Chad grew up in a home where God and church were the priority, and he quickly learned the
rules and expectations of “religion”. As a teenager, Chad had a desire to follow God but just
“religion” was not enough to keep Jesus on the throne of his heart. His teenage and young
adult years were continuous cycles of trying to follow Jesus and then following the desires of
the world. “No one can serve two masters.” - Matthew 6:24.
It wasn’t until 2006 that Chad had an encounter with God and began to know God, rather
than religion. Jesus became King and freedom was gained through honestly confessing hidden
sin and desiring God over everything else. Chad found freedom and life by sitting at the feet of
Jesus and relying on God rather than striving to make it on his own. “No one can come to me
unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.” - John 6:44
Chad, his wife Nancy, and their four children attended Cobblestone for the first time in the fall
of 2020. This was during a season when God seemed distant to them and Chad had lost hope in the church as the body of Christ. But Chad was immediately drawn to Cobblestone because of the open and honest pursuit of Jesus, a conviction to seek and follow the Truth of God’s Word, and a desire to be sensitive to the leading of the Spirit. God has given Chad renewed hope and love for the Church and he is excited to see how God will move through a people who are in love with Jesus above all else!