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Pastor of Small Groups: Rick Leineweber

Rick Leineweber is the Pastor of Small Groups at Virginia Beach Community Chapel. He recently joined the staff of VBCC from a church of 4,000 attendees in Timonium Maryland where he was the Director of Neighborhood Small Groups. Rick has been a Senior Pastor, church planter, consultant, seminar speaker and for the last 13 years has specialized in small group discipleship. He is a graduate of Washington Bible College and has received advanced training in his areas of expertise. Rick is the author of "The Commands of Christ" and numerous articles, small group lessons and skill training packets. Rick resides in Virginia Beach with his dear wife Betsy, younger son, Philip, who attends Liberty University, and their daughter Kimberly, who is a student at Lancaster Bible College. Their older son, Joel, is married and is the lead web designer for Answers in Genesis in northern Kentucky.

Rick's primary responsibility in his role as the Pastor of Small Groups at VBCC is to bring passion (emotional & theological) and strategy to the small group system church-wide. He invests his time in helping the small groups at the church succeed by pouring his life into the elders, the staff & coaches.

Life Verse: Romans 8:29

Favorite Food: Surf & Turf, Nestle Milk Chocolate Turtles, Dr. Pepper, anything Betsy makes.

Life Passion: to see the church that I pastor win seekers, build believers, equip workers and multiply the ministry through reproducers who birth new groups & plant churches at home & abroad.

Favorite Authors: Disciple Making - Bill Hull & Dann Spader; Evangelism - Bill Hybels; Leadership - John Maxwell; Devotional - Chuck Swindoll; Expositional - John MacArthur & Edmond Hiebert; Small Groups ­ Carl George, Bill Donahue & Russ Robinson.

Favorite Study Topics: A study of the life & ministry of Christ in the Harmony of the Gospels. Finding new insights on how to make disciples like Jesus did (1 Jn.2:6). I also like to exegete books of the Bible verse by verse (2 Tim.2:15).

Favorite Sports: Canoeing, Kayaking, Lacrosse, Soccer, Walking with my wife.

Favorite Bible Book: Luke (emphasizes so many transformational indicators that disciples are being made).

Favorite Epistles: 1 Timothy (Leadership Manual); 2 Timothy (Combat Manual); Titus (Conduct Manual).

Favorite Dream: being a part of a church that fulfills the Great Commission in a Great Commandment way.