Bob Griner :: Lead Pastor
Hi, I'm Bob and I'm the Pastor at South Mountain Church. My responsibilities are to cast the vision and direction of our church, and teach God's word. God has given me a desire and passion to see families find and achieve the purpose for which God created them.
My Family: My wife Jennifer, sons Tyler and Cooper live in Chatham. We moved to Jersey from Manhattan specifically to start South Mountain Church. Jennifer and I were married in 2000. Individually, we have called Georgia, Colorado, Washington, D.C., Texas, and Manhattan home. Tyler was born in Manhattan on August 11, 2004 and loves riding his bicycle and digging in the dirt. Cooper was born at Overlook Hospital in Summit on October 30, 2006 and loves turning light switches on and off, and climbing up the stairs when he shouldn't be.
- Birth date: April 15 (Ouch! Income Tax Day)
- Education: Bachelor's in Journalism (A.B.J.) with emphasis in Public Relations from the University of Georgia; Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
- What I did before I became a Pastor: Worked in corporate communications with IBM and National Data Corp, and served as a press officer for a U.S. Senator in Washington, DC.
- Places: Washington, D.C.; Destin, Florida; Riverside Park (79th-96th); and New Zealand
- Type of Music: Contemporary Christian Worship, Jazz, Classical, and almost anything from the 80's
- Music Groups: Chris Tomlin, Charlie Hall, David Sanborn, Journey, The Outfield, Billboard's Top hits from 1980-84
- TV: That 70's Show, Scrubs, Lost—[but who has time for TV]
- Sports Teams: Any division I college football team, Jets, Mets, and the Atlanta Braves
- Movies: Dancer Texas Population 81, So I Married an Axe Murder, Fletch, Doc Hollywood, Monsters Inc., North by Northwest, almost any Jimmy Stewart movie, PBS 14-hour documentary on NYC
- Hobbies: throwing my boys into the air and catching them, camping, mountain biking, tennis, and building just about anything (going the ER because of an accident while I was building something)
- Dislikes: Snakes, sweating for no reason, when my TiVo fills up because it recorded 12 episodes of the Wiggles
- I'm Scared Of: David Blaine
- Quotes to Live By:
- "Life is change, growth is optional."
- "God loves you, I love you, and there's nothing you can do about it."
- "With God on our side, we will make NO small plans."
Sarah Ferguson :: Family Ministry Director
Sarah Ferguson joined the South Mountain staff as Family Ministry Director on June 9, 2008. She is leading all ministries involving families and children from birth - 5th grade.