MY STORY: rod van solkema

Role
Senior Pastor + Elder

Email 
rvansolkema@crossroads-bible.org

Your role?
My role at Crossroads is to point people to Jesus.  As senior pastor, I want to see a people give themselves wholeheartedly to the Great commandment and the Great Commission. 

Great thing about your role?
Someone once said, “Ministry would be a lot of fun if it weren’t for the people.”  I actually love the people.  It is what I like most about my job.  God has brought authentic people to this church, and it is a privilege to partner with them in the gospel.

Your faith story?
I have parents and siblings who have the “real thing” going on with the Lord.  So I began my pursuit of Jesus at a young age.  However, it was five years into my marriage – a marriage that was completely falling apart – where I “tasted” the goodness of God and His grace, and drank deeply of the Living Water.

Your favorite place on earth?
My favorite place on earth would have to be my home.  I love my family.  However, I absolutely love to travel, and to explore new places and cultures.  So any grass-roots adventure where I am intersecting with the locals would be a close second.

Makes you laugh?
What makes me laugh… people just being themselves.   It probably starts with myself… if we can’t laugh at ourselves, we take life too seriously.

Makes you cry?
What makes me cry… life.  The good, the bad, and the ugly are worthy of tears.