Rob Crosby-Shearer

Rob Crosby-Shearer, EC - Honorary Clergy. Rob has worked in vocational Christian ministry for the last 25+ years. Rob is also the Regional Minister for Church Planting with the Pacific Mountain Regional Council of the United Church of Canada - and helped to plant The Emmaus Community and The AbbeyChurch. Before moving to the west coast a decade ago, Rob was part of The Jeremiah Communities (New Monastic) and he lived for 5 years in Zacchaeus House, a Catholic Worker community house of hospitality. He served as music director at the campus-based Wine Before Breakfast, was National Youth Coordinator with Primate's Fund, directed the the Nidus Festival with the Canadian Council of Churches in 2006, worked in campus and congregational ministry in The Anglican and The United Churches of Canada, was involved for over a decade at Parkdale Neighbourhood Church (a Baptist ‘street church’ in Toronto now called “The Dale”).  He has co-owned an organic bakery, made all kinds of music, loves hiking, watching and reading Nordic Noir mysteries, brewing beer, cooking and coffee. He is a daddy to Amaya and Zion.