54: Leo Garcia: Pursuing Unity By Redeeming Social Media

Leo is the Creative Director and Founder of Synced Culture. He currently resides in San Diego, CA, with his wife Heather and their 3 girls and 1 boy. He loves creativity and thinking outside the box. After becoming a believer on December 14, 2003, Leo joined ministry school 8 months later where God grabbed hold of his heart. Since then, he has been a ministry school teacher, served on the pastoral team of Horizon Christian Fellowship followed by The Rock Church San Diego, and was also an Associate Pastor at Calvary Chapel Mura Mesa in San Diego, CA for almost 7 years. it was then that God gave him a vision to launch Synced Culture - a ministry that is looking at social media and the digital world as the mission field, by bringing gospel-centered photography, videography, and posts, as well as live-streams and devotions by pastors, ministry leaders, and entrepreneurs. For the full show notes, visit: theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/leo Time-Markers: 5:00 - Leo's Current Work 8:00 - Taking the Leap of Faith 14:30 - Transition from Synced Youth to Synced Culture 16:00 - The Meaning of Unity 21:00 - Common Obstacles to Unity 24:30 - Role of Open-Mindedness 26:30 - Being a Pastor to Social Media 31:00 - Role of Social Media in Today's World 35:00 - Impact of Synced Culture Thus Far 39:00 - Future for Synced Culture 42:15 - What Class Leo Would Teach 44:15 - Morning Text Reminder 45:00 - Get in Touch with Leo!