Dr. Chris Cadenhead

Senior Pastor

813.253.3411 ext. 39

ccadenhead@bayshorebaptistchurch.com

I have a passion for preaching the word of God, for deepening the worship life of God’s people, and for helping the community of faith to connect its story with the story of redemption being told in and through Jesus Christ.

My wife, Heather, and I have been married for almost fourteen years.  For thirteen of those years she and I have worked together on church staff.  Sharing ministry and marriage has been a wonderful combination, but we are at a season of life in which we are ready for Heather to step away from the demands of vocational ministry. We have two beautiful daughters, Ashlyn and Addie, who are growing up unbelievably fast.

As for me, I have pastored two congregations over the last thirteen years. I love the local church and am blessed that God has called me to serve it. I truly enjoy the work of a pastor. Whether it is preaching, visiting the sick, preparing for a committee meeting, or moving tables and chairs for a fellowship meal, there is nothing more satisfying to me than being a part of what God is doing through His people.

WHY MINISTRY?  Having trying to go in other directions I finally realized that this was God's call on my life and that therefore nothing else would satisfy.

THE CHURCH I SEE:  A church that transcends the trite disctinctions this world uses ( such as Liberal/Conservative, Republican/Democrat, Traditional/Contemporary) and focuses on wrestling with the truly incredible mystery that God, by his grace, has chosen to include us in his plan to redeeem the whole world back to himself.

FAVORITE THING ABOUT BAYSHORE?  It is a place of incredible diversity, a place where the strong traditions of the past meet with openess and excitement with the challenges of the present, confident that Jesus taking us somewhere good!

USELESS FACTS:

What is the best thing to eat for breakfast? If somebody else is willing to cook it, the answer is "anything!"

Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some? I'd bury it in the kitchen garbage can.  No one in my house ever thinks to take out the trash, so it would be absolutely be safe there.

What do you dip a chicken nugget in? It depends on what part of the chicken that nugget comes from.

As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I realized early in life that the NBA wasn't an option, so if figured I'd either be a fireman or a physics professor.

How do you eat oreos? I don't.  My daughters eat them all before I get home.

What is your favorite color? Pink.  It reminds me how blessed I am to have daughters.

What is your best friend's name? My wife, Heather.   Nobody else would have put up with me for almost 15 years!

Have you ever met a celebrity? True story:  I once had dinner with Evander Hollifield's ex-girlfriend.  Does that count?

How many countries have you visited? Mexico, Germany, Romania, India, Canada, and Texas.

Can you hula hoop? only when no body is looking

What is your favorite holiday? There is nothing quite like Christmas morning!

Do you like your peanut butter creamy or crunchy? Crunchy peanut butter is an evil conspiracy!  Honestly, have you ever tried to spread it on a piece of bread?

What is the last good book you've read? The Kite Runner

Name a song you know all of the words to: Anything produced by Disney in the last five years.  Like I said, I have daughters!

What was your first job? Bagging groceries at the Food Lion.  And that was back when we used real bags.  Bagging groceries was truly an art form in those days.