Staff and Leadership

A “pastor” (or “elder” or “overseer”) is a man who meets the biblical qualifications laid out in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1, and who is appointed to lead, shepherd, teach and care for God’s people in a local church.
Biblically, there is no distinction in office between a “pastor” and and “elder”, but for the sake of clarity we as a church choose to use different verbage for the respective roles since our senior pastor is tasked uniquely with leading the church not only spiritually but also organizationally, and in terms of vision.
We have a team of amazing staff members who handle the day-to-day operations, including managing finances, maintaining church grounds, coordinating events, facilitating teams, and providing support to the pastor.
Biblically, our staff would fall generally under what the Bible calls “deacons” (1 Timothy 3:8-12).
No. We are an independent church that is governed by a plurality of elders.

WORSHIP AND MEDIA
Devin came to SBCC as a young worship intern from Florida in 2014 and never left! He and His wife Raquel (a big wave surfer from Brazil) were married in 2019, and continue to faithfully serve the Lord and point others to Jesus on the North Shore. Devin is a talented songwriter and producer and is the creative mind behind Sunset Beach Worship.

SENIOR PASTOR / ELDER
Jacob and his high school sweetheart Briana grew up on the Garden Island of Kaua’i. They studied on the East Coast, got married in 2008, and have been in full time ministry on O’ahu since 2010. They are loving life on the North Shore with their four kids: Zari, Josiah, Moriah and new baby Eden. Jacob has a heart to teach God’s Word with clarity, to witness the life changing power of the gospel at work, and to equip ordinary followers of Jesus to carry out the mission of Jesus in everyday life.

DISCIPLESHIP SCHOOL
In 2009 Paul and his wife Christy planted Christian Challenge at California State University, Chico from scratch. Since then, they saw a movement of God with over 1,000 college students indicating decisions to become followers of Jesus, with many growing as disciples and learning to multiply their faith. Paul recently took on the role as the National Collegiate Director for the North American Mission Board where he focuses on encouraging, inspiring and equipping collegiate leaders on 900+ college ministries across North America. He also recently launched a interdenominational coaching network for collegiate leaders called Campus Multiplication Network which has provided customized coaching for over 300 leaders from 15 countries. Paul is the author of "Tips for Starting a College Ministry", “Do More With Less Time” and “The Fuel and The Flame: Igniting Your College Campus For Jesus Christ” with Steve Shadrach. Paul has degrees from University of Oklahoma and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Paul and Christy have two children Owen and Evelyn that he loves to surf and skate with whenever he has the chance. You can follow him at @PaulWorcester and check out some of his resources here
https://linktr.ee/paulworcester

Andrew Carrier