Leadership
Mike Boswell
LEAD PASTOR
Mike is the founding pastor of The Journey Church, which launched in January 2010. Originally from San Francisco, Mike graduated from Bethany University with a Bachelor's Degree in Church Leadership. Bethany is also where he met his wife, Wendy. Mike pastored his first church in Sisters, Oregon for eight years before moving to Boise to start The Journey Church. He and Wendy have four grown kids who they love dearly (Kaitlyn, Michael, Kalyssa and Brielle). They also have a son-in-law, Hunter, a daughter-in-law in Peru, Dami, and a grandson, Theo! Mike and Wendy are grateful to be here in Boise, helping people find and follow Jesus!
Wendy Boswell
ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Wendy and her husband, Mike, have planted two churches, including The Journey, where they currently serve as pastors. Sixteen years ago, they felt called to plant in Boise, where they continue to serve the community. She loved homeschooling her four children for the past 23 years. Wendy is also passionate about missions and has participated in outreach trips to Russia, Mexico, and Peru.
This past year she began working with JEMfriends, a nonprofit organization that supports youth who have aged out of the foster care system.
Wendy holds a Certificate in Biblical Studies from Christ for the Nations and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science with an emphasis in teaching and a minor in general ministries from Bethany College.
In her free time, Wendy enjoys reading (especially spy novels), studying nutrition and herbs, hiking, skiing, paddleboarding, scrapbooking, traveling, and training their German Shepherd. She also loves teaching history, having tea with friends, and—most of all—spending time with her grandson.
Wendy is deeply passionate about mentoring women for ministry leadership. She loves encouraging people of all ages to engage with the living Word of God, experience His presence in worship, and discover the gifts and calling He has placed on their lives.
Dr. Mike Webb
ASSOCIATE PASTOR & FOURSQUARE CHAPLAIN
Mike has a Doctorate of Ministry degree and is a Foursquare Pastor, Chaplain, and Church Council Member. Mike had careers as a Public Safety Officer, Military Pilot, and Missionary Pilot. Married to JoAnne for 43 years, they have two adult daughters and served as missionaries in Central Asia and Africa.
Mike also serves as a Chaplain with the Boise Police Department, Idaho Retired Law Enforcement Association, and Courageous Survival.
Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Mike started an Armor of God challenge coin ministry in 2005, encouraging people everywhere to “Put on the full armor of God” Ephesians 6:13.
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.
Katrina Wendland
WORSHIP & TECH MINISTRY DIRECTOR
Katrina has been part of Journey Church since 2014, where she and her husband, Ethan, now the Pastor of Administration, served faithfully for several years before Ethan was called into ministry. Katrina fully supported his calling while continuing to volunteer on the worship team. Though she once believed she’d never serve on church staff, she felt a deep conviction to pray for God’s direction, and He opened the door. Today, she serves bi-vocationally as Director of Worship & Tech Ministries, passionately stewarding God’s presence and witnessing lives transformed for Jesus. Katrina and Ethan are proud parents of two amazing children.
Ethan Wendland
PASTOR OF ADMINISTRATION
Ethan, a Boise State University graduate, was called to ministry in 2017 when he accepted a part-time youth pastor position at The Journey. Without formal ministry training, he served faithfully for five years alongside his wife, Katrina. From the start, Ethan has carried a heart full of passion, vision, and deep love for the local church, desiring to reach a hurting world with Christ’s transforming love. In 2022, their family helped plant a new church in Kuna, ID, where Ethan served as Executive Pastor. After a brief season of rest and seeking God’s direction, he returned to The Journey as Pastor of Administration where he is making a meaningful difference in the life of the church and its mission.
Tim Bernard
PASTOR OF MEN’S MINISTRY & PRAYER
Tim married his wife Sherry on December 21, 1969. Together they have two daughters, Jennifer and Tara Lynn, five grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Tim, Sherry, and their two daughters moved to Boise in 1980. Through the death of a close friend, Carl Struthers, Tim and Sherry were introduced to the saving Grace of Jesus Christ in January of 1996. The Bernards have been coming to the Journey since January 2013 and together they lead the Prayer Ministry.
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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.
Karson Fuller
CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR
Karson first attended the Journey Church in 2016 as a middle schooler at a youth Winter Camp. Over her teenage years, she fell in love with Jesus and gave her life to Him. It was not long after that she felt the call to ministry, which she pursued as a young adult. Karson attended Hillsong College USA in Southern California where she earned her Certificate IV in Ministry. She then earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in Leadership with Kairos University in the spring of 2025. She is passionate about building God’s Kingdom, seeing the lost find life and hope in Jesus Christ, and using her creative gifts to story-tell.