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“I thank my God every time I remember you… because of your partnership in the gospel for the first day until now…” Philippians 1:3-5  You are a part of a miracle!   Seven churches. Packed worship services. Tens of thousands of people … Continued

My senior year of high school, I was convinced my parents were the meanest parents in the world because my friends were all going to Mexico for Spring Break, and they wouldn’t let me go! That was the first year … Continued

When Bayside was just a couple of years old, Pastor Ray took a group of 90 Baysiders to Chicago to the Willow Creek Leadership Conference in order inspire these young Bayside leaders to get a bigger vision to reach the community. At Willow Creek the group not … Continued

Close to 12 years ago, some pastors from Bayside Church traveled to Kenya Africa with Compassion International to see how they were working with the local church to rescue kids out of poverty in Jesus’ name. After that trip, our … Continued

We’ve all had moments of need. But we’ve also had moments where someone showed up for us. This is someone who came through for you, loved you, believed in you. Someone just simply showing up can make all the difference. Aren’t … Continued

Though I have lived with my family in California for the last nine years, I am born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I was fortunate to serve as a high school basketball coach and youth pastor for eleven years as … Continued

As a teenager, I had an innate sense of justice, and it was particularly aimed at the foster care system. I saw how broken it was and how deeply wounded it left so many, and I was determined to be … Continued

This is the Bayside I see. A Bayside so close to God that no one ever attempts to do anything without Him. And a Bayside so close to people that no one ever needs to wonder how to do life … Continued