Henric Ideström - Worship Pastor - Journey Brooklyn
I will be overseeing the Worship Arts at the Brooklyn location. I’m excited to join a Journey team that is very strategic in their calling to New York City.
BASIC STUFF:
My wife Robin, our son Jeremiah, our Shetland sheepdog Lily and I recently moved to NYC. Robin is studying a Master of Music at Manhattan School of Music, Voice Performance, Opera. My boy is seven and loves the Yankees. We moved from Calgary, Alberta where I was a Pastor of Worship at a local church and a Chair of the Arts at a Christian College. Robin grew up in California and I grew up in Canada. We have been married for 12 years.
BIRTHDAY: October, 3 1970
EDUCATION: My undergrad is in Political Science from University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. My Masters is in Music, Conducting from Azusa Pacific University, Los Angeles, California. I know, it’s a weird combination.
Interests and Favorites
- Places: Highway #1 California coast, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Stockholm
- What's on your iPod: Wide variety, but the top is Sting, BNL, Watermark, Sara Groves
- Books: The Psalms
- What do you TiVo: Letterman, The Daily Show, Eddie Izzard stand-up, Arrested Development, Extras
- Sport Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs
- Movies: Too many, but to name a few; Good Will Hunting, Godfather, Immortal Beloved, Tommy Boy, Crash, Waiting for Guffman, capote, REVERB…
- Hobbies: Running, Hockey
- Dislikes: People on blue tooth talking out loud while walking around the city
- Odd Facts: Scared of heights! The older I get the worse I get and have considered therapy to overcome it.
- Life Scripture: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” - Jeremiah 29:11