Leadership

Sanctuary is a Council led church.  This leadership body is made of both elders (elected lay leaders) and pastors who shepherd, teach, provide leadership, vision and care for the congregation.

Our Council gathers once a month on the third Tuesday at the church office (80th & Mary). These meetings are open to members and any suggestions and feedback for the Sanctuary Council are welcome and may be directed to any one of our team members.

New members of Council are nominated and elected at annual congregational meetings to replace those elders who have completed their terms. Terms for elders typically last 3 years.

In 2015, after serving as Sanctuary's worship director for eight years, I received my MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary, and was ordained in the CRC as pastor at Sanctuary. I take great delight in the unique mixture of scripture, art, music, community, silence, speech, and prayer that make up each week's Sunday gathering. Beyond Sundays, my heart is to see God's people understand the value and significance of their work (whether office, home, or school) as it is one of the most important places where we live out our faith.

Recently I have started work on a Doctorate of Ministry through the Eugene Peterson Center for Pastoral Imagination at Western Theological Seminary. Eugene's way of understanding pastoral work, Christian imagination, and the Bible has been such a necessary, helpful vision for myself, and so many others.

I am married to Summer and we have two fantastic red-heads: Allister & Amelia.

Jeff is a native Seattleite who loves seeing youth come alive in their love for Christ. He loves music, Mexican food, and definitely not raw tomatoes, though he does enjoy growing them. Jeff has a B.A. from Whitworth University and an M.Div from Fuller Seminary. Jeff is married to Becky, and father to Joshua.

Abigail teaches music in the Lake Washington School District. She is not afraid of motions, or harmonies.

Norm is an ordained Minister of the Word with the CRC, and after serving as Pastor in Iowa, moved back to Seattle to discern next steps towards church planting in the PNW. Norm and Jasmine have 4 kiddos: Kieren, Zoe, Freija, and Addie. Norm enjoys brewing his own beer and short walks along the beach (long walks hurt his knees).

My calling is to help leaders nurture their relationship with the Father, Son and Spirit. I want each person I meet with to experience their belovedness in Christ and for this to be what motivates and fuels their life and work. My particular passion is working with Christian leaders in the church, para-church ministries and other helping professions.

My husband Mark and I, along with our 2 red headed children live in NW Seattle. I yearn to see shalom, "the way things ought to be," come in this city. But my story includes burnout as a result of engaging in this work without taking adequate care of my soul. Through spiritual direction, and the Lord's gentle presence, however, I was able to come through that season and re-engage in a much healthier, Spirit driven way.

I am not quite a Seattle native but have lived here since coming to attend UW. I have a BS in Industrial Engineering from UW, an MDiv from Fuller and have completed both the Academy of Spiritual Formation and School of Spiritual Direction through Soul Formation.

Randy is the founding pastor of Sanctuary and is involved in developing and supporting church plants regionally and bi-nationally in the Christian Reformed Church. He holds undergraduate degrees from Pacific Lutheran University and People's Bible Institute, and Masters and Doctoral degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary. Randy has a deep interest in music, movies and sports and how all of these aspects of popular culture can be explored to communicate the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Randy is married to Nancy Rowland and they have two children, Rachel & Andy. He is also the stadium voice for the NFL Seattle Seahawks, and the author of two books: Get A Life and The Sins We Love and co-author with Lyle Schaller of Center City Churches.