Mike Adkins, Senior Pastor

Your role at Grace in a nutshell: teaching pastor, vision-casting, general cat-herding

What you love most about your role: Seeing people's lives changed by God

The credentials: Wheaton College, Reformed Theological Seminary

What we'd catch him doing in his spare time: reading, seeing movies, enjoying God outdoors

The loves of his life: Kelly, his boys and Katy Claire, the library, the bookstore

Favorite meal: Bone-out ribeye (see Bobby Hewitt's bio)

Favorite sport: Basketball, tennis

Favorite book: The Bible, Desiring God, The Book of Common Prayer, The Weight of Glory...he reads about 10 books a month so it's hard to pick one

Favorite movie: Dead Poet's Society, The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Gladiator, Braveheart, The Patriot

Favorite band/music: U2, The Police, anything but Michael W. Smith

Favorite destination: any beach, anywhere

Five words that describe you: passionate, focused, thinker, teacher, student

Pet peeve: Questionnaires like this

What makes you laugh? The Colbert Report

What makes you cry? Seeing my children hurt

Something you've recently learned in your relationship with Christ: "This last year, I've learned that I can't be away from talking with God for very long. I'm now compelled to spend time in prayer more than ever."