Ryan is the Lead Pastor of The Community Church (“The Co”) in Forest Lake, MN. He’s passionate about reaching people with questions of faith and believes curiosity is the pathway to experiencing Jesus.
Previously, Ryan served as an Executive Pastor for churches ranging in size from a new church plant to a multisite church with six campuses. He’s also an Unstuck “alumni” who helped pioneer the development of data-based ministry benchmarks and strategic planning tools for multisite churches.
Ryan is a Minnesotan transplant who has embraced phrases like “you betcha” but refuses to play “duck, duck, gray duck.” (Seriously, who says that?!) He and his wife, Emily, along with their daughter, can often be found at the neighborhood park, the local library, or cheering on the Chicago Cubs.
