A Snapshot:

Hey! If we haven’t had a chance to meet, my name is Aaron and I am a common pastor.

(Read: not very impressive, terribly cool, ridiculously smart or any of the other things we pastors sometimes try to be.)

Although my early years would never have suggested it, I’ve spent most of my adult life involved specifically in church planting. I’ve been a volunteer, a staff member, a launch team member, a lead planter, a sending pastor, a district and network leader, and now, because I just can’t help myself, a planter once again.

I have managed to succeed at some things along the way but I’ve failed at many more. This blog is where I process some of the things I am learning, unlearning and relearning along the way in hopes of helping fellow spiritual leaders and sojourners.

I currently serve as cofounding and lead pastor of Commonwealth in Knoxville, TN and as a founding movement team member of the Creo Collective.

The Bio I Wish I Had:

“When it comes to life, Aaron Loy is a man among boys.

He never argues with wife, never loses patience with his kids, always says and does the right thing, and never ever loses his temper with religious people who are more concerned with being right than doing right.

He knows that failure exists in theory, though he has never experienced it for himself. He is aware that sometimes leaders are afraid, but Aaron knows only unshakable courage. He certainly never questions himself or his ability to live up to the mission God has called him to. Most days he lives and leads with such influence, that he needs only to speak and new churches are planted and lives forever changed.”

My Real Bio:

Yea, not even close.

The truth is I am a very ordinary guy who struggles often and has failed regularly throughout my relatively short life.

I’ve done a lot of dumb things in that span of time – like repeatedly hopping onto moving trains as a child, chasing an intruder through our house butt naked, and many other things of a more serious nature my wife warns she could easily recall.

Every now and then I do manage to succeed at some things, though its not nearly as often as I’d have you believe, and almost always accompanied by an unhealthy dose of anxiety and self-doubt. And despite my best efforts, there are still many days that I only manage to achieve mediocrity.

It’s only by God’s grace do I find myself somehow blessed with an incredible wife, three wonderful kids, following and serving Jesus alongside some of the most beautiful people I’ve ever had a chance to know, and living in a city we deeply love.

The truth is I am a painfully ordinary man and pastor serving an anything but ordinary Savior.

To my fellow sojourners,

Welcome!

A Quick Disclaimer

This is my personal blog. They do not necessarily reflect those of any organization I am employed by or associated with, so please do not hold any of them responsible for what I write. What I share on this site is simply where I am currently at in my own process learning and growing, succeeding and failing. Please note that I reserve the right to disagree with myself at any time.