Senior Pastor - Rev. Brad Lehman
Pastor Brad is the oldest of three children. His earliest recollections are of attending church with his family. He trusted Christ at age 15 at a summer camp and became involved in young peoples during high school. After high school, he attended Word of Life Bible Institute in Schroon Lake, NY for the one year program (1982). During that year he sensed God calling him to vocational ministry. Returning to Canada, he completed a Bachelor of Theology degree (1985) at Ontario Bible College (now Tyndale) and a Bachelor of Arts degree at York University (1987).
Pastor Brad began a Pastoral Internship at West Toronto Baptist Church, then co-pastored for a year, and eventually became the pastor. He remained there for three years. During that time, he married his wife, Beth (June 1987), whom he had known since Junior High. Following West Toronto, he attended Dallas Theological Seminary in Texas and graduated four years later with a Masters of Theology degree (1993).
Following seminary graduation, Brad became an Associate Pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Chatham, ON, where he served for six years. In 1999, he was called as Senior Pastor of Westside Baptist Church in Hamilton, ON. He came as the Senior Pastor of Humbervale Park Baptist Church in July, 2005.
Pastor Brad and his wife, Beth, have four children: twin sons Ben and Josh, and two daughters, Charissa and Angela. Pastor Brad's interests are broad. He loves to read a wide variety of literature, from classic stories to news magazines. He enjoys watching and participating in various sports, such as basketball, hockey, tennis, weight-lifting, swimming, and cycling. He loves the out-of-doors, especially Muskoka in the summertime when he can retreat to a family cottage.
Contact Pastor Brad: humbervalepark@bellnet.ca
Youth Pastor - Dan Young
Having originally started at Humbervale as the Junior High intern during his time at Bible college, Dan returned to Humbervale Park Baptist as full time youth pastor in the fall of 2007. Dan comes with a broad spectrum of youth ministry experience through various churches, youth drop-in centres, and camp counseling.At Humbervale, Dan tries to run youth groups that are serious on both spirituality and fun, that looks out to the community, and that try to overcome the world through Jesus' love.
Dan is a graduate of Tyndale University College here in Toronto, where he completed a B.A. in Religious Studies. Learning has always been one of Dan's passions and he generally enjoys learning about any topic, although his current interests are in New Testament studies, organic and missional church theology, and English literature. He hopes one day to continue his education in Biblical studies.
Liking Humbervale so much, Dan lives right next door to the church with his wife Beth. Together, they hope to live out their days raising children, engaging in local active Christianity, eating cookies and dancing.
Contact Dan: dan.b.young@gmail.com