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Say Hello to Ryan Guard

High School Pastor

When did you join MISSION staff? 

June of 2009. 

Where did you go to school?

I went to Coronado High School in Scottsdale and then graduated from Arizona State University. At this rate, I'll be in seminary until I'm Mark's age.

What is your family like?

I've been married to Lindsay since March of 2007 and we adopted our son Griffin in November of 2010.

Where were you born? 

Phoenix, AZ at Good Samaritan Hospital on Thanksgiving Day in 1978.

What was your most recent purchase?

Tickets to a Spring Training game.

What are you currently listening to?

Sleeping at Last's "Yearbook" albums, the soundtrack to the TV show "Lost" and "Grace Ocean" by Brian Wurzell.

What is something most people don't know about you?

I can tell what number you press on a phone by hearing the unique sound the number makes.

What are you currently reading?

The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen, You Can Change by Tim Chester and The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. 

If you were on a deserted island and could only bring 3 things, what would they be?

My bible, a small airplane and an axe.

Where is the best place in the Valley to get Mexican food?

Macayo's!