MEET THE TEAM

EJ MARTONE

Lead Pastor

EJ and Darcie have been married and serving in full-time ministry for over 12 years. They met while attending Northpoint Bible College. They have 6 kids: Hudson, Lincoln, Nehemiah, Titus, Rhema, and Jovi. EJ and Darcie moved from Buffalo, New York to Bloomington in 2021 to serve as the lead pastors of Genesis.

EJ has a BA in Biblical Studies & Urban Missions from Northpoint Bible College and holds a Master’s of Theological Studies from Regent University.

EJ is passionate about helping people see God rightly as perfectly revealed in Jesus, to understand their identity as sons and daughters of God, to help equip believers to live as citizens of God’s Kingdom, and to help the Church make disciples who make disciples. If believers can grasp these four things, entire regions can be transformed by the power and grace of God!

EJ is also a blogger and the author of Sons of Liberty, Deeper Wells, and Prophetic Alignment.

 

Favorite Books

Surprised by Hope & How God Became King (NT Wright)

Lead (Paul David Tripp)

The Forgotten Way (Alan Hirsch)

Unpunishable (Danny Silk)

The Chronicles of Narnia (CS Lewis)

The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkein)

The Early Church Fathers

Anything on Theology or Church History

Favorite Movies

Gladiator

Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit Trilogies

The Patriot

Hook

The Princess Bride

 

Favorite Hobbies

Reading

Writing

LeatherCraft

Escape Rooms

Music

Baseball & Football