My name is Sam Blowes, and I’m an associate pastor at Shoreline Church, in Destin, FL. I’m the “tech pastor” and that means I’m in charge of figuring out systems for sound, lighting, computers, video, etc. as well as maintaining the web front end of the church, and managing the office computer network.

I’ve had experience in full time ministry since the early nineties, and been involved in several startup churches, on several continents. Over the years I’ve worked as a professional graphic designed, video editor, web designer, radio station manager, sound engineer, and janitor.

Shoreline Church has been running since 2005, and meets in the Rave Movie Theater in Destin on Sundays, and at McGuire’s Irish Pub in Destin on Tuesdays. Pretty much everything we do is portable, which means we’ve gotten a LOT of experience in setting up and tearing down entire church services, and figuring out how we can do what we’re doing better, with the budget we have.

www.startupchurch.com is a blog designed to help you consider things you may not have considered when starting up your church. It contains highly practical advice, based off of experience from running a portable, startup church in Florida.

I am available to help you! This is my passion, so if you ever need help, or advice, or consulting services, please don’t hesitate to call me, or email me.

Sam Blowes
pastorsam@shorelinechurch.net
850.699.9352