Staff Bio’s
Name: Joshua Kirstine
Title: Lead Pastor
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Family: Spouse: Jennifer (Married 12 years) Kids: Noah, Parker, Natalie
- Deeply passionate about: Discipling leaders who in turn disciple others into life in Christ.
- Loves most about ministry: Preaching the Life Changing Gospel of Jesus Christ and seeing lives transform as old misplaced affections are replaced with new lasting affections in Christ.
- Hope for the future of ODC: That the people who are Olive Drive Church would grow in their satisfaction in Christ in such an overwhelming way that their testimony of Lasting Joy in God and Generous Love for the lost would transform Bakersfield like never before.
- Sports or Arts: Sports – LA Angels, LA Lakers, Denver Broncos, Texas Holdem, ESPN
- Movie or Book: Movie – Organized Crime/Heist Movies & Michael Mann Films
- Morning or Night: Night – I love the night life… I like to boogie! Mornings are the pits!
- Cold or Hot: Hot- Riding my motorcycle is more fun & enjoyable in warm weather.
- Email: JoshuaK@OliveDriveChurch.com
- Twitter: Joshua’s Twitter
- Facebook: Joshua’s Facebook
Name: Bill Magsig
Title: Lead Pastor
Hometown: Houston, TX
Family: Spouse: Mindy Kids: Luke, Levi
- Deeply passionate about: The Gospel, my wife, my kids, my family, my church
- Loves most about ministry: Getting to see firsthand the power of the Gospel transforming people’s lives
- Hope for the future of ODC: That we would live out our mission with authenticity, awe, unity, and joy.
- Sports or Arts: Both – Houston Astros (they’ll be back…), love any art that tells a story
- Movie or Book: Both – Shawshank Redemption, Band of Brothers; as for books, anything by Tim Keller but especially The Prodigal God, and anything by Jonathan Edwards and Charles Spurgeon but especially their sermons
- Morning or Night: Whatever my kids will give me
- Cold or Hot: Hot – reminds me of my wife
- Email: billm@olivedrivechurch.com
- Twitter: Bill’s Twitter
- Facebook: Bill’s Facebook
Name: Mike Gleim
Title: Youth Pastor
Hometown: Fresno CA
Family: Single , 2 siblings: older brother who teaches astrophysics in AZ, older sister who is a graduate student living in the Caribbean.
- Deeply passionate about: Seeing people of all ages and cultures understand the good news of Jesus, and engage in a joyful lifestyle of God-glorifying worship and service to others.
- Loves most about ministry: I love to preach the word, presenting Jesus Christ in clear and applicable ways. I love having discussions about Jesus with people who are skeptical of religion.
- Hope for the future of ODC: My hope for ODC is that every member of our church would greatly understand and passionately exhibit the implications of the gospel. This includes making Bakersfield a great city for Christ through community formation, passionate worship, social justice and cultural renewal that is an overflow of our love for God.
- Sports or Arts: I enjoy playing my guitars and playing frisbee-related sports.
- Movie or Book: Book
- Morning or Night: Night
- Cold or Hot: I like my coffee Hot and my weather cold.
- Email: mikeg@olivedrivechurch.com
- Twitter: Gleim Time
Name: Marilyn Stone
Title: Director of Administration
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Family: Single mom of son Brock
- Deeply passionate about: I am deeply passionate about seeing hurting lives changed by the power of the Gospel.
- Loves most about ministry: I love seeing transformation in people who finally realize that they are loved more than they could possibly imagine.
- Hope for the future of ODC: I hope that the Lord continues to use ODC to effectively minister to those who are broken, needy or lost. I hope that we would be known for our friendly “Come as you are” attitude and that a spirit of humility and genuine love for our neighbor would fill this place no matter what the size of the congregation.
- Sports and the Arts: I competed in the Junior Olympics as a swimmer at the age of 12 and then turned my focus to gymnastics, dance and the performing arts. I love theatre and live performances and am particularly passionate about dance. I continue to take classes and choreograph professionally from time to time. I also love football!
- Movie or Book: BOTH! Some of my favorite movies include The Princess Bride, Jim Carey’s The Grinch, and all of Jane Austin’s novels/movies. I enjoy reading God’s word and have a long list of favorite books; often reading more than one at a time.
- Morning or Night: I am a night owl!
- Cold or Hot: I am often cold so I love warm weather and usually keep my thermostat at 80 to 81 degrees.
- Email: marilyns@olivedrivechurch.com
- Twitter: ODClife
- Facebook: Marilyn Stone
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Family: Spouse: Carrie (Newlyweds) Kids: Looking forward to building a family
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- Email: chrisw@olivedrivechurch.com
Name: Kim Coats
Title: Facilities Manager
Hometown: Stanhope, IA
Family:Spouse: Michelle (Married 35 years)
Kids: Travis & Trevor Grandkids: Tristin, Tatum, Jaxon
- Deeply passionate about: Helping the down & out.
- Loves most about ministry: Sharing the love of Christ.
- Hope for the future of ODC: To be a place where believers and non-believers feel comfortable.
- Sports or Arts: I love watching and playing golf. I also enjoy the theater. Member of Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- Movie or Book: Book definitely. I love the John Grisham mystery genre.
- Morning or Night: Night (the later the better)
- Cold or Hot: High heat/low humidity
- Email: kimc@olivedrivechurch.com
Name: Landen Belardes
Title: The Great Room Worship Director
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Spouse: Single
- Deeply passionate about: I am deeply passionate about sharing the love of Christ with people through music.
- Loves most about ministry: What I love most about ministry is the chance to grow alongside everyone and use my musical abilities to lead people in corporate worship.
- Hope for the future of ODC: My hope for the future of ODC is that we continue to love people as they are and show them the love of Jesus Christ. I hope that we stay unified as a body and acknowledge the importance of every single part!
- Sports or Arts: Hockey and Music!
- Movie or Book: Star Wars!
- Morning or Night: Night
- Cold or Hot: Hot
- Email: landenb@olivedrivechurch.com
- Twitter: Landen’s Twitter
- Facebook: Landen’s Facebook
Name: Scott Smith
Title: Classic Worship Director
Hometown: Chino, CA
Family: Spouse: Peggy (Married 19 years) Kids: Sean (15), Evan (11)
- Deeply passionate about: Spreading the Gospel of Christ by helping people use their gifts.
- Loves most about ministry: Growing with other believers while enjoying our strong heritage as we worship God together.
- Hope for the future of ODC: To meet the needs of our community as we fulfill our Mission as a church.
- Sports or Arts: Arts
- Movie or Book: Book
- Morning or Night: Morning
- Cold or Hot: Cold
- Email: scotts@olivedrivechurch.com
Name: Earl Catlett
Title: Custodian
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Family: Single
- Deeply passionate about: Creating a context whereby people can be transformed by the Gospel.
- Loves most about ministry: The privilege of helping and serving others.
- Hope for the future of ODC: Utilize our campus and resources to best steward what God has entrusted to us.
- Sports or Arts: Sports! Love them all.
- Movie or Book: Books. Spy Novels, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien.
- Morning or Night: Night.
- Cold or Hot: Cold.
Name: Donald Bledsoe
Title: Chairman, Board of Elders
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Family: Spouse: Joanne (Married 44 years) Adult Children: Christina Frederick, Suzanne Rappleye, Ashley Bledsoe
- Deeply passionate about: Seeing Olive Drive Church develop to its fullest potential.
- Loves most about ministry: The ability to actually make a difference in the life of a church and its people.
- Hope for the future of ODC: We are at the start of an exciting new chapter in the life of an old established church.
- Sports or Arts: I love to follow NASCAR and other forms of auto racing.
- Movie or Book: “Band of Brothers” and other books by Stephen Ambrose.
- Hobbies: Motorcycle Riding, using my 5th wheel trailer, and enjoying my six grandchildren.
- Email: donb@olivedrivechurch.com
- Twitter: @donbledsoe
- Facebook: Donald Bledsoe
Name: Darren McKinsey
Title: Elder
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Family: Spouse: Kelly (Married 23 years) Kid: Cory(23)
- Deeply passionate about: The church knowing and living the Gospel of Christ.
- Loves about the ministry: The people of ODC and the hope that we share in Christ.
- Hope for the future of ODC: That we as a church live as if Christ were coming for us tomorrow.
- Sports or Arts: Hunting, fishing and camping.
- Movie or Book: (Movie) Tombstone, (Book) King Leopold’s Ghost
- Morning or Night: Both
- Cold or Hot: Temperate
- Extrovert or Introvert: Extrovert
- Email: darrenm@olivedrivechurch.com
Name: Rob Barber
Title: Elder
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Family: Spouse: Laurie(Married 18 years) Kids: Ashley (22), Hannah (16), Caleb (13)
- Deeply passionate about: Growing in faith and knowledge of the gospel.
- Loves most about ministry: I love seeing God being glorified through the gifts of brothers and sisters in Christ when the gifts He has given us are being used to serve one another.
- Hope for the future of ODC: That we would be a church where our diversity and love for each other can only be attributed to the transforming power of the gospel.
- Sports or Arts: Snow Skiing
- Movie or Book: The Princess Bride & Lord of The Rings.
- Morning or Night: Wanna-be morning person/night owl.
- Cold or Hot: Hot.
- Extrovert or Introvert: Extrovert who can be a little introverted around new people.
- Email: robb@olivedrivechurch.com
Name: Vic Posey
Title: Elder
Hometown: Taft, CA
Family: Bride: Amanda (Married 19 years); Kids: 2
- Deeply passionate about: Creating a context by which families can grow in Christ.
- Loves most about ministry: Working with & getting to know people while spreading the good news of Jesus Christ.
- Hope for the future of ODC: To continue to see God unify our congregation to fulfill the mission he has given us.
- Sports or Arts: Motorsports / Baseball / Music
- Movie or Book: Movie.
- Morning or Night: Morning.
- Cold or Hot: Cold.
- Email: vicp@olivedrivechurch.com
Name: Ed Childres
Title: Elder
Hometown: Carmichael, CA
Family: Spouse: Virginia (Married 35 years) Kids: Rebecca (33), Joseph (31), Isaac (29)
- Deeply passionate about: Loving those around me well.
- Loves most about ministry: Serving others
- Hope for the future of ODC: Stability so that depth of walk can return to the focus
- Sports or Arts: Sailing
- Movie or Book: Latitude 38 (magazine/newspaper)
- Morning or Night: Morning
- Cold or Hot: Cold, but hot does have some advantages
- Email:edc@olivedrivechurch.com
Name: Bob Miller
Title: Elder
Hometown: New Castle, PA
Family: Spouse: Jutta (Jaye) (Married 10 years) Kids: 5 – ages 25 to 44
- Deeply passionate About: becoming moldable and useable for Christ’s sake to touch lives with the love of Jesus – always knowing that the Holy Spirit will do the work not me.
- Loves most about ministry: I enjoy being involved in intercessory and healing prayer. I also like to be in many ministries, as I love watching and assisting others in the effort to share the gospel through actions of reaching out with praise and prayer support.
- Hope for the future of ODC: I believe that God is not through with the church here at ODC, I feel that there is much in store that He will pour out on us and I want to be a part of that. 2 Chronicles 7:14
- Sports or Arts: Arts! I love quilting and enjoy sharing and being around all forms of needle art
- Movie or Book: Movie – The outlaw Josey Wales
- Morning or Night: Night – Morning is really good
- Cold or Hot: Hot- Riding my motorcycle is a freedom that I enjoy.
- Email: bobm@olivedrivechurch.com
Name: Craig Hendersen
Title: Elder
Hometown:
Family: Spouse: Dawn Hendersen Kids: Lindsey and Christian
- Deeply passionate About: Living for Jesus
- Loves most about ministry: Serving people
- Hope for the future of ODC: Share the gospel of Jesus with more folks in Bakersfield
- Sports or Arts: “Cyclocross” A cross between on-road and off-road bicycle racing
- Movie or Book: Movie
- Morning or Night: Morning
- Cold or Hot: Hot
- Email: craigh@olivedrivechurch.com
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