Name: Robert Pitman

Position: Lead Pastor

Education: Master of Divinity: Doctor of Ministry; Certified Addictions Specialist. For my undergraduate work I attended the University of Kentucky on an athletic scholarship where I played football.

What I Listen To: I love alternative sytle music! On my ipod you'll find a style of music that is eccletic and different with multiple layers of sounds and instruments. I call it my "driving music."

What I Read: The Message Bible, The New Living Bible, Rolling Stone Magazine, Fast Company, Courier Journal newspaper, and the Roundel Magazine.

Favorite Books: Beyond Ourselves by Catherine Marshall, The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen, The Different Drum by M. Scott Peck and my absolute favorite: Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell.

Favorite Place To Visit: San Diego. I love the weather!  My wife and I get out there every couple of years. We like to read, work out, walk on the beach, listen to good worship music and jazz, and then catch a movie later in the afternoon. While I’m there I visit one of my favorite churches (Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, CA).

All-time Favorite Movies: "Blade Runner", "Bourne Ultimatum", "Notting Hill", "Predator", "Transporter 2", and "The Bucket List."

Favorite Quote: “Life is hard. There are many easier ways to live than to be in Christian leadership. But in the end, you will look back on the investment and realize: ‘My life counted for something’” (Steve Sjogren, www.coastlandtampa.com).

Favorite Kindness Outreach: Giving away $5.00 bills at the gas station or buying coffee for whoever is behind me in line at Starbucks.

Life Lesson: “Pay attention to the little things and don't depise the day of small beginnings because God is testing you. He wants to know if you will be faithful in little things? If you will be responsible in the small things?  If so, God will enlarge our capacity and will trust us with more ” (see Luke 16:10 and read the book, Making of a Leader by J. Robert Clinton).