Cobblestone Staff
Bob & Robin Hostetler
Pastor of Leadership and Teaching
Bob Hostetler is Pastor of Leadership and Teaching for Cobblestone Community Church.
He is also an award-winning writer, editor, pastor and speaker from southwestern Ohio.
His more than twenty books include American Idols, which he dedicated to the founders,
members, and friends of Cobblestone. He has won two Gold Medallion Awards, three Ohio
Associated Press awards, and an Amy Foundation Award. He is also a frequent speaker at
churches, conferences, and retreats. He and his wife, the lovely Robin, were married in
1977. They have two adult children, Aubrey and Aaron.
Last book read: Answering God, by Eugene Peterson (but that'll change in just a few days)...
Favorite books (among the few I re-read): Knowing God (Packer), The Pursuit of God (Tozer),
Keeping the Sabbath Wholly (Dawn), Sit Walk Stand (Nee),
Orthodoxy (Chesterton), Mere Christianity (Lewis)
Favorite authors: Louis L'Amour, William Faulkner, Mark Twain
Favorite scripture: I like it all. But Col. 3:23 is among my favorites
Favorite food: I like it all. But there's nothing like a good steak and baked potato
Hobbies: Reading. Hiking. Softball. Dating my wife
Personal motto: "Why's MY life gotta be so hard?"
Email: Hoss@cobblestonechurch.com
Website: http://www.bobhostetler.com/
John & Kay Johnson
Pastor of Community Life
John Johnson is a Butler County native who completed nearly all of his primary
and secondary education in the Talawanda district, graduating from Talawanda High School.
He worked for twenty-five years at Miami Machine in Overpeck. He has been a Christ-follower
for over twenty years, and has served with his wife Kay as Sunday school teacher,
youth leader, small group leader, etc., in various churches over those years. John and Kay
have been married for twenty-four years. Their children are Shena and Shohn, and they have a
grandson, Austin. They live in Hamilton.
Last couple o' books read: Teaching a Stone to Talk, by Annie Dillard; Leap Over a Wall, by Eugene Peterson
Favorite books: Trails and Turnpikes, by Carl Price; Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,
by Annie Dillard; The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett;
The Green Mile, by Stephen King; God Came Near, by Max Lucado;
Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work, by Eugene Peterson; and
certainly not least, Song of Solomon, by, um, well, Solomon
(depending on who you ask)
Favorite authors: Annie Dillard, Annie Dillard, and Eugene Peterson (who got me reading Annie Dillard)
Favorite scripture: Philippians 1:21 (although I'm considering getting a tattoo of Isaiah 30:15... all of it)
Favorite food: Meatloaf and mashed potatoes, followed by cherry pie and strong, black coffee
Hobbies: SCUBA diving and snorkeling, reading, motorcycling... on- and off-road (the
idea being to keep the road bike ON the road and the dirt bike OFF)
Greatest fear: Having my greatest fears discovered... no kidding
Personal motto: Loud Pipes Save Lives
Email: John@cobblestonechurch.com
Sharla & Bruce Racioppa
Pastor of Worship
Sharla is a Texas native who came to Cobblestone in January 2006, having served as
the worship pastor of Celebration Worship Center in Irving, Texas, for more than seven
years. She has over thirteen years of experience in leading worship, supervising and training
worship teams, and organizing bands, choirs, and vocal groups. She has initiated coffee
house ministries, coached basketball teams, and with her husband, Bruce, has served in
youth ministry and pastoral ministry for two decades. Sharla and her husband Bruce grew
up in Texas. They were married in 1987, and are the parents of two daughters: Kim and Kylee.
Favorite CDs include: United Praise (Hillsong and Delirious), All the Earth (Parachute Band), Arriving (Chris Tomlin)
Strangest food she likes: Sushi (any kind)
Favorite vacation spot: Grandma's lake house on Lake Huron, Michigan
Favorite scripture: Isaiah 40:31
Something she's really bad at: Organization
Favorite whine: "Girls, clean your rooms!"
Mission statement:"To give away my life in worship so that others might find life in all its fullness"
Email: Sharla@cobblestonechurch.com
Blog: www.cobblestoneworship.blogspot.com
Andrew & Anna Holzworth
Youth Pastor
Andrew is an Oxford native. He graduated from Talawanda High School in 2002 and soon
after entered Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. During his time at Moody, he
served youth ministry internships with three different churches, and also traveled
internationally as part of a soccer team outreach ministry. He was awarded a bachelor's
degree in Youth Ministry and Bible in December 2005. Andrew and his wife Anna were
married on December 30, 2005.
Nicknames: A, stud muffin and other really good names.
Last couple o' books read: Contemplative Youth Ministry: practicing the
presence of Jesus by Mark Yaconelli, Brothers
We Are Not Professionals by John Piper,
Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith
by Rob Bell, and Praise Habit: Finding God in
Sunsets and Sushi by David Crowder.
Favorite books: Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen and This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
Favorite authors: Brennan Manning, John Piper and Bob Hostetler (of course).
Favorite Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-20
Favorite food: Country fried steak or cereal
Hobbies: Disc golf, x-box, carpentry, and fishing and billiards with Daryl.
Proudest of: My huge back tattoo, but more probably marrying the woman I did.
Personal motto: "Fear is a waste of time."
Strangest food he likes: Horseradish sauce and lots of it.
Something he's really bad at: Skateboarding
Email: Andrew@cobblestonechurch.com
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