Executive Pastor
I joined Real Life in 2012, and my role focuses on providing leadership to the staff and running the business/organizational side of the ministry. Preaching isn’t my gift! I run point on building needs, budgets, operations and helping to achieve the strategic direction of the church. I love working with our team in the trenches of ministry. Seeing staff and volunteers lead and accomplish things for God’s Kingdom is very rewarding for me.
I grew up in a hodgepodge of churches. I spent years of my student/young adult life in a Baptist Church and most of my adult years in a local Non-denominational church. I received my Bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership and my Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Regent University.
I am the husband to a wonderful wife who serves in different ministries herself and the dad to three (very busy) boys. Also, I am an avid New York Giants fan and love to kayak fish and play volleyball any chance I get.
Email: bcoates@reallife.church
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