Chris Drombetta grew up a Chaney kid on Youngstown’s west side, married Sarah at twenty, and has spent decades serving the church in the same Valley that raised him. Today he’s Old North’s Executive Pastor, and if you’ve ever eaten at his table, you already know he an Sarah can cook!

In this episode, Bruce Chimani sits down with Chris to talk about many aspects of his life. Chris talks about the food he grew up on, his early years of marriage, and what life with Sarah and their kids looks like. He opens up about the harder roads he’s walked and what they’ve taught him about leading people. Along the way he reacts to old family photos.

Many of you have known Chris for a long time from a distance, and this is the chance to get to know the pastor who keeps so much of Old North running behind the scenes.

Know Thy Shepherd is a series of conversations with the pastors of Old North Church in Canfield, Ohio.

When Justin Knight was three years old, he left a yard full of playing kids, walked into the neighbor’s house, and took a nap in their bed. Nobody knew where he’d gone.

Justin is the Associate Pastor of Adult Ministry at Old North Church in Canfield, Ohio. In this episode of Know Thy Shepherd, Bruce Chimani sits down with him to talk about growing up reserved, a scavenger hunt blind date at Cedarville University, his apprenticeship at Old North, and the online MDiv he finished along the way. There’s also the matter of a pastor who spends his free time on World War II history.

Bruce brings out old photos and Justin tells the stories behind them, before a round of WWII quiz.

Know Thy Shepherd is a conversation series with the pastors of Old North Church. Each episode is about the person behind the pulpit, and the story of how God made him who he is.

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When Nick Gatzke enrolled at Moody Bible Institute, he was planning to spend his life on the mission field. God had other plans, and they took him from Chicago to Cape Cod to London before they finally brought him home to Old North.

In this episode, Pastor Bruce Chimani sits down with Pastor Nick, Old North’s Senior Pastor, to talk about the man behind the pulpit. Nick talks about growing up, meeting Amy, and the years at Osterville Baptist that shaped him as a young pastor. He opens up about what goes into a sermon before Sunday ever arrives, and what it’s like to be the first among equals as elder and senior pastor.

If you’ve ever been fed by Nick’s preaching, prayed with him up front, or simply wondered how he ended up in Canfield, this is a chance to sit with your pastor and get to know him a little better.

Know Thy Shepherd is a series of conversations with the pastors of Old North Church in Canfield, Ohio.