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, Spark, 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
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Star Wars: Episodes IV, V & VI
Gladiator
The Patriot
Hook
The Princess Bride
See my current Top 25: Click Here
Favorite Hobbies
Reading
Writing
LeatherCraft
Escape Rooms
Music
Baseball & Football