Pastor Justin Klatt – Lead Pastor

Name: Justin Klatt

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Been at NorthShore Since: Aug. 2006

Favorite Food: Thai food from Thailand

Favorite Book: ”Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom  (life and ministry is all about relationships)

Favorite Time Killer: Motorcycles, Off-Roading and Gilmore Girls with my girls

Favorite Cartoon Character: Inspector Gadget — Danananaut…Inspector gadget… Danananat hoo hoo, Go gadget go…danannadutntn…Go gadget go, danantutna.

Favorite Quote: ”Go Go Gadget Arm…I mean Leg”

Random Fact: Started driving when I was 8, learned to drive a stick at 11.  Drove a Viper around town when I was 14. I got introuble for that one and could not drive for a month.  Have driven multiple rolls royces, corvettes, porsches, mustangs, cameros, bentleys, limos etc. etc. at my dad’s body shop growing up.  I have also dented and scratched a lot of cars.  I also would take change out of some cars to buy soda from the machine (confession time).  Don’t tell my dad.

Personal Bio

I have been working with students since the summer of 2000, and been a pastor to students since Dec. 2001. – I know, I’m getting old.  I have loved every minute of it.  I started pastoring in Flagstaff Arizona, then I ended up back in Las Vegas at the church I grew up in. That’s when it all happened.  I met the girl who was to become my wife.  She was from Chandler AZ, so I moved here to get to know her better and marry her.  We got hitched in May of 2006 and went to Thailand for an entire month for our honeymoon.  We took over as the Lead Pastors for NorthShore Student Ministries in Aug. 2006.  Janae and I had our first beautiful baby girl in June 2009.  Amazing!!!  Janae and I love students. We love to see students accept Jesus as their savior and live for Him.  We love to see the potential God has given them and help them find out how to use it.  I feel like God has called us to train and equip the next generation of leaders, and the only way students will become leaders is if they are given oppurtunities to lead and serve.  For the first 7 years of pastoring I built youth ministries soley on the leadership and service of adult leaders, leaving the students to just sit and hang out.  Students will never rise up and take charge if we do not give them opportunity to, so that is what I am trying to do.  It has been great to see students respond, step up and lead as we have given them the chance. I can not wait to see what god does with NorthShore in the future.