite hobby: Falconry
Why you are involved in youth ministry: I believe that I have a pastoral calling on my life, and I feel this is where God is calling me to be right now.
Your favorite Fruit of the Spirit: Patience (it is used a lot in falconry and youth work)
What would you name a pet giraffe? Reginald P.Longneck
Serena:
Name: Serena Tyrrell
Nickname: Rena
Age: 29
Favorite youth group memory as a youth: Week long summer camps in Minnesota and the "bog jog" where we walked through a swamp, (I lost a shoe) into a pond for a mud fight, then dashed to a lake for a little clean up!
Favorite pizza topping: Lots O Cheese.
Favorite youth group memory as a leader: I have two, both involve crying. First, praying for a handful of junior high boys that turned into an intercessory prayer time where we were all weeping. Second, over lunch at a Jr. High summer camp one of the boys told me a blonde joke that I will never forget. He made me laugh so hard I spit up food and cried.
Last place you went to dinner: Johnny Carino's.
Your heart in ministry: To see kids be passionate about loving Jesus and living that out no matter what the cost. I am not entirely sure how I fit into this, but I want to be available to the youth and be a part of that process.
Your favorite hobby: Hiking, and going on walks with our son Henry.
Why you are involved in youth ministry: Mostly to support my husband, Isaac. He is passionate about youth and I want to be partnering up with him in ministry and what he is doing. This is also such a critical time of life! If I can help be an example or friend to these kids, I want to.
Your favorite Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness
What would you name a pet giraffe? Dottie
More Profiles to Come!
