{"id":4936,"date":"2017-06-21T14:48:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T21:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dminlgp\/?post_type=stories&p=4936"},"modified":"2017-06-21T14:48:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T21:48:28","slug":"david-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/david-young\/","title":{"rendered":"David Young"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Young grew up in New Jersey, close to NYC; while he\u2019s since shed the northeast accent (with the exception of a few words) he\u2019s still proud to be a Giants fan \u2013 informing the uninformed that they\u2019re actually a NJ team. He grew up literally next door to church and his dad was the pastor. The youngest of nine siblings, as a child he was sent to special education with learning disabilities (back then they just called it \u201cdumb\u201d) and for some behavior modification. This experience, his family, and especially his dad shaped the trajectory of his life.<\/p>\n

The rebellious pastor\u2019s kid is a clich\u00e9; they move away from God and His church, and that happened to David as well. Just like the shoemaker\u2019s children who go barefoot, so too the children of busy pastors are neglected as their father pours his time and energy into the church.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_2137\"<\/a>David dealt with this tension by running away from home, but providentially accomplished that via mission trips in his teens. God used those trips to work in David\u2019s heart, who soon put his complete life\u2019s trust in Christ, and responded to God\u2019s calling to serve Him.<\/p>\n

On these trips, he developed a passion for God\u2019s global work and learned to appreciate the diversity of cultures, religions, and peoples. During the school year he\u2019d boldly share his love for Jesus and about his experience serving. One of his teachers once asked, \u201cAre you going to be a preacher like your dad?<\/em>\u201d and David responded, \u201cI\u2019ll do anything God wants me to do except become a preacher like my Dad!\u201d The wounds had not yet healed.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_2189\"<\/a>God planted three seeds in David\u2019s heart during his youth that have since taken root and grown, fertilized by those wounds. First, he developed a deep longing for meaningful relationships. This can be seen in how he prioritizes time with his own family, how he\u2019s turned down career advancement when it wasn\u2019t right for them, and how he consistently limits his work hours. In addition, David and his wife Maryanne have grown the most in small groups of Christ followers where there was authentic sharing, appropriate vulnerability, support, and examples to follow. This relationally-based spiritually formation is why David pursued a Masters in Christian Counseling\u2014a longing to facilitate spiritual and emotional health.<\/p>\n

In his twenties, David put the discord with his dad behind him and this allowed his second passion to take root and grow. With God\u2019s healing he grew a deep love, first for God as Father, and also for the movement known as the church. Eventually he went into full-time pastoral ministry, as a lead pastor in the Christian and Missionary Alliance. The calling to communicate God\u2019s word regularly, clearly, and practically became a great joy. His goal is to consistently cast the vision of the church as a grassroots diverse movement of people who glorify Christ above <\/em>as their king, are enabled by their intimate communion with Christ in them,<\/em> and are called to bring Christ outward to <\/em>others.<\/p>\n

\"1934835_1239107815198_7709439_n\"<\/a>David\u2019s third passion started as a teen but wasn\u2019t fully realized until his mid-thirties. God\u2019s calling to serve globally went onto the back burner when he found his love for the church and became a pastor. David mistakenly thought he had to choose one of two career paths: missionary or pastor. Then he discovered that there are English-speaking churches in most major global cities, filled with people who have been scattered around the world \u2013 God\u2019s diaspora. These people are from dozens of countries; they\u2019re away from their home country due to career opportunities or because they\u2019re immigrants or refugees. A special combination apostolic\/pastoral role is needed to gather together these scattered, diverse peoples into loving community, equip and enable them, then see them scattered out into new places of life and ministry. This apostolic\/pastoral ministry in the context of the global church is the focus of his current research.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_2295\"<\/a>David\u2019s story is a tribute that God can take a wounded, rebellious PK, who struggled academically and socially, and use him for his purposes as a communicator of God\u2019s Word, practitioner of authentic loving community, and catalyst for miss
\nional living.<\/p>\n

David and his wife Maryanne have been happily married for 28+ years. They have two children, Karis (17) and Hannah (14).\u00a0The Young family live near one of the most diverse cities in the world . . . Houston! David is currently a student at George Fox Evangelical Seminary. He is enrolled in the Doctor of Ministry program, is studying Leadership & Global Perspectives, and is a part of the LGP5 Cohort.<\/p>\n

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