Leadership
Mike and Wendy Boswell
LEAD PASTORS
Mike was originally born and raised in San Francisco, California. He spent three years as an Accounting major at San Francisco State University before transferring to Bethany University (near Santa Cruz) where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Church Leadership. Since then he has served as a youth pastor in two churches in the East Bay, has helped plant a church in Livermore, CA, and has most recently served for eight years as the Lead Pastor of a church in Sisters, Oregon. Mike, Wendy, and their four children, (Kaitlyn, Michael, Kalyssa, and Brielle) are excited to now be here in Boise, helping people on their spiritual journeys to find, love, and follow Jesus Christ.
Mike McGrath
PASTOR OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Mike McGrath came to Boise with his wife Ginger in August of 2013 and joined the Journey on their first Sunday here. Mike pastored in Leavenworth, Washington from March of 2000 to July of 2013. He is a graduate of LIFE Bible College and took his first step into full-time ministry pastoring in the Midwest for a period of ten years. After that Mike and Ginger moved back to the Great Northwest and made a new home for their family in Oregon until God opened the door to pastor in Leavenworth. Today Mike has partnered with the Journey to carry out his service for Christ in whatever capacity the Lord wills.Mike believes that today’s culture needs a God encounter with the living God through Jesus Christ our Savior (I Corinthians 2:4-5). Mike and Ginger have four grown children and six grandchildren.
Dr. Mike Webb
ASSOCIATE PASTOR
FOURSQUARE CHAPLAIN
Mike Webb grew up living around the world in an Air Force family. He came to Boise in 1979 and joined the Boise Police Department where he served for 27 years. He met his wife JoAnne, a native Idahoan, who served as an E-911 Dispatcher for 25 years with Ada County Sheriff. They have two daughters. Mike also flew fighter aircraft with the Idaho Air National Guard for 22 years. Mike and JoAnne served as foreign missionaries with Mission Aviation Fellowship (PACTEC), Air Serv International, and Flying Mission in Central Asia and Africa. Mike also flew as a contract pilot in South America, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Mike used distance learning to attend theological seminaries with Liberty University and George Fox University and graduated with Master of Christian Leadership, Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry degrees. Mike serves as a Journey Church Council Member and Chaplain with Foursquare Chaplains International. He is a Chaplain for emergecy first responders and military veterans. He currently serves as Chaplain with the Boise Police Deparment, Idaho Retired Law Enforcement Association, and Courageous Survival. JoAnne serves as a Women’s Ministry Team Leader for social events. Mike and JoAnne, inspired by the Holy Spirit, started an Armor of God challenge coin ministry in 2005 and they encourage everyone to “Put on the full armor of God” Ephesians 6:13.
Ethan Wendland
PASTOR OF ADMINISTRATION
Ethan, a Boise State University Graduate, felt the call to ministry in 2017 when he accepted a part-time youth pastor position at The Journey Church. With no formal ministry education or experience, he served there alongside his wife Katrina Wendland (Worship Director) for five years. In 2022, they were sent out from the Journey to help plant The Table church in Kuna, ID where he served as the Executive Pastor. After assisting The Table church plant get off the ground, he and his family took a short season out of ministry to rest and seek direction from the Lord for what was next. After months of praying and seeking, he accepted a new role as the Pastor of Administration at The Journey. We’re happy to have him!
Christa Starn
WOMEN’S MINISTRY DIRECTOR
Christa Starn is a native Idahoan who loves the outdoors, her family and Jesus! She and her husband Jason have three teens and they enjoy hunting, hiking, fishing, boating and anything that gets them into the Idaho mountains! Christa has spent most of her adult life encouraging women to dive deeper into their personal relationship with Jesus through her ministry-based fitness classes, women’s retreats and now overseeing the women’s ministry at the Journey. She and her family have attended the Journey for over 10 years and love the culture of passionately serving the community and loving God and people well!
April Starratt
AWANA DIRECTOR
April Starratt’s passion is for children and families. She has worked with children all of her life from helping other children in school as a child, to babysitting as a teen, to working in preschools and owning a home day care as a young adult, to homeschooling her own kids and working in children’s ministry at four different churches. Collectively she has been employed in the childcare/children’s ministry field for over 35 years. Her heart and passion is to grow children for Jesus and to equip families to build strong relationships with each other and God. She is thrilled to work with such an awesome team of loving volunteers at such a fabulous church!!
Katrina Wendland
WORSHIP MINISTRY DIRECTOR
Katrina has been attending the Journey Church since 2015 where she and her husband Ethan (Pastor of Administration) served for a number of years before being Ethan was called to serve on staff part-time. She fully supported Ethan’s call to youth ministry and simultaneously served faithfully on the worship team as a volunteer. Though she was convinced she would never be on staff at a church, she was convicted and began to pray that the Lord would open an opportunity if it was His will. She now leads our worship and tech ministries bi-vocationally and is absolutely walking in her calling and sharing her gift of leading people in worship. Ethan and Katrina have two amazing children.
Tim Bernard
MEN’S MINISTRY/PRAYER TEAM DIRECTOR
Tim and Sherry were married December 21st 1969. They have two daughters Jennifer and Tara Lynn, five grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Tim and Sherry moved to Boise in 1980, with their 2 daughters, where they purchased a company called Drive Line Service of Boise, a company specializing in manufacturing and repair of drivelines for industrial use, farm, mining and automotive needs. Tim and Sherry were avid 4WD enthusiasts and shortly after moving to Idaho they purchased some ATV’s and then trail bikes. Tim was involved with keeping trails open and became very involved in Land Use issues. As a sideline Tim began building motorcycle trail cleaning kits for the USFS and BLM. Through that it became apparent that storage for the trail crew gear was going to have to be dealt with and the first Happy Trails parts were born in 1991. Drive Line Service was sold in 2002 and the Bernard’s were full time in the motorcycle aftermarket parts business with Happy Trails Products. Sherry retired from the business in 2020, sold her motorcycle and started quilting for her pastime. Tim formed a new Corporation for Happy Trails in 2020 with a new Partner and is still working full time. Tim became good friends with Carl Struthers of Carl’s Cycle Sales through motorcycling. Carl passed away January 1st 1996 due to a snowmobile accident. Through Carl’s death Tim and Sherry were introduced to the saving Grace of Jesus Christ. The Bernard’s have been coming to the Journey since January 2013. Tim serves as a Journey Church Men’s Ministry Leader, Sherry serves on the Women’s Ministry Team. Together they lead the Journey Prayer Ministry.
Hunter Schultz
NextGen Pastor
Hunter Schultz was born and raised in Texas. Moving to Australia to go to college he met his wife, Kaitlyn. He has one son named Theodore. Hunter is a graduate of Hillsong International Leadership College with a certificate in ministry. He has experience in children's ministry through Palm Valley Church located in Mission, Texas. Music production and songwriting have always been a passion of his. His heart is for children and youth and to see them reach their full potential in Christ.