Making it Their Own: Helping Students Navigate Salvation, Assurance, and the Church

September 23, 2018
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180 Ministry
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About

Ministry

180 Ministry

As the high school ministry of Grace Church, 180 teaches students that life is about Christ (Colossians 1:28–29). Our desire is to see students come to true saving faith in Jesus Christ and grow in love, obedience, delight, evangelistic zeal, and service for His glory. We seek to accomplish this through the regular preaching of God’s Word and small group discipleship, which takes place weekly through our Sunday morning service and Wednesday evening Bible studies.

Through intentional investment, we strive to walk with young people as they mature into adulthood and see this season in a teenager’s life as vital toward forming spiritual convictions through understanding, applying, and cherishing God’s Word.

To get connected to a weekly Bible study, visit the Bible study page or contact the Student Ministries office.

Teachers

Josh Petras

Josh served as high school pastor at Grace Community Church from 2014 until 2022 and earned his degree from The Master’s Seminary (M.Div., D.Min). Having been saved in student ministries, Josh has a passion to see young people place their trust in Jesus and become functioning members of the local church. Josh has been married to Katie since 2010, and they have three children—Jude, Chloe, and Sophia.

Nathan Busenitz

Nathan Busenitz began teaching at The Master’s University in 2000 as an adjunct faculty member in the communication department. From 2003–2009, Nathan served as a full-time member of the pastoral staff at Grace Community Church. In 2008, he began teaching historical theology at The Master’s Seminary, and became a full-time faculty member in 2009. He currently co-pastors the Cornerstone fellowship group at Grace Church. Nathan and his wife, Beth, have four children.

Harry Walls

Harry has served at Grace Church as an elder and Fellowship Group pastor and at The Master’s University as the campus pastor. Before his time at Grace Church, Harry served as the senior pastor of Shades Mountain Independent Church in Birmingham, Alabama, where for twenty-seven years he shepherded and gave leadership to a church with a passion to pray, study God’s Word, and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Harry has earned degrees from Brown University, where he played football, and from Liberty University and Seminary, where he served as campus pastor while preparing for pastoral ministry. Harry and his wife, Karon, and have two children.