Randy Bennett

Church/Ministry Name

Gun Lake Community Church

www.gunlakecommunitychurch.org/youth

Church/Ministry Description

Gun Lake Community Church Student Ministries exists to meet students where they are at and journey with them towards a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. We will accomplish this by REACHING non-believing students, CONNECTING them with other Christians, helping them to GROW in their faith and to challenge the growing to DISCOVER thier ministry and HONOR God with their lives.

Experience

Youth Director at Ferry Memorial Reformed Church in Montague, Michigan from 1997-2002. Junior/Senior High Pastor at Gun Lake Community Church in Wayland, Michigan from 2002-present.

Education

Graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Mount St. Clare College (now Franciscan University) in 1996. Also attended Grand Valley State University from 1991-1993.

Family

Randy married Becky in August of 1999 and they have a daughter, Leah, who was born in September of 2001 and two big dogs.

Hobbies

Computers - have a business called Bennett’s Bytes (in my spare time). Basketball Woodworking

Books that have had an impact

The Emerging Church Roaring Lambs, Bob Briner Wild at Heart, John Eldredge Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, Doug Fields

What my parents think of my sermons

My mother would never miss one of my sermons, if she could help it. There have been times that I didn’t tell her that I would be preaching and somehow she finds out and shows up to hear the sermon!

What my spouse (really) thinks of my sermons

hmmm.. I wish I knew the answer to this one...

Comment to those looking at my sermons

Most of my sermons are somewhere half-way between and outline and a full text. I can’t write a full text of what I am going to say - I feel that I need to leave room for the Holy Spirit to work during the message.