Joe and Tori grew up in Missouri and are both alum of Ozark Christian College. Joe and Tori met at OCC and married in 2000. They have 2 children, Jenna and Brock. Joe and Tori have served at 4 churches and have been in church leadership for almost 20 years. They moved to Gainesville in 2013 to lead another local church and in 2018 they joined the Shift staff as Family Pastor. In 2021 Joe moved into the lead role to help lead Shift in a new direction. Joe & Tori are incredibly passionate about creating a space for the rest of us to wrestle with faith and culture.
We are a church within the PEC (Post-Evangelical Collective). This is a group of churches, across the globe, that have been cast aside by the larger evangelical church. While we hold to many of the same tenets of faith, the expression of that faith has driven us outside our Christian homes. To learn more about the PEC please click this LINK . Below are the shared values of all PEC churches and the values we gather around at Shift.
We are committed to being rooted in and formed by the incarnation, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Like the very first Christians who were called “followers of The Way,” we seek to model our lives and ministries after the work of Jesus.
We believe that every person is made in the image of God and are committed to having no restrictions in membership, leadership, sacrament, or anything else based on sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
We believe the way of Jesus should lead to both spiritual and social freedom for all people. Holistic justice is the pursuit of liberation in our selves, church communities, cities, and the world.
We value digging deeply into Scripture while learning widely from various traditions, interpretations, and practices.
We strive to lead with grace in every circumstance, especially within disagreement or conflict.
If you are wanting to get plugged in (small groups, kids, students, volunteer teams) please do so through Meizon's website. Click the link: Meizon Church
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