Nick Cash
Executive Pastor
nick@ccclive.org
I was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, where the foundations of my faith were laid by a host of wonderful Sunday School teachers and volunteer youth leaders. After graduating from Hardaway High School, I moved to Rome, Georgia, where I attended Shorter University. I met my wife, Dianna, at Shorter! We moved back to Columbus after college and worked for Teen Advisors for 10 years before God called us into full-time missions overseas with Mercy Ships.
We have a son, Eli, and three daughters: Caroline, Emma, and Zoe. Our family joined Christ Community in 2004, and CCC has been our church-home ever since. During our five years in Africa, I completed a Master of Divinity degree and the Free Methodist ordination process. It is such a joy and privilege to get to serve CCC and be a part of all that God is doing in and through this amazing church!
In 2020, I completed my Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Biblical Seminary with a focus on personal and corporate discipleship. It is my deep conviction that every person can become a successful follower of Jesus, and I have a desire to help awaken people to that capacity, and equip them for a life of knowing God, loving God, and living abundantly in His love!
Check out my discipleship web site at LikeTreesPlanted.com, and listen to my discipleship podcast called Practical Faith!
Life verses: Zephaniah 3:17 – "The Lord your God is with you. He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you. He will quiet you with His love. He rejoices over you with singing!” Jeremiah 17:7-8 – “Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and whose confidence is in God. They will be like trees planted by the water, sending down its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in the year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
Favorite foods: Reese’s Cups and Cherry Coke. And Cheddar Cheese Pretzel Combos. And Golden Donuts. And Clearview BBQ’s chipped sammiches. Oh! and pizza, carrots, steak, Caesar salad, and fresh-picked blueberries. And Extreme Moose Tracks.
Favorite movie: It’s a two-way tie between “Tommy Boy” and “Dumb and Dumber”. Other finalists would include “The Wedding Singer,” “Les Miserables,” “Newsies,” “Elf,” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Hobbies, pastimes and interests: Sports, music, and travel. More specifically soccer, frisbee, running; singing, guitar, piano, drums; road trips, international travel, and eventually space travel, then time travel :-)
Ambitions / aspirations: Educationally, I am currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Biblical Seminary. Professionally, I am eager to serve in ministry leadership, helping people take ownership of a Spirit-provided vision, and then facilitating the process of helping people accomplish that vision. It is my deep conviction that every person God has made can become a successful follower of Jesus, and I have a desire to help awaken people to that capacity, and equip them for a life of knowing God, loving God, and living abundantly in His love! Physically, I have a goal to complete a 10k run (without stopping or walking) – I’ve never done that before.
What I like to read: John Bunyan, C.S. Lewis, Brennan Manning, and Relevant magazine.
People are surprised to know: I don’t like coffee. Or ice in my Coke. I do like ice in milk, and in orange juice. But I don’t like milk in cereal. It’s weird, I know :-)
Best counsel / advice I ever received: Don’t confuse principles with preferences – and vice versa.
What I enjoy most about serving at CCC: It’s home! Among the wonderful staff and members of CCC, I feel truly wanted, accepted, and empowered. At CCC, I can fully engage the gifts, passions, life experiences, and ministry calling that God has given me for His glory.
We have a son, Eli, and three daughters: Caroline, Emma, and Zoe. Our family joined Christ Community in 2004, and CCC has been our church-home ever since. During our five years in Africa, I completed a Master of Divinity degree and the Free Methodist ordination process. It is such a joy and privilege to get to serve CCC and be a part of all that God is doing in and through this amazing church!
In 2020, I completed my Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Biblical Seminary with a focus on personal and corporate discipleship. It is my deep conviction that every person can become a successful follower of Jesus, and I have a desire to help awaken people to that capacity, and equip them for a life of knowing God, loving God, and living abundantly in His love!
Check out my discipleship web site at LikeTreesPlanted.com, and listen to my discipleship podcast called Practical Faith!
Life verses: Zephaniah 3:17 – "The Lord your God is with you. He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you. He will quiet you with His love. He rejoices over you with singing!” Jeremiah 17:7-8 – “Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and whose confidence is in God. They will be like trees planted by the water, sending down its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in the year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
Favorite foods: Reese’s Cups and Cherry Coke. And Cheddar Cheese Pretzel Combos. And Golden Donuts. And Clearview BBQ’s chipped sammiches. Oh! and pizza, carrots, steak, Caesar salad, and fresh-picked blueberries. And Extreme Moose Tracks.
Favorite movie: It’s a two-way tie between “Tommy Boy” and “Dumb and Dumber”. Other finalists would include “The Wedding Singer,” “Les Miserables,” “Newsies,” “Elf,” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Hobbies, pastimes and interests: Sports, music, and travel. More specifically soccer, frisbee, running; singing, guitar, piano, drums; road trips, international travel, and eventually space travel, then time travel :-)
Ambitions / aspirations: Educationally, I am currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Biblical Seminary. Professionally, I am eager to serve in ministry leadership, helping people take ownership of a Spirit-provided vision, and then facilitating the process of helping people accomplish that vision. It is my deep conviction that every person God has made can become a successful follower of Jesus, and I have a desire to help awaken people to that capacity, and equip them for a life of knowing God, loving God, and living abundantly in His love! Physically, I have a goal to complete a 10k run (without stopping or walking) – I’ve never done that before.
What I like to read: John Bunyan, C.S. Lewis, Brennan Manning, and Relevant magazine.
People are surprised to know: I don’t like coffee. Or ice in my Coke. I do like ice in milk, and in orange juice. But I don’t like milk in cereal. It’s weird, I know :-)
Best counsel / advice I ever received: Don’t confuse principles with preferences – and vice versa.
What I enjoy most about serving at CCC: It’s home! Among the wonderful staff and members of CCC, I feel truly wanted, accepted, and empowered. At CCC, I can fully engage the gifts, passions, life experiences, and ministry calling that God has given me for His glory.