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Linda Cortis

Paul Brinson

Renny Ryder

FAMILY:

Married 16 years to my beautiful wife Kim, two daughters, Lauryn, a senior in high school, and McKenzey an eighth grader. Both love and play basketball for school and travel ball.

AREAS OF MINISTRY:

Senior Pastor and Founder of Crossover April 2002.  Started with 27 people in a vacant room at Tree City Nursery on Hwy 5 in Blue Ridge.  Crossover moved into our present facilities July, 2007.  Pastor Renny desires to live a Gospel Centered, gratitude filled live and lead Crossover to see multitudes come to love God, love others and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the world.

EDUCATION:

Business, Truett McConnell College/University of Georgia

PREVIOUS LINES OF WORK:

Commercial Construction Superintendent 17 years, for a General Contractor. Self-employed as a residential mountain land developer and home builder for 9 years.

FAVORITE…

Book:  Bible, An Enemy Called Average (Mason); What Every Christian Ought To Know (Rogers); The Pursuit of God (Tozer)

Food:  Sea food and Sue’s Hamburgers.

Snack Food: Popcorn. Peanuts, potato chips (Ruffles low fat) Ha

Music:  Contemporary Christian, Country, 70’s & 80’s Classic Rock

Movie:  Brave Heart, Big Jake, Rio Lobo (Westerns/Adventures)

TV Show:  Best of the West (Outdoor Channel), College Football Saturday (ESPN)

Place in the World:  Colorado, New Zealand, and most anywhere with my girls

Recreational Activities/Hobbies:  Golf, Hunting (Deer/Big Game) Fishing, Girl’s Basketball

Sports Team:  Georgia Bulldogs, Celtics, Falcons.

FAVORITE BIBLE VERSE:

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

THREE PEOPLE I’D LIKE TO MEET:

Billy Graham, George Bush and Jim Shockey

MY HERO:

Kim and Scott White

MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME:

Was a Body Builder and weighed 240 pounds. Trained to be a professional wrestler and quit at last minute (thank you Jesus)!  Beat most of the offensive linemen for the Tampa Bay Buc’s NFL Team in arm wrestling. Sat in Dr. Adrian Rogers office and talked about my calling.