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Paul R. Beresford, Senior Pastor
Paul Beresford was born in Northeast Ohio and lived there for most of his life. While working at Lincoln Electric, Paul felt the call of God to service in full time ministry. He spent fifteen years as the Pastor of Calvary Fellowship Baptist Church in Painesville. While serving as Pastor, he and his wife, Carol, worked together and founded Hannah’s Home, a non-profit ministry that houses and meets the needs of young girls in crisis pregnancy. After several years of ministry in Painesville, Paul and Carol were lead by God to South Florida were he currently serves as the Senior Pastor at The First Baptist Church in the Village of Tequesta. In his ten years in Tequesta, Paul has also served as chaplain for the Village of Tequesta and he and Carol, with God's help, lead in the development of Hannah's Home South Florida in the fall of 2010.
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What do you like most about serving at Tequesta's Church?
Preaching and teaching God's Word and ministering to our people.
What is your favorite way to spend time with your family?
Watching family movies with Carol.
Where did you grow up?
Parma, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.
What is your favorite scripture?
Philippians 1:3-6, wonderful encouragement to God's people; Romans 8:1, God loves me as He loves His own Son--I am free to be myself.
Besides the Bible, what book have you read that changed your life?
50 Days of Heaven by Randy Alcorn.
What is the most listened to song on your ipod?
Anything Classical and the Dave Brubek Quartet.
Other than Bible characters, who is your hero?
Jerry Falwell
Where did you propose to Carol?
In the sunroom of my parents home in Medina, Ohio while listening to Misty by Julie London.
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Mark James, Worship Pastor
After serving for several years as a part-time worship leader, Mark James left a career in business to follow God's call on his life in 2000. He has since served as the Worship Pastor at Tequesta's First Baptist Church. He and his wife, Mary, reside in Jupiter with their three children, Aaron, Taylor, and Veronica.
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What do you like most about serving at Tequesta's Church?
Ministering to people that Christ died for. That means everyone.
What is your favorite way to spend time with your family?
Traveling, going out to eat, worshipping together.
Where did you grow up?
Wilmington, Illinois, a small farm town about an hour south of Chicago.
What is your favorite scripture?
James 4:6, God resists the proud, but gives strength to the humble.
Besides the Bible, what book have you read that changed your life?
Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby
What is the most listened to song on your ipod?
What ipod? I still like popping in a CD and listening to How Great is Our God.
Other than Bible characters, who is your hero?
My Dad
Where did you propose to Mary?
Sitting on a foot bridge in a park in Cedarville, Ohio.
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Kieron Sharpe, Student Pastor/Counseling
Born in Kingston Jamaica and migrating to New York City as a 13 year old, Kieron Sharpe (graduate school trained counselor and educator), raised his family on Long Island, NY. He served as the Dean of Students, Chaplain, and later as Principal of a secondary Christian School there. The Lord brought him and his family to Jupiter, FL in 2001, to serve in a similar capacity. He and Barbara with their three daughters, became involved with Tequesta’s First Baptist church that same year. In 2003, the church began a search for a Counselor/Youth Pastor. He responded to this call and has served in this capacity since. Additionally, He serves alongside the lead pastor, Paul Beresford as Chaplain of the Tequesta Police and Fire-Rescue Departments.
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What do you like most about serving at Tequesta’s Church?
Sharing, counseling, and teaching from the scriptures and seeing the 'light' come on when they get it.
What is your favorite way to spend time with your family?
Road trips together or simply being together in any activity; eating together and devotions together.
Where did you grow up?
I was born in Kingston Jamaica and moved to New York when I was twelve.
What is your favorite scripture?
2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
Besides the Bible, what book have you read that changed your life?
Wisdom Hunter, Wild at Heart, and Bondage Breaker
What is the most listened to song on your iPod?
God of Wonders
Other than Bible characters, who is your hero?
Men and women who serve our country; Batman
Where did you propose to Barbie?
A local park in Chatanooga, TN
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John Mozingo, Administration/Education Pastor
John and his wife, Melinda, came to Tequesta's Church in the summer of 1990 as newlyweds. Both were teachers in a local Christian school. After several years serving in children's ministry and worship, John obeyed the call on his life to full-time ministry. John has served as Education and Administration Pastor since the summer of 2002.
John and Melinda have five children, Haylee, Colton, Jacob, Chloe and Travis. Melinda is a home school mom and continues to serve with John in the children's ministry.
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What do you like most about serving at Tequesta’s Church?
I love working with the kids and seeing the lights come on as the Holy Spirit teaches them.
What is your favorite way to spend time with your family?
I love camping and hiking with my family. Nothing beats spending time in God’s creation with the one’s I love the most.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Fairfax, Virginia—twenty minutes west of Washington DC and twenty minutes east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. What a great place to be a kid.
What is your favorite scripture?
I love the book of Malachi. It is a great reminder that God is not interested in our going through the motions of worship but that he is seeking followers that will abandon all and truly worship Him.
Besides the Bible, what book have you read that changed your life?
Addicted to Mediocrity by Frankie Schaffer and Radical by David Platt—the first reminds me that God deserves the best of me, the second reminds me that others deserve God’s best through me.
What is the most listened to song on your iPod?
Casting Crowns and Billy Joel (don't tell Pastor Paul)
Other than Bible characters, who is your hero?
My Dad. I’ve never known a man with more integrity than my own father.
Where did you propose to Melinda?
In a park by a small lake in Clearwater, Florida the night before we graduated college.
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Michael Richardson, College and Young Adults Pastor
Mike serves as the College & Young Adult Pastor at Tequestas's Church. He has a passion for reaching people with God’s love, helping them grow closer to Christ, and helping them to discover their place in God’s Kingdom. Mike holds a Master of Divinity from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and has served at churches in Florida and Ohio.
Mike met his wife Natalie in third grade and they were married after college at Tequesta's Church in 2006. They now live in Tequesta with their energetic, Elmo-obsessed daughter Eliza.
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What do you like most about serving at Tequesta’s Church?
I love serving at a church that is solely about building God’s Kingdom here in South Florida and around the world. I also love working with our staff who is always thinking of ways to break down barriers to the Gospel. My wife Natalie grew up at TFBC, so serving here feels a lot like home.
What is your favorite way to spend time with your family?
My family loves going on walks together and playing at the park. My wife Natalie and I love eating out and sipping lattes at Starbucks. Natalie humors me by watching basketball with me, and I return the favor by watching a few Food Network shows with her.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up right here in northern Palm Beach County. My dad is also a pastor in the area.
What is your favorite scripture?
My favorite passage of scripture is Philippians chapter 2. This passage causes me to think so many things. Every time I think of the passage or read it I am humbled that Christ left heaven for us, and that he lived such a tough life for us. I am also forced to think about how I live my own life and to try to measure up to the “others centered” life that Christ lived.
Besides the Bible, what book have you read that changed your life?
I enjoy reading anything that discusses creative ways to reach people with God’s love, but a couple books that stand out are Let the Nations be Glad by John Piper, Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren, and Simple Church by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger.
What is the most listened to song on your ipod?
Like a Lion by the David Crowder Band.
Other than Bible characters, who is your hero?
My dad and every other pastor that will go down unnamed in church culture, but will be highly known in eternity for their constant giving of their self for the Kingdom of God.
Where did you propose to Natalie?
I proposed to my wife Natalie on the beach at the Ritz-Carlton in Palm Beach. Still can’t believe she said yes!
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