Brian Lusky
Director of Music and Worship

What do you do at Grace? I oversee the worship bridge here at Grace, and am responsible for the flow of the weekend services and all the elements besides the sermon. I lead the music teams, the choir, and the creative team.

How long have you been at Grace? My first visit to Grace was in 1999. I interned here in the summer of 2002 and then was hired as the Dir. of Music in worship in August 2003. I became a member of the church in the fall of 2003 as well.

Family Information: My beautiful bride Rachel and I live here in Erie. My extended family lives near Baltimore, Maryland, where I grew up.

Education:
I graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in August 2003 with a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies.

Fun Stuff:
If you were an animal, what would you be (why)? I was told once that I looked like a lynx…whatever that is.

Favorite color: I am drawn to reds and blues, but don’t label me. ; )

Favorite Food: anything SPICY!

Pet Peeve(s): meetings, agendas, dress codes, organization

Hobbies: Like many of the “Nintendo generation”, I am an avid video game junkie. I also enjoy hockey (I can’t play, so I just watch) , soccer (same as hockey), ultimate Frisbee, and volleyball (I play those last two).

If you had 24 hours to live, what three things would you do? Spend time with my wife and family, finally put down some of my songs on a CD….oh, and I’d probably have to find someone to lead worship for me on the weekend. ; )

Tell us about a few influential (or favorite) books you’ve read:
The Bible changed my life.
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer is my textbook for worship.
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien taught me to dream.

Spiritual Stuff:
Tell us a little bit about your spiritual journey: God took hold of my life during my senior year in high school. He led me to Penn State where I found an awesome Christian community in a student run church called Alliance Christian Fellowship. While I was at college I first felt the call to ministry, and spent four years there developing my heart as a lead worshiper. I am just like any Christian…broken, sinful, caught between his new heart and his flesh, and struggling to know this infinite God who so unexpectedly made His presence known to me without any merit on my part.

What did you do before you started working at Grace? I was doing an internship at Berean Baptist Church in Mansfield, OH. And before that I was a student at Penn State and actively involved in leading worship at my college fellowship, ACF.

Why are you passionate about church and ministry? Because God is passionate about it. Even though the body is broken, it’s still his Bride. He wants us to worship together, fellowship together, reach out together, grow together, and serve one another. It’s not a request. So the church is important to me too.

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