#166: God Had a Different Plan | with Tyrone Rinta

Pastor Brandon is hosting solo this week while Tony is on vacation, and he’s joined by one of Venture Church’s newest staff members, Tyrone Renata.Tyrone shares his story, from growing up in Washington and serving alongside Brandon in Modesto to pastoring in Arizona and eventually finding his way back to Venture. They unpack the nearly year-long process that originally had Tyrone preparing to help launch a new Venture location in Edmonds, only for God to unexpectedly redirect the plan and open a completely different role.Tyrone also shares what he’ll be leading at Venture, including Kingdom Builders, locations, leadership development, and serving on the executive team, along with what he’s most excited about in this next season.And, of course, Pastor Brandon has plenty to say about the Mariners’ historic 22–0 loss, old racquetball injuries, books, Star Trek, Bigfoot, UFOs, and a few other things that probably weren’t on the episode outline.It’s an episode about ministry, friendship, trusting God through transition, and recognizing when His plans look completely different from your own.Timestamps0:00 Welcome to Pastors Unfiltered0:31 Brandon Is Hosting Solo1:06 The Mariners’ 22–0 Disaster3:32 Brandon Is Done With the Mariners... Again4:41 Josh’s One-Year Venture Anniversary5:31 Brandon’s Latest Book Obsession6:59 Dallas Is Reading Red Rising8:04 Staff Transitions at Venture8:58 Introducing Tyrone Renata9:23 Tyrone’s Mariners Reaction10:15 Ted Lasso11:17 Why Is His Name Tyrone?13:39 Brandon & Tyrone’s Modesto Days14:29 Meet Tyrone’s Family14:55 Tyrone’s Ministry Journey16:38 Ten Years of Pastoring in Phoenix17:40 Why Tyrone Loves Sedona18:53 The Hard Parts of Ministry19:16 How Tyrone Ended Up Back at Venture20:42 The Original Plan for an Edmonds Location21:50 Why Venture Paused Edmonds22:41 When the Plan Suddenly Changed23:51 Christian’s Unexpected Transition25:11 Brandon Calls Tyrone With a New Opportunity26:25 Praying Through Two Different Doors27:08 “Go Do Ministry With Your Friends”27:50 Tyrone’s Family Finds a Home at Venture29:03 A Year-Long Hiring Journey29:42 Tyrone’s Hobbies31:26 Seahawks, Raiders & Old Sports Memories33:21 The Mariners’ 116-Win Season34:11 The Modesto Racquetball Days35:23 Brandon Nearly Loses an Eye36:18 The Injury Brandon Still Deals With36:59 Tyrone’s New Role at Venture38:58 What Tyrone Is Most Excited About39:21 Kingdom Builders & $20,000 for Spokane40:08 Supporting Venture’s Locations40:30 Preparing for Saturday Night Services42:41 How to Get to Know Tyrone43:40 Why Venture Wanted a Ministry Family45:06 What Tyrone Is Watching45:45 Tyrone Is a Trekkie46:29 The Love Song Documentary47:47 What Tyrone Is Reading49:48 What Tyrone Is Listening To50:23 Bigfoot, UFOs & The Confessionals51:53 Giants, the Nephilim & Joe Rogan52:50 Looking Ahead53:09 The Unexpected Way God Brought Tyrone to Venture53:29 Closing