Brad Franklin is the founding pastor of Lakeside Church. He came to Folsom in 1987 as a church planter and began Lakeside with a telemarketing campaign. His ministry has been blessed and Lakeside continues to grow steadily offering several Sunday worship gatherings. He leads a team of dedicated pastors and ministry directors. Lakeside relocated to the present 28-acre site in Folsom in September of 2001.

Before coming to Folsom, Brad served as a missionary in the Philippines, and in churches in Portland, Oregon and Scotts Valley, California. He received his Bachelors Degree in Religious Studies from Westmont College, Masters of Divinity Degree in Pastoral Ministry from Western Seminary and completed his Doctor of Ministry from Bethel Seminary in June 2002.

Brad belongs to the Folsom Chamber of Commerce and is active in the annual National Day of Prayer Breakfast.

Brad and his wife, Donna, are the parents of three children – Breck, Bryce, and Bethany. When not at work, Brad plays men’s softball, runs occasionally in various competitions, plays hysterically bad golf and even jumped out of a plane (with a parachute).

Brad has established the mission of Lakeside Church as transforming as many people as possible into passionate and productive followers of Jesus. He is leading the people of Lakeside in reaching up to God in worship, reaching out to neighbors in the community and reaching in to others within the church.

Mike Klockenbrink was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 24, 1956. Mike joined the U.S. Navy in 1975 and served as an X-ray technician and Labor and Delivery Room Technician. This experience allowed Mike to deliver his second son, Kyle. Mike became a paramedic for the city of Zion, IL in 1978 and served in a volunteer capacity for two years.

Mike met his wife, Tracy in 1981 and was married in July of 1984. They have three boys – Eric, Kyle, and Kory. When not at work, Mike is involved in karate with his boys, likes to play softball, golf, bowling and horseshoes.

Mike worked for W.W. Grainger Industrial Supply for 16 years in many different capacities from branch manager, regional quality manager, district sales manager and regional operations manager. Before coming to serve at Lakeside Church, Mike was asked when he was going to “quit climbing the corporate ladder and start climbing the Kingdom ladder.” January 2000 was the answer.

Mike has several different aliases around Lakeside: Dr. Phil, Mr. Soon, Sledge and most recently HR or Hot Rod.

Mike’s blog:
Church Executive

Some of Mike’s favorites are:
Bible verse: I Corinthians 10:13
Car: 1969 Boss 302
Wife: Tracy
Sport to play: Karate
TV Show: 24

Jeff was born in New York and moved to San Jose, CA when he was nine years old. He enjoyed growing up in a church-going family, but personally received Jesus Christ as His Lord and Savior while attending camp at the age of 13.

Since that time, Jeff has enjoyed an amazing adventure following Jesus into youth ministry, small group development, church planting and most recently developing a unique regional church planting ministry called The ARM Network.

Jeff is thrilled to join the Lakeside team and his heart is to reach the lost in our community and to the ends of the earth through various means including helping people share their personal faith stories to starting new faith communities. Another passion of Jeff’s is to help Lakeside continue to be a resource to other ministries in the region who also want to be “world-changers” by sharing the good news of Jesus Christ!

Jeff and his wife Heather met while attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and have been married since 1991. They enjoy their primary ministry of parenting three boys. Jeff is passionate about his family, devours books, is most inspired while backpacking above tree line equipped with a pen and journal, gets a rush out of March Madness every year (still has a dream to attend a NCAA Final Four tournament), and appreciates fine art…Star Wars, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Braveheart to name a few!!

But most importantly, Jeff is devoted to His Master, His King and is committed to spending his life to the end of making His name more famous, the Name above all Names, Jesus Christ.

As the Pastor of Student Ministry and Young Adults, Sean Miller leads Eighteen24—Lakeside’s College/20 Something Ministry, oversees and mentors our Encounter (High School) and MSM (Middle School) Directors and develops emerging leaders through Lakeside’s internship program. He is really excited to be here, doing what God has given him a deep passion for!

Sean was born in Boulder CO, but moved to San Jose when he was five, and became a follower of Christ in College.

He attended San Jose Christian (now William Jessup University), where he received a B.A. in Bible and Theology with minors in Youth Ministry and Missions and where he was an All-American basketball player in the National Bible and National Christian College Athletic Associations.  He received his Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership from Bethel Seminary.

He met his wife Holly in college and was interested in pursuing a life as a missionary, but ended up in Youth Ministry at his home church in Los Gatos, where he first developed his enduring passion for working with College/Young Adults.

Since starting full-time ministry in 1993, Sean has been able to work with Middle School, High School, College/Young Adults, Young Marrieds, & Young Families, Men’s Ministry, Small Groups.

Sean has been married to Holly since 1994 and has 3 children. He loves spending time with friends and family—preferably with a great cup of coffee! Some of Sean’s favorites include:

Pastimes: Beach, ultra cycling, golf, running, napping, playing with my kids….

Movies:
Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Braveheart, Forest Gump, Hoosiers, Crash.

Books:
Mere Christianity, Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, Waking the Dead, The Making of A Leader, The Pursuit of Holiness, The Ragamuffin Gospel, Your God is too Safe, In the Name of Jesus, Aqua Church, The Critical Journey, Diary of An Old Soul, Scripture As Communication, Knowing God, Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, Grisham Novels,

Coffee:
Strong, dark, social.

Snack:
Coffee.

Music Artists/Bands:
Crowder, Joshua Radin and The Hotel Cafe Tour, Coldplay, U2, Old-School Neil Diamond and John Denver (yeah, that’s right…straight out of of Colorado!!!).

Verse:
“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 will rejoice over you with singing.” -Zephaniah 3:17

Quote:
“The glory of God is Man fully alive.” ~Irenaeus, 185 A.D.

Bio coming soon!

Originally from North Carolina, Lisa and her husband , Joe, have lived in California since 2008.  Lisa graduated from UNC-Greensboro with a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. She was a public school teacher for many years, going on to start a Christian Preschool at her church that still thrives today! She served as the Director of a Head Start program in Maryland and as a first grade teacher for First Baptist Academy in Naples, Florida prior to coming to California.Lisa and Joe have been married for 26 years, after meeting in high school.  They are parents to four children- Mike, Kyle, Katelyn and Logan.  They’ve been blessed with daughter-in-law Ashley and 3 grandchildren! (Payton, Joseph and Layla Grace)  Her family resides in El Dorado Hills.

Drawn to Lakeside Church originally through the Orangevale Campus, Lisa has served at Lakeside as the Kidsfest coordinator for Orangevale, Assistant Director of Kidsfest with Lynette Greco and now as the Director of Kidfest Ministries.

Some of Lisa’s favorites are:

Verse:  Matthew 6:33

Spending time in the kitchen trying out new recipes!

Reading

Traveling with family….preferably someplace warm, sunny and sandy!

Having her kids and grandkids over on Sunday afternoons, just like grandma did!

He was born in Sacramento, CA on November 13, 1982. His family then moved to Union City where he grew up for the first 14 years of his life. In 1996 his family moved up to Granite Bay, CA where he attended the newly opened Granite Bay High School. Doug earned a full ride athletic scholarship to play football at Fresno State University in 2001. Injuries caused him to stop playing and he transferred to Biola University in 2004. He graduated from Biola in 2006 with a B.S. in Business Administration and a minor in Biblical
studies. Doug met his wife Michelle while serving at Lakeside Church and was married in March 2007. Michelle and Doug love serving and working with High School and other adults who love High School students. There passion is to see students love and follow Jesus. He is currently working on a Masters of Divinity degree from Western Seminary.

Some of Doug’s favorites:

Wife: Michelle

Book: The Bible, Mere Christianity, Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology. Helikes biographies and old books written by people who are currently dead,
the deader the better. He likes anything that challenges you and makes you think.

Food: Anything and everything, he never met a steak he didn’t like.

Music: Likes it

Movies: Likes them

TV Shows: The Office

Things to do: Cook, Cycling, and swing his Kettlebell.

Quote: “But while the subject humbles the mind, it also expands it. He who often thinks of God, will have a larger mind than the man who simply plods around the narrow globe… The most excellent study for expanding the soul, is the science of Christ, and Him crucified, and the knowledge of the Godhead in the glorious Trinity. Nothing will so enlarge the intellect, nothing so magnify the whole soul of man, as a devout, earnest, continued investigation of the great subject of God.” -C.H Spurgeon- (Jan 7, 1855)

Many words have been used to describe Carl, but we’ve chosen not to use those here, instead, we’ll just give you the facts. He was raised among the orchards and computer nerds pioneers of Silicon Valley. As an “active” child, his parents used sports to try and exhaust him, so they could sleep at night (what goes around, comes around).

Carl’s religious confusion began early by going to a Lutheran school, and attending a Catholic church. After 10 years as an alter boy, a promising career as a priest was cut short by his realization that priests can’t marry. So he sought other means to serve God.

In high school, a group of friends invited Carl to check out Young Life (an interdenominational organization of crazy people who love Jesus and students), and he was hooked on youth ministry. He began helping out with junior high ministry, ministry to physically and mentally challenged students, and, in college, was a youth intern.

Soon after graduating from Chico State, Carl was fortunate very fortunate to marry his college sweetheart, Laura. They moved to Los Gatos, where he was the interim youth minister at the Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos. After one glorious year there, they ran as fast as they could back to their old college jobs as Julie and Isaac on the Love Boat (if you’re a middle school student – ask your parents), and spent 3 more years running the children’s and youth programs for Norwegian Cruise Line.

For some strange reason, they ended this idyllic dream job to move to Portland, Oregon to guide white water rafting and rock climbing trips for an outdoor ministry. Carl quickly enrolled Laura in the Masters in Teaching program at George Fox University, so that at least one of them would have a real job.

After a couple long, dark, wet years in the Northwest, Carl received a phone call from Journey Church in Folsom (isn’t there a prison there?) Through a series of circumstances that only God is smart enough to finagle, he ended up taking the Youth Pastor role there in September 1998.

In 2004, Carl jumped into the Real Estate cesspool, er industry, as a mortgage planner and started attending Lakeside Church with his better half and his three sons. During a mission trip to Africa with Lakeside’s Ikon students in 2007, he thought to himself, “Self, you were created to work with students – so do it.” Over about a year and a half of praying, searching, and thinking – he ended up right here at Lakeside, working with middle school students in the church and in the community that he knows and loves.

Carl’s vision is to build a healthy, solid ministry that equips parents and leaders to partner in transforming students into passionate, productive followers of Christ. He also believes the most important thing he does is to equip and encourage parents, leaders, and students to live more fully for Christ and pass that on to everyone around them.

Matt was born in Lansing, MI, and has since lived in Colorado, California, Oregon, and just recently Scotland. Matt and his family—otherwise known as the Farlow4—returned home to California in 2011 after spending 3 ½ years in St Andrews, Scotland where Matt completed a Ph.D. in Theology and Literature at The University of St Andrews. Matt’s doctoral research focused on humanity’s participation in God’s drama of reconciliation. His project explored Christ’s incarnational performance with a keen interest in understanding how the Church is called to emulate this profound and transformational performance through the Spirit. Matt is a life-long learner and hopes to continue to grow in understanding how it is through our relationship and identity in Christ that we come to realize what it means to be an actor and participant in God’s drama.

Before moving to Scotland, Matt completed the Master of Divinity in Theological Studies at Multnomah. Matt is a proud graduate of UC Davis (Go Ags!) where he wrestled and was blessed to meet his wife, a proud UCD grad herself. Throughout their years of marriage, Kristin, Matt’s princess, and Matt have experienced the magnificent outpouring of the love of our Triune God. From this outpouring of love, Kristin and Matt have been blessed with two children—Kayla age 12 and Jacob age 10.

Now, Matt, Kristin, Kayla and Jacob are excited to be a part of the Folsom Frenzy as life these days continues to be an overflow of blessing. Taking on the role of Director of InReach for Lakeside is simply another tribute to the goodness and glory of Jesus and His presence in the lives of the Farlow4. The excitement is bursting and the flames are a roaring as the Farlow Frenzy is stoked to be rockin with the Folsom Frenzy! Matt and his family are fired up and excited to join in on the revolution of love erupting from Lakeside church.

“Christ calls, the disciple follows: That is grace and commandment in one, “I will walk at liberty, for I seek thy commandments” (Psalms 119:45)”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship, 59.

As Director of InReach, Lisa serves and guides the Women and Senior Ministries while also directing the Pathway of a Disciple, an instrument that promotes spiritual growth amongst Christ followers. She is devoted to caring for and equipping as many Lakesiders as possible, helping them to grow in faith and maturity while journeying on the path of discipleship. Lisa loves it when the grace and truth of the bible come alive within the hearts and minds of those who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ.

After being married a couple years, Lisa and her husband, Chris moved to Folsom in 1994, where they began to grow their family. They have two beautiful children, Kayla (16) and Blake (13), who continually remind Mom not to take herself so seriously. In 2006, the Tuter family began attending Lakeside and has called it “home” since.

Lisa joined the Lakeside team in 2011 after a seven-year tenure of leading and teaching in a paraministry called Community Bible Study. It is during her role as Teaching Director that Lisa experienced and embraced the fruit of servant-leadership that Jesus modeled, and it is an integral part of her ministry today.

Lisa is “home grown”—raised in Roseville, CA and a graduate from UC Davis in 1992. She loves road bike rides on neighboring rural roads and is often found in her kitchen experimenting with culinary creations. She is convinced that joy comes from a heart of gratitude and strives for the place that Brennan Manning calls the “impulsive and spontaneous, the lavish and impractical, the heroic and extraordinary, the unrestrained and incalculable bursts of generosity that cry out, ‘It is right to give You thanks and praise’.”

Favorite Pastimes: Date nights with Chris; listening to Kayla’s Folsom High School Jazz Choir; watching Blake play for the Jr. Vista Eagles football team and walks to the lake with Labrador, Badger.

Music: Michael Buble, Latin Acoustic Guitar, Brandon Heath

Books: Knowledge of the Holy, Ragamuffin Gospel, Just Courage, Calvary Road

Life Verse: “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” —Mark 10:45