Mark Rouse - Journey-Queens & Journey-Brooklyn Pastor
My name is Mark Rouse and I'm the pastor of Journey-Queens. I also oversee the mission teams that come to NYC to serve with The Journey. I truly enjoy investing in and leading people and watching other people do great things for God is what motivates me to give my best to God.
BASIC STUFF:
I’ve lived most of my life in Buffalo, NY, but I also spent three years in North Carolina, where I was a fourth-grade teacher. I met an awesome girl, named Rebecca, while living in NC and on June 11, 2005, I made a great decision when I married her! A few weeks after our wedding, we moved back to Buffalo where I started my journey as a pastor.
In August of 2008, our daughter Kaia entered this world and she is an absolute blessing. During the summer of 2008, God led my family and I to NYC to be a part of the awesome team at The Journey. I’m honored to be a part of what God is doing at The Journey and I’m excited to see what He has in store!
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BIRTHDAY: September 17, 1980
EDUCATION: B.A. in Elementary and Special Education; Daemen College (Amherst, NY)
Interests and Favorites
- Places: Queens! Wrightsville Beach in Wilmington, NC and India.
- What's on your iPod: There’s mostly podcasts on my ipod, but I think Hillsong, David Crowder Band, and Lee McDerment are on there as well. I also like the sound of classic Motown.
- Books: Wild Goose Chase, The E-Myth, The Performance Factor, Launch
- What do you TiVo: The Office, Seinfeld, 24
- Sport Teams: Buffalo Bills
- Movies: Anchorman, Ocean’s Eleven, Old School... I can’t sit still long enough to watch most movies.
- Hobbies: I'm not sure if it's a hobby, but I'd choose hanging out with my daughter over everything else. I like watching football and basketball.... I like golf too, but I rarely play.
- Dislikes: I hate having things in my pockets and I don’t like tofu.
- Odd Facts: I can blow bubbles out of my mouth and I can’t sleep without a fan right next to my head.
- Life Scripture: “Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!” 1 Corinthians 9:24