Name:
JOHN MICHAEL MOORES

Where you are from:
PITTSBURGH

Your Story (How you got to RiverTree):
I HAD BEEN PRAYING FOR GOD TO CONTINUE TO LEAD ME AND GUIDE ME IN THE STUDENT MINISTRY AT THE CHURCH I WAS AT IN PITTSBURGH. I HAD NO IDEA HE WOULD MOVE OUR FAMILY TO THE CANTON AREA! I WAS NOT ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR A NEW CHURCH AND RIVERTREE WAS NOT ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR A STAFF PERSON FOR STUDENT MINISTRY. AFTER I HAD A RANDOM PHONE CONVERSATION WITH A FRIEND WHO ATTENDS RIVERTREE, GOD PUT A PASSION IN MY HEART TO TALK WITH RIVERTREE AND SEE WHERE THINGS MIGHT LEAD. MY WIFE SANDY PRAYED ABOUT A POSSIBLE MOVE AND WAS GRANTED PEACE. AFTER WE TALKED TO RIVERTREE, VISITED OVER THE COURSE OF THREE MONTHS AND SOUGHT OUT GODLY COUNSEL, IT BECAME VERY CLEAR THAT GOD WAS CALLING US TO COME AND SERVE HIM HERE.

What you do at RiverTree:
I LEAD THE STUDENT MINISTRY – THAT’S STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.

Family:
I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 15 YEARS TO MY WIFE SANDY. WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN, CALEB(8) AND CHLOE(6)

Favorite Sports Team
PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Favorite Movie:

• COMEDY – PRINCESS BRIDE
• CONMAN MOVIE – THE STING
• WESTERN - TOMBSTONE
• CHIC FLICK – HITCH
• TESTOSTERONE FLICK – UNDER SEIGE
• ACTION – GLADIATOR & BRAVEHEART
• SCI-FI – THE MATRIX
• DRAMA – SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
• THE ONE THAT BRINGS ME TO TEARS EVERY TIME – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Favorite Pastime:
WRESTLING WITH MY KIDS – THEY ALWAYS WIN, TALKING WALKS WITH MY WIFE, ANYTHING CREATIVE, VACATIONING WITH FAMILY AT THE BEACH, PLAYING BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL AND SAND VOLLEYBALL.

Little Known Fact:
NEIL ARMSTRONG FIRST STEPPED ON THE MOON WITH HIS LEFT FOOT..

Favorite Quote:
HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY CHOOSE ONE QUOTE?

“LEADERS ARE LEARNERS, WHEN YOU STOP LEARNING, YOU STOP LEADING.”
RICK WARREN

“TREAT PEOPLE AS IF THEY WERE WHAT THEY OUGHT TO BE AND YOU HELP THEM TO BECOME WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF BEING”
GOETHE

“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die” FROM THE PRINCESS BRIDE.

Who would you most like to have dinner with?:
FOR FUN AND ROMANCE - MY WIFE, ON A CRUISE SHIP, IN THE CARRIBEAN.
FOR LEARNING – DOUG FIELDS
HISTORICALLY – C.S. LEWIS

What can you always find in my refrigerator?:
GARLIC, SALMON, FETA CHEESE, AVOCADOS