Steve Place is Pastor of Mosaic
and is the kind of caring and passionate
guy you'll enjoy getting to know

Family

Wife - Ilse
Children - 5 kids, aged 21 to 31, and one beautiful 2-year-old grandboy
 

Favorite movies

Casablanca, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, High Noon, Rear Window, Dr. Strangelove, Schindler’s List, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Young Frankenstein, The Princess Bride & The In-Laws (the 1979 version!)
 

Favorite TV shows

The Andy Griffith Show – all-time favorite!, Modern Family, Seinfeld, 24, The Amazing Race, The Office…
(used to be favorites) CSI, Law & Order, House
 

Favorite food

Pot Roast or a really good grilled cheese with a dill pickle
 

Best part about working at Mosaic

a Holy Spirit supplied sense of newness – new friends, new experiences and new insights. "See, I am making all things new."
 

Favorite music

Beatles, Motown, Chris Tomlin, Joe Cocker, Van Morrison, the Bobs (Seger & Dylan), and Third Day
 

Favorite coffee house drink

Black, Dark coffee… don’t latte or espresso or otherwise… maybe cream once in a while
 

The perfect day (off)

Watching Baseball (preferably in person), being with people I love (not necessarily at a baseball game)
 

You come from

A great family... and a great town (Grand Rapids)
 

How did you end up at Mosaic?

Ever since I was eleven years old, I wanted to be in advertising – Thanks to Bewitched. I was headed that route when I made it my major at Michigan State University, and eventually ended up with a degree in Telecommunications (TV & Radio). After a very unproductive career in radio, I answered an ad and became (yep, you guessed it) an exterminator for the next 28 years – Okay, maybe you didn't guess that one. Anyway, in retrospect I can see God’s hand in it all. The life experiences, which included my schooling and management career, enabled me to be a more effective communicator.

Working at Cornerstone Church for over 15 years in all things creative (drama, worship planning, music, etc.) eventually led to a full-time staff position in 2007 as Director of Worship and Creative Arts. I was very involved in every aspect of worship planning, from coordinating teams of volunteers to the development and execution of state-of-the-art multimedia-enhanced worship experiences. By the grace of God, I’m now at Mosaic where I feel prepared to lead, teach and encourage others into a relationship with Jesus Christ. Those advertising skills are finally being put to great use as my job now is to present the truth, which is far more compelling and life-transforming than any product ever created!

Sunday Gatherings @ 10:00a

Mosaic Church - 4275 Shaffer Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI - (616)554-4969
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