Leadership > Shawn Moore, Pastor

I was born in Des Moines, Iowa (insert joke here). My family moved to Minnesota when I was 7, I’ve been here for about 32 years. I’m a city kid raised in South Minneapolis. I spent 4 years in the Navy seeing the world, I’ve been to Japan (fun), China (fun), Korea (fun), the Philippians (fun), Australia (fun), Saipan (fun), and the Persian Gulf (not so fun).

I was stationed in Guam for years (very fun). I recently went to South Africa with a reconciliation delegation, and that's where the idea for St. Paul Mosaic got its birth. My favorite food is any kind of oriental type dish; I could eat egg rolls all day long. After the navy I spent 7 years working at Mall of America, I became a verbal Judo and defensive tactics instructor (I can take “laying of hands” to the next level if needed :)

Later I became a police Officer for the city of Brooklyn Center. I have an associate’s degree in Law Enforcement from North Hennepin Community college, bachelors in Ministries from North Western Bible College, a Masters in Global and Contextual studies from Bethel Seminary, and I’m currently working on a Doctorate of Education at Hamline University. Let’s just say, I really don’t like school :)

A source of true happiness in my life is my family, there’s the boss, my Green Bay packer loving wife Jessica, my Daughter Olivia who is 5 going on 16, and my son Mathias who is a super-hero in training.

My favorite Verse comes out of my favorite book of the bible: Proverbs 1:7, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise instruction.

If I had to pick one element it would be water, it takes on many forms from liquid, to gas, to solid. It is beautiful, it is to be respected, it replenishes, and it also powerful, water is not to be taken lightly.

As I reflect on reconciliation, I’m drawn to two places, the first being one of perfection and unity, the second one of discord and anguish. Reconciliation is first and foremost a work of God and it is perfect, it transcends any form of reconciliation produced, or attempted by man, which leads to the second thing, in our sinful state we struggle to be reconciled, to be reconcilers, and to work as agents of reconciliation. We fail to see our short comings or minimize them, we refuse to forgive and allow ourselves to be caught up in our privileges. There is no higher call then to be reconciled to God, to yourself, and to those around you, and at the same time there is no greater struggle then to do all three.