Nate's story

We are so glad to have Nate on staff with us. He is a joy...

Read his MySpace page and hear samples of his music here 

Nate grew up in two places: Chula Vista, CA (until he was 11) and Cambridge, MN (where his parents still live today). He graduated from Cambridge-Isanti high school in '99, then went to Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, where he failed miserably in his biochemistry major, so he switched to religion the second semster of his Junior year and finished with a degree in religious studies in '03. He likes studying people, their context, and why they believe what they believe rather than the biological processes going on underneath their skin.

After Gustavus, Nate tried his hand at being a youth director at a church in Brooklyn Center, but was called out of that into worship leading after 2.5 years of youth ministry. He worked on a contract basis with a number of different churches, where he honed his skills and made many contacts that brought him to us, here at Jacob's Well. Nate has been involved with several different recording projects, has played with numerous bands, and has ridden a horse from Custer, SD to the boarder of Oregon.

Among many things, Nate enjoys singing/songwriting/performing, playing racquetball with his roommate, Eric (who also plays keyboard for the JW band), throwing a frisbee around, playing soccer, working out/running, watching Kung-Fu movies, having a glass of wine in the "blue room" at his house, eating Buffalo Wild Wings on Tuesday-Thursday nights (that is when the deals are).

Nate is married to Audrey Christine and they live in South Minneapolis. No kids, yet:)