Meet Patrick McCalla
Teaching Pastor
Bio: Patrick McCalla has been married to Sharmin, his high school sweetheart, for over 20 years and they have 3 children - Ashley, Josiah, and Kyle. Originally from Montana, Patrick has nearly 2 decades of experience as a leader, pastor, teacher, and coach. Pat was educated at Moody Bible Institute and has received numerous degrees from the “School of Hard Knocks”. He has been an active speaker in churches, conferences, seminars, youth camps, and colleges and facilitated strategic meetings nationwide. Upon moving to Phoenix, Pat worked at Food for the Hungry in 2005-2010 where he launched and expanded their City Initiatives Program and coordinated a collaboration of city leaders to tackle the most pressing needs in Phoenix. He is the Assistant Producer of the documentary film ‘branded’ that educates viewers of the problem of child exploitation in North America. Patrick most recently served as President of StreetLight, an organization focused on eradicating child sex slavery.
Favorite Movies: Braveheart, Band of Brothers, Les Miserable, Gladiator, Its a Wonderful Life, Cinderella Man, Remember the Titans
Favorite Food: Steak, Pizza, Hamburgers - almost anything that is not moving anymore
Currently Listening to: I have an eclectic taste in music - classic rock, jazz, christian contemporary, classical...
Blog: www.patmccallablog.com
